Hydro and Marine Lobster

[Heath M]

Well I went and order myself a Hydro & Marine Lobster boat on May 30 and after checking the tracking info today, I am very excited as it has arrived in Aus and is on it's way to the local dispatch facility should have it by the weeks end if not sooner
This hull is a custom build using a combination of light weight fiberglass and Kevlar and according to Oliver came in under 1000 grams, not bad I guess for a 31" hull.
I'm planning to run this in 2 of our 4s classes, 1st being restricted rigger, 45amp ESC + Proboat 1500 motor, hence the reason for light weight glass. Hoping it's not going to be to heavy for this setup and is competitive against the other racers.
2nd class is open rigger, so any motor and ESC on 4s. Not sure what I'll use yet! I have a Feigao 8xl on the self i may use till i decide on a more permanent motor.

Will post pics when it arrives

[Heath M]

Boat arrived today

[Heath M]

Cant wait to get started on this build

[Scott T]

Very nice mate. Knowing you, it will be ready by Sunday!

[Heath M]

If the hardware turns up today it will be lol have day off :)

[785boats]

Nice one Heath.
I might have a spare TP Power 4050 2180kv motor c/w cooler & 5.5mm bullets you can try. It's the one I run in the 4s cat. I'm trying something different this weekend.
If it works out, I'll be selling the TP motor. Only used lightly on Sundays.
Cheers.
Paul.

[Heath M]

I know what your "only lightly used on Sundays" means lol
I'll see how it goes, need to test it with restricted setup first.

[785boats]

No worries mate. But you are welcome to try it whenever you like.
See you on Sunday.

[Heath M]

No worries mate. But you are welcome to try it whenever you like.
See you on Sunday.

Thanks Paul, Yep I'll be there :)

[Darin Jordan]

Looking forward to watching this build unfold...

[nichismo]

ive always thought that hull looks nice.

I love the Winston Eagle hydro, specifically without the rear shoes.

if I had your hull, id make a new cowling with a cut out for a windshield and room for a dummy turbine pipe.

not really related, but this is Phil Thomas lobster hull

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[Heath M]

if I had your hull, id make a new cowling with a cut out for a windshield and room for a dummy turbine pipe.

If i had the means i would.

No building this weekend, post didn't come Friday

[Heath M]

Ok so temptation got the better of me and i did a little work on the hull.
I added locating pins to the hatch to help hold it in place while taping. Epoxied in M3 stainless screws, 2 @ the back and 1 @ the front.

[Heath M]

The build is going slower than I would like. The strut I ordered was to small in height and length and the rudder way big lol so have had to re-order. I have also decided to use 2 part foam in the sponsons for flotation and manufacturer recommends temps of 25C min, so will have to wait a week or 2 for the temps to rise. I'm a tad nervous about this as i'm not sure how i'm going to get it in them. Thinking of drilling a hole in the back of the sponsons and pouring in through a funnel in stages as to not over do it.

[Brushless55]

What class does this hull fill for NAMBA ?
one of these could look cool running in our area