The "Bling Rocket" build

[Cooper]

Looking good !!! If I get around to another mono I'm pretty sure I'd go with flood tube also. I've been out for a bit but back now and your build is looking good!! Hope the new workshop is helping too:)

[srislash]

Looking good !!! If I get around to another mono I'm pretty sure I'd go with flood tube also. I've been out for a bit but back now and your build is looking good!! Hope the new workshop is helping too:)

Hey, RW! Good to read ya buddy. Hope you are well. Nice having the workspace for sure. Thanks for checking in.

The boat is base white ATM guys, got a real busy stretch goin' on at work right now but hope to at least get pearl on quickly and play with paint colors/graphic. Been awhile since the airbrush has seen active duty so probably nothing fancy.

[Fella1340]

Sorry to be a little late with this question, missed it the first time through. You squared up the trailing
Edge of the hull to the transom. What's the main benefit of doing so and what epoxy/resin did you use to fill the taped area. I have seen where a hull hooks and act similar to a trim tab but I am very interested as to the benefit here. I really liked the carbon stringers you made to support the deck. Do they meet in the center of the top deck and angle out to its where they will rest? I wasn't sure if
They were just sitting in there temporarily or not. That looked to be a whole pile of work in itself! I am really enjoying the details! Don't be afraid to dumb it down a bit for use newer guys:) I have more questions but I will stop for now! Thanks

[srislash]

Well first with the epoxy/tape: I just used my System Three epoxy. The idea is that a good sharp trailing edge provides a clean break for the water instead of any kind of round edge which the water can roll up and cling to forming a bit of a suction effect. I went with just a straight ride surface here with the tape on the bottom and filling the transom side.
And yes the stringers meet in the centre and splay out for even structural integrity of the hull. It was a bit of work but is this baby solid now. I have subbed my DF35" pretty deep and it crushed the deck in.that is another reason I have gone with this.

[Fella1340]

Thanks for the clarification on the sharp trailing edge. I actually learned something
Today! I really like what you did with the top deck support, don't be surprised if you
See it in a build coming up soon! Looking forward to the finish on this, will you be able
To leave the motor mounted when you adjust the trim up/down? I had thoughts of doing
Something similar but having a t-bar on the flexhaft between the motor and the flooded tube so motor alignment didn't become an issue with every adjustment. Could be I have missed something or is Alignment something you just have to keep an on? I am on a steep learning curve here and I really appreciate any help you can give. Its a fine line between sucess and failure and I want to succeed! Thanks jeff

[srislash]

You know I tried and tried to find a decent pivot point of the rear motor mount pins. That way just loosen the fronts and set the angle but I ended up slotting the rear as well as the front to accommodate. Should be easy enough to adjust mind you.

[Fella1340]

Fair enough, I had seen a couple setups that were on old builds but I diidnt get a good idea
of how the adjustments were made without changing the alignment and being old threads I couldn't ask any questions. Slotting the front and rear makes sense, doing it off a rear pivot may have been a fight the whole way. Its the little things like squaring hull to transom edge that combined with the other things you have done that can have a big effect on how well a boat does or does not do. I have been through this forum from top to bottom and its not often things like that are mentioned. Thanks for taking the time with my questions. Any other ideas you have or things that need to be looked at when completing the outside of the boat (mono hulls)you can share would be most appreciated. I look forward to.seeing the rest of the build!

[srislash]

Just making sure the strakes are straight,square,sharp,and true.
Making the hull good and stiff will help it live longer in case of mishaps. My DF had a bad bounce when I got it and it actually would bend from tail to tip. Seems unreal, but how else do you explain a cracked hatch that is bolted in four corners.

My offsetting the motor to compensate for torque is an old trick from the Nicd/ABS hull days.
Thanks for pickin the brain, there isn't enough questions asked on here IMO.

[gsbuickman]

Straight, square, sharp & true ?. I always thought they were suppose to resemble pretzels ......,

[srislash]

Straight, square, sharp & true ?. I always thought they were suppose to resemble pretzels ......,

Maybe if you are running those Eco courses. But for straight line it is best everything is straight or bad things happen.
Like at the end of this one http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uIyfv3yuuqs

[Fella1340]

I like the sound of not enough question's asked. Though quite often the threads are full of chit.chat and it would seem rude dropping a relevant fe question in as its probably only relevant to me! I taking your answer about not enough question's being asked as permission to ask away! Thanks

[srislash]

I like the sound of not enough question's asked. Though quite often the threads are full of chit.chat and it would seem rude dropping a relevant fe question in as its probably only relevant to me! I taking your answer about not enough question's being asked as permission to ask away! Thanks

Yes ask away and I will answer with the best of my knowledge or possibly someone else will chime in.

Oh,and we have pearl white boat

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[srislash]

So what do you guys think on these colors??

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[lenny]

Yep,
Nice clean canvas to start with.
Any ideas on the hatch locks yet ?
I still have not done mine yet.

[stelerzman]

I finally finished reading the entire thread, Nice job all the way around, I'm posting my vote for color choice, the left pic, the one with yellow in it. Can't wait to see more progress. Keep it up.