My New Project!

« **Reply #25 on:** June 12, 2009, 06:19:52 PM »

Very nice Nick X2 mad skills

« **Reply #26 on:** June 12, 2009, 06:22:57 PM »

Thanks guys! it was a pain in the ass. i dont have any sheet metal tools. It was all plasma cut and formed by hand! I dont think I want to build another one (unless I had the equipment to do it better and easier)

« **Reply #27 on:** June 12, 2009, 06:36:15 PM »

Alright then , I'll just take that one!

« **Reply #28 on:** June 12, 2009, 06:53:15 PM »

HAHAHAHA even if i dont run this one I am going to hang on to it!

« **Reply #29 on:** June 14, 2009, 10:46:29 PM »

Started working on the rail kit today! I got it all drilled and ready to bolt on. I just need to get the bolts.

« **Reply #30 on:** June 15, 2009, 09:31:21 AM »

I think you should put a backer plate of the same thickness as the rails on the out side of the stringer. It'll save the wooden stringers. Also some stringer washers or something for the head of the bolts to tighten up to. Just my 2 cents.

« **Reply #31 on:** June 16, 2009, 11:20:25 AM »

Yes I have made them too! They are just not in the pic! Thanks!

« **Reply #32 on:** June 17, 2009, 04:03:39 PM »

I have been doing some polishing on this thing and it is comming back pretty good.

Before and after pics

« **Reply #33 on:** June 17, 2009, 05:14:00 PM »

Guess you just saved some money on a new paint job!

« **Reply #34 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:05:33 PM »

Ya for now! there are a lot of bad spots in the red areas but it will have to do for now!

« **Reply #35 on:** June 27, 2009, 10:36:59 AM »

Quote from: OC2Vegas on June 12, 2009, 05:34:08 PM

Mad Skillz! I see a 2nd stream of income!

X2 Nick I also need one get to work

« **Reply #36 on:** June 27, 2009, 01:54:54 PM »

Looks good there CJ. You can always paint after the season winds down.

« **Reply #37 on:** July 03, 2009, 08:43:12 PM »

Well I started spraying the inside of the boat with black & white Zoletone. It looks really good in person!

« **Reply #38 on:** July 03, 2009, 08:47:54 PM »

Probably towards the end of the month I will be taking my pump to Harold Bruce at R&D Marine to have him rebuild it and do some detail work to it! Plus I will be taking him the boat to have him flip it over and blueprint the bottom of it!

He has a picture up on the wall in his front office of his Eliminator Scorpion he used to race and he said it did 116mph in the 1/4.

« **Reply #39 on:** July 18, 2009, 09:28:18 PM »

Well I took the boat today to Harold @ R&D Marine so he can get started on the bottom of it. Here is a pic of it flipped on the dolly

« **Reply #40 on:** July 18, 2009, 09:30:49 PM »

The bottom looks really dirty from all the wet sanding I did to the top and it also cleans up real nice! Did a test spot on the rear bottom side.

« **Reply #41 on:** July 18, 2009, 09:54:15 PM »

I took the pics with my phone! not to bad huh?

« **Reply #42 on:** July 18, 2009, 10:34:27 PM »

shoot man, really looking forward to see how this thing turns out....would love to have the talent and coin some of you have.......
you doing 2 seats only or full interior?

btw....what does blueprint the bottom actually mean?
and....test spot?

josh

« **Reply #43 on:** July 18, 2009, 11:18:08 PM »

For now I am just going to run two front seats.

Blueprinting the bottom is when they fix any hook or rocker that might be in it. in this case they are going to reshape the center keel so the boat rides dryer in the water. This boat has potential to run in the 110's with a decent power plant.

The test spot was just where I hit it with a buffer wheel to so how it would shine up!

« **Reply #44 on:** July 18, 2009, 11:32:58 PM »

Quote from: cj222 on July 18, 2009, 11:18:08 PM

For now I am just going to run two front seats.

Blueprinting the bottom is when they fix any hook or rocker that might be in it. in this case they are going to reshape the center keel so the boat rides dryer in the water. This boat has potential to run in the 110's with a decent power plant.

The test spot was just where I hit it with a buffer wheel to so how it would shine up!

would a hook refer to?

?? and a rocker refer to a "bump" on the bottom of the boat?
cant figure out what a hook would be.
and what do you meat dryer in the water?

josh

« **Reply #45 on:** July 19, 2009, 09:41:43 AM »

Hook and Rocker.

Put a straight edge on the bottom center of the boat starting at the very back right along the side of the intake.

If the straight edge is touching at the back of the boat and the front of the straight edge but not in the center then you have a hook in the bottom. hooks want to force the bow down making your boat ride real wet. (alot of boat in the water) witch will slow you down.

If the straight edge is flat to the bottom of the boat and not touching in the very back you have a rocker. Rockers alow the front of the boat to come up a little so that the boat can run dryer (less boat in the water) witch will give you more speed.

« **Reply #46 on:** July 19, 2009, 10:23:10 AM »

Quote from: cj222 on July 19, 2009, 09:41:43 AM

Hook and Rocker.

Put a straight edge on the bottom center of the boat starting at the very back right along the side of the intake.

If the straight edge is touching at the back of the boat and the front of the straight edge but not in the center then you have a hook in the bottom. hooks want to force the bow down making your boat ride real wet. (alot of boat in the water) witch will slow you down.

If the straight edge is flat to the bottom of the boat and not touching in the very back you have a rocker. Rockers alow the front of the boat to come up a little so that the boat can run dryer (less boat in the water) witch will give you more speed.

cool. i will have to check this out. seems that i would be able to crawl under the trailer and do that huh? thanks for the info brother. just got my first boat not more than 2 weeks ago, just trying to pick a few things up. none the less though......why are you posting? shouldnt you be working on your project?

josh

« **Reply #47 on:** July 19, 2009, 10:58:31 AM »

Haha i would be working on it but they are not open today. I am working on the trailer today! getting it ready for some new paint and bunks while the boat is off it!

Ya you can check this while ur boat is on the trailer!

« **Reply #48 on:** July 19, 2009, 11:12:34 AM »

pictures of the trailer?

How much is the bottom costing you (pm me)

« **Reply #49 on:** July 19, 2009, 11:37:46 AM »

Very interesting bottom on that one

. Can you get some better pics when you get a chance ? I thought it would be more like a Daytona.

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