IMBPA D12 Points Race #3, Queenstown, MD

[cybercrxt]

Wow, I cannot believe that is the answer you were given. I might stress this is the second hull you got from them. The first having many problems of its own to the point you sent it back to Jerry on your own dime ($40 shipping costs). I know, as I purchased that defective first hull from Jerry at the SAW's for cheap. It too, was missing the glass cloth at the front, so I had to 2 part foam the bow area to help with that, secondly, the engine rails, upon a lot of review, are indeed not straight with the hull. This forced me to mount the motor a little bit sideways to minimize binding in the drive train.

Another thing I might note from your picture Chilli. It looks like even if they had glassed all the way to the bow, you would have had issues anyway. The reason I say that is they did not even sand the inside of the deck/ hull to help promote additional glass/resin adhesion at the bonding area. It was honestly a matter of time before the deck split from the hull, collision or not.

I am really suprised as Jerry seemed like a very nice, passionate guy. That is a shame nothing is being done to make this right. That hull Dick has runs good, so take him up on it!

Mike

[cybercrxt]

And why let them keep your hull, have him ship it back with another deck nose piece so you can repair and paint the hull. Heck, I will do it for you. Mike

[Chilli]

I appreciate you verifying the problems with both boat boats Mike. I pointed out to them that the CF on the nose of the hull was clean as a whistle with no resin. And that no amount of reinforcement on the sides is going to make up for the nose not being properly bonded. I asked them if they could replace the deck but they said it was too much work to replace or patch it.

They offered another boat dirt cheap plus shipping. But I have already paid $200 for the hull $80 for hardware and $75 to box and ship two hulls back to them. I told them to keep the boat. If that's the best they can build a boat, I'm not going to risk putting $700 worth of gear in another one. They are not going to get one more penny out of me.

Hope you have better luck with hull #1 Mike. Steve Sutton told me to run bead of Aerospace Epoxy along the seam at the bow. I think he told me John Finch sells it.

[moonlighter112]

Kent are you running your P-MONO.Dick

[Chilli]

I told Kent you ordered both of us to run our P-mono's. I'm getting ready to do a little work on the Scorpion.

Looks like James is not running B-mono at the next two races.

[moonlighter112]

Looks like its gonna be a electric show,if kent isnt going to run I will put a boat together for carol

[Chilli]

Kent said he'll hit the pond this weekend and get the Rico ready to run.

[moonlighter112]

Good deal

[Doug Smock]

Kent are you running your P-MONO Dick

Kent why do you let him talk to you like that???

Oh..... nevermind.

[HOTWATER]

Kent are you running your P-MONO.Dick

Yes, I am running my P-mono. Also running my P-Spec Tunnel.....

-Kent

[Chilli]

Here's the Luszcz/Chilli prepped P-mono I slapped together for next weekend (thanks to Dick).

The boat was pretty much put together when I got it. I just added a few Chilli mono touches. Working on this boat was a pleasure after wrestling with the tight confines of the Seaducer. Dick and Mike knew what the boat looked like before so the following discription is for them. The Trim tabs were loose so I flipped the brackets over and reinstalled them. I trimmed the top of the rails toward the front so they look "purdier". I pulled off the tray at the back of the transom and trimmed it down so it would fit inside the rails. I added another tray fore of the motor for the speed controller and a brace for the stuffing tube near the coupler. I also layed down some fresh velco and added an antenna mount. I have a drive dog and Scorpion decal orderd to finish her off. Power is a Hydra Ice and a 1521/1.5D on 4S2P. I didnt use my 1515 1Y because it's sitting in my FE30. I had the 1521 and Ice controller left over from oval trials. Prop will be a 447/3. Hopefully the mount will hold that big motor and the hull can take power. She'll hit the water for the first time at testn'tune on Friday (story of my life). This might be a good boat for Carol once I get a new hull.

It may be an all electric B/P Mono. Dick Tyndall retired his "B" and Carl isn't comming. Danny Weimer posted on Jim's that entries have been on the light side.

I don't know if there will be enough B/Spec hydros? We may have to move John to open FE hydro.

[egneg]

Looks great Mike ... good luck at the races.

[moonlighter112]

Chilli I thought you and kent were going to run B-Mono ?

[Chilli]

We are Dick. We're making some adjustments to the entries.

[carlcisneros]

wish Dick would un-retire his B mono for our race at the end of the month.

want to run with him one more time before i do the same to my b-mono.