Outboard Cowl build

[Terry Michael]

I needed some cowl covers for my cat hull which will run twin brushless 3.5 K&B outboard legs. I am after a scale look to this project so I picked the K&B because they look close to scale compared to the OS leg. The hull was made by Evolution Rc, so I asked them if they could design a cowl cover for the K&B leg, they said no worries. Here are some pics of the progress of the design and build of the cowl covers.

 

[Terry Michael]

Here is an update pic from Evolution Rc of how they are going with the design of my outboard cowl covers. Starting to take shape with the air vents being finalized and the exit points of the steering arms. Once we are happy with the final layout of the air vents and position, the mould will be made and a test cowl will be produced.

 

[RodneyPierce]

looks real good!!!

 

[Terry Michael]

looks real good!!!

Cheers mate, yeh Jay from Evolution Rc has great skills in building from scratch, here is the cat hull I will run the twin outboards on. When the hull was layed up, Jay made some changes to the transom to beef it up for the twin outboards.

 

[camaroboy383]

those do look awsome..... i like how you are keeping them scale... machine the k&b off the side of the lowers and that thing will look real close to the big boys... maybe even have the lowers anodized black,,, even easier,, polish them..... B) ........ very cool

 

[Terry Michael]

those do look awsome..... i like how you are keeping them scale... machine the k&b off the side of the lowers and that thing will look real close to the big boys... maybe even have the lowers anodized black,,, even easier,, polish them..... B) ........ very cool

Thanks mate, the cowls will be painted black with decals, i am thinking of painting the leg black to match the cowl and blend in to give a more scale look. It's all going to be a lot of trial and error to get something close to scale look I am after, all fun and games lol.

 

[Hayden Bright]

Wicked....... they will look sick on the back of your cat, what brand are your scale looking outboard going to be captain? B)

 

[Terry Michael]

Wicked....... they will look sick on the back of your cat, what brand are your scale looking outboard going to be captain? B)

Cheers mate, I think I will go with Mercury outboards.

 

[Terry Michael]

Just an update pic of the cowl , nearly ready for the making of the moulds.

 

[Johnny Brown]

I am so amazed at the talented people on this site.You don`t get this kida of stuff with off road racing just a big hole in your wallet.Don`t get me wrong this hobby will cause riff if your old lady really knows what you spend here too,and that`s why I try to keep her out of the man cave lol.JB

 

[Terry Michael]

Here are some pics of the mould from Evolution Rc, ready to layup the first cowl.

 

[Terry Michael]

This is the first test cowl out of the mould that was sent to me from Evolution Rc for a test fit,

 

[Terry Michael]

That is cool as hell

how tall is the cowl ?

Would love one for my P Spec outboard

I will let you know

 

[Terry Michael]

From the inside going out the dimension are about 74 mm, 85 mm, 89 mm, I am using an outrunner with 48.9 mm diameter can.

 

[Terry Michael]

Here are some pics of the outboard, the outboard will sit a lot further back from the transom with the proper outboard mount installed. This will give you an idea of what it will look like, just need to get the decals sorted.

 

[Terry Michael]

Looks Great

Cheers mate

I am very impressed with the quality and workmanship that has gone into designing the outboard cowls, this project would not come together unless I had the right cowls for the outboards.

 

[Terry Michael]

If any one is interested in getting one of these custom outboard cowl covers you can get them here,

http://evorc.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=5&zenid=4456166559f3dda4578fdcc47321e095

 

[Terry Michael]

Here is a pic of the decal set applied to the test cowl,

 

[Andy Greene]

Awesome B)

 

[Terry Michael]

Awesome B)

Cheers mate,