Black Jack 26 epoxy hatch

[tiqueman]

Great to hear. You are very welcome.

[rplebuch]

I love the new hatch it fits perfectly and I just wanted to thank you once again. Here are some pic from my painter before he pinstriped the boat and before i assembled it
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[tiqueman]

That looks amazing. Can't wait to see some action shots!

[tiqueman]

Back in production when time allows

[angrycat]

bringing this back anytime soon? building 2 custom blackjacks and having a carbon fiber hood for them is going to be a must at this point. please pm

[tiqueman]

Yeah Im making them again. Sorry, I didnt update the thread.

[NorCalZ71]

are you doing these in carbon fiber? that would be sweet...!

[tiqueman]

are you doing these in carbon fiber? that would be sweet...!

I did do one in full carbon. It came out OK. Havent done another and really no plans to. I have put a layer of carbon in some tho, not seen from the outside.

[mittens]

still making them?

[tiqueman]

still making them?

We moved so when I can get set back up to do them I will be again.

[montymike]

U building them yet? Thanks mike

[tiqueman]

U building them yet? Thanks mike

Gettn close Mike. I was getting caught up on the 29 hatches and cracked a mold, so Im making all new molds for that and setting up a vac bag system to do so. Im trying to get it done in my spare time as quickly as possible.

Sorry its taken so long to get caught up, things have just been a mess since we moved.

Ill do my best to get a 26 layed up next week

-Scott

[snaychev]

I love the new hatch it fits perfectly and I just wanted to thank you once again. Here are some pic from my painter before he pinstriped the boat and before i assembled it
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Awesome paint! Killer!

[gbrady]

Looks Amazing!!

Production to resume after the Holidays
ONE RAW HATCH IN STOCK

Hey folks. As some have you have seen in the BJ26 forums. Ive made a new hatch. Im still doing a bit of R&D and testing of different materials, but for the most part Ive got it dialed. Heres a couple "test hatches". Basically being, making sure they fit right, are heavy enough but not too heavy and keeping paint on them for the future "painted to match" version.

Im laying them up using West systems epoxy and as a top coat, Adteck Epoxy Top coat, rather than gelcoat. I went that route for two reasons. One, Its easier to get paint to stick to epoxy and two, Ive done some research and it seems the epoxy is much less prone to stress cracks etc as gelcoat will often do.

We (my neighbor and I) ran tonight and beat the heck out of our boats. Pushing them W.O.T. thru every turn and rolling and flipping them as much as possible. Sounds crappy but hey, its for the research. Ive run mine with the new hatch 5 times and my neighbor has run his twice. One thing we did notice is, we use a rescue rig to go get the boat after its capsized. An AC Hammer w/ a pvc attachment. It pushes much better through the water while upside down w/ these hatches. And right side up, IMO, they look 100 times better than the factory hatch. And best of all, no more lost canopys or drivers.


***Painted to match the factory scheme no longer available***

Heres the thread in the BJ forums

https://forums.offshoreelectrics.com...ad.php?t=18307


And heres a few pics

Enjoy,
Scott

EDIT: You will notice in the first picture, a line going across from side to side and the front of the scoop. I was doing a relief cut line in the first few I layed up to prevent a wrinkle and then realized (last picture) that I didnt have to.

I would love to purchase a blackjack 26 hatch from you! They look awesome!