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Very nice work Jim.

Building a 1/8 scale 60's hydro . Looking for rub rail material. Preferably 1/8" wide and 1/2 Round, metal. Need several pieces hopefully ~6' lengths. I know this is a long shot but I'm not having any luck finding anything.

I made a pattern of the curvature of the cowling from construction paper. I cut the tail to this pattern and left two tabs below the curve line. These two tabs fit into slots cut into the cowling. Matching the tail to the curve was a matter of final sanding/fitting. The tabs allowed me to...

Kez, Thank you. I used two layers of cloth on the outside and some additional small pieces of glass in the cockpit proper as it was the weak area. I then dug the foam out with pointed and sharp tools (many different tools). I left foam in the forward area and on the transom for flotation. I have...

Thanks Dave and Mario. I didn't have this photo. Hopefully in 2022 I will get the setup right and can race competitively.

Scratch built Sport Hydro. Framed with 1/16 ply. Decked with 1/32. Cockpit made forming foam, coating with epoxy then removing the foam. No radio box. Electronics treated with Conformal and Corrosion X. Square to square drive. Gizmo GZR5. 27cc motor. Strut brackets custom including Dragon tail...