My TFL Zonda cronicals

[Prodrvr]

Just above the seam actually. This boat is made with damn thin glass. You can easily see the flex in it by pressing anwhere around the hatch opening and the forward deck area. I don't do stringers...I use very high density closed cell polyurethane foam sheet to fill in all that free space under the deck. Flotation quality is excellent and that stuff will not let the deck compress.

[srislash]

And that is a great idea. Something like the Corning pink or blue construction foam?

[Prodrvr]

And that is a great idea. Something like the Corning pink or blue construction foam?

Go to www.foambymail.com and look under the "commercial" heading. You'll see the black closed cell foam there.

[srislash]

Go to www.foambymail.com and look under the "commercial" heading. You'll see the black closed cell foam there.

Certainly some nice options there. I got two 24”x48”x2” sheets in white some time back. I think I’ll do this in the R-42 build this fall.

[Prodrvr]

Certainly some nice options there. I got two 24”x48”x2” sheets in white some time back. I think I’ll do this in the R-42 build this fall.

Cool

[emspjay]

Great info guys! This one seems very strong much thicker fiberglass than the Genesis I had, maybe they are building them a little stronger now? Really not any flex anywhere even around the hatch area. I have gone over the boat after the blow over and everything looks great. I think I'm going to run this thing until it breaks (hopefully no more blow overs), once it breaks I will strip it and find a quality full carbon fiber hull to put everything in. Got it ready for another run tomorrow! Can't wait!

[Prodrvr]

Great info guys! This one seems very strong much thicker fiberglass than the Genesis I had, maybe they are building them a little stronger now? Really not any flex anywhere even around the hatch area. I have gone over the boat after the blow over and everything looks great. I think I'm going to run this thing until it breaks (hopefully no more blow overs), once it breaks I will strip it and find a quality full carbon fiber hull to put everything in. Got it ready for another run tomorrow! Can't wait!

I have a build thread going on the full carbon fiber Zonda.

[emspjay]

Ran the boat again yesterday and it ran great!! NO Blow-overs!! Temps was great just warm to the touch on everything so I didn't ever pull out my heat gun. I think I'm going to try the 45mm props for the next run. My GPS was giving me problems again, it's a Garmin 101 that I have used in cars but it is nothing but problems in the boats.

[srislash]

Ran the boat again yesterday and it ran great!! NO Blow-overs!! Temps was great just warm to the touch on everything so I didn't ever pull out my heat gun. I think I'm going to try the 45mm props for the next run. My GPS was giving me problems again, it's a Garmin 101 that I have used in cars but it is nothing but problems in the boats.

If you are mounting inside the boat and the hull is CF it won’t ever work.

[emspjay]

If you are mounting inside the boat and the hull is CF it won’t ever work.

It's not the CF hull just fiberglass. The first run it shut off from the force of the blow over and I did not turn it on again until yesterday and it showed a max speed of 63.3MPH (I was surprised it still held the max speed after shutting down). Yesterday after I reset it and put it in the boat everything looked great, then when I pulled the boat back in and grabbed the GPS out it was in some sort of set up mode asking me where I was and if I had traveled far and had no speed registered.

[srislash]

Lol, I had so much trouble with GPS when oi started. Had a 101 and same stuff as you. Then went to a EagleTree and didn’t do a number of things. Really pissed me off. Prolly have to go thru it again since it’s been a year since last used. Be patient.

[emspjay]

So I ran the Zonda again two nights ago but with the 45mm CNC props I had purchased. Boat ran amazing and very fast!! Handling was also great again! Wind was blowing the weeds out of my canal so I got it ready to run very fast. I did not put a GPS in it or bring out my temp gun but it was very fast and everything was just warm to the touch when I pulled the hatch. Love this boat it is great!! I will make sure to put the GPS in for the next run! Love the fact that this boat is so fast and looks good doing it! And it's not that hard to drive, I run it in a 40-50ft wide canal! I totally recommend this boat.

[Prodrvr]

You could probably try 48's, even a pair of 50's with that motor.

[emspjay]

You could probably try 48's, even a pair of 50's with that motor.

Think I might get some next time I place an order from OSE. Just can't wait to get a solid run with GPS speed.

[EddieM41]

I'm new to this so bear with me....I have the same boat with TP 4050 1700kv, 180 Sea Kings, 45mm CNC props. Why does this boat take on so much water? Every time that I run it there is 4 - 6oz of water in the hull??? No cracks or damage to the outside of the hull.