My Micro Hydro

[JimClark]

Here is my update finally the motor is finished












Next up sealing the wood on the motor and getting ready to gear it up.


Jim

[JimClark]

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[Sneasle]

Looks great, keep it up.

[screwball]

i just read through all 5 pages of this build and it looks amazing!!!!


i cant wait to see the finished product

[JimClark]

An update as I have this week off so I plan on working on it some in between the Blue Angles and the Unlimited Hydros this week. My camera is going to be very busy Thursday Friday and Saturday

Anyway I have made the servo bracket, Motor mount, added 1/64th plywood to the sponsons to sharpen the edges, mounter the rudder and the strut.













Full gallery here

http://jimclark.smugmug.com/gallery/7249767_aeqAj/1/603916563_bcfUB

[Waksk8n]

Jim, Can you please send me the PDF file for frames. How is the build coming?

[JimClark]

Sure it is just kind of sitting there almost ready for paint
now if I can just find it

Jim

[befu]

which boat

Ok I have now received one of Randy's micro dropped sponson hydros. I plan on reinforcing the interior with a combination of wood frames and fiberglass. Never having worked on a vacuum formed hull before I was wondering about what weight of fiberglass to get? Any ides on reinforcing would be appreciated as all I have done is scratch built wood or a carbon hull that was ready for finishing.

So which boat is this? Is this a BBY hull? haven't seen it on any site. I also imagine that it is in the 16" - 18" range? Might have gotten into these instead of the 1/16 scale I bought if I had known about it earlier.

Oh-well.

Brian

[JimClark]

Yes it is Randy's from BBy It is 15.5 inches long
jim

So which boat is this? Is this a BBY hull? haven't seen it on any site. I also imagine that it is in the 16" - 18" range? Might have gotten into these instead of the 1/16 scale I bought if I had known about it earlier.

Oh-well.

Brian

[JimClark]

Ok should be more progress on this as I am going to finish it the same time I am working on the other two boats. Hope to have it ready for paint this weekend. So more pictures should be forth coming in a few days. I installed the motor mount today and hopefully will have the stuffing tube done tomorrow and it all sealed up with epoxy. Only thing left after that is to add a little bit of glass on the sides where i had to add the wood then a little filler to blend it in nicely and she is ready for paint.
Jim

[JimClark]

More progress soon on this after I finish my sale of racing gear. But here is the finished driver figure. hee looks kind of crosseyed so not sure if he will be able to steer straight or not.

Jim

[JimClark]

Finally getting around to getting paint on this hydro. Hull is all white and spraying some of the green on right now hopefully some pictures to come in a couple of days.

Jim

[Waksk8n]

Jim, Who makes the strut and shaft set up you are going to be using?

[JimClark]

Strut is a chineese one I got on ebay the rudder is a Solinger you can maybe get one from Joe but not sure if he is making anything right now.
like this but not colored

http://cgi.ebay.com/RC-Boat-small-strut-28mm-deep-3-18mm-/260480653578?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item3ca5db590a

but steve has it also
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...prod=ose-80046

[j.m.]

Guys, make sure if you do glass the hull that the fibers are running at +\- 45* to the centerline of the boat. This is for torsional stiffness. I'm sure the plywood ribs add plenty of longitudinal stiffness, but you don't want your transom twisting in a hard turn.

2 layers of 1.5 oz glass with e appropriate amount of epoxy would only add at most 2 ounces to the hull, probably less.

Jon