Black Pearl II Hydro - 2020

[T.S.Davis]

Is that an apple juice on the rocks I see there ?

Scotch. Glenmorangie LaSanta 12 year old.

I've always built on a setup board. This new work bench is so nice I could build more than one at a time. Wonder what I could git fer one built.

BTW If you don't have a work bench like this that you can just draw a line on like I did, you can tape a big piece of paper to your kitchen counter. Wives love this build technique. Or you could tape a number of 8.5x11 pieces together and tape those to the counter. Then draw the square line on that. Lay some wax paper over that. Just trying to help. You have to check your counter top though. They aren't always flat like you would hope.

[T.S.Davis]

I just realized how many clamps I own. This isn't even all of them.

V10.8 - sponsons.jpg

[Shooter]

Is that the Q? I just started mine tonight. I'll have to pick up that bottom sheet this week. Maybe Q is the new P. . Less amps. More reasonable speed for the size. I miss running Q's on our pond.

[T.S.Davis]

Stay away from my office. Three down with RSV. I haven't even been there this week.

That's my v10.8 P. Building ultra light. Same hull Ty raced for a couple years. The one he lapped Haynes with. haha Shooting for 6 pounds rtr.

[Shooter]

I started my Q. Almost a total fail. I realized the build board was warped while positioning the frame. Eeek!! I managed to transfer everything over to a piece of granite with paper, centerline, and wax paper. Ran some new glue over the joints. Without the gridlines there is no 90deg reference for the transom. I ended up drawing a perpendicular line for reference.

[eric113]

Pete, that a good thing you caught it!

[T.S.Davis]

Jack Lalane! Bet you've had those since you were a kid.

[ray schrauwen]

Family heirlooms.

[photohoward1]

So if you guys are running so much weight in the nose and it?s nose heavy, how do you get it started on plane without submarining?


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[TRUCKPULL]

Give it a little Burp of throttle, then as the boat comes backward, hit it.

Larry

[jaike5]

I think the extra weight goes at cog.
J.

[ezhitz]

Giving left rudder will help it get up.

[Mike W]

Finished my N2. It just needs paint, and is waiting on some others before that happens. All mounts are integrated CF plate so no screws through hull, transom is inaccessible. Should be much lighter! It needs to be at 27" but should outperform anything else on the course with the advantage of size and handling. Water conditions are often the demise of a good N2 run. The Q is on the board now!

[Shooter]

Absolutely gorgeous, as usual, Mike.

[Shooter]

I've been using this method to build the front portion of the frame for a couple years now. I think this step is the most important of the entire build. The bottom of the sponson frame pcs sit flush to the build surface to ensure they are all on the same plane while curing. I use the gridlines to position them so they are square. The transom is raised up above the build surface, so I put a spacer underneath each side to ensure there is no transom twist. A square frame with no twist will sit flat on the sponson ride pads when tipped forward, and the transom should sit flat if tipped backwards.