Black pearl

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This is a set of pictures that I took while building this Kit that I got from Pete
I am sorry that I did not get any pic's of the frame by itself.
This kit went together very easily.

In this build I only used CA to tack the frame together.
Everything else is glued with EPOXY

Pic. #1 - Turn Fin bracket with extra mount rod

Pic. #2 - Blind nuts with an extra 1/8" ply inside the Sponson

Pic. #3 - Pink foam cut to fit and glued in

Larry

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Pic. #1 - Sponson foam glued in

Pic. #2 - Foam all sanded

Pic. #3 -Sponson sides sanded

Larry

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Pic. #1 - Sponson sides installed

Pic. #2 - First step in sanding and shaping the sponson bottoms. Take a reading across the bottom of the hull, and set your level to zero.

Pic. #3 - Right sponson as seen from the bottom
Sanded flat to 0.0 degrees, you must check the entire length, as well as the recovery pad.

Larry

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Pic. #1 - I set the Left sponson at 1.9 degrees and check it all the way forward to the tip of the sponson

Pic. #2 - Now set your level lengthwise on the bottom and reset to 0.0 degrees

Pic. #3 - Now you can check your angle of attack, and make sure that they are both the same.


Larry

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Pic. #1 - Sponson recovery pads installed

Pic. #2 - I use 1/16" G-10 fiberglass plate for my ride pads. - Sponson ride pads installed.

Pic. #3 -Installing the decking - lots of weight and clamps to keep everything flat and tight.

Larry

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Pic. #1 - Fitting of the deck and nose piece - I used a pair of Lexan scissors - they seemed to work pretty good.

Pic. #2 -Another angle - Nose is now finished.

Larry

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Pic. #1 - Interior got some fiberglass cloth and epoxy reinforcing. Motor plate got four extra holes to add air cooling along with the aluminum water pipe install for the ESC and Motor.

Pic. #2 - Another angle

Larry

[785boats]

Looks great Larry.
Don't you just love the balancing act with the weights & clamps. I love seeing what different people use for weights.

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The rough looking gray blocks are 1" thick pieces of Lead, they weigh about 13lb. each

Larry

[kfxguy]

Wow! Looking good! Great craftsmanship there! I wish I had the patience to build something like this.

[Shooter]

Can't even express how fulfilling it is to see people building this thing. Nice job. I really like your wariness to the ride pad aoa and dihedral angles.

[T.S.Davis]

Larry, throw some glass on the inside of that nose piece. Then maybe some 2 part poly foam.

I've seen and raced against Pete's a number of times. You'll love the way this runs Larry. Kinda reminds me of those mini Whips you were building the way it runs.

[TRUCKPULL]

Can't even express how fulfilling it is to see people building this thing. Nice job. I really like your wariness to the ride pad aoa and dihedral angles.

Pete
We will see if my wariness and my small sponson modifications pay off when I get it wet and setup(sometime in May or April)

Larry

[Doug Smock]

Nice work Larry!

[TRUCKPULL]

Nice work Larry!

Thank You
Doug

I hope it will be as fast as some of your boats.

Larry