The Black Pearl P Sport Hydro 2017

[Shooter]

I added some xtra gluing surface for the bottom and plastic welded it together. Seems pretty strong. If this doesn't work, I'm going the Detox route with the micro balloons!

[T.S.Davis]

Mine is carbon across the seem...........because I didn't have any aramid fiber.

[Shooter]

I'll have to check that out. Is anyone going to be at the pond this weekend?

[T.S.Davis]

Be there today too but I couldnt get the new pearl done last night.

[Shooter]

The V5.7 is finally done. Need to get the hardware back in.

[Shooter]

Here is the V6.2. And yes, it's pink. It has the same outer geometry (narrow profile) as the V8, but without the weight removal in all the frames. I plan to do a pink panther theme with the title on one sponson and the panther casually laying down on the other sponson.

The nose worked out good with the xtra material to weld to. This is how I plan to do all the noses from here on out. It's less cumbersome and only requires one pc of tape on the top. Testing starts Saturday!!!!!

[Shooter]

By the way, I sanded the nose at the seam with 220, 400, then 800. It's barely noticeable that it is 2pcs.

[longballlumber]

By the way, I sanded the nose at the seam with 220, 400, then 800. It's barely noticeable that it is 2pcs.

Thank god it looks good! Ha ha.

[T.S.Davis]

bahahaha Right Mike. You know what else might be cool?.................... If it ran well.

I just refuse to put killer paint jobs on these anymore. I race them too hard to be bothered. If I can get away with bare wood I'm doing it. I call them 50mph paint jobs. They look okay on the way by.

Is that boat really pink Pete? It better be fast.

[Shooter]

First things first: LOOK GOOD DOING IT!

oh, and by the way, the pink boat has a 70mph paint job!!!!

[Shooter]

Finally had her out this weekend. Not bad for the maiden voyage, but she's blowing over when I give it a touch of left. In my opinion, that's unacceptable. It should allow for a little left to fade in/out. Max speed with the 1515-1Y was 64.6 with Kevin's fin (stainless steel, thin). Important to note though that the CG is considerably farther back with the new design (nose is hollow). Also, the rudder is on the right which is not typically how I build.

Good news is that the new nose cone attachment method survived everything I could throw at it including a couple blow overs, and I only used ONE pc of tape! It's much quicker to attach and it doesn't get in the way underneath. This will be the new SOP from now on.

Oh, and I'm running lead teflon strut bushings like the old days. We'll see how long they last.

Next week we'll adjust the CG and install the BIG MOTOR to get some current data.

[785boats]

Looks like pink is catching on.
You know I love it Pete.

I'm still using lead teflon bushings in some boats. Still work fine for me.

[detox]

Pink Panther Strikes Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu1RZaFnkKs

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[Shooter]

Nice!

Installed the new motor. Why didn't anyone tell me the TP motor wires are actually windings? They are insulated. Farts! Took me nearly an hour to sand it all off and tin them. 2400KV. Gonna be interesting.

[Shooter]

hmmmm......