Blazer Marine Sport 20 Electric Build

[RandyatBBY]

That first cowl was a little wide and used the Blue Blaster becuse it is narrower. they are both cowls I make. I did a lay up a few days ago I can do little stuff with my arm in the condition it is while I am waiting for surgery.

[InspGadgt]

I have a mould for a cowl that fits the WIP 20/40
I am looking into vaccum moulding with fiberglass or carbon fiber.
Let me know if interested.
The one in this picture has been cut down, the flat surface on the cowl is much larger, so it can be trimmed to fit.

Larry

Thanks Larry, I'm looking for something closer to a more modern scale hydro look. I wanted to do something like this one from Blazer Marine's website but didn't want to tackle completely redesigning the nose of the boat on my first build. So I'm looking for something that gets me closer to this:

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That first cowl was a little wide and used the Blue Blaster becuse it is narrower. they are both cowls I make. I did a lay up a few days ago I can do little stuff with my arm in the condition it is while I am waiting for surgery.

Is it wider than the one that Blazer makes? Mine is a bit warped and I'm not a big fan of the design. The rest of the boat I like...just not the cowl so much. If it isn't "too" wide and you have some already made up I'd be interested in getting one. If not don't worry about it...take your time and get better first. Best wishes that everything goes well with the surgery!

[InspGadgt]

Well I finished epoxy coating the underside of the wood in the sponsons so now it's time to start tackling skinning the sponsons.

[RandyatBBY]

Thanks Larry, I'm looking for something closer to a more modern scale hydro look. I wanted to do something like this one from Blazer Marine's website but didn't want to tackle completely redesigning the nose of the boat on my first build. So I'm looking for something that gets me closer to this:

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Is it wider than the one that Blazer makes? Mine is a bit warped and I'm not a big fan of the design. The rest of the boat I like...just not the cowl so much. If it isn't "too" wide and you have some already made up I'd be interested in getting one. If not don't worry about it...take your time and get better first. Best wishes that everything goes well with the surgery!

I think they are similar but mine is 3/4 inch narrower and much lower. I can make one out of fiber glass. I do have a mold not much work to do it.You will have to add a little wood to the backdeck to make work.

[RandyatBBY]

the cowl you posted above is a lot like my SShydro. It would take a bit of work to fit to a wood former to match the whip deck.

[InspGadgt]

Yeah I like the look of that. Looks like the guy who did it didn't use the nose portion of the whip and molded a lower nose out of fiberglass. That's not something I'm quite ready to do yet. Ideally I want to take what I'm learning building this boat and maybe a few others in the future and use that to design my own to be 3d printed.

[ray schrauwen]

Terry Davis made that Tide Whiplash in your picture.

[InspGadgt]

Terry Davis made that Tide Whiplash in your picture.

Any idea how to get a hold of him? Love the way he build that boat.

[T.S.Davis]

There's no mold for that canopy. It was a one off. That boat has about 10000 laps on it now. The canopy is cracked in about 7 places. Still one of the fastest boats I ever built.

Hind sight, that canopy was too big for the boat. Looked cool at speed though.

[T.S.Davis]

ML Boatworks might have something that would look nice on there too. Maybe from the GP33.

I have a mold for a canopy to fit a Pearl but the deck curve wont fit a Whip. If I think of it later I'll drop it on the Whip and see if it would fit.

[InspGadgt]

That sure is a beautiful boat Terry! Did you use the part of the frame that is the nose at all or did you cut it off and do the whole nose in fiberglass? I'm not sure how well the stock nose is going to hold on mine. I've already re-glued it several times and even fiberglass reinforced the inside hoping that would help it hold. So far it is holding since the last time I re-glued it but I'm not sure it will continue to hold once I trim the bottom sheet. Unfortunately I did not know about glue not adhering well to laser cut surfaces when I started building the boat. I won't make that mistake again.

[InspGadgt]

ML Boatworks might have something that would look nice on there too. Maybe from the GP33.

I have a mold for a canopy to fit a Pearl but the deck curve wont fit a Whip. If I think of it later I'll drop it on the Whip and see if it would fit.

Yeah I was looking at that GP400/SX400 but I wasn't sure about the scale or if it would fit the curvature.

What did you use for the rear fins and wing on yours? Scratch built?

[Shooter]

The Led Sled!!!!!!

[T.S.Davis]

I made that nose from a block of wood that was cut with notches to receive the two stringer........I think. Ill go find it. Its beat to death now.

[T.S.Davis]

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