Blazer Marine Sport 20 Electric Build

[InspGadgt]

Ah I see...thanks for the pic. So it actually sticks out farther than the stock nose.

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Terry
Did you check the curvature of the WIP cowl on the Pearl??

Larry

[T.S.Davis]

I think this is what yer asking Larry. It could be butchered to work.

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Terry
The reason that I asked is;
I have a mould for a cowl, that was originally for a WIP, I have not made one yet, waiting for some vaccum bagging equipment, and I need a pump also,
From what I have measured so far, it should be very close to fit the Pearl.


Larry

[T.S.Davis]

haha Not sure Larry. I've never built a Whip without modifying the crap out of it. It only just now occurred to me. All my Whips are a freak show. That's kinda true of my Pearl too. Mine are all slightly modified. Those I don't fiddle with nearly as much. They're pretty killer as is. I'll be fabricating another canopy for the new boat but I doubt it will be of any use to the Whip guys either.

[T.S.Davis]

Hey Larry, I wouldn't get too crazy worrying about bagging them. The weight isn't that big of a deal in 2018. Unless you're building a time trial boat or something very specific.

[ray schrauwen]

Bagging makes them stronger with less material but weight is not much a problem.

[InspGadgt]

I noticed a lot of people put foam into the empty parts of the boat for added flotation. I brought some dense packing foam home from work that was used to pack a server. I wonder if that would be good to use. I'm starting to think not because it is kind of heavy for foam.

[30nitro]

Yes you should add extra floatation...where possible....not sure on the packing foam.. ...pool noodles seem to be the norm...

[InspGadgt]

Pool noodles...hadn't thought of that...cool. Maybe even a cut up kick board.

[30nitro]

Make SURE any foam you use does not absorb water....HAPPY HOLIDAYS..!!

[TRUCKPULL]

Terry
The reason that I asked is;
I have a mould for a cowl, that was originally for a WIP, I have not made one yet, waiting for some vaccum bagging equipment, and I need a pump also,
From what I have measured so far, it should be very close to fit the Pearl.


Larry

OK - made my first pull from this new mould.
It turned out very good.
This mould was made to fit the 20/40 Wiplash
I cut the cowl to fit in the Black Pearl - It fits perfectly (curvature on the front fits), There is enough room on the surface's of the cowl, to move the bubble forward 2" or to the rear 1 1/4" from where it is in the pictures.

I will start making some of these next week, MP me if interested.

Larry

[RandyatBBY]

Terry
The reason that I asked is;
I have a mould for a cowl, that was originally for a WIP, I have not made one yet, waiting for some vaccum bagging equipment, and I need a pump also,
From what I have measured so far, it should be very close to fit the Pearl.


Larry

Bagging holds the parts in place while the resin sets up. Find a old refrigerator that the motor runs but you do not want the refrigerator . Pull the motor and pump and you will be in business.

[InspGadgt]

Ok so now that my airplane projects are back on track I decided to start working on my Whip again and low and behold...the front has unfastened itself again. At this point I think I am going to cut off the curved nose section and mold something out of fiberglass. I believe most of my problems have been due to my lack of knowledge about laser cut wood and needing to sand the edges so the parts will adhere. Fortunately everything else appears to be holding just fine and now that I know the issue when I do the bottom of the sponsons I can be sure to sand them so the bent pieces adhere properly to the frame.

[ray schrauwen]

I wish I could have chimed in before you had glued it up, sorry. When I build Whips, I prebend the wood by wetting it out good and then using a heat gun to heat them up to bend them. I put them on a form of some kind with tape.

It's not impossible to remove parts if CA is used by soaking in Acetone, ask me how I know? I almost screwed up an ML kit but I took a lot of time with stinky solvent and then sanding a lot after it dried to rebuild.

Whatever you decide, it's what you're comfortable with.