davej78: I didn't interpret your comment as nasty at all[8D] I, myself, am starting to wonder if I could have messed something up, but there really isn't much that can go wrong when all I do is glue the tail feathers on and put the radio gear in.

delman: I believe the spinner is 2.5 inches, but I'm not 100% sure. How does the starter work with the spinner nut as opposed to a regular spinner. Do you need a different rubber insert in the starter?

Thanks for all your suggestions and ideas. I guess in the end they must have used some heavy balsa in the back to make it that tail heavy. I'll stop by the LHS tonight and check out the spinner nut.

-tychoc