Hey Scott, so sorry to hear about your loss of Jaxon Brown. He is now over seeing that hydro build shop in heaven. Prayers for you and the family as I know he will be missed.
Thanks Curtis. I really had to think about that. If I name the boat in his honor I would never be able to race it, so I've come up with a different plan based upon your suggestion. You are officially the first to know that I've just received the flood permit for the new boat shop. Or should I say, Jaxon's Boat Shop
PVA is Polyvinyl Alcohol. We use it inside the molds, before the first application of gel coat, or any mat, cloth or roving, in the building of our 50 ft. fiberglass sail boats. We use PVA and multiple coats of mold release wax, in the preparations of any component molds, (hull, deck, or structural part) that we use for the assembly of our boats. The keels of our boats are laminated to be 3 inch thick fiberglass, and the rest of the hull, above the waterline is 5/8 of an inch thick, all fiberglass. The deck is made up of 3/4 inch thick balsa core, encased in a 1/8 inch layer of fiberglass, top and bottom, creating a very light, strong, rigid deck. All woodwork, structural, functional, decorative appearance, flooring, etc. is produced in house, by us, from imported teak.
Interesting idea, though I'm not sure that would work in my application where I bend, check fit, bend, check fit, and repeat over and over until I get it where I want it. I suspect it would thaw before I could get it done, but maybe not.... Only one way to find out!
Thanks for all the video content! I have been watching for several years, as well as reviewing older content, for my build. Lots of interesting techniques, that are helping me enjoy building again. Haven’t watched for last six months, so while catching up, discovered you lost your building buddy, so sorry….
Gleaning great info from your vids. Thank you soo much. I saw rockets hanging on your wall. What do ya have there? Estes or another company? The one looks kinda Firefox-ish.
Good eye! The black one is almost 50 years old, made it in grade school. Lost track of how many flights that thing has survived over the decades. It was a kit that's long been discontinued. The red and yellow ones I did from scratch, somewhere around 40 years back. Every now and then, meaning about every five years or so, I refurbish them and let them fly!
Woo! Hoo! Finally I get to see the step by step assembly of the neodymium magnet attachment. I've been waiting for this for some time as I'm still undecided about what to do with the forward section of my all wood cowling on my 1985 Miller American. At the front of the cowling I installed two magnets each are 1 inch by 1/2 inch in size plus four wood screws epoxied into place. I'm thinking about reconfiguring (meaning remove) the two magnets and the four wood screws and instead install a single pin like Scott did. At the rear of the cowling I will try and recreate the process seen in the video. With an emphasis on try.
JB is waiting for you that's my belief. I'm sure he's just as devastated having to be called home and needing to leave his best friend.... you'll see him again Scott, his spirit lives inside you and with that power he'll never truly be gone. Haha 109° i know what day you filmed this. Was a chore working on projects with the mister fan near by to try to stay cool. At least it'll be in the 80's this weekend.
So sorry for your loss. A beloved pet dog becomes a true family member, and their passing is tough and emotional. Blessings to you and your family, and May Jackson Browne rest in frolic and peace. You’ll see him again!😉👍🏼
Awesome video with great build info, as always. Your attention to detail and the time you take to explain every move have been so very helpful to me. I have an aging little buddy who helps me too, so I can imagine the feeling of loss when someone gets called home. So very sorry for your loss, Jackson was an awesome shop mate! He will be missed!
Hey Scott, I am planning on building this particular boat. If I wanted to race with your club, how would I go about finding a hull number or unique identifer that would allow the boat to potentially qualify? I'll probably go electric but I believe that you already have an electric version of this hull and I don't believe that my boat would be eligible to race against yours in the same class. Any suggestions for another boat with the same hull but not the Eliminator?
This hull only ran as the Eliminator, unfortunately. It ran its first season with a very different cockpit, but I don't see that listed as a separate registration. You could possibly petition the contest board to see if they might allow it as another registration. Alternatively you might ask Bill Brandt if he has any plans to give up the current registration as I know he prefers to run his other electric boat and rarely runs the Eliminator anymore
I understand. My main objective is to learn and master some of your design and fabrication techniques and in reality the boat will spend 99% of its time on water near my Idaho home. I'll review the club documents and guidelines in any case. On another note and in regards to Jaxon, the latin word for "soul" is anima which is the root of the word animal. It is difficult for me to believe that heaven is not a place where all good souls end up. @@M5PerfHydros
You have a heart Scott..a virtue to be treasured. Jaxon is barking at fish, chasing rabbits, and sitting patiently at your feet waiting for another treat. You've succeeded at breaking me down. Today I ordered the 8721 kit from MLBoatworks. I'll be asking you for patterns in the next future. I've been adding other miscellaneous tools and supplies to my hobby shop for several months now. I'll probably build this electric so as to not bother the neighbors at the local pond and hope to attract other enthusiasts in the Boise area. Maybe we can host an invitational here someday. Keep up the great work!
You'd never seen Jaxon turn-n-burn until you saw him chasing a rabbit! Kind of like a cartoon where there's legs and feet waving frantically all over the place while the rabbit casually bounds ahead, just out of reach. I'm glad to hear you're building. Boise isn't too far out of reach and maybe you should consider coming up for the Columbia Cup next year
My condolences about mr. Jackson Brown. I have a question for you Mr Scott, like you, I can't leave anything alone, I've got into the RC boating about a year ago so I've got a lot to learn. My question is when slimming down the BAR of a prop do you have to cup the leading edge of the blades?
I don't do any bending of the blades in the props I prepare. I do reshape the cup of the blade slightly during thinning, but I wouldn't know how to explain it here
You were building your boat with the same offset as 1/10 scale but they run counterclockwise. You would think 1/8 scale would be the opposite. since you go in a different
Our boats tend to lift the outside sponson due to prop thrust and engine counterclockwise rotation, so I use the left offset deliberately to weight the left just slightly more than the right
From center of motor it will likely tip to the right, due to my engines already being offset to the left. From the centerline of the air trap the boat will hold level or tip lightly to the left
Every time you say Radius as a verb (which I do understand your meaning) I just can't help but picture a straight line segment from center to circumference, like the straight spoke of a chariot wheel. I see you point at an arc segment of a circumference, and use radius as a verb, I always have to take a second look, stop and think about it for an extra second. Radius is BURNED in my mind as a straight line segment, half of a diameter. I'm interested in where, when Radiused as a verb, came to mean "create a circumference arc segment curve" and how correct is this really? I have no intention to correct you or encourage you to alter your vocabulary, I'm more than happy to meet you halfway and do my part to understand you, but I just don't think I could ever refer to a circumference as a radius. Especially considering the root "Ray", which cannot be curved. Just thinking around, no big deal. Just a geometry nerd being a geometry nerd! Did you say that was your cowling or RCBC's? Curious about the fitment (unmodified) of the stock MLBW kits with the RCBC cowlings. Also, where and how can I purchase parts from you? For starters I'm looking for a Turn Fin and Bracket. RSRC & ATRCHW are out of stock right now of some parts I need for my build! Thanks for all your help and time! A lot of us out here are in need of your build videos ( a good boat shop teacher) and you're the guy. Don't hesitate to over explain, Mr. Coach!
Go back to Rattlesnake RC and send Bill a message asking for the parts you need. His inventory is often incorrect, but he's got everything inventoried accurately in his head!
It's liquid plastic in the easiest of terms essentially the hobbyists version of PAM cooking spray. Used and abused that stuff in the Air Force, that and release film...which ironically is called PVA but isn't actually PVA.
One video that would be very helpful would be go through engine selection and the details of why you went with a certain manufacturer, plus maybe alternative engines to choose? Maybe even motor mounts and exhaust options?? There are so many options, and for a new (been 45 years since I built an .049 Dumas Miss Thriftway!) guy into this hobby it would be super helpful. I’m building 1/8 scale boats. (3 in the queue).
A trick i use for spraying PVA i use hair spray . Shake it well then spray 3 light coats on the part over the wax you dont want it to run then use compressed air to seperate the parts once the epoxy is set up . Its water soluable so then you just wash (w/warm water) the pva off and you are left with the wax coat . I also wax the threads on screws with a candle and they will not stick if you end up with epoxy in the threads
?!? Gotta say that I'm not following the process... hair spray as a mold release? I thought it was more or less a mild adhesive. But there's many different ways to skin a cat. I know because I've tried most of them! 🤣🙀
Another awesome video, I know how tough it must have been to do it alone. Heaven for sure. You are a true craftsman, so many great tricks. Side question, what fuel and % nitro are you using?
Do I have to share ALL my secrets?!? Truth be told I'm using some old Torco 60% purchased in 2019, and my boat is routinely one of the fastest on the pond. Old fuel, like some old dudes, apparently really does rock!
@@M5PerfHydros didn’t mean to pry. Back in the day 60% was hard on glow plus and connecting rods. I still have a NIB Picco 67 with an exhaust throttle that I never installed in the Dumas Miller American I built. I’m trying to finish it just to fart around at the lake now that I’m retired. Your talent and experience is second to none in my book 👍🤙
