New P Sport Hydro 2015!

[detox]

P/Q Shooter...................a little longer and it would qualify for both P (34" max) and Q class (34" minimum)

It would be interesting to see which is faster...P or Q.

[detox]

P Mature Shooter

[Shooter]

Ha! Nice. Man, those whips look great, D!! They were the inspiration for using the UL-1 cowl on my last three builds. I also love the way the back tapers down on the whip (tapers WAY down on your extended version).

[ron1950]

I think P-SHOOTER is the way to go and if u ever start building them for others put me in the line

[darryl whitman]

hay Shooter, frame built an going to start placing bottom skin on. day 2 of the 30 day build, LOL
really got about 7 hours in it so far. if u dont mind, I'll Email you some ideas ? she 's a good build.

[Fella1340]

Great looking design and dedication to builder better all the time. I look forward to seeing how the changes improve things over the last version. Great work!

[longballlumber]

hay Shooter, frame built an going to start placing bottom skin on. day 2 of the 30 day build, LOL
really got about 7 hours in it so far. if u dont mind, I'll Email you some ideas ? she 's a good build.

Are you planning on sharing any pictures of your build? Inquiring minds want to know.

Later
Mike

[darryl whitman]

Oh ya, Here we go, the framing was easy. just make sure you run a straight center line on your build table an follow
the line up marks Shooter placed on the frame. Once I got that done , I placed the frame on top of the bottom skin
an traced around the frame to place glue, then set frame on it and placed weights on top. then I put 2 oz fiberglass
down in the center area front to back, with westsystem epoxy. here's some pic'sS7301094.jpgS7301096.jpgS7301098.jpgS7301100.jpgS7301104.jpg

[longballlumber]

Nice,

Thanks for sharing!

By chance can you get a weight on it once everything cures?

Later,
Ball

[Shooter]

Cool. Thanks for sharing Darryl. Are you going to double up that transom? Did you use the 'dummy' motor mount prior to tacking? Did you use the jig? Thanks!

[darryl whitman]

Shooter I am going to double the transom an add 1/8 " marine ply also. No to the dummy motor mt.
yes with the Jig, thats a good idea. I tack glue in in 6 spots easy to cut away , also on the bottom skin where
it angles up at the main double frame, I scored the skin so it would bend easy to glue up. when or if you try this
score the inside of the skin right in front of the doubler frame , make it a V cut half way.
this may help too, on the transom you have a center mark, cool I also placed marks on each end ( right an left ) sides
the same measurements of the first rear bulkhead, I glued a 1/16" sq stock up right on those marks to glue the inner frame to transom. you may be able to see it in my pics .

[longballlumber]

Should be a screamer Darryl!

Later,
Ball

[Shooter]

That's a good idea to score the bottom with a 'v' for an easier bend. How deep do you go? One ply? Thanks.

[darryl whitman]

I try to go half the thinkness, you can do this on a table saw with a fine thin blade.
Shooter, what r u using for the nose on the boat?

[ray schrauwen]

Great stuff in here, me likee!!

[T.S.Davis]

How about "Pete Sport" hydro?

[Shooter]

'P Shooter'

[ls1fst98]

How much would a frame kit be? Always wanted to build one.

[JimClark]

PL Sport Hydro

[Shooter]

I'm not sure of these names that include my name!!

I finally finished creating and cutting the prototype sheeting. Very time consuming process. Need to verify that everything fits properly.

[darryl whitman]

Shooter , thats sweet, did you program it in DXF file , dfx , dxf ?

[olwarbirds]

Shooter, very nice ! one suggestion. If you havnt already, please Design the servo mount to be used left or right. I personally have found that I like my rudder on hydros to the inside of a turn...Darryl, lookn good brother... DJ

PS: the built in motor mount idea is "brilliant" .....

[Shooter]

Shooter, very nice ! one suggestion. If you havnt already, please Design the servo mount to be used left or right. I personally have found that I like my rudder on hydros to the inside of a turn...Darryl, lookn good brother... DJ

PS: the built in motor mount idea is "brilliant" .....

Got ya covered!! Option for either left or right rudder.....

[Shooter]

Had some hobby time today. Finished the bottom sheeting and rough sanded.

[Shooter]

Took a profile shot. I think I captured that 'sinister nose drop' that I was shooting for. This thing is going to look mean.

[Shooter]

I've noticed some stress in the frame that tends to close the upper gap of the motor mount. To solve this, I provided a 'dummy' motor mount plate to bolt in during the framing process. Here's another option that I'm leaning towards (removable section). I left the top radii in the cut.

[darryl whitman]

nice idea, Shooter . it will help in the long run in the build.

[olwarbirds]

Got ya covered!! Option for either left or right rudder.....

Nice !! That does have a very mean look to it ... DJ

[flraptor07]

I'm really likin' the cowl look and the skins are coming along very nice!

[Shooter]

Thanks guys.

I put a thin coat of West Systems on the inside and glassed pretty much every corner joint. Very time consuming and probably overkill, but I've done it with all my boats and they've been holding up well. I let this cure overnight and followed up with another coat of epoxy to create the fillets. Hopefully I'll get the deck on this weekend!