MEOW- Promise Hobby C/K 41" Falcon

[bill34207]

The mail lady dropped this off at my work earlier today. (I wasn't expecting it to arrive for another week)
Arrived from China without a scratch and overall I'm very happy with the carbon / kevlar layup. (photos don't do it justice)

[Doby]

Frank builds a pretty decent hull.

[johnnyoverkill]

Replacing the Delta Force twin Bill?

[bill34207]

Frank builds a pretty decent hull.

I have to agree Doby and reasonably priced as well.

Replacing the Delta Force twin Bill?

This is actually a replacement for my big Expresscraft Thunderbolt twin that I sold. Only it will be built as a single. I'm about ready to put out a feeler for the DF though and see if anyone would be interested in it as a hull & hardware package. (not wanting to part with my 1520's) The Explorer would make a good saw boat but it's not much good for the long oval or offset offshore.

[bill34207]

A few more shots for tonight. The Falcon bears a strong resemblance to a Sprintcat on the bottom. It's a fairly light hull as well in c/k. Hull (with rails) and hatch comes in at 5 lbs, 2.1 oz. I'll be fitting this one with a Castle 2028 on WRP 5" rail mounts and Castle Ice 2 HV 200 since mine finally came back from the recall.
Going to go with a Speedmaster inline strut and rudder since inline seems to work really well on my Sprintcat .40.

[Rumdog]

Inline????? No way!

[bill34207]

Inline????? No way!

It seems to work really well on my Sprintcat that way

[bill34207]

After driving to St Pete this evening after work (delivered a plane I sold) didn't get much accomplished tonight. The holes are drilled for the strut & rudder though. A little double sided tape works wonder for holding brackets in place while drilling. The Speedmaster strut & rudder is a pretty healthy piece of hardware. My cat just grew a 6" tail.

[bill34207]

crap

Ran into a little bit of a snag this evening. Got the motor mount attached to the motor and started to check to see what kind of angle it would need. That's when I found out the rails are spaced wrong at the front. They measure 5" at the transom but are at 5-1/2" at the front where the mounts will bolt up. Looks like somebody at the factory might have gotten an early start on Chinese New Year.
On the good side, after checking distance from the rails to the tunnel edge I'll only have to cut the port side loose and move it in.

[Rumdog]

Geez, that's a bummer. Oh well, I'm sure she'll come out nice in the end.
I'm gonna convert my gas sprintcat to brushless this spring with a Leo 5692 on 10s.

[bill34207]

Geez, that's a bummer. Oh well, I'm sure she'll come out nice in the end.
I'm gonna convert my gas sprintcat to brushless this spring with a Leo 5692 on 10s.

You must have the "big" (same size as this) SC if it's currently a gasser? That shuold be a good runner too based on the way my .40 class runs. It's got to be one of the better running hulls in my fleet.

[Rumdog]

Yup, I've got a .40 size too, setup with twin 1515's. Best handling boat I've owned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW5O3sMSBkE&feature=g-upl&context=G2d06482AUAAAAAAAGAA

[bill34207]

I'm hoping after I move the rudder back and replace it with a bigger one, my little mean machine twin will improve. The hulls handle well (for their size) as a single and think some more rudder will straighten this one out. At full throttle and full wheel turn it continues to go straight until you let off. Then it hooks and spins out.

Back on track with this one now. Got the rail cut loose and moved over. A dremel with a 90 degree head and cutoff wheel made pretty quick work of that. Still have to glass it back in but that's not going to happen tonight.

[Brushless55]

Very cool man.. how much are the C/K hulls?

[bill34207]

Yup, I've got a .40 size too, setup with twin 1515's. Best handling boat I've owned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW5O3...82AUAAAAAAAGAA

I missed the youtube vid until just now. I remember scorpion1 posting that one over on RCG when I was building my Thunderbolt twin. Very good running hull.