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Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-16-2007, 12:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,528
Posted By Thin water

RE: This is Hilarious!

Many people have trie to make a trolling motor by putting a trolling motor prop on a weed eater. They spin to fast for the pitch and size of the prop. I am sure he had to cut the prop down so the...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-14-2007, 06:53 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

Justaddwata, 10 oz cloth with an ideal ratio of 50/50 resin to glass will yield a thickness of .017 inches per ply. Many of the light weight boats use a single thickness of 1 1/2 oz mat with a 30/70...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-13-2007, 08:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

Youe stuff loks good Justaddwata. It will be worth it in the end. A lot of people think that twnety bucks worth or resin and ten bucks worth of glass should not cost them much once it is made into a...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-10-2007, 06:10 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

I should have been clearer, I just throw the nozzle and the part it screws into into the acetone. The rest of the gun can just be wiped off.

You will never over heat a mold with poly making an...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-09-2007, 08:41 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

The spray gun is known as a "Dump gun" Do not try to spray gel coat with a paint gun. It will fail and you will throw the gun away. If you manage to thin the gel coat enough to get it through a paint...
Forum: RC Warship Combat
07-07-2007, 06:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,464
Posted By Thin water

RE: Return Of the Depth Charge

The bad thing about explosives is you only get to make one mistake. What will you do if some rigged up detonator does not fire? Leave it for some kid to find or have it blow your hand off trying to...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-07-2007, 09:39 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

We have a boat! It was a little hard to get it out but no damage to the mold or boat. The layup seems perfect, nice and strong but light.

JIM

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Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-07-2007, 08:27 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

Here is the layup with one layer of 1 1/2 oz mat, one layer of 3/4 oz mat and some tight weave cloth about to be wetted out and rolled with the roller at the transom.

Yes, it is Dougs offshore...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-07-2007, 08:23 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

Here is the fiberglass laid up on the plug. Several layers of mat and coremat. Use no woven or the pattern will print through.

http://www.modelpowerboat.com/gallery/files/6/5/9/coremat.jpg
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-07-2007, 08:20 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

RE: For all who want to make their own mold...

Justaddwata, the link is for the thread where the mold was made, from the plug to the picture shown. It is fairly long so transferring it was not a good idea. I should have the boat out of the mold...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
07-06-2007, 10:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,500
Posted By Thin water

For all who want to make their own mold...

I am a beginner still and want to retire from the cops and robbers game in six years and just make boats (I am on the cops side of the game). I made a mold from scratch and the layup is now in the...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-11-2007, 06:14 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,992
Posted By Thin water

RE: 72" Mono Offshore

I am going to glue different strakes to a completed hull to see where and how many would be good to have then pull a new mold with the strakes added to a plug pulled from the mold. This way they are...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-10-2007, 10:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,992
Posted By Thin water

RE: 72" Mono Offshore

This is the plug I made to make the mold from. It is now in about 400 peices. That is OK because the mold came out good.

JIM

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Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-08-2007, 08:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,992
Posted By Thin water

RE: 72" Mono Offshore

Here is picture of the completed mold kicking in the sun. The full thread on making the mold for it is on www.modelpowerboat.com in the forum pages.

JIM

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Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-07-2007, 11:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 487
Posted By Thin water

RE: hatch

I use a fine tooth blade in a jig saw to cut the opening in a new deck that has not had the opening cut yet and to cut off a flange. the final shape can be done with the drum sander on a dremel or a...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-07-2007, 10:32 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,992
Posted By Thin water

RE: 72" Mono Offshore

Doug, when I am done with the mold I have a friend who will build the hull into a fully running boat and get it on the water. It is just taking a few weeks longer than I thought to make the mold set...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-05-2007, 12:26 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,345
Posted By Thin water

RE: ac lazer 45 VS 17' aluminum fishing boat

For sure new hull time. It would take about 4 x longer to fix it than to make an entire new one in the molds. The labor cost is much more than the materials in an RC boat.
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-04-2007, 02:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 12,233
Posted By Thin water

RE: A pair of DaVette Drag Boats

Great fiberglass work, negitive draft in both dirrections must be fun to make.

This sets a high standard of work to measure up to, good job.
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-04-2007, 02:47 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,342
Posted By Thin water

RE: UPS LIKES TO CRUSH GAS BOATS

Tamiyacking, About UPS not throwing boxes..

A good friend of mine was hired at the UPS hub in Daytona Beach several years ago to pack trucks (and wash them) during the Christmas season. His...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-04-2007, 02:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 877
Posted By Thin water

RE: Zippkits Easy Vee Video

Check out the hydro video on their web site also, that thing is awesome! Zippkits has the only boat business where the prices are low enough that no one will splash and or steal their designs, they...
Forum: RC Boats General Discussion
06-01-2007, 07:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,504
Posted By Thin water

RE: An Ocean-worthy vessel

I live on the east coast of Florida. I have never seen an RC boat that could run here unless you are talking about in bays and other protected areas. The open ocean at the beach would pile up my 16'...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
06-01-2007, 07:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 37,261
Posted By Thin water

RE: Jet drive pump *HOMEMADE* Thread

Cool project. One way to mount your impeller pattern on a shaft is to mount your pattern on a shaft of the same size. After you ram up the mold it leaves the perfect size impression in the mold for...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
05-31-2007, 12:20 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,342
Posted By Thin water

RE: UPS LIKES TO CRUSH GAS BOATS

UPS SUCKS! They smashed a Sthil MS660 Magnum chain saw I shipped double boxed. This is the second biggest chain saw Stihl makes. They ripped the top cover off the engine and ripped out the carb. They...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
05-31-2007, 12:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 700
Posted By Thin water

RE: Epoxy temperature

A post cure heating can add a lot of strength but it is not the sort of thing you can do well in an oven. Your best bet would be to vacuum bag it and shine a light on it while it cures so that it...
Forum: Speed - RC Gas Boats
05-30-2007, 04:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,225
Posted By Thin water

RE: Playing around with a CNC router again

If anyone wants to make their own CNC router www.cnczone.com has several free plans. I am building the JGRO model. See pictuire.

JIM



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