chuck st romain
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Here are a few pictures of my JAE .12 build. as you can see i am a big fan of martins. my girls uncle is an official and we get to go to a few races with "hot" pit passes and i would like to meet him next year when we are at one. gona try and get a short track as we usually are at either CA or Vegas.
at any rate, i havent finished yet but so far i love this boat. i am taking my time working on it 1/2 - 1hr at a time and making sure everything is good. i have the tub finished paying attention to strut location. there is alot of talk about battery packs fitting but a venom 1200 mah 5 cell stick fits fine. i had problems getting a lipo pack and regulator so i will just use this nimi. the servos were as recomended with the solinger rudder and motor mount. a collari .12 (or i have a novarossi but that is probablly going in my 2nd build) and everything else is built as recomended. i took my time as this is my first wood build. the sponsons are finished and ready to go on after i finish the pipe mount and i should get it wet within a week or so. not sure if i can this weekend or not, then i wont be able to for a few weeks as i am going to key west for the offshore races next week. i will get pictures of it finished and a video asap
as stated in several forums i tried to get the strut as low as i could. i am using the octura strut and short bracket. i cut the fin and front of the strut off then filed the bottom of the strut thin and flat as well as used a dremel to make a chanel in the top side of the ski. i then glued in a shim that pushed the stuffing tube as low as possable. we will see how it works and mod if necessary.
it is all sealed with 4:1 epoxy then stickered and cleared. i chose to use a clear lexan radio box lid as this is common on wood finished riggers and i like to be able to just glance into it and make sure it is dry before running again.
i just wanted to start a thread to help anyone that needs it as i am a first time wood boat builder but experienced FE guy. if you have any questions please ask as i learned alot doing research and building this one. i am also open to suggestions as to what i might do to improve my build as i will be building a 2nd one i am sure!
chuck
at any rate, i havent finished yet but so far i love this boat. i am taking my time working on it 1/2 - 1hr at a time and making sure everything is good. i have the tub finished paying attention to strut location. there is alot of talk about battery packs fitting but a venom 1200 mah 5 cell stick fits fine. i had problems getting a lipo pack and regulator so i will just use this nimi. the servos were as recomended with the solinger rudder and motor mount. a collari .12 (or i have a novarossi but that is probablly going in my 2nd build) and everything else is built as recomended. i took my time as this is my first wood build. the sponsons are finished and ready to go on after i finish the pipe mount and i should get it wet within a week or so. not sure if i can this weekend or not, then i wont be able to for a few weeks as i am going to key west for the offshore races next week. i will get pictures of it finished and a video asap
as stated in several forums i tried to get the strut as low as i could. i am using the octura strut and short bracket. i cut the fin and front of the strut off then filed the bottom of the strut thin and flat as well as used a dremel to make a chanel in the top side of the ski. i then glued in a shim that pushed the stuffing tube as low as possable. we will see how it works and mod if necessary.
it is all sealed with 4:1 epoxy then stickered and cleared. i chose to use a clear lexan radio box lid as this is common on wood finished riggers and i like to be able to just glance into it and make sure it is dry before running again.
i just wanted to start a thread to help anyone that needs it as i am a first time wood boat builder but experienced FE guy. if you have any questions please ask as i learned alot doing research and building this one. i am also open to suggestions as to what i might do to improve my build as i will be building a 2nd one i am sure!
chuck