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You are conjuring memories of my water exits on the Shocker.
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Love the apps for smart phones! This level has come in handy many many times! And very accurate too!! I wanted to use a piece of aluminum in the rudder support area, taped so I don't have to worry about getting nuts and lock washers in there.
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This style pull-pull rudder is a rather tricky thing to install. I never used this style before. After messing with it, it became obvious that the ram arms have to be very specifically placed. Rather complicated to setup. Measure twice cut once. Well I measured many times, arms have a specific travel distance, and they have to be on the exact same mounting plane. But after alot of measuring and marking I was able to be exact and only drill one set of holes.
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I did mill two angles on the bottom of the rudder mount. The boats mount pad was a touch smaller than the mount. This was necessary to cut from bottom as the ram arms would not be able to be mounted higher.
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Another layer of cf/Kevlar in the forward hull and in the sponsons. If it looks bad well it's a p.i.t.a. For me to get to!!!
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I ran some light fiberglass cloth from top, into rudder mount area and then up the hull to help tie in the rudder support area. Another shorter piece of one inch cf tape for the rudder and ram arm area.
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And a light weight layer of unidirectional prepreg cf to the top of the hull as this was the only area that wasn't reinforced. There will be engineered bulkheads installed also. Yes alot of reinforcing but I'm planing on going for some serious speed and would like this to have a fighting chance at staying together. If not done right the first time it always ends up being harder to fix once broken.
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And the powerhouses came in today!!!! Once I get her set up and running well I'm pulling the serius motors and going to push the envelope with these 1527 1 y neu's.
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Wow bud,those 8mm shafts make for a beefy lookin motor.Comment
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Yes, makes the can look and feel really small! I'm working on some simple cf motor mounts, pain to keep sanding a little bit and fit, sand and fit,,,,,
Hey I still think of that shocker sleeping down there! Hope she resurfaces sometime, I'm retiring mine, pulling electronics for another project, maby sell the hull.Comment
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Hey, that is how I do it.Just hand tools here. Patience,patience.... Hehe (sorry,I'm on the hunt for a new GF lately)
The rescue mission shall resume when temperatures are back to an acceptable level.Last edited by srislash; 01-19-2013, 10:22 PM. Reason: removal of shameful spur of the moment commentComment
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Just wanted to say your doing a very nice and detailed job on the boat. Should be really strong hull when your done. Great work. BruiserComment
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Thank you! I wasn't sure anybody was reading along, not many comments. I have been wanting to make a really strong hull, from past experiences I have found areas to reinforce more. Even though it's alot of work it's better to do it now before a high speed crash reveals another area that was in need of reinforcement. Always a balance between strength and weight. Again thanks.Comment
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I think that is a smart idea Coop with this larger hull.The above 36" hulls seem to blow apart on impact.Comment
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