Project Fast Cat

[rickwess]

Yea I think that's how I found this out. I put 3 or 4 drops in it lol.

GFlex works great for bonding. It's STRONG and as its name suggests it has some flex to it. You can use additives to eliminate sag as well as tint it.

[kfxguy]

Travis, just joining in here. Insane motor choice, just crazy. I like it! I think sponson water pickups would be best, eliminate the outside tubing will really clean it up. As far as the other styles of pickups, some look better than others, the word "drag" really seems to get overused. With all the power you have I doubt any style of pickup would noticeably affect speed or handling. I like the stainless steel rudder idea. I have a good selection of 440c stainless and some of the more exotic types I use for knife making. My heat treatment furnace finally gave up and I have yet to replace it so heat treating one for you is out. I could send you some 440c in 3/32" and 1/8" (possibly 1/16" to)if you want to really make an ultra rigid rudder. You'd have to find someone local for heat treating. 440c stainless is pretty straightforward to heat treatment and shouldn't cost more than $10-$15. A good source state side for all your stainless needs is admiral steel. I have a couple blades I already made up somewhere around here. Rigid is putting it lightly! Of course a quality stainless knife blade can be used. Cheap knives just don't compare though. Pm me if you'd like some. I think you'd see some gains from the effort. You should use black epoxy pigment in your jb weld or west systems stuff. Getting everything black will really make things look cleaner inside. I use 2-3 drops for 3 ounces of epoxy, it goes a long way. You could always skim coat what you've already done. It's the one thing that I can think of to really make things look better. I agree the extra weight will help you stay on the water, not like your going to run out of power!! Excellent job, keep the build logs coming!

Thx. I actually had to sand the stuffing tube epoxy and skim coat it because it was a good bit darker. Easier to do that than the motor mount. I was getting ready to sell the hull and start over had it not turn out right. I'm just too picky.

My father in law has a heat treat oven so I may take you up on a blade or two. I just ordered so west systems so I'll be trying it on the shocker and cheetah.

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[srislash]

That is looking real good Travis, I am looking forward to this one running. 100 on maiden? I am kidding of course but if anyone could, I would place money on ya.

[kfxguy]

That is looking real good Travis, I am looking forward to this one running. 100 on maiden? I am kidding of course but if anyone could, I would place money on ya.

Thx! It'll definatly get there. Truth be told, if I finish the boat before my 2250 arrives then I'll throw a 1521 in it and see how it runs. I'm paying more attention to details and mating efforts to cut drag where I can so it should be a touch faster than my other one.

Not sure this makes much of a difference but look how much smoother this one is. This is the stuffing tube exit.

[srislash]

Very nice, all the 'minute' little things that help in the end can suck up the time. Meticulous is the catch word.

[kfxguy]

Cap bank made while I had some down time.







And waterproofed.

[kfxguy]

I didn't get to work on it much in the past few days. I had a hole rot out in my roof from the idiots who built my house...they nailed through the driver vent when installing it and cracked it. Didn't dawn on them to seal it so it's been leaking a little over the past couple years and rotten a section of my roof. Nice. So I cut it out and replaced it with new wood.

On a positive note, I got a shipping notice on my steering servo. Only thing I'm waiting on now is battery trays.

[rearwheelin]

Very nice cap bank

[kfxguy]

Very nice cap bank

Thanks! What do you think about that monster sitting next to it?

[rearwheelin]

It might do better than a T180

[kfxguy]

It might do better than a T180

It might but it's my buddy's esc. Lol. I'll be getting one very soon.

[rearwheelin]

Sounds like a good tester

[kfxguy]

Servo came in today. Very nice! This is the first expensive spectrum servo I've ever bought so I'm not sure how good it'll be. It's got 174 oz-in tq and it specifically says it's got tight gears and a tight dead band. Just what I want to have no slack. O and it's waterproof. Too bad it's 23 spline and all I have is 25 spline futaba arms. Ugh. So I just ordered an arm for it. My battery trays are on back order so mono Jeff is custom making me some. They should fit the boat perfect and be very nice.

[flraptor07]

looks nice, did you get one of those KSTs too?

[kfxguy]

looks nice, did you get one of those KSTs too?

Not yet. I will soon tho. It's for the shocker. I got too many irons in the fire right now lol.