first time carbon fiber build

[blowNover]

this is my first real build and to top it off it will be on a carbon fiber fantasm. so im a little in over my head on a total build. ive seen alot of guys when it comes to the motor mount and servo mount just bolted down with the small screw heads exposed in-between the sponsons in the tunnel. and since this is going to be single is that the best way to go? on another note i ordered the SAW version which is already reinforced carbon fiber should i still do another layer of reinforcement? on top of all this i would like it to look nice and clean under the cowl. and any advice on cowl latches would be great i just use tape at the moment and would love latches but i dont want to let any water in seeing as it seems i really like to blow my boats over. and any other advice would be awesome. i really want to do this build myself but im a little scared to screw it up on things like motor placement and things of that nature.

[blowNover]

anything?

[iamandrew]

Its just a Genesis, so look up builds for them

[Rocstar]

Its just a Genesis, so look up builds for them

No its not. It's a 41'' Fantasm. The Daytona is the same hull as the Genesis at 37'' and much more narrow.

[blowNover]

thanks joel but he is right on one thing if i do decide to do this build myself im sure some one has wrote up some specs on motor mount, stuffing tube, and servo mount placement. i just want to be sure i do it write thats all andrew. the last thing i need it to screw it up.

[Jason4636]

For your flex, run .187 flex. The motor mount is from FC, don't use the one from OSE. If you do you will need to cut some CF plate in strips to raise the motor. Just make sure you sand anywhere the epoxy is going to touch. I use G-flex epoxy. Here's some pic's of the inside of my Fantasm, Keith did a very nice job on it. And Steve at Airbrish Alley did a hell of a job painting it








If you need me to take some certian pic's of the inside just let me know

[Chrisg81983]

Jason that's be he'll of a paint job......genestein the only way I can recommend to secure hatches is to bolt down with countersunk screws then tape.

[Jason4636]

Thanks Chris

And if you look at my pics, you can see that I have 4 bolt bosses sticking up for hatch bolts. I'd use 6 bolt thou, one at the front and back of the hatch. Right in the center. I use a type of hatch seal. I've never had water come in yet. And my bolts are regular socket head bolts. With a rubber grommet underneath the bolt head. I'll take some pcs in the morning

[blowNover]

How do y'all feel about Keith's hatch bolts?

[Jason4636]

Thats what I have on my Fantasm, Cheetah, and my mono. I also use the hatch seal that he sales. If you use them, do a water test with no electronics in the boat. I held mine under water for a minute. It had only a thimble full of water. And with running the fantasm, 99% of the time it comes in dry as a bone

[Hor2012]

hatch bolts

what do you think of these hatch push and twist pins just trowing it out there maybe a option ive been using them on my mono never had issues also used tape for water reasons but even with flips and crashes hatch never fell of

[Jason4636]

I've never used them. All I e ever used is the screw type of latch bolts

[blowNover]

Yea the hatch has never fell off but has it let water in. Like Jason said with Keith's hatch bolt system and his seal it reall doesn't leak at all.

[iridebikes247]

I use the KBB hatch bolts. They're not countersunk. To be honest you can just go to ace hardware spend 15 minutes looking around and you'll have enough hardware for 2 hatch kits for $15. Doesn't matter if they're countersunk really I tape up the whole boat then with an allen key punch a tiny pin hole through the tape then push the big hatch bolt through. I never have leaking problems.

[blowNover]

But here we are again looking at doing it my self again. I'm up for it maybe just because I want them to be countersunk. After getting the hardware how do I install it?