MEOW- Promise Hobby C/K 41" Falcon

[bill34207]

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

About 300 for the full c/k version. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Kevla...item1e5f2a13a9 then another 75 to ship to the US.

[Brushless55]

About 300 for the full c/k version. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Kevla...item1e5f2a13a9 then another 75 to ship to the US.

that's awesome man!
what is the benifit of this vs the glass hull?

[bill34207]

that's awesome man!
what is the benifit of this vs the glass hull?

Mostly, a stronger hull at a lighter weight. I'm not really sure if the lighter weight will be beneficial but the extra hull strength is always good in a long oval racer.

[Brushless55]

Mostly, a stronger hull at a lighter weight. I'm not really sure if the lighter weight will be beneficial but the extra hull strength is always good in a long oval racer.

[megalops]

Nice hull Bill! I'm sure when its built it will be solid as usual. Too bad that hull isn't a an inch shorter so you can run it in Q. My new goal is to find a nice solid 37-40 inch hull that can compete with the sprintcats.

Did you have to use that video? LOL

[bill34207]

Nice hull Bill! I'm sure when its built it will be solid as usual. Too bad that hull isn't a an inch shorter so you can run it in Q. My new goal is to find a nice solid 37-40 inch hull that can compete with the sprintcats.

Did you have to use that video? LOL

Sorry about the video Bill, it was just the handiest one since it was the newest. If it makes you feel any better that setup has done pretty close to the same thing to Hugh before. I didn't lap him but did manage to make the offset jog on a couple of laps while he was running the straight line course. My Sprincat just runs great in my opinion. Besides you had a good excuse with the hull you're running. It's too narrow for long oval and especially offset offshore. That's why I'm ready to sell my DF Explorer. Either of those would have some serious potential as a saw hull but I'm really not into saws.

This one actually needs to be shortened about 2 inches to be legal for Q. It measures 41-1/2" from transom to sponson tip. Right now, the best option for beating a sprintcat is another sprintcat.

[tiqueman]

Nice hull indeed. Bill stopped by my house on the way home from work the day he got it. Its a super clean lay up. For the money, you cant beat it.

Cant wait to see it complete Bill. As with all your builds, Im sure it will be awesome.

[bill34207]

Thanks Scott. Not a lot accomplished on it today. My day started with an early trip to Walmart for an oil change. While there picked up some glass cloth and resin since I didn't really trust what I had on hand. (It was getting pretty old and I didn't want to deal with a batch that didn't kick). After getting back home glassed the outside of the rail back in while the motor held it in place. Let that cure for an hour or so and pulled the motor to glass in the inside of it.
From there moved on the replacing the rudder and bracket on my Mean Machine twin since the rudder for it arrived in yesterday's mail. That was a royal pain due to the way the transom bracket is made on the replacement.
After that was finished came back to the Falcon and bolted the motor back in and decided to install the stuffing tube. Now it's back to waiting for the glass to cure and maybe later covering the tube installation with a little carbon fiber cloth so it will blend in better. Think I'm pretty much done for the evening though.

[tiqueman]

Sounds as if you got a lot accomplished.

[Boaterguy]

walmart sells glass/ resin?

[tiqueman]

Yeah, its bondo brand I believe, polyester resin. Usually in a small rectangular shape can and in the automotive section. Years ago they used to sell it by the gallon. I used to get it there all the time.

[megalops]

Scott Hang on a sec He found another bunch. he is uploading now.

[megalops]

Yeah, its bondo brand I believe, polyester resin. Usually in a small rectangular shape can and in teh automotive section. Years ago they used to sell it by the gallon. I used to gt it there all the time.

Scott or Bill have you ever used the bondo brand cloth they usually sell with/around that display?

[tiqueman]

Yeah but its pretty heavy stuff. Ive got cloth if you need it.

[bill34207]

Scott or Bill have you ever used the bondo brand cloth they usually sell with/around that display?

Some of that is what I used today. I had some 2oz laying around but wanted something heavier for the rails. The little bit of extra weight is not going to hurt this one either.