nooh

Hi Everyone, Was not going to do a Build thread of my 56 Apache as I'm flat out doing other things, Life gets that way sometimes, But a couple Members said do it so here I am.
I'm in no rush to build this one so just going to plug away at it when I get some spare time,, spare time
I picked up the Boat from Tony who made it for me from his Viperhull Factory about 5 or 6 weeks ago now and just managed to put a coat of paint on her, Didn't come out too bad then again I'm no painter but It looks ok. The engine going in her is a Omen Mod Zenoah, I have an Omen in my Cat and they do Scream these engines so im hoping to get over the 90kph mark,, will see.. Oh and forgot about the Crew they are Tom, Dick, and Harry, what else LOL.


Henry.

MrMikeG

Your further ahead than me!

martno1fan

Looks great mate i wish we had a lake so close to us it looks a great place to play too .
Mart

yamahatech

Thats a good looking boat. Thanks for sharing. I love the apache look, especially with the drivers.

nooh

Oi Mike mmmm Think you need a bigger boat if your going Fishing..

Mart, The lake in found of my home is a Cable Ski Park, Not allowed to put my boats in there, Big NO NO, Really I don't mind I just sit there and watch the girls go by..Beside I have two lakes just down the road at work.


Hi yamahatech, Got to have the Drivers, I brought them before I got the Boat..



Henry.

lewisdf4

Henry, looks sweet m8! Can't wait to see it set up. Good luck with the build bud!

nooh

Hi Chris.

Remember we had a chat About our Builds, Well decide to go for it,, Helps the Forum tick over.


Had a spare few minutes so decided to paint the Inside,, Black,, Makes things stand out better I Think, Also made some Hand rails for the Boys, Something for them to hang onto..
They told me they were Very happy so far with the Boat.. Boy things us Boat Builders do



Take care Chris and Thanks..


Henry.

JCAustralia

Hi Henry

Great build thread[sm=thumbs_up.gif]. Love the Apache hull for the semi scale look.

I have the same driver and throttle man as you

They are great scale looking and I love the look in their face. 2 things to watch out and worth reinforcing are:

1. Where the arms connect to the body. Its just a piece of wire and get loose over time.....
2. The screw or nut inside the driver may come loose. A bit of epoxy should fix that.


What hardware will you using Henry?

Cheers

JC

yamahatech

Hey JC what boat is that I see is says enforcer on it? That yellow looks good.

nooh

Hi JC

I have nearly a Boat Hardware shop here at home Bit of everything. And as for the Crew I know there a bit wonkie but had plans to add a few drops of glue here and there, And m8 your boats look Great.

Henry.

JCAustralia

Yes its an Enforcer from Warehouse Hobbies. I've always like the Apache hull for the semi scale look and rough water handling.....

Henry have you considered using an outdrive on your hull? That would make the boat very scale looking. An outdrive on an Apache hull do seem to complement each other nicely. I'm kinda considering that combination as my next build......

JC

benckie

Nice one Henry the apache is looking sweet, im still waiting for my 50 inch to get here, you know the one you took the photo for me when you picked your 56 in ch up

nooh

I suppose The Outdrive would look the part But hate to think how much they would cost here in OZ, But M8 going with the stinger which is Just about on the boat.

And Shane sure your Apache wont be to far away..

apache 56

looking good there henry,,
another apache out on the water............

shane mate if your hull is comming by grayhound it can take up to 3 weeks to arive.....
grayhound should be known as lazzyhound , thay love taking there time ....

benckie

ive been very happy with ground hound frienght sofar, the boat only left tony fom viper hulls on the 24/12/09 and its been half way aound australia i should of payed extra for a window seat as it would of been a nice trip around australia, but the apache is in perth as we speak, so it should only be another few days to my location i quess/hope.

Ive had no problems with ground hound ive been getting calls from them to update me on its progress and ive found tainya from the call desk to be very helpful, and at this stage i would recomend greyhound frieght.

dicko

George at hobby depot has the MHZ outdrives, he has the twin setup on his website for 1400 or so, I didn't see the single one on there though, you could call him & ask.

I'll be ordering a heap of gear off of him this week, woohoo, new boat to add to the fleet....[sm=shades_smile.gif][sm=thumbup.gif]

lewisdf4

Hey Henry, would look sweet with those out drives What are you going to run your COG at? I'm hoping to put mine on the water Sunday, I'll update my thread when the radio box is fitted tonight.
Cheers, Chris

nooh

Hi Chris

Seems about 32% COG, With the Engine mounted the spark plug should sit about 395/400 mill from the back of the transom, But this will change a little as I start the build.
And you just about Finished your Apache, you don't muck around m8.
Waiting to see the Maiden m8,, Good Luck.


Henry.

lewisdf4

Thanks for the info mate. Yea I have the benifet of being able to work on it while I'm doing night shift. I don't sleep very much so while the boys are sleeping I'm in the mess room building Watching your build with interest bud.
Cheers, Chris

nooh

You take your Boat to the Fire Station m8 and work on it there,, Then again when you get home you and the missus have better things to do hey m8...
Only joking m8 ,Had a busy build day I put the stinger on, will post pics 2morrow.

Take care m8 ..Henry.

apache 56

henry mate ,,,, hows your build comming along........
gee mate, that pic with the like in front of your home .looks fantastic , idd be so temted to runn on it.haha,,,,just a great looking spot to live for the look... nothing better then living somewhere with a view over water...... the only water view i have is the view over my koi pond....

nooh

Hi m8.. Builds coming along oh so slow,, too busy and flat out at the same time,, Been that busy I'm having a sickie 2 morrow just for the hell of it, Had a busy day today I went and joined a boat club up here in QLD, My first race is in 2 weeks wish me luck m8.. I'm either going to Win or get in a Punch up.. which ever comes first.
Luv to get back to the Apache but,, you know how it is m8..[]

viperhulls

Hi Henry, hope you have been working on your apache. I just wanted to let you know I posted your white sticker to you last thursday so if you haven't got them yet you should have them monday.
Cheers Tony

nooh

Oi Tony..

Found my build thread at last, Got the stickers m8 thank you so much, been a bit crook lately but ready to start up the build again, Will post some pics over the next few days on the progress of my Apache, Boy been a while so here's hoping I can get her ready for the run up at Boral Lakes on the 14 Feb,, Fingers crossed..

nooh

A Couple of update Pics, Get my pipe tomorrow I hope, then got the Radio box, fuel, and a few more things to do to the Apache and soon I hope be ready to hit the water.