Yes, another Catamaran Build!

[egneg]

I would leave the bottom as is and buff the top.

[ace028]

Made servo mounts and secured to the hull.

Sprayed the inside. Now just waiting to dry.

[ace028]

forgot to show these servo mounts I made up, not the greatest, but they don't look too bad, the hold down strap will be carbon fiber, the wood one is just temp.

[peells]

So did you glue in a nut for each hold down?

[ace028]

yes, I put a blind nut inside the mount.

[ace028]

Installed a new clip on the motor, which takes virtually all end play out as opposed to the stock clip.


Installed the motors, using all 4 screw holes for a nice tight motor. And the SS button head screws look pretty nice too!!!

[ace028]

Well here I tried once again to unwarp my hatch, I cut relief cuts in the wood hatch stringers and laid some carbon fiber down and let it cure for a day and a half, but still has a warp some of it went away. Man the paint really messes with it. its not that big of a warp, when I tape the hatch down it goes away. It turned out ok. prob would have looked better if I didn't use fiberglass before i used the carbon. I noticed that when I brushed the epoxy on it disterbed some of the very very fine fibers, but still looks ok, I should get better next time. Maybe bonewar and a few others can do a step by step right up, I know a few people have a different technics.


Here is the new esc I got in the mail to replace the one that cooked. Is it really nessicary to have the wires that long? It will look like its counterpart after I am done with it.

[peells]

try some CA glue on the relief cuts, and tape it into position and see if that holds???? maybe a piece of 1/16 balsa to over curve it under the edge and then tape it down???

[ace028]

ESC holders I made, note the holes in the bottom for epoxy to go through to help make a firm bond.



I taped off the area that the mounts were going and scuffed the area for the epoxy to grab, the tape was to protect the area I didn't want scuffed. Worked out pretty well.

Here they are installed and drying. Going to flow more epoxy on them, I just barely have any in there to get them exactly where I wanted them. I think they look pretty good, and should help keep everything nice and organized. It would be awesome if I had a mill, lathe and drill press, would make simple stuff soooo much more easy!!!

[Rumdog]

Looking good!

[peells]

well I see you have made some progress

[ace028]

Well after painstakingly wet sanding the clear coat with 1000 and 2000 grit, then polishing the paint with some 3m polishing compound this is what I get, and super smooth glass like clear coat finish! Turned out really nice, I just need to do the hatch now.


Here is the parts to assemble


Assembled

[ace028]

Need to make a replacement for the wood servo hold down maybe CF or alum.




She is pretty much ready to go minus battery and receiver. I need to do some finishing work to the hatch, and grease the flex cables. I may end up using like a 4000mah single battery and split it between the two, it should put out more then enough amps to power both escs.

[egneg]

That boat is GORGEOUS !!!

[peells]

ok time for a battery and receiver and go to the pond and crash (hee, hee) don't forget your raft.