Spartan Hatch Modification

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  • dag-nabit
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2011
    • 775

    #1

    Spartan Hatch Modification

    Spartan Hatch Modification

    I have been concerned about the hatch design on the Spartan after seeing a few videos (including JPriami's) where the hatch gets torn off when the boat flips.

    The two tabs that protrude past the back of the boat are believed to increase the chances of the hatch being dislodged, and possibly damaged in the event of a high speed flip.

    I thought about how to modify the hatch, and still have it function and look reasonably good. Here is what I came up with.

    First I filled in the back of the tab with pieces of fiberglass cloth and resin to beef it up. Then I sanded the tabs flat so the won't stick out past the rear of the boat.

    Tabs filled in with fiberglass and sanded flat.


    Then I painted the back of the tab where the plastic an fiberglass were showing.


    Here is a view from the top showing the tabs no longer stick out past the transom


    I think it still looks OK, in fact i suspect most people will never even notice it, and it will make putting hatch tape on a whole lot easier.

    Kevin
  • JPriami
    N4FOX
    • Aug 2010
    • 1675

    #2
    Good idea!
    Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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    • JackBlack26
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 905

      #3
      How do you open it?

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      • dag-nabit
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2011
        • 775

        #4
        Originally posted by JackBlack26
        How do you open it?

        Large flat screw driver and a small hammer

        Kevin

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        • JPriami
          N4FOX
          • Aug 2010
          • 1675

          #5
          Im about to put mine back to 100% stock and send it out to sea with 2 sticks of dynamite where the batteries would go and show ya how I open mine up.
          Last edited by JPriami; 03-27-2011, 11:27 AM.
          Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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          • LarrysDrifter
            Big Booty Daddy
            • May 2010
            • 3278

            #6
            Post a video of it. We have to see that!!

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            • dag-nabit
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2011
              • 775

              #7
              Originally posted by LarrysDrifter
              Post a video of it. We have to see that!!

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              • Panama Jack
                Junior Member
                • Jan 2011
                • 21

                #8
                From my experiance the hatch flips open because it flexes in the midle and the tab that is in the front unhooks from the hull.

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                • dag-nabit
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 775

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Panama Jack
                  From my experiance the hatch flips open because it flexes in the midle and the tab that is in the front unhooks from the hull.
                  Very possible, this may not be a complete solution.

                  But in one of JP's videos the back of the boat contacted the water and his hatch was ripped off and was broken around securing pin.

                  This will also make it easier to put on hatch tape.

                  I'm fairly confident it will help to some degree, and it didn't take long to do. Did the fiberglass/resin work in the morning and sanded and painted in the afternoon. Probably not more than 1 - 1.5 hrs total working time.

                  Kevin

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                  • Wade
                    Member
                    • Mar 2011
                    • 71

                    #10
                    Kevin...where did you pick up the trim tabs you have on your boat? that transom pickup being mounted on one is a slick idea.

                    -Wade

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                    • JPriami
                      N4FOX
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 1675

                      #11
                      Think he got them from Jan at KintecRacing. They are sv27 tab adjusters. He opened the mount holes a bit to make them fit.
                      Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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                      • Wade
                        Member
                        • Mar 2011
                        • 71

                        #12
                        Thank you for the info.

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                        • dag-nabit
                          Senior Member
                          • Feb 2011
                          • 775

                          #13
                          Originally posted by JPriami
                          Think he got them from Jan at KintecRacing. They are sv27 tab adjusters. He opened the mount holes a bit to make them fit.
                          That is 100% accurate.
                          Kevin

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