Twin cat p.eells style (cat scratch feaver)
Hi all,
I got Bit by the cat building Bug My little orange one is going to be for sale soon and not all stripped out either all you will have to do is add a radio but that is not the topic for the day.
Any way My son and I just Got our plans laser cut and I wanted to show off what I have done so far!
The KIt!
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...Howitcomes.jpg
The Parts!!
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...PartsCheck.jpg
The parts again:
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And Again:
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...PartsCheck.jpg
Mocked up:
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...artslayout.jpg
and Now I have to do it again asi I used up my five pictures so stay tuned here comes another addition to this thread.
The Transom Must read if you are Building the boat
Ok before you just start glueing on the transom piece The rectangular one shown here mesure in 1 3/16" in from each end then on the stringers cut off the notched end flat, I made a center line on the transom for later when it is time for alignment of the stand off box for your rudder, BTW the notches are only left there if you desire the rounded corner look and if you need templates for those corners contact me and I will bet them to you.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...dmarkthetr.jpg
The Glued Seam at the Nose
Here is how the finished Seam should look at the Nose Be Carefull Making it!!
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/31.jpg
Making the out Board Steps
Well This evening I decided to put a little time into my little Lady!! and this week end I ordered a couple of 3900KV inrunners with water cooling jackets insane I know but it will be fun. well here is what I have done tonite!!
In this pic I have used the excess wood from the 1/8" balsa the tos of the sponsons were cut from to add extra wide outboard lower stringers so that I could have enough material to cut the steps into the side, the template for the main stringers is used to trace the steps on the side.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...notchsteps.jpg
Here I am placing the template about 1/8" back from the bulkhead.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ngtemplate.jpg
this is another shot of the same thing,
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...hetemplate.jpg
Here I am tracing the steps on the side,
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ingoutline.jpg
In this shot you can see the traced step at each point,
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...inestraced.jpg
Skinning the Cat (not a yo yo trick
Well last night I couldn't stop the progress after preping the steps I have made some 1/64" ply backing for the steps and then added some extra blocking to hold the leading edge of the skin on to the step creating a shelf for the skin to rest on (with glue of corse)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ersponsons.jpg
You can see my garmet clips I swiped from my wife and they also can be used for chip bag clips when not being used for clamps.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ersponsons.jpg
Now look at the transom I have added some small pieces of 1/8"x1/8" balsa to frame that area, when placing the lower blocks I used the top of the lower side rail as a guide for the placement instead of gluing the block (out of lack for a better term) right on the end I placed it 1/8" up from that location, placing it over the top of the original 1/8"x1/8" rail.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ersponsons.jpg
Now all I have to do is sand to fit I had the pieces cut over size so I didn't have a accidental shortage of material.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ersponsons.jpg
Guess What I got in the mail?
Well first of all I am going to show you the cut out from my tub.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/56.jpg
and now for the suspensful what I got in the mail, check out these two little 2848's with 3900Kv they just fit and when I do some clearance cutting they will have a real nice space in which to fit into.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/57.jpg
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/58.jpg
You all know this will start Morfing over night and motor mounts will show up then who knows what else, I wonder if they will be Carbon fiber or will they be aluminum (polished of course)? Hmmmm lets just see!! I might suprise my self.:noidea:
Applying Resin To The Interior
Well I got som carbon fiber in the mail yesterday from my #1 son so I just had to put it in the bottom of my boat as it was calling me for some attention anyway. so here is what I have done so far
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/59.jpg
This one is a bit dark but here it is any way.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/60.jpg
This one saw the light and looks better than the last!
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/61.jpg
While I was working on it you might notice I have sanded the back end to the way it is suposed to look, I will soon be adding the stand off box but before that I will have to get all my blind nuts placed mounting my drive struts (I need to buy them first)
So while I wait for my struts I will be doing some things like finishing putting resin in my sponsons and getting the boat good and water tight (and tough) and making my motor mounts, rudder package ect.
Put on the nose and made the Motor Mounts
Well I had a busy day working on my boat as you all can see, I added the nose and now I fabbed up a couple carbon fiber motor mounts and tacked them into place,
First I started by making a couple of templates out of some 1/32" birch plywood scrap I had lying around and then transfered that info over to the carbon fiber sheet, It is about 1/16" thick and very stiff, the mounts turned out pretty well and I am satisfied with them, I have them tacked into place with CA glue and then I will put some epoxy on them to keep them in place.
The templates
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/67.jpg
The mount
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/68.jpg
A close up of one mount, I later slotted all the holes to the down side to get my motor's lower.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/69.jpg
One Motor set in Place with the mount drying.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...ION%202/70.jpg