Scratch Built Balsa Hood for Electric Outboard

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  • sammyha
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Jul 2018
    • 1037
    #1

    Scratch Built Balsa Hood for Electric Outboard

    I bought the Grey Scale Outboard from OSE for a project I got brewing on the bench. The size did not scale to the boat I'm planning and a spare motor I had laying around didn't quite fit.

    After pondering what to do for awhile, this idea came to me. I thought I would share some pictures of what I got myself into.

    The first five pictures show the biggest challenge, matching the interface of the hood to the lower end...


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    Last edited by sammyha; 09-23-2019, 08:47 AM.
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    • sammyha
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Jul 2018
      • 1037
      #2
      Here I'm framing up the hood to the scale size I need and for clearance to the motor...


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      Last edited by sammyha; 09-23-2019, 10:11 AM.

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        • sammyha
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Jul 2018
          • 1037
          #3
          Fleshing out the shape of the hood with sheeting and blocks of balsa...





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          Last edited by sammyha; 09-23-2019, 10:16 AM.

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            • sammyha
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Jul 2018
              • 1037
              #4
              Fiberglassing the hood using 1-1/2 ounce cloth...


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                • sammyha
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Jul 2018
                  • 1037
                  #5
                  Primer and paint. I used Rustoleum paint through out, including the clear coat...


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                  Last edited by sammyha; 09-23-2019, 08:51 AM.

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                    • sammyha
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Jul 2018
                      • 1037
                      #6
                      Here's the finished project on a display stand I threw together...


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                        • sammyha
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Jul 2018
                          • 1037
                          #7
                          What a difference after spraying with clear coat. Hard to show with pictures, but it has a deeper shine and accents the metallic series Rustoleum paint...


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                          Last edited by sammyha; 09-23-2019, 10:50 AM.

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                            • sammyha
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Jul 2018
                              • 1037
                              #8
                              A couple of better pics of the hood showing the clear coat on the metallic paint...


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                              Last edited by sammyha; 09-23-2019, 11:33 AM.

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                                • sammyha
                                  Fast Electric Addict!
                                  • Jul 2018
                                  • 1037
                                  #9
                                  I should mention this is a stand off scale hood. I was limited by the scale of the lower end. For sure it looks better than the "Grey Scale Outboard" hood that it came with.

                                  Also, I'm not using this for a SAW run boat. On 3s lipos the 3660 Leopard motor I already have will be right in the middle of the recommended 20 to 25 thousand rpm range.

                                  Here's pics of the original hood versus the balsa hood. And two screen shots of a short shaft Evinrude 150 outboard I found online to model this after...


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                                  Last edited by sammyha; 09-24-2019, 02:32 PM.

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                                    • sammyha
                                      Fast Electric Addict!
                                      • Jul 2018
                                      • 1037
                                      #10
                                      And a comparison of a couple other rc electric outboards...


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                                      Last edited by sammyha; 09-24-2019, 10:05 PM.

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                                        • Jesse J
                                          scale FE racer
                                          • Aug 2008
                                          • 7116
                                          #11
                                          Wow, thanks for sharing!
                                          "Look good doin' it"
                                          See the fleet

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                                            • Moonie
                                              Senior Member
                                              • Jan 2014
                                              • 325
                                              #12
                                              Vary nice!!
                                              Gold Spilo

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                                                • Shooter
                                                  Team Mojo
                                                  • Jun 2009
                                                  • 2558
                                                  #13
                                                  Love it! Nice job!

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                                                    • srislash
                                                      Not there yet
                                                      • Mar 2011
                                                      • 7673
                                                      #14
                                                      I like your style Sammy. Looks great

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