Cowls & Cockpits

[Alan Armstrong]

Hey everyone as of this week I'm new here. My favorite pastime is building boats. Right now I'm in the middle of building two 42" hydros from a set of Atlas Van Line plans I pulled off line and had them enlarged. The toughest part of the build for me is the canopies and cockpits, so if anyone knows where I can purchase the plastic ones, a reply with the info would be very much appreciated. I'm currently just trying to get these two boats done while working on my skill set and improving before I move on to the laser cut kits. The two I'm working on, I cut every piece by hand, sanded and glued in place, so they were a bit of work, they aren't done yet. I'm not sure what a typical weight should be for this type of boat without any hardware but the one I have ready for hardware with the hand built
cockpit is right about 5 pounds. I'm not sure what to expect after I get all the drive gear and batteries in it, more later
Thanks!

 

[dave weagel]

Hey everyone as of this week I'm new here. My favorite pastime is building boats. Right now I'm in the middle of building two 42" hydros from a set of Atlas Van Line plans I pulled off line and had them enlarged. The toughest part of the build for me is the canopies and cockpits, so if anyone knows where I can purchase the plastic ones, a reply with the info would be very much appreciated. I'm currently just trying to get these two boats done while working on my skill set and improving before I move on to the laser cut kits. The two I'm working on, I cut every piece by hand, sanded and glued in place, so they were a bit of work, they aren't done yet. I'm not sure what a typical weight should be for this type of boat without any hardware but the one I have ready for hardware with the hand built
cockpit is right about 5 pounds. I'm not sure what to expect after I get all the drive gear and batteries in it, more later
Thanks!

https://www.rcboatcompany.com/sg7701c

 

[Alan Armstrong]

Hey Dave, Thanks for the information on the Cowling the atlas parts and your website it does not go unappreciated. I added a couple of photos of both of my boats, the first one is the yellow one, you can see why I don't like the cowling it's just .... well yuk and it's too heavy.
Now you know why I've been searching for a plastic one.
Boat number 2 has no decking and a flat bottom. I used 1/16 ply for the bottom hull but I used a strip of 1/16 ply down the center and laminated to the hull for strength.I will use 1/32 ply for the decking and paint like the atlas. Now its just about picking out my hardware for both boats.
Thanks again for all the info, I will check out your website.