DaVette Aspect Shallow 42" Hull - New Build - Motor selection and misc. help needed

[gyrotron]

Wow she looks great I would never of guessed it was your first build man. keep up the nice n clean work, & if you have any questions please just ask here I really want to see her run well. Good luck

Yes, it is my 1st built but I am also being helped in the execution by the original hull designer Dana Wilson. At this point the rails have been glued to the hull's floor and the bow has been stiffened with a forward brace.

[Chrisg81983]

Very cool man keep it up

[gyrotron]

Some more progress on the boat's hull. A top view of the boat was sketched and preparation before paint starts. Since I will be using a House of Kolor Kandy paint the hull needs to be coated with a black base first.

[gyrotron]

In this stage the HOK Kandy color coat has been applied over the black base and paint scheme is being executed per scheme B. After lime/gold Kandy color cures an intercoat of clear paint will be applied as a protective coat before the paint job gets finished off with pinstriping.

[gyrotron]

Protective intercoat has been applied. Boat has been sent for pinstripping. I'll post pictures when the job is done.

[gyrotron]

Clear coat has been applied for a total of 5 coats. All colors have come alive, shine and depth to the finish has been added.

[srislash]

She is a beaut'

[gyrotron]

She is a beaut'

Thank you Sir! Dana Wilson (DaVette Boats) did a great paint job translating the paint scheme I designed.

[Chrisg81983]

Damn she looks great. The only thing I would maybe change a little is the deck support pice. The littke pice on top that rests under the deck is rather small. I am afraid that in a blow over too much force will be concetrated to that one littke area. This will most likely lead to some kind of fracturing/splitting. I would make the piece of wood span across almost the entire underside of deck. I made a bulkhead in my df-41 that closes the entire front off from top to bottom. Its adds as very good floatation being air tite. As well as adding a lot of strength. I also placed some cut to fit foam blicks up there for added flotation. I have crashed this hull at over 80 mph with no problems at all.

[gyrotron]

Chrisg81983,

Can you send me a link or post to see what you did for your DF-41?

Thx

[Chrisg81983]

I will post a few pictures later I am working at the moment. I didn't start a build thread here on ose. Basically all it is is a 1/4 inch marine grade plywood cut the exact shape of the entire front of hull. I then notched two groves in it to fit over the stringers and glued in place. After it all dried I then put a thin bead of marine silicon around the entire bulkhead. Oh and before gluing in I cut a foam body board up and placed it in the front before gluing un bulkhead.

[gyrotron]

Here is the hull with the clear coat sanded and buffed. The scoop grill, exhaust tips and hardware are also installed

[zx11976r]

Looks amazing. I can only hope mine will look half as nice as that. Good Job!! You have been keeping me motivated to get mine done. I will be painting the hull next week.

[iamandrew]

I cant see any gap from your strut to your prop.... :P

[gyrotron]

I cant see any gap from your strut to your prop.... :P

The prop in the picture is only a place holder. I'll leave the required gap when I install the appropriate prop. I have a CNC 52mm 3 blade prop which will be the first one I'll be using and then I'll be moving up in size until I find the right one.