ML Boatworks New Sport 20 Hydroplane for FE or nitro, pics and build thread

[sailr]

he new hydro almost makes me wish I didn't have to leave FE racing! I think the Whip and the Stealth are gonna have their hands full with this new hull! Good job Mike!

[cybercrxt]

Jim, I was talking to Dick the other day and he told me what was going on. I will get your name off the list. I hated to hear the news. Take care, Mike

[sailr]

Thanks Mike. I'm still going to monitor the forum and watch your progress. I still love FE, just can't physically handle it anymore.

[Diegoboy]

I am sorry to hear about it Jim. Best wishes for you.

[hazegry]

after much deliberation I will take the time to say Damn you Diego for telling me to look ( I wasn't looking on purpose because I knew I couldn't resist) and Mike I will take a built boat with cf on the floors please now me diego and chuck can all run/ race together

[Hydro111]

They looks very similar too the Aussie Hydros Sport 20 that we built in 2009 But ours are made in epoxy composites


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[hazegry]

yeah tub is different sponsons are different mikes cowl is allot sexier only similarity I see is they both have basic hydro design. I like how you post only distant shots to make comparison more difficult if you build these surely you have closer pictures you could post.

[Hydro111]

Yea i Posted those pics because they are the only pics i have on this computer and i couldn't take another pic because those boats have been sold... unless i lay up another one,
But i went searching through the forum and found some close up pics for you. i said they look similar not the same...
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[Diegoboy]

I think the only similarity is that they were both based on the U-21 eliminator.

[cybercrxt]

Hydro111, that's a nice looking hull. I definately see the similarities between our two hulls and the U-21 Eliminator. Good job! Looks like it runs well.Jason, I will add you on the build list! We should trade out for one of your scale boats I keep seeing on facebook. I'm very impressed! Talk soon, Mike

[Meniscus]

Nice picture Danny and a good call!

[sailr]

Thanks Danny. It was not an easy decision. I miss running my boats! With the use of my motorized wheelchair, I can still enjoy my r/c airplanes. Thank goodness for that. The last thing I want is to become a couch potato! ;-)

I am sorry to hear about it Jim. Best wishes for you.

[Diegoboy]

Maybe you should move here. We have a member of the scale boat club that can't walk from the car to the pond with a radio in hand. We carry his stuff and his 5ft 60lb boats to the water and launch them for him. Then we load them back up when it's over. I'd do the same thing for you!

[sailr]

Help

That's great and I'm sure he greatly appreciates it. The guys here would help me too if I ask. I'm just a stubborn ole cuss that tries to do too much. It's not the running of the boats but the loading up all the boats, gear, tables, etc. in order to drive the 1.5 hours to the lake and then unloading again when I return. I don't have anyone living nearby that's in the club to help with that. Everything involved added up to an ever increasing painful experience and deteriorating physical condition that I finally couldn't cope with anymore. It got to the point that I didn't dare try to take my popup canopy or the club generator. Just way too heavy. At our flying field we have two 100' long covered pilots shelters wired with 110V, ceiling fans, and lights.

[cybercrxt]

Good news, The first 12 kits arrived yesterday. I am going to begin organizing the kits, bagging them, and getting them out to the guys that have already sent in their payments! I will reorder some more in the coming week. I just want to make sure those that are on the list still wanted their kits. The last order of ps295's has turned out a near disaster as some had to back out, and finding new homes for boats is not always easy! Thats why I am working slow filling these orders! Talk soon, Mike