1/6 Scale Drag Boats

[RandyatBBY]

first coat of wax. It will not be dry until 10:00PM, so I will buff tomorrow morning.

[srislash]

Woot, woot!!!

[RandyatBBY]

One week down and 6 coats of wax on the hatch. Bottom all most ready to wax.

[RandyatBBY]

This is what 8 coats look like.
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[srislash]

Shiny and silky smooth

[kfxguy]

Nice work Randy.

[RandyatBBY]

First wax on the bottom mold.

the cowl has the epoxy blackskin tomorrow I do the lay up.

[f1rogers]

So cool to see how the boat is being made.

[RandyatBBY]

So cool to see how the boat is being made.

Thanks every one.

Hear is a up date on the tub bottom it is in the third wax stage.

The 1/10 scale motor is getting done too. I have molds of the blower and valve covers.

I am working on the bucks for the heads, intake and top of deck.

This is the old motor that I am going to model a blower scoop for the more modern day.

These 1/10 scale parts are helping me to get ready to form the 1/6 scale motor when needed.

[RandyatBBY]

Mold supports on mold, ready to glue and Friday first mold to be pulled.

[RandyatBBY]

I made a slurry of epoxy, Milled fg and Cab-o-seal and glued the pine strips to a pre-paired area of the fg. It was sanded with a 80gt disk.

[srislash]

Nice Randy, you are zooming along now. So that is a 1/10th motor, am I going to be able to use my 1/6 motor I have here from Northern Auto Parts?

[RandyatBBY]

I want to build a deck hatch for the 1/6 scale and you will be able to bolt on the parts from the NAP motor. There was more on Ebay now but they are gone. Summit has them now.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/l...8j4aAhMA8P8HAQ
I got the fifth coat on the bottom.

The 1/10 motor is for the 1/10 runner bottom and the 1/10 TFH. Old project that needs to be finished.

[f1rogers]

Are you making this hull in 1/10 also?

[RandyatBBY]

Are you making this hull in 1/10 also?

Not the out rigger, just the original TFH and Runner Bottom.

[RandyatBBY]

I feel like the karate kid. Wax on, wax off, wax on, wax off.

Layer 8


Mold de parting


Sponsons last glasing.

[LennyP]

Very cool, keep at it , the are a few guys building mini v8's that put out about 10 horsepower check out Conley motors V8 stinger 609. and schillings. they are about a 100cc and you can scream them to about 10 HP. They want big money for them but they would be the cherry onthe cake for your hydro drag jobs!

[RandyatBBY]

Very cool, keep at it , the are a few guys building mini v8's that put out about 10 horsepower check out Conley motors V8 stinger 609. and schillings. they are about a 100cc and you can scream them to about 10 HP. They want big money for them but they would be the cherry onthe cake for your hydro drag jobs!

Thanks. I know about Conely. Never heard about the schillings before. This boat can be powered by anything. Can I afford one ??? Man I would have to save way too long and what I do have of that value I would not trade for one. Some one might do it time will tell. It sure would be neat. I think some one else has done it. Mine will be electric first. I do not know what Shawn or F1rogers will do.

[LennyP]

absolutely can be powered with any choice, still you are very talented, love the scale drag dude!

[srislash]

Thanks. I know about Conely. Never heard about the schillings before. This boat can be powered by anything. Can I afford one ??? Man I would have to save way too long and what I do have of that value I would not trade for one. Some one might do it time will tell. It sure would be neat. I think some one else has done it. Mine will be electric first. I do not know what Shawn or F1rogers will do.

Looks great Randy, I have a Neu 1527 1250kv here, I thought it would do the job.

[f1rogers]

Going brushless, and I have a goal of around 100mph.

[srislash]

Randy, I sure hope you are on high solid ground down there. It is usually us up here in Vancouver getting pounded with rain. Hang in there.
Shawn

[RandyatBBY]

I live in a pretty safe area. We are getting the highest levels it 20 years in most all the reservoirs. I live with flood control all around me. Do I live on high solid ground down. My house is 70 feet above sea level, in/on a old walnut orchard creek bed.

[RandyatBBY]

the bottom is in the final mold stage

I need to make a cowl to fit to the step down and inner hatch on the buck. Definitely making progress.

[srislash]

Awesome progress Randy. I've decided next is going to start my 'hydro phase' of boating!!!

[RandyatBBY]

Going brushless, and I have a goal of around 100mph.

This boat will be able to handle that.

[RandyatBBY]

Awesome progress Randy. I've decided next is going to start my 'hydro phase' of boating!!!

I thought you have done hydros before? Didn't you get some from me before?

[srislash]

I thought you have done hydros before? Didn't you get some from me before?

Oh that's way back Randy, I kinda left them for cats. I still have a Miss Bud 1/12, and an outrigger. Both run but I haven't got serious with them. I recently got one of Andy's Edge Sport Hydro hulls too(yet to build).

I think I'll 'too out' on the cats this year so onto the next challenge is what I mean.

[RandyatBBY]

Well there is no stopping this build of plugs and molds. I just pulled the buck from the mold and now we have a bottom to the boat. going to Az. this winter and family matters have complicated my time a little. There is a race this weekend and I am the CD but the boat still gets a little work.

[f1rogers]

Randy, could you let me know how much I owe, would like to pay you the balance on my boat, that way you will have 2 paid in full. Thanks