Purple Light Super Hawaii Knock Off build

[boater76]

Well I have finally started my build of my Purple Light Super Hawaii knock off boat. I have cut the molded in electronics area out to access transom. I will add 1/4 inch ply to beef up the transom. When I gained access in the interior part of the transom there was a piece of plastic glued to beef up the transom. I have to get some 30 min epoxy and denatured alcohol today and install the ply. I will have pics later of what I have done so far.

Ken

[Drunken Pirate]

Ken

Is this the boat you have been talking about on how to secure 1/4" ply?

[steveo]

1/8 " should be fine 1/4" is to heavy, if you want more support set up some stringers to tie into the transom

[boater76]

I've already got the 1/4 prepped to install. I got some help from SJFE. I would rather be safe than sorry. What are stringers? I'll get a couple pics up today for sure.

Ken

[boater76]

Got the rest of my parts today. I got Speedmaster Stinger strut and Speedmaster 21 rudder, 40mm prop, servo holder. I will put a couple of pics up tommorrow for sure. I know I am lagging behind.

Ken

[boater76]

Ok I finally got up off my butt and got a few pics today. I drilled the holes for the Stinger Strut, Rudder assembly, and the water hose intake in the transom. I also added Great Stuff expanding foam in the hull to stiffen and strengthen it. In one spot I added too much and made the hull bow out a little bit. Fortunately I was able to remove the excess foam that was making the bow. I also drilled holes in the rear bulk area for the water line. I make a cut in the front area of the boat to put foam in there and on the side I added a hole for the water outlet and a larger one on the inside to access it. I have to get some wood so I can raise my motor mount up a bit this week because the mount is too low and the motor can sits on the interior hull. After I add the wood and drill the holes for the motor mount I am going to paint the boat. I also have to order a correct size coupler for the motor/flex cable, because the one that came with the motor I got from someone was too small for the cable. I will add update as I go. Enjoy!

Ken

[Doozie870]

This is great, keep the pics coming. Everybody keeps telling me "why dont you buy a real race boat" my anwser is simple, I enjoy doing the conversions and experimenting a little, if its not the new fad I could care less.:D

[LJH]

B76,
Saw your post about the expanding foam and how it added a bit of weight. Don't worry about it, on my Cesa I ended up adding about three oz of lead shot, in the nose, to get the CG a little closer to where it should be. The boat is much happier now, still very loose with the rocker in the hull but does much better when there is wind and waves.


Cheers,
Jim

[boater76]

Purple Light Super Hawaii Knocik Off build

Ok I added my steering servo mount yesterday. I used a piece of 1/4 ply and OSE standard servo mount. I used Loctite Marine Epoxy to seal up the wood. I will add some Devcon epoxy to the part where it attaches to the hull for a little more strength. I like the hull overall. I like to tinker with stuff too. Theres nothing wrong with improving and modifying cheap stuff. Plus its good when on a limited budget too.

Ken

[SJFE]

Looking good. Keep up the good work man. Every ones on a budget...moneys not the only factor..Time is just as important.

[LJH]

I don't know if the PL has the rocker that the Cesa has but I have done a mod that was easy, though time consuming, that works really well too stop the porposing. Between the keel and the first strake I glued in two pieces of thin (1/16"?) styreen right at the transom. I then mixed up some epoxy with lots of micro balloons and spread it on in front of the styreen. I let it cure and then sanded down the epoxy and faired it into the styreen. Basicly I built up the bottom of the boat and removed the rocker. I ran it for the first time today and it definatly helped....maybe too much as I was running a little wet now (something that I would never think I would say with this hull) I will play with the trim of the strut to see what I can come up with but if I removed too much rocker I can just sand more epoxy and styreen away. Once the wife gets home I will take some pics of what I did.


Cheers,
Jim

[boater76]

Purple Light Super Hawaii Knock Off build

I added 2 pieces of basswood to add some height for my motor mount because without it the motor can sits on the interior hull. I used 2 brass screws and marine epoxy to seal it and glue it.

Ken

[boater76]

I painted the hull and the deck lid. I screwed up the paint on the deck lid so I have to strip it. The hull came out great. I hope to have it all done next week sometime.

Ken

[boater76]

Well not much to say. Nothing else done yet. I have been very busy. I will get some pics up this week of painted hull. I plan to get some stuff mounted this week too.

Ken

[boater76]

Well I hoped to get alot more done this weekend but didnt work that way. I was hoping to get the tube, cable, and motor installed etc. I had a hell of a time with the solder that was already on the 700 when I got it from another user. I took everything off for the brush cooling on it. So I have to get new capacitors I guess and brass tubes. I have to bend the tube in the right direction towards the motor. What's the best way to do it without screwing up? Also does it matter if the motor is mounted on an angle to meet the tube and shaft? I also soldered on a deans on the Jeti 600 to hook to the motor. I installed a water pickup that came with the cooling sleeve with the motor that im going to hook that to the esc. I'll get picks up later.

Ken