Miss Geico 29 V3 winter build

[fweasel]

What is the jb weld you use? whats the cure time? type of dye you use?

I use the regular two part JB Weld product. Cure time is overnight-ish. The dye I use is from Composite Envisions.

[fweasel]

Knocked out the ESC wiring... mostly. I made a serial battery harness, tied in an Etti cap bank, and soldered on Castle 6.5mm connectors. I forgot to coat the bottom of the cap bank, so the shrink wrap has to come off that. I also discovered the motor I had installed has a bent output shaft, so I skipped cutting the motor wires and soldering on bullets on the ESC until the new motor arrives. I don't like the yellow motor wires so I'm going to hunt down some black woven wire loom to cover those up. The fit behind the motor, and under the deck is so tight, there's no real room for a proper ESC mount. I'm going to use 1" velcro on the tunnel and attach it that way. The cap bank will probably live in a hole I'll carve out of the forward flotation between the deck stringers.


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[Mbires12]

I use the regular two part JB Weld product. Cure time is overnight-ish. The dye I use is from Composite Envisions.

Awesome! Ill have to try that tape technique instead of the o ring method next time looks super clean, build looks good buddy!

[joe_crash]

Took a few weeks off and finally knocked out the hatch reinforcement. Very solid now, and still GPS friendly. Learned some important lessons with fiberglass VS laying carbon. First, 3/4oz fiberglass fabric is too thin, and much to fine a weave to wet out. I put 5 layers of that down first and it was a nightmare to get the air out and not snag it with the brush. Once that dried, I was able to sand out some of the fabric folds and cleanup some other imperfections. For the final layer I used 6oz fabric from Autozone, much more like the 3K 2x2 carbon cloth I'm used to. It had a coarser weave, laid down better, and did not trap air as easily.
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I'm surprised you had that much trouble with the 3/4oz glass. I'm new to boating but not RC, I've been flying and scratch building going on 30 yrs and I use 3/4oz over foam quite a bit. What type of resin were you using on this build? Which by the way is awesome - I may be new to boats but good craftsmanship transcends what rc vehicle you're building - it's universal!

[fweasel]

I'm surprised you had that much trouble with the 3/4oz glass. I'm new to boating but not RC, I've been flying and scratch building going on 30 yrs and I use 3/4oz over foam quite a bit. What type of resin were you using on this build? Which by the way is awesome - I may be new to boats but good craftsmanship transcends what rc vehicle you're building - it's universal!

I'm definitely no expert when it comes to lamination work, but the 3/4oz fabric was like trying to work with silk. The epoxy resin I was using could have been thinner, but I was trying to use up the last of what I had left before tapping into a new can of West System resin and hardener. I did pre-warm the reson it to make it less viscous and had my eye on the timer to get everything wet out before it got too tacky. Regardless, it was not the material for me and after working with the 6oz, I won't have to worry about those problems again.

I need to get back on this project. Haven't had the motivation or desire to get much done recently. All I've managed to complete recently are some wiring extensions and cooling lines. The new motor arrived after I discovered there was a bent shaft on the used one I bought from the classifieds here Waiting for a newly machined custom water jacket to arrive so I can wrap that in carbon, then get everything into the motor mount. I'm also toying with the idea of drilling out the hatch pin holes in the forward deck and inserting small diameter brass tube sleeves for added strength and to potentially eliminate the chipping that is common on these hulls in that area.

[joe_crash]

The viscosity of the resin does make a big difference in how glass wets out. Since I was using the 3/4oz glass to make the foam more "ding" proof, and not really as a structural component I was able to thin it more than I would have if I was making something like a mold, and in your case, going straight to 2oz glass would probably be the better move. I wasn't trying to fault your work, you obviously know what you're doing and it shows! I was very impressed with your work. I have yet to build a boat, but after seeing some of the ones in the gallery I think I'm going to give it a shot.

[fweasel]

The new motor is mounted and aligned. The water jacket was machined down and wrapped with carbon. I soldered on bullet connectors to the ESC motor wires and then installed the ESC under the deck. The water lines are run through the brass eyelets up under the deck along with the wiring extension to extend the throttle wire to the receiver. I cut and shaped pool noodles and slid them under the front deck and into the sponsons. I still need to drill and install the water outlets on side of the hull, mount the receiver under the rear deck, and install a fresh set of decals. Getting close...

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[H&YRACING]

Beautiful work Ryan! I love the attention to detail.

[fweasel]

Beautiful work Ryan! I love the attention to detail.

Thanks, hope it runs well too. If not, it will be next years pool boat

[fweasel]

Everything officially mounted inside electronics wise and all cooling lines are run. Rudder and strut are mounted again and steering has been trimmed. Installed the decals, which turned out great on one side, terrible on the other. I was mocking up the decal location and it touched the hull. Normally no big deal, but then the entire boat slipped in my lap and the decal folded over on itself. I got it apart and flat again, but it stretched out in a few spots and wouldn't lay flat. Oh well, I'll buy a new sheet and have nearly a full set of spares.

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[Jesse J]

Love it Ryan!
How much to do my V1? Kinda kidding...
I’m assuming you blue printed the sponsons, but didn’t document.
How it run? 6s? Eek. You have learned too much from Travis!