Black Pearl II Hydro - 2020

[Shooter]

Hey guys. We are in business again. Wood is back in stock! Taking orders for winter builds. Thanks.

[ray schrauwen]

So finally got to do some test run on my p sport. But on last run I blew off and cracked the front deck. It run great on H7 prop. I was just pushing it too hard and trying to see what the limits were. I think also going to be ditching the castle Phoenix esc for castle x8.
So I need to fix that when I back from vacation.

What ICE esc is that?

[eric113]

What ICE esc is that?

Not ice. It’s Phoenix edge 200a. It heli esc. I’m not really liking it. Probably will be going to Castle X8 esc.

[eric113]

So Mike W fixed and finished painting it for me. Hopefully Pete approves.
I swear Pete, I will one day pull the trigger and buy P Ltd and Q BP from you!

[Shooter]

I love it! The super bee! It needs a Mopar super bee sticker on the back!

[ray schrauwen]

Well, it's been a couple weeks since I've been able to post. Hope everyone is doing OK. What a crazy time to be alive!

The P-Sport is moving along nicely. The deck is on. Installing the turn fin. I ordered the hardware last night.

See the date of this post^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.

This is when I funked out and lost touch with the racing community. I'm doing the reading now to get back up to speed with you guys, so to say...

I'm looking forward to building a new P-Sport this winter. Thanks Pete, Terry, Don. All you guys are awesome and have been a great help getting me out of a near 3 year funk out. Larry and Steve Reesor are always a great asset as well, many thanks.

What is not race worthy is going to be sold shortly. Time to purge and update with just 3 or 4 boats. Cheers.

[ray schrauwen]

Jay's an o.k. guy too...

[betapro]

[QUOTE=Shooter;763979]Hey guys. We are in business again. Wood is back in stock! Taking orders for winter builds. Thanks.

hi , just a question , would it be possible to scale up the black pearl to 40 inchs

regards thanks
Steph

[ray schrauwen]

What are the largest packs you can put into the full P sport size hull? Max dimensions?

[jaike5]

Hi Ray, I moved my motor forward about 4" from the original motor motor mount to make room for sticks 13" x 1 1/2 "x 3/4". or bricks if need be.
J.

[ray schrauwen]

Good point Jay. Something to consider, especially for the sheeting. I guess I'll find out someday when I build the Q version. For now, back to the LSH and P. Both have been primed, sanded, and primed again. I've been filling small defects with Elmer's wood filler.

I figured out the battery sizing on page 4. Now, the pictures in the post I quote show you keep sharp edges on the hull. I can understand sharp edges on the bottom but on the top, can the edges be rounded slightly to help keep paint stuck?

I'm guessing that is 2 part Klass Kote primer? TIA.

[ray schrauwen]

Hi Ray, I moved my motor forward about 4" from the original motor motor mount to make room for sticks 13" x 1 1/2 "x 3/4". or bricks if need be.
J.

Interesting Jay, not sure I want to do that without some visual aids.

[ray schrauwen]

Hi Ray, I moved my motor forward about 4" from the original motor motor mount to make room for sticks 13" x 1 1/2 "x 3/4". or bricks if need be.
J.

Were those custom? Sounds almost like you are using wire drive, or you could.

[jaike5]

No wire drive, just ordered the packs that way. 0r use 4S 2p.

[TRUCKPULL]

I know that people are having problems bending the Stainless Turn Fins too easily in a flip or spin out. Me included.
Also Pete said that people are reducing the bend in the Stainless Turn Fins.
So I order some material$$. Bought a couple of Solid Carbide End Mills$$$, Made a set of Bending Dies. 2" diamiter to get a 1" radius for the hook.$$$$

Titanium turn fins for "P" or "Q" Sport Hydro's and Riggers.

These fins will fit;
"P" limited Sport Hydro's and Riggers
"P" Sport Hydro's and Rigger
"Q" Sport Hydro's and Rigger

Turn fin includes:
(1) Turn Fin, no bracket, no screws.

$50.00 Shipped to Lower 48 East of Mississippi, West of Mississippi add $3.00

Bent radius is a little less then a Stainless Turn Fin, seeing that most people including me
are reducing the bend on the Stainless fins.

The sharpened edge is machined at 7 degrees, making the machined edge 3/8" long.

These fins will not bend as ease either. It took a 12 ton Hydraulic press to do the hook in the fin. (1" Radius Not a straight bend.)

Fins are 0.065" thick Titanium, and lighter and much stronger then the Stainless fins of the same size.

Size:
3 3/8" Tall
2 7/16" Wide
3/4" Hook on a 1" Radius bend.


PM or E-Mail Me
Larry Jaques
AKA _ TRUCKPULL

[ray schrauwen]

Hey

[Shooter]

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Bob over at Mojo racing took home the P-Sport National Championship at the 2022 Namba Nationals in California!!

Bob runs the stock V12 Black Pearl P-Sport w/stock cowl. Photo of the championship boat below.

Nice Work!!!

[Brushless55]

Sweet!

[eric113]

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Bob over at Mojo racing took home the P-Sport National Championship at the 2022 Namba Nationals in California!!

Bob runs the stock V12 Black Pearl P-Sport w/stock cowl. Photo of the championship boat below.

Nice Work!!!

What motor,esc,lipos is bob running?

On another note, I did some test runs with my P sport, with 1814 and 1815 prop.
When from 59mph on H7 to 64mph 1815 on windy (10+mph gust of winds). Need to see how it does on 1814 with laps.

Out loud thinking, Pete have you or anyone else have thought about using longer mono struts? Or even flat bottom strut?

[ray schrauwen]

What motor,esc,lipos is bob running?

On another note, I did some test runs with my P sport, with 1814 and 1815 prop.
When from 59mph on H7 to 64mph 1815 on windy (10+mph gust of winds). Need to see how it does on 1814 with laps.

Out loud thinking, Pete have you or anyone else have thought about using longer mono struts? Or even flat bottom strut?

Forget all that, it's the rounded edges...

[eric113]

Forget all that, it's the rounded edges...

So you done testing with both flat and round strut for BP?

I was legitimately asking hoping Pete and/or Terry would pipe in with their thoughts.

[T.S.Davis]

It's funny. Pete and I do the strut thing different. I run flat on every hydro. He runs round. Which is better? No clue. Pete is just as fast as I am. I "feel" like the flat gives me a ride surface but I have no real proof or data. I can't always back up my hunches with evidence.

[TRUCKPULL]

I would say - If you run an "H" prop (lifting Prop) - Round bottom.
_ If you run a non lifting prop - Flat Bottom.


Larry

[ray schrauwen]

So you done testing with both flat and round strut for BP?

I was legitimately asking hoping Pete and/or Terry would pipe in with their thoughts.

Rounded Edges.... not the strut. The hull's non-riding edges...

[Mike W]

Rounded Edges.... not the strut. The hull's non-riding edges...

I?m rounding my non-riding edges. What gains will I realize?

[ray schrauwen]

I saw Bob Zola had done this when he showed a picture of his boats he took to California. He says they have done this in the all the full size sport hydros. Not sure if it was a factor in his winning in California but it sure looks nice!!!

[ray schrauwen]

Bob's thread: https://forums.offshoreelectrics.com...ht=mojo+racing

[mojoracer]

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Bob over at Mojo racing took home the P-Sport National Championship at the 2022 Namba Nationals in California!!

Bob runs the stock V12 Black Pearl P-Sport w/stock cowl. Photo of the championship boat below.

Nice Work!!!

Thanks Pete! Many of the out West racers want Black Pearl sport boats after seeing my boats run. I was a cracked collet away from winning limited too. I gave your info to numerous racers. I guess I'm your traveling sales rep (LOL).

[Reesor@work]

Congrats Bob on your win, but even more impressive - from your signature - 2022 NAMBA Nationals FE High Points Champion! Congratulations on that achievement, no easy feat and well deserved!

[mojoracer]

Congrats Bob on your win, but even more impressive - from your signature - 2022 NAMBA Nationals FE High Points Champion! Congratulations on that achievement, no easy feat and well deserved!

Thanks Steve. I missed the banquet and did not find out until Tuesday after the race. It was a nice surprise!