Mhz mystic 114 build

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Stuffing-tubes

Shaped, cut to length, teflon bonded inside, wrapped in carbon (inspired by all who do this), and satin clear-coated.

Supports to be made next.

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[Brothers 1718]

Motor mounts done, and will be installed this week, along with the esc & battery mounts. These things are solid! I won't have to use the rear motor mounts at all. One less step...

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I love your build it's super clean and extremely impressive.

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^^ Glad you love it. Without audience, why bother. :)

Made some supports for the stuffing tubes. Went for a funky-clamp / wine-glass look. Started with a core shape, then layered up cloth till satisfied. Then a satin clearcoat. Pics of them installed to come.

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Steering set-up

Also started fabbing the inner cable-housing stops, for the rudder steering cables. Tack glued exising shapes together, then mudded and shaped into the new shape needed. They are currently being wrapped in carbon fiber laminate. More pics will be added as the parts finish up.

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Continued. A Permatex Black gasket is drying, in between the transom and parts. The cable-housing will "S" bend into the housing ferruls, and cables will pass through cleanly.

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Started on the fore bulkheads. It will be footed lik the rest of the fabbed pieces.

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[PlayerUnknown069]

Boat is going to look like one seamless piece of carbon fiber. Your work looks flawless.

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Boat is going to look like one seamless piece of carbon fiber. Your work looks flawless.

Thanks for the comments. It's full of flaws, but I call them character.

Started on the fore bulkhead.

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The wee drum of lubricant, might be hinting at the paint-scheme...

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Steering system & plumbing

Mocked up the steering parts, and fabbed the inner shapes for the water pick-ups. The aluminum shapes will be sleeved in carbon fiber, and mounted with the stuffing-tube in between them.

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[Dirk Jan]

Very impressive work! What are the aluminum 'straws' next to the drive supports for? Is it for water cooling?

*edit* Ah I didn't read your post well. It's for water pickups. Looking great!

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Very impressive work! Looking great!

It's coming along.

Here's a flaw. I totally forgot to calculate where the rudder sits, in relation to the faux hydro-rams. With the rudder centered, the ram stactions should be in middle stroke. I was off by 1/8". It will work fine, but gotta make it right. The answer?... Shims.

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These will space back the rams.

[fweasel]

OMG, do I wish I had that kind of access to all of my cat hulls when mocking up and installing the steering components.

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OMG, do I wish I had that kind of access to all of my cat hulls when mocking up and installing the steering components.

It does make it easier to mock stuff up:

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Tried a slick coat of clear on the scoops too. Nect will be the bandit mask and the carbon rudder parts.

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Fore bulkhead in

Got the bulkhead done. Built like the motor-mounts, only with 1-layer of 6oz. cloth.

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Also started the eurethane foam in the fore section. That stuff is fun to watch.

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