700% agree. times 4
Great minds think alike, IMHO anything less would be uncivilized.
Yes there are definitely worse things you could get involved with
. It’s a worthwhile hobby. Even a problematic day at the lake is better than a good day at work in most cases. Well in my opinion anyway…$1500 for a hydroplane is actually very doable, IF you stick to buying just what you need to build the boat and get it running. Problem is, and I'm guilty of this too, you see something that you think will make the build easier/quicker and you spend funds on that out of your "building funds". You buy a new sander, a new band saw and a new Dremel to make cutting and shaping quicker and easier. For me, that quickly adds up to around $750-$1000. Now, your $1500 boat is up to $2250-$3000. The justification is that you'll have them for all of your future builds so it's money well spent. Next build comes along, you decide you need additional accessories for the Dremel, a new shop vac for the sander and a new rip fence for the band saw. You then read here in the forum that getting different clamps made building a boat easier for someone so, hoping for the same, you go buy a stack of them too. You can see where this is headed, every build you add to your tool inventory and the money spent on the boats due to buying them. This is before the consumables like sand paper, epoxy and epoxy brushes, mixing cups, Exacto blades and hardware. It's amazing how much money we spend on a build that is not actually part of that build and that we don't notice until we look at our checking account balances at the end of the month. Sure, we know we spent $400 on a 260 Pum and maybe another $200 on the exhaust, but what about the other couple of hundred we spent on the little items that we "had to have" to build a new boat? Just something to think about when we look through the Micromark and Rockler websites or brick and mortar stores
Nice job on all of them but particularly the T-Boat. I like how you added a fin to the cowl in the rear! Nice looking boat!
Agree, Very FAST lookin Water Dancers Capt B.Maniac.
The last image posted shows the center-line and 4 grain matched nose pieces that looked to be a great way to finish the top. This was the last image posted, So I am looking forward to more updates.
Just to let you know I ain't ignoring you, but I am trying to go through two years of pic's and trying to find the template I used to make the fin. As far as the cockpit area I used two strips of 3/8" balsa I did the initial shaping so I could have 3'16 of wood sticking out of the area of the cockpit so it could be shaped to the contour on both sides then just a lot of dermel work to shape the inside. The dash and pilot was ordered through Warehouse hobbies. The scoop on the front was shaped out of balsa and once the final shaping and sanding was done, I soaked it with thin ca glue then attached it with epoxy. Once I can find the template, I'll get it out to you .
No worries and thank you for sure..
THE Truth, The Truth for sure Rich J.
That teak looks cool AF! Can’t wait to see pics as it progresses!
Steve does nice work!
Yes he does. the more I read and learn about building a competitive boat, starting with a solid design is paramount. It was a toss up between a Blazer Lauterbach Gen 2 Kit or a hull kit from Steve RC Boat Co.
Yeah get the Zipp Boat finished before you start on too many other things. When you finish the hull building and it’s ready for hardware and finishing, stuff really tends to drag out. I had my last boat ready for painting and rigging at the end of last April and it’s maiden voyage was June 6 and I was still bolting on stuff the night before. It takes
I filled each, one at a time. 
after sanding 80/120
