The Black Pearl LSH Spec Hydro 2019

[longballlumber]

I don't plan to clearcoat. This is what I've done so far...

(6) coats of KK white primer. Sanded with 400 after coats (3) and (6).

(3) coats KK color. Wet sanded 800, 1000, 1500, 2000.

The boat is dull right now, but smooth as silk. It should polish up nicely.

I've used the KK clear before with the gloss hardener. It worked very well and was surprisingly compatible with my airbrush paint. Went right over it with no issues. I've heard it yellows over time though. Especially noticeable over white.

Yes... Your nuts!

[Shooter]

Burnin' the midnight oil last night. The paint polished up nicely. It's not perfect, but decent. Man, those sponson bottoms are absolutely cherry!!

[785boats]

G'day, Pete.
Could you please cut a kit for me too when you start making them.

Looks great.
Cheers.
Paul.

[larryrose11]

Nicely done. Looks as smooth as gellcote!!

[Shooter]

Thanks!

Sure thing Paul. Would love to send one out your way.

[Shooter]

The ESC fits in the side pocket. Makes for a really clean look. Little tubing and/or wires exposed.

[Shooter]

Steering is a 3mm SS rod that is threaded at both ends. Ball cup at the servo and a Dubro? fitting at the rudder. The pin fits real snug in the rudder for a virtually "no slop" steering set-up.

I also open up the hole in the speedmaster rudder bracket to allow for a 10mm brass tube through the transom. Aquacraft boot fits nicely on a 10mm diameter. O-ring holds it in place. I think Mike showed me this brass rod trick.

I use a nylon bolt on the back for rudder break-away.

[longballlumber]

Pete, you need to block the riding surfaces not polish them! Wet sand with 400.

[Speed810]

Pete...Great job on #001...:). Looks amazing. Love the room you have for the batteries and being able to put the ESC
in the side of the the tube area. Still working on all my boats here. Not sure what I’m going to have completed by race day...lol.

I know we talked earlier about picking up one of these. Hope I’m still on the list....:). If not make sure and add me back on there for one of these kits.

Again GREAT JOB!

Talk to ya soon

Mike

[robstercraws]

Hey a Pete I thought I would share my last Pearl build. Can’t wait to get the new version. F6868792-4E56-4694-B734-0473E1BF5067.jpg

[ray schrauwen]

Ahh, now I see, it's a Neu 1415,not a Castle 1415.

[TRUCKPULL]

Hey a Pete I thought I would share my last Pearl build. Can’t wait to get the new version. [ATTACH=CONFIG]164891[/ATTACH]

Nice Cowl Tim.

Larry

[Shooter]

Tim,

Your new boat looks great!!! Do you have any videos of it running?

Well, I finally was able to run my spec version. The first run was not nearly as good as Terry’s. It was planted to the water, had a slight hop, and hooked in the turns. Turns out that my strut was way too low. (naturally, after posting that I don’t like making strut adjustments). Anyhow, I raised it by a whole ¼” and it ran much better. I’ll have to get it back on the board and see exactly where that puts the prop center in relation to the sponson bottoms. Seems this boat likes to run with a high strut. Maybe the air bleeds are working too well! Boat doesn't want to get loose. This might allow us to run lighter set-ups in the future. Time will tell!

[Shooter]

Putting the final touches on her. I’m holding off on sending out any kits because I really need to get a better understanding of the performance of this boat. It could be that the AOA is too shallow (2°). By raising my strut like I did, I essentially increased the AOA to closer to 3°. (i.e. the boat needs to drag it's a$$ to get the correct AOA to float).

A quick benchmark shows that most boats are in the 3° range with the exception of my ML which is completely flat (0°).

Any thoughts??

[TRUCKPULL]

Pete

My $0.02 - Flat on bottom of hull to sponson bottom - - 3 to 3.5 degrees


Then if you want to reduce the AOA - lower your strut.

Larry