HPR 010 Mono: Very Slow Build

[nata2run]

Very nice build!!! any runs??

[boredom.is.me]

The weather is actually nice for a day and I'm not home...

[boredom.is.me]

Sorry for no progress. The weather has been so unpredictable here. I can't paint until I know the temp will be stable. It's been swinging from 65 to 30 on an almost daily basis.

[TheShaddix]

Uh. A towel before you open it?


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The groove in between the hatch and the boat. The water will just sit in between after a run.

[golfito]

http://www.bigsquidrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Pro-Boat-Voracity-Type-E-36-inch-Brushless-Deep-V-3.jpg

It occurs to me that you can add a protrusion to the contour of the opening and then fill it with liquid neoprene. Or fill with polyurethane glue of low hardness. Or maybe it gums together. Just thoughts.
In the photo shows what I mean. Maybe it's easier with a photo than my English ... haha

[boredom.is.me]

Ditto. I always wipe around the hatch before opening.

Another benefit to having the seal on the hatch is that you won't have to worry about the seal pealing the paint.

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[photohoward1]

Uh. A towel before you open it?


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[TheShaddix]

I like the idea of having the seal on the hatch. This way the boat still looks clean. I just don't know how waterproof that will make it overall. I'd still use electrical tape over it as you'll have water sitting in that groove, and it'll flow into the boat as you open the hatch (unless you got another solution for that).

[srislash]

Sounds like you need to just send it to me. :)

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And I likely would have a month ago if I felt it was an option, LOL. I had asked Keith but...

On another quality note, the supplied $70 euro motor mounts on mine sucked. So far everything else is to the norm.

BTW, I try to put my seals on the hatch too. They get torn up less and dry quicker than if installed on hull I find.

[boredom.is.me]

Didn't finish the last post...

I plan on smoothing the edge of the hatch with sand paper, then applying a thin strip of epoxy around the edge. About 8mm would do. The purpose would be to provide a smooth surface for the seal to adhere to...wait did he just say put the seal on the hatch itself? Yes I did.

[boredom.is.me]

Ya, it's not like it's a $200 hull. I think I paid around $480 before shipping. That's not much considering that this is actually one of the smaller hulls. Unlike MHZ and some of the others, HPR is a one man operation, but that shouldn't change anything. The big blotches are already irritating. Now imagine if I spent $1000 on a hull alone.

Yes, I'll be putting a 1.5mm carbon plate over the pins.

[TheShaddix]

Can't believe that an hpr boat would have such huge air voids. I remember when I started sanding my mhz cat I found some small air pockets and was not happy about that. Always thought hpr hulls were superior in that regard. I totally understand some air bubbles are unavoidable. But after seeing this I don't know why they are still so reluctant to use vacuum bagging. They should just charge more, people will still buy their hulls, but they should not make crap like that with have huge voids in them... Without a bag pressing constantly onto the fabric while curing there is just no way to know how it'll end up.

Also, are you going to reinforce those hatch pins with something?

[boredom.is.me]

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[boredom.is.me]

Sounds like you need to just send it to me. :)

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[srislash]

I have a 115 bulletproof. I'll do a thread when I'm further along. I have a bad habit of getting most of it done and then the last couple things take me all year.
I know, my dedication sucks.