Gimp's 37" Fighter Cat Daytona

[HYDROJERRY]

Trust me Gimp it wasent that fun to build my twin but your in great hands with Scott building it for you,,that is if you want it done wright!!!! I should have done the same,, excilent work Scott!!!

[tiqueman]

thanks Jerry. You get that issue resolved yet in the twin?

CHRIS, what did we decide for location of the water exit?

[HYDROJERRY]

Naw, not yet,,,, so how you gonna paint this baby???

[tiqueman]

Im not painting this one. Gimps takin care of that.

[Gimp]

CHRIS, what did we decide for location of the water exit?

I'll leave that to you, just somewhere out of the way (not dead center of anything).

[Gimp]

Thanks Jerry, the plan for this boat is to be painted like a Ford GT40 Gulf race car / Ford GT heritage theme. I have pretty much all the decals I need (minus a few from FC), just need to talk to my Grandad about painting it (professional painter/body man).

[tiqueman]

Using the t-180 right?

[Checkmateguy01]

It is not necessary. I raced one for a while and it was not carboned. I never had an issue with it. Solid hulls.

Cool, thanks tiqueman!! I'm watching/studying this build thread, been a long time since i've built a cat hull but this seems like a pretty stright foward build. My only concern is getting the motor mounted in the right spot and getting the CG right so it handels well!

Gimp, where did you get those hatch decals? I'd like to put some on mine to add even more scale look to the hull! Thanks!

[HYDROJERRY]

Sounds sweet Gimp,, i cant wait to see this thing running..

[Gimp]

Using the t-180 right?

Yes sir. I made an ESC mount bracket this afternoon. Just used 2 1" pieces of aluminum and drilled 5/16" holes every 1/2". Should do the job.

Gimp, where did you get those hatch decals? I'd like to put some on mine to add even more scale look to the hull! Thanks!

I got them in the FS section from monojeff. I snatched up the deal pretty quick lol.

Sounds sweet Gimp,, i cant wait to see this thing running..

Thanks! ME TOO!

[tiqueman]

well then... whoops LOL I put one in. I just did a simple carbon plate.

I think your done Chris. I did not cut the shaft because I dont have any leopard motors readily avail to put in it and make sure the length is coorect and/ or not sure if your 3 piece coupler allows the shaft to go all the way thru. that being said, do you have a dremel w/ a cut off wheel?

[tiqueman]

couple more pics

[osprey21]

Scott - is that a 'Genesis' rudder assembly?

[tiqueman]

it is. Why?

[Gimp]

Spectacular Scott, the anticipation is a killer haha

I have a whizzer with a cutoff wheel. When I cut to length, do I need to do anything to the cut end other then smooth on a grinder?

Will the boat be ok to ship tomorrow?