45 " cat - scratch build
02-24-2012, 06:15 PM
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RE: 45
ORIGINAL: Nightow1
Where did you get it? I relay like the look of that hull.what's it made of? I'm a cat person love the way they handle and look on the water.
Where did you get it? I relay like the look of that hull.what's it made of? I'm a cat person love the way they handle and look on the water.
02-24-2012, 06:39 PM
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RE: 45
Still a bit of work needed before they will be available for sale.
Mould to be made, a glass hull to be laid up, hull will need to be tested and if all goes well then they will be available.
Heres one more pic
Mould to be made, a glass hull to be laid up, hull will need to be tested and if all goes well then they will be available.
Heres one more pic
02-25-2012, 03:46 AM
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RE: 45
If you like working with poly primer, you should check out and try some of the 2K Urethane based primer. Has far superior filling capabilities over poly based primers (which is also good). I've been busy lately designing and producing photobooths and some of them are painted with automotive basecoat/clearcoat. The Urethane primer fills in the little grains very easily in usually two coats....sprayed about 5 minutes from each other. It sands very easily without gumming up the paper like Epoxy and Poly based primers tend to do. Poly in this sense is a prefix to Urethane. Polymers are added to urethane (basically a rubber) to form longer chain molecules or polyurethane.
Good luck with your poject, I molded a cat hull a few years ago. Take your time and you will have a great mold!
Good luck with your poject, I molded a cat hull a few years ago. Take your time and you will have a great mold!
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Yes, mdf again with plenty of filler
I'm using a polyurethane primer for these now - no problems what so ever.
Yes, mdf again with plenty of filler
I'm using a polyurethane primer for these now - no problems what so ever.
04-17-2012, 02:57 AM
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RE: 45
A couple of update pics - almost there....
getting ready to take a mould.
Parting flange
Hatch cover ready for moulding
rear shot
I decided to mould the roof scoop separately to give the option of going with or with out one
Plans are to get this one wet in 2 weeks......
getting ready to take a mould.
Parting flange
Hatch cover ready for moulding
rear shot
I decided to mould the roof scoop separately to give the option of going with or with out one
Plans are to get this one wet in 2 weeks......
05-03-2012, 03:41 PM
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RE: 45
ORIGINAL: ByronRC
Well I gotta say I'm interested. To bad the shipping would be nuts.lol. hull really looks great.
Well I gotta say I'm interested. To bad the shipping would be nuts.lol. hull really looks great.
I started this one in October 2011 and we're almost ready to get wet.
She gets wet for the first time this Sunday.
05-04-2012, 08:39 AM
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RE: 45
ORIGINAL: The Ghost
Well I gotta say I'm interested. Any idea of price. A rear exhaust engine would look good in there.
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Well I gotta say I'm interested. Any idea of price. A rear exhaust engine would look good in there.
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05-04-2012, 02:22 PM
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RE: 45
ORIGINAL: The Ghost
A rear exhaust engine would look good in there.
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A rear exhaust engine would look good in there.
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Any chance of seeing some videos when she's ready? Will you be selling this hull as well?[>:]
Any chance of seeing some videos when she's ready? Will you be selling this hull as well?[>:]
As long as she performs I will have these available for sale.
Were hopefully running her today .... if the rain backs off
05-04-2012, 03:26 PM
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RE: 45
ORIGINAL: The Ghost
Yes, I could see a K600 sitting in there
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An inline twin would look even better !
An inline twin would look even better !
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If she performs well I'll do a half cab version to allow for tunnel mounted twin singles as well
05-04-2012, 09:29 PM
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RE: 45
Why weigh a 45" hull down with twins? a single 30 cc motor will far outperform a twin in that size hull im sure,power to weight ratio 
.Nice looking cat good luck with it.
Mart
.Nice looking cat good luck with it.Mart
05-04-2012, 11:11 PM
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RE: 45
We hit the water today and after a bit of strut adjustment she fly's! We ended up bolting in a modded 29.5cc Zenoah to test with and I couldn't have asked for a better result. She rides very well , corners at full throttle and has no intention of back flipping.
not the best quality ...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udcR5XFtXyo&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
not the best quality ...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udcR5XFtXyo&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
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RE: 45
You really gave it a work out, looks great on the water, nice and flat, a twin may be too much for it, any idea when it may be advailable and price?
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