Dayton walthers 1/6 scale

[ACTION JACKSON]

who makes a 1/6 scale glass version of Dayton walthers u77 design . Might be a Ron Jones creation in the real boats.
Not sure if it's a pickle fork.

 

[Mike Cathey]

If it's the Jones hull then RC Boat Co. has it. Steve is modifying the mold right now by moving the belly pan and motor install location further ahead and should resume production soon.

 

[ACTION JACKSON]

If it's the Jones hull then RC Boat Co. has it. Steve is modifying the mold right now by moving the belly pan and motor install location further ahead and should resume production soon.

Thanks Mike do you know how it ran before he was making these mods, & do you know why he is making these mods.

 

[Mike Cathey]

Well I surmise it's a typical case of the faster you get the boat to go, everything changes. When the hull first came out all of the gas scale boats were slower and they worked fine. As more horsepower and better props are developed and speeds picked up the hull was packing more air in the tunnel and the frontal area of the sponsons had more aero drag that was pushing the nose up and so the same hull became a little flighty, and consequently required strut adjustments and more nose weight to stay stable and on the water. Better to have weight that's actually doing something than just adding dead weight like lead. Notice how shallow the modern unlimted's sponsons are compared to boats like the Dayton Walther you want to build. The faster you go then the more the aerodynamics have to altered for the stability of the boat ride. Remember, the center section is a wing.

An example is the scale roundnose nitro boats I built had radio boxes that came up from the bottom in front of the motor rather than adding lead for nose weight.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Okay guys, as to the question on whether the DW was a Jones hull or not, the answer is YES. It was originally built as an improved 1970 Pak, using the configuration of that boat after Jim Lucero pulled the twin Hemis and installed the Merlin. It was constructed as the Notre Dame prior to the 1972 season and was running at the same time the winged Pay'N Pak was being built. The Pak was followed by the Valu Mart in 1974 which was an improved Notre Dame. That hull gave the Pak a run for its money in 1975