Black Pearl II Hydro - 2020

[Mike W]

Just admiring Mike's Q again. That is the cleanest wiring and cleanest cooling line strategy that I've ever seen on any boat. You're a master at your craft!

Thanks so much Pete! After resisting both hydros and wood builds for years I'm hooked on both and can't get enough. For those unaware I build custom boats exclusively every day so if you've been putting off owning one of these because of the build I'm eager to build one for you!

The Q is ready for nose and seam reinforcements with 6 oz. cloth, epoxy sealing and primer:

[ray schrauwen]

Mike, that N is a work of art.

I have a Q, I have a Q!! :) You are way ahead of me though.

Ray, Good question! Those yellow clamps hold the fore/aft stringers centered between the slots for the spruce sticks. I found sometimes the pcs would drift and cover part of the slots and I'd have to sand the slots larger. You learn a few things after build #52. :)

Thank you! I'm learning as I go now. I'm just planning out the first gluing of the rear section. I want a n assembly plan so it all goes smoothly and I don't forget anything like having enough weights to keep it all straight.

It's really odd that I went and searched out some Duck brand shelf paper and the backing is not glue safe like yours. Same brand and same paper as far as I can see but glue sticks to mine so there is a layer of parchment on top.

The grid lines really do help a lot and it's almost like they were thought of when you designed the hull since the center motor mount section stringers line right up with a pair of grid lines.

I also pre-bent the outer stringers so I do not have to use very much weight at all to keep them exactly where they need to be. I really don't like leaving any tension in a wood part when that tension doesn't create strength. Heck maybe I'm wrong and talking through my hat?

[ray schrauwen]

Who else has a Q? Qv12#106 rigged and ready to bond decks:

Where does your esc water pickup source? Nice build!!

[T.S.Davis]

Doesn't add strength or anything but when I put the motor mount stringers in place I clamp everything to 1-2-3 blocks so it ends up square. Just looks more gooder. I sometimes add mahogany sticks where the motor plate and stringers meet the tub. Depends on the abuse I'm planning to put the boat through.

[ray schrauwen]

Cool, thanks Mr.T.

You can actually pre-glue the motor mount bulkhead and stringers before you do the whole rear section. It makes it more simple to do as it just drops in.

[Mike W]

Where does your esc water pickup source? Nice build!!

Just a dual-pickup rudder.

[T.S.Davis]

You can actually pre-glue the motor mount bulkhead and stringers before you do the whole rear section. It makes it more simple to do as it just drops in.

That's how I do it too. One less thing to align.

[Shooter]

Wow. I never thought of doing that! Good call!!

[jaike5]

Hi Pete,
Any movement on the Xcat plans
Happy New year, Jay.

[Shooter]

Stagnant. Little free time these days.

[jaike5]

Ugh!! I get it tho !! I'm 15 year's ahead of you, my kids are 20/30 now.
Cheers, Jay,

[ray schrauwen]

I have the rear all tacked up well. The front I'm trying to understand tilting the boat forward. I get that the formers all need to be flat however I don't know how high to raise the rear? It seems that is variable.

[T.S.Davis]

Stagnant. Little free time these days.

I get about an hour a day. This scale is killing me though.

[Shooter]

Hi Ray. I could give you the dimension the rear has to be raised. I'm planning on designing a jig for that eventually. I think I had a picture in a previous post.

[ray schrauwen]

I think mine was about 37mm high. I glued it up yesterday and it's now upside down to get the little bits glued in. Then comes the sticks etc...

I don't have nice clamps to do the bottom bits so I'll improvise. So far so good. It's a really nice kit to build.