1/8 Electric Atlas van line U1 hydroplane set up help

[kennyrach]

Ok here one non-trip end look good i think ?

[Garry Finlay]

Looking good. This will be one fine hull.

Garry

[eddieh]

looks very very good what are your plans to power this bad boy????

[kennyrach]

eddieh do not know yet i never run a Electric boat before.any help will be helpfully

[Allan]

You will all know that I have this in kit form at 1/16th. Well I am now working on a 1/12th scale version... a bit smaller than this but they will run well on 4s and fat in the car more easily ( Mate for the paynpak). The biggest cost in laser is set up cutting is cheaper. My supplier sticks the set up costs across the number of kits I ask for and so it gets lost. It does mean that one offs are more expensive. You can cut a lot of the costs by doing the layout yourself.

Also got the U7 coming at 1/12th - prototype is half built on the bench and cowl mould nearly done!!

Allan

[K.R.Joye]

Kenny please don't take this to hard but your building this as if it were a shelf model.

Please add some large dia lightening holes to center section bulkheads. Easier to run cooling plumbing, wiring & drive line installation. Also lightening holes in the sponson bulkheads will help drain water it you ever ingest any, it happens.

Also consider partial elimination of forward center section bulkhead for cell mounting. Keep in mind you will need to figure the placement/mounting of all electronics; Motor, Lipos, ESC & Steering Servo for best guess CG before the deck gos on, this is critical.

Set your goals for speed, do you plan to race it? and max budget. Then we can offer suggestions for power etc.

BTW nice clean build! So far......

[kennyrach]

K.R.Joye no i am not going to race it . It just for fun and i am going to cut out the center of bulhead after i fiberglass it and for $$ my max budget is $400.00 i have radio and lipos Batteries eXtreme V2 Series 5000mah TP2200-6SXV

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[kennyrach]

The boat is 80% Balsa, The wood i use are Balsa and 1/16 plywood .and is laser cut and is 42” long and 21” wide .the bulkhead and rail are 1/4" balsa ,and the deck and sonson and transom and transom doubler are 1/16 ply .So far the boat it less then a LB . I also sell laser cut short kit for any of his boat.

[K.R.Joye]

I thought that was balsa, looking good Ken keep up the good work.

[kennyrach]

Here some more picture of boat with front fiberglass already

[encroacher]

Hi Kennyrach

How much for one of the laser cut kits ?

thanks

[kennyrach]

Hi Encroacher , The short kits come with 2 . 1/16 ply Deck L/R . 2 . 1/16 ply rear non-trip 2 . 1/16 ply sponson bottom , side and doubler 2 .1/16 ply transom & transom double 2. 1/4" balsa A - F bullhead 2. 1/4" sponson shear 2 . 1/4" sttinger 2ea 1/4 balsa & 1/4 ply standoff .the boat is 1/8 scale and 42" long and 22" wide .the cost ok short is $125.00 + $14.95 to ship

[encroacher]

thanks Kennyrach, once I finish my current scratch built cat I may be in contact

[kennyrach]

Sound good m8 .Now i am looking or trying to make the Cowling, Cockpit & Deck Cover .any ideal anyone ??

[eddieh]

I would get in contact with John Borden, or phil thomas look over on the 1/8th scale suppliers thread, either that or use bread and butter method for stacked thick balsa sheet and carve it, the atlas is fairly simple

[K.R.Joye]

Kenny i have a spare 81 Atlas Glass Canopy from R/C Boat Co

http://www.rcboatcompany.com/SG640C.htmlone

I think it ran about $90.00 plus shipping. They do nice work!

[eddieh]

Originally Posted by K.R.Joye

Kenny i have a spare 81 Atlas Glass Canopy from R/C Boat Co

http://www.rcboatcompany.com/SG640C.htmlone

I think it ran about $90.00 plus shipping. They do nice work!

ken i was just gonna post that.... yes he does EXCELLENT WORK!!!

http://www.rcboatcompany.com/SG640C.html

[kennyrach]

thank m8 .but i was looking for a way to build one then mold it in fiberglass myself . ( PS they do very nice work i know ) here something i am trying too do http://www.mikesrcsite.com/atlasvanlines.html

[encroacher]

Hi Kennyrach

I would suggest carving the cowl from bluefoam, i think you guys call it dow corning insulation foam, it comes in pink, blue yellow etc etc.

Carve the shape you want and sand it, then glass over it using epoxy (polyester will eat the foam) once the glass dries you can use thinners to dissolve the foam, or leave some in there for flotation

[kennyrach]

Thank Encroacher sound like a plan to me will start this week on it