Originally Posted by
Shooter
Hey guys,
I haven't had a whole lot of hobby time lately. Finally finished the 'stealth' version of the Black Pearl. The hull is the slimmest design yet. It is very low profile. Not much air under the hull and the kick-up is very late. It still has the T. Davis sponson design, but the ride pads run continuous all the way up to the deck (they do not curve in).
I also made up a new cowl. I don't have access to CNC equipment anymore, so it was essentially carved out of a block of wood. The mold is still a mess and needs a lot of work, but the first couple pulls looked decent enough to use. It's a single piece. No obnoxious nose cone! I think that was the biggest complaint I had gotten from everyone. It's tough to make it resemble an H350 without the nose extending though, so I cut it short, and tried to give the illusion that the nose continues.
I ran it last Saturday. It had a hop at mid speed, but smoothed out at full throttle. Turned well. Terry thought a prop with less lift would help it. I later found that my CG was way too far forward. Hopefully will be able to test more soon! Was running the 2400KV motor and H5 prop. This set-up had my last boat in the 71mph range.