Phil Thomas New Hull.

[cybercrxt]

Hey guys...I have a builder that does all my build requests now...and does really well!!! Pm me for info. Mike

[nate]

Hey guys...I have a builder that does all my build requests now...and does really well!!! Pm me for info. Mike

You gave me his number awhile back, and I have called him three times in the past week or so, with messages, and No return call yet, not saying he's not up for the work, just haven't heard back yet...I'd like to know a price for a build. Thanks

[Brushless55]

Talked to Phil this evening, Seems as if he is building up a new 45" Hydro hull for the gasser guys, and can be electric powered as well. Also found out that the next project he is hoping to release, is basically a stretched Stealth thats going to be 36". Figured I'd share up! Went ahead and got an SS45 in cf on order!

Very cool !

[cybercrxt]

Nate, PM me your number and I will have him call you. Mike

[cybercrxt]

You gave me his number awhile back, and I have called him three times in the past week or so, with messages, and No return call yet, not saying he's not up for the work, just haven't heard back yet...I'd like to know a price for a build. Thanks

Nate, he said he shows no missed calls. He would gladly build the 335 for you. Lets see if I gave you the correct number...His name is Keith, and its
(757) 254-8222 or give me your number and he can call you! Mike

[T.S.Davis]

Soooo are there any spy photo of Phils new ride? My curiosity is piqued. I sure do love my Stealth.

[phil t]

IDK man. You still gotta get around the ML and the Whip. Both pretty solid performers in that class.

I hope Phil addresses the lateral support for FE. We're carrying so much more weight than nitro. If you don't bulkhead the trailing edge of the sponsons all the way across they'll rip themselves apart. I had to do that on the whip. First one ripped in half.

Davis My boats dont self destruct, epoxy foam core bottom construction. Only thing holding a whip together is a thin 1/8th piece of ply, seen several tear off a sponson hitting bouys.

Oh those gas and 36 inch boats should be done but not real soon now that it is boat race season soon.

[phil t]

I've got one of the prototype boats for that Stealth 36 and if the production boat is anything like the one I have it's gonna be pretty badass. I'm still working the bugs out of mine but it's looking pretty good. Here's the last time out, it's still pretty loose ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hLm...ature=youtu.be

FlRaptor that boat you have is NOT anything like what I have planned. It was a boat to update my Supersport 45 but just didnt handle the rough waters as well, not that it is a bad boat. I think I only did two of those boats. If your boat is loose drop the strut a bit more and use some angle, just dont make it prop hop. Keep testing it should work real well with the extra weight of the electrics.

[phil t]

Soooo are there any spy photo of Phils new ride? My curiosity is piqued. I sure do love my Stealth.

It will be close to the Stealth 30 " design 36 -38 inch long. I will have to pick your brain about the stress you see with the Q sport boats we can make it stay together just fine.

[T.S.Davis]

Davis My boats dont self destruct,

Sorry Phil. I didn't mean to imply that they necessarily would.

Your right about the whip too. Mine absolutely did fall apart. Couple reasons for that. Poor epoxy and a lack of structure. So when I built the replacement, before I skinned it, I made sure there was enough structure in there to not fall apart again. Better epoxy too. This one is a brick crap house. It's 3 years old and been in all kinds of aerobatic displays of poor driving from me.

On yours, a simple piece of structure that would tie your tub to the right side sponson would make it so that we could rail mount the motors with out worrying that the motor weight isn't trying to tweak the whole assembly. Maybe a walnut bulkhead or something. I have seen a couple of them that could have used that.

In case anyone reads it wrong......that does NOT mean I think there is some major issue with Phils boats. His designs are still better than most anything out there.

[T.S.Davis]

Plus all that danged battery weight.

What does the fuel weigh that nitro has to carry around? Can't be as bad as our battery nonsense.

[phil t]

Plus all that danged battery weight.

What does the fuel weigh that nitro has to carry around? Can't be as bad as our battery nonsense.

It is about the same overall weight for my P sport and my 21 nitro boat. Motor fuel and radioparts in the water tight box.

Adding a bulkhead across would not be hard to do, the way my boat is built the deck and enginewell in one piece and the foam core epoxy bond between the engine well bottom and the outside skin takes alot of flex out of the hull. There are extra lays of cloth there too.