KENDOG689

Dana at DaVette built me this real lt. hull to do this with.Have a bit of hull work to finish,but have everything but a motor.Looking at a rear exhaust engine.RCMK?

KENDOG689

1. Here is the start.Hyperformance v-drive and fuel tank.Will be a solid drive and all hardware under the hull.Working cavitation plates as well.I,m finally on this and stoked.

richard b

Hey Kendog,

Dana is building me one of his capsule flatties now, these boats are so cool. I have kicking around purchasing some of these engines I hear good things about them. Since your using the fuel tank in your boat how will the radio box mount? Keep us posted looking forward to your build.

KENDOG689

Yeah Dana makes a real nice product,and easy do deal with.I have two hulls,the second one has a light lay up.I,m going to try to hide the radio box behind the tank and tight to the back of the hull.

KENDOG689

Rich did you get the new hull?

richard b

No, should be here in a couple of weeks. I think Dana was pulling it from the mold sometime this week and then he will paint and ship it.

Dana W

I'm glad your finally getting around to finishing that boat Kendog , can't wait to see it finished .

I pulled your boat from the molds today Richard .

KENDOG689

All the big projects are done,boat only!!

ByronRC

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Are you gonna use a though hull strut and skeg? If so, will the strut interfere with the radio box?

KENDOG689

It will be a one off that will mount to the hull and will be flush.

richard b

This going to be one tricked out flattie!
Thanks for the update Dana.

KENDOG689

Got a little bit done today.Made a mockup strut to get the v- drive placed and also to copy in steel.Also the rudder and skeg positions.

painman

Hate to say, but I don't think the mock up is going to work. Where you currently have the prop seems that it would just lift the boat out of the water and no forward thrust. I would sujest you try a submerged strut and prop out the rear of the hull, jm2c
No matter, those are killer hulls when set up.
Good Luck with the build.
Randy

KENDOG689

Painman,thanks for the responce,but the idea is to get it to run like a drag boat.Dana has already tested it out with great sucess.I could be real wrong,but it would not be my first time.[]

Ozpulse

Ahh! Was waiting to see the bottom, whether it was the flatbottom or the runner version.
Have fun with the build!
Has anybody been able to get on the rc drag boat site lately?

martno1fan

Thats how the multihull fsrv hulls run over in europe those things are blisteringly fast on acceleration ,way faster than a surface drive on takeoff which is ideal for a drag boat i would think.
Mart

KENDOG689

 Hey Oz,nothing going on there,Dana has only built this in a v or a runner.Mart,you are right about the boats,Dana was the one that posted a vid and they are real quick.Dana has a pic on his DaVette build of his set up.

Ozpulse

Yeah I still get the homepage, but it seems the forum is now completely gone.
Just get a screen asking if I want to register a site.

KENDOG689

I did not have a problem there,must be something on your end.Looking forward to your cat build!

Dana W

Kendog I'm going back to the sub-surface set up . It's much easier to figure prop sizes and after the testing I've done on the submerged drive I think the sub-surface is faster .

KENDOG689

Here lies the problem?Where the weight goes. I,m not building an average boat.Thanks for the input.Edited this so you guys can get where I,m at.A flatbottom should ride on the back 3rd or less of the hull.To make it work right all the weight has to be more to the rear and that is where the cavition plates come in.If I get it right it will turn like a pig,but will be fast in a strait line.