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Along with his "Cool Kat" sunglasses pic? 😎

I'll make it happen!

I only wish my driving could do justice for the boat!

Did you just put "GoPro" and "donate" in the same sentence?!? You have my attention

I'm in!

I'm pretty sure I'd puke first lap!

Mmm hmm

When I said the boat was a rocket, I didn't mean literally!

I have no idea, sorry. It belongs to another club member

Thanks Mick!

To the bone!

The fitment is very snug, but if you do find that you need to enlarge the slot for more movement just put a dab of silicone in any gaps

@@M5PerfHydros awesome thanks for the response. I do have another question for you. In relation of the rudder to turn fin, when you flip one of your hydros upside down on your workbench is the fin and rudder equal distance off the bottom of the boat or would the rudder be a bit deeper……. Turn fin deeper????? Building a hydro and was curious as the relation to each other.

It's CA accelerator. It makes the glue set almost instantly. Here ya go; amzn.to/3LHyGUv

One of the all-time greats!

Ha! Well I'm glad I was able to help Michael

No they have not been adequately tested at this point. Frankly I have doubts about them, so I won't offer them for sale until I give them a fair beating first.

Yes of course! The components are hollow in order to be very light and hold pockets of air. Heck it'll practically fly! 🪁

Yup!

@@M5PerfHydros freaking amazing work thank you

You're welcome in my shop any time!

Yup!!

Thanks, that's very kind. Go here to find anything you might like to build, then just scale it to whatever size you like www.newtonmarine.com/

@@M5PerfHydros Thanks for the link, one question, if I only purchase the layout sheet and the bulkhead sheet, and not the painting sheet, do I have all the photos to build it?.

That's up to you. I've never purchased a paint outline sheet, always just wing it based upon photos

@@M5PerfHydros ok

Nothing whatsoever except to show some folks who might care, one possible method by which to measure port timing. If you are not one such person, please just move along with my thanks for giving it a look.

I do not

Yup, old Ford 2.3 litre iron with a more modern aluminum head

@@M5PerfHydros I still have my first car (truck) and old 1995 ranger it’s still going 575k miles.

I actually didn’t know they ran those motors in hydroplanes. What does one of these hulls sell for? What do I look for? Might sell my Boston whaler.

That's funny... I sold my hydroplane and bought a Boston Whaler! It's very difficult to get into full size inboard racing, and ghastly expensive, so I suggest you keep your Whaler. But if you're determined to go broke by boat racing, just search through the various APBA hydroplane pages you'll find on Facebook and start asking questions there. There's always one or two old hulls available.

Nah, that sounds too much like work! 🤣

I don't mind at all, but Charlie Brown is a cartoon character and I don't know what's happened to him 🤣. Jaxon Brown was The World's Greatest Shop Dog and without a doubt the greatest friend I've ever had. What happened to Jaxon is what happens to all of us if we live long and hard enough, he just wore out. He and I had an agreement on what his signal to me would be when he was ready to go. It's private, but was unmistakable when the time came. One of the hardest days of my life thus far, but boy oh boy, did we have a great time together while it lasted!

Sure, but important to remember that flotation foam is heavy and will add considerable weight to the craft

No sir, the plans are not for sale, sorry! Lots of excellent scale plans available from Newton Marine here www.newtonmarine.com/

@@M5PerfHydros thank you

No sir, the plans are not for sale, sorry!

www.newtonmarine.com/index.php/product-category/hydroplane-plans/

Here you go ua-cam.com/video/BsQRjRKc_as/v-deo.html

I'm not sure what you're asking? The basic construction is the same, except you'll use a bit more wood for the sponson chines so you can sand a nice rounded edge

@@M5PerfHydros sorry I meant the wood you need to cut out for the sponsons. Like the panels that go on the sponsons, I don’t know how to cut them out without a template

Oh the skins for the sponsons? There are no such templates since every build will be different. Do what I do... Guess and guess again until it fits. Use cardboard initially and cut the pieces oversized, then just keep trimming until it fits or it doesn't. Take your time and don't hesitate to throw a piece away and start over if you cut too much. Be patient and persistent, and eventually you'll get it. NOW make a pattern set from your final pieces so that you can easily make new sections if/when you need to repair the boat in the future.

@@M5PerfHydros okay will do. Thanks!

Fiberglass resin really isn't a great adhesive, plus it won't stick well to the hull if it's an epoxy fiberglass or wood boat. You'll be better off using a good two part marine epoxy like West System 105/206 or G-Flex. The adhesive filler is West System 406 colloidal silica, intended for the purpose of filling adhesives, also a better choice than chopping fiberglass. Amazon links for ya: amzn.to/3RNZgyP amzn.to/3xHUvQn amzn.to/3xFSvs2

Awesome!

😂

Blazer Marine backlash V3 that is

Thanks Ancient Arachnid! But I'm a scale model builder, so no plans to do a Backlash, at least for now

Better? Heck no. How is wood a better choice? In what way exactly? Wood is soft and easily damaged. It warps quickly and cracks over time, soaks up water over time as well. G10 is very hard and very flat, almost impossible to break, never warps, never gets water soaked ... What's not to love?

@@M5PerfHydros I was just asking what the reason was if it gave a advantage or something I want to build a 1/10 scale and thinking of just fiberglassing the whole bottom of the boat..

Light yes, but strong? Not so much. Micro balloons are just as their name implies, little hollow spheres. Hollow means light, but if course there is no epoxy in that empty space and thus the resulting mixture is much weaker than epoxy soaked fillers.

Nope, you gotta figure the puzzle out on your own. It all makes sense after you study it for a bit, and it's very rewarding!

@@M5PerfHydros yes but for a $160 bucks I'd like some reference sheet at least being my first kit..lol

Hang tight, they're in production right now, ready in a couple days

Go here and click the "boats" tab. There you'll find the Master Hull Roster with specs for every unlimited

Thank you. There's no link could you send again?

Never heard of those ...

No no, my best friend was just old and worn out