Crack in Transom, Both hulls......

[z400]

Thanks Z400 for chiming in..

Still got that wicked 1/8 mile monster?



Grim

Yup, still got it!
Running low 5.90's high 5.80's now.
Weren't you going to be restoring a Mustang sometime?
Still living out there in Beringer? I havent been out that way in quite a while.
Miss running out there at the ponds.


Ah back on topic, the cracks on my SV, it earned those cracks.
I ut that boat through alot of abuse before i sold it.
And it was still a very solid 55-62mph boat.

[stringfly]

Well, if mine cracks along the side seams like that one very soon I will be very dissapointed in this "Aquacraft hull." 20 to 30 mild runs should NOT start a hull cracking! I will have to rocket and roll to another Mfg. next time for sure.

Stringfly <>++++++

[Grimracer]

Are you saying yours is not cracked yet.. but. you are already threatening to change MFGs if and when yours might..

Hum...

Good enough then there are lots of good boats out there to chose from

Rocket......and ROLL...............

Grim

[Grimracer]

O yea.. I fly HPR.. the reasion for the ROCKET in Rocket and Roll!

GR

[z400]

lol Mike

[stringfly]

Read the thread. My transom is cracked and my friends is cracked after less than 30 runs. NOT GOOD !!!! I will be running my Miss Geico tomorrow.

Stringfly

[z400]

I guess these boats are supposed to be bullet proof and built to last forever.

[stringfly]

Jeezzz..

No.... but less than 30 runs on Nimh's ????? The product should not do this. At 329.00.... ouch.

Stringfly <>+++++

[z400]

Mike, you need to start making these boats out of concrete.

[Rumdog]

Not bullet proof. But, they are apparently cracking for no reason, there is not even a transom doubler. It should be the most rigid part of the boat. ALL the hardware is mounted there. I don't think it's acceptable. Neither should you. The hull had enough problems with cracking seams before. Now they hiked the price , and the hull is even weaker. Why are you backing this?

[Rumdog]

It's been said the doubler (wood) weakens when wet. If built correctly it should be epoxy sealed wood. Therefore it shouldn't be bothered by water. Also, if taping the hull, which should be done on all FE boats, you shouldn't be getting enough water inside to be effecting wood transom doublers. Can you think of another high quality mono with no transom doubler?

[Rumdog]

Let me just say this. Is there a reason that someone should not be upset with a hull that is cracking for no good reason?

[liquidgenesis]

Mine cracked after the first run... really not that big a deal. the problem for me was the hole at the nose that was covered up by the gel coat. The gel coat started chipping off and by the 4th run, the hole was big enough and started leaking water into the hull. That's when I called it quits for the season and rebuild for the winter. But by next spring, it will be stupid fast and heavily reinforced.

[stringfly]

Thanks for the comments Rumdog. If it had been my hull only..... well I would have just thought, stuff happens, that's the nature of R/C..... but both our hulls, that's a design problem. A third friend also bought one with us but have not checked with him yet. (that's 3 SuperVee sales!) We got these within a week of each other and have run them together almost every weekend. My friend has put in thin aluminum plates on the inside of his and he hopes that should stabilize it. I will probably be doing it to mine. I still like the boat, fun to run, fast with lots of action in it. Over all everything else has worked great.
I am new to FE boats but have been doing R/C since 1970. I do have other boats now and will be running the SuperVee less but was wanting others opinions on this and suggestions. Thanks for all comments.

Stringfly <>+++++

[Grimracer]

Its not that ply can not be made strong enough.. it can.. its not that ply can not be sealed.. Because.. well we know it can too!

What I do know however is plywood will shrink and swell over running and storage time and "Might" cause the hardware to come loose.. Letting water in..

I race allot of wood boats.. each year its best to reset the hardware "OR" risk water in the water tight areas.



The trasom on the SVR has a bulker lamianate.. it does not shrink or swell.. maybe I said this before!

Grim