Looking for a cowl for my gas cat

[R Mario Hutchins]

I have what I believe is an Exceed Spider Cat. I lost the cowl when I hit a bouy which flipped ripping cowl off along with the floatation which was also glassed in. I do not know who made the cat. I called RC Boatworks hoping they could help me but no dice. The boat is on nitrorcx.com where you can see how cowl looks. What I'm looking for if possible is a cowl made for the cat or maybe one that will fit. The measurement are 26 3\4" in length x 10 1\2" wide. From the front of the cowl to the center of carb is 13 1\4" . As long as the cowl covers the carb enough to protect from water should work

 

[dave weagel]

an F41 drag cowl should work

 

[R Mario Hutchins]

an F41 drag cowl should work

 

[R Mario Hutchins]

I called RC Boatworks and gave them the measurements and they texted back that they didn't make that cowl. So I'm assuming they don't have any that could fit.
All I need is a cowl with the same width.

 

[Tom Foley]

Looks like a splash of an Aeromarine .

 

[RobertDoak]

Looks like a splash of an Aeromarine .

Looks like a sprint cat layout...

 

[DannyWeimer]

http://rcboatparts.com/images/strykercatcowl_big.jpg

 

[R Mario Hutchins]

Tom Foley; thank you for your reply. I agree, my first rc boat was a nitro Sprint Cat with a Picco 67 , wish I still had it. I called Danny from Aeromarine today and said that his cowl measures 9" wide and if I can't find wider cowl 10 1\2" I could modify one of his but I'll have to wait till he relocates. He hopes to be back at it by the first of the year.

Danny Weimer; I came up with up with the same. While talking to Danny at Aeromarine he suggested I should check out the Stryker's Cat. I called and talked to "Big-D" at RCBoatParts and believes the F-41 may be closer to the 10 1\2" I need. He's unable to right now to measure one because he's recovering from a surgery.

If anyone out there has a Stryker F-41 can you measure how wide the cowl is and let me know, I'd appreciate it and thanks for all the replies

 

[Wasted wages]

If you find one that is close enough, you could glass it onto a sheet of ply or something similar and make it fit that way ... have done this with rigger cowls before ..

just a suggestion...

 

[dave weagel]

contact Wayne Farrow at Venom CC
Ask him about his AC R42 drag cowl

 

[Davidrichmond]

The F41 cowl is 10.5" wide.
16.5" long and @13.5" to carb area.

 

[R Mario Hutchins]

Yes and and a good suggestion. That's what I had planned to do but looks like the F-41 should work , thanks David for the measurements, that's what I was hoping for. When I talked to Danny at Aeromarine he said my cat(Chinese?) was probably a copy of the F-41.
Dave I will call Wayne tomorrow and see what he has just in case,but l believe the F-41 could work.
Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and suggestions.

 

[Sport45]

Hi All , can someone tell me what is the correct strut depth for a cat , as mine is spinning out on the corners ( I have a skeg on the bottom of the strut )
cheers ( at the moment ther strut is about 15mm above the riding surface of the hull .

 

[Rod Fonda]

Hi All , can someone tell me what is the correct strut depth for a cat , as mine is spinning out on the corners ( I have a skeg on the bottom of the strut )
cheers ( at the moment ther strut is about 15mm above the riding surface of the hull .

On my 36" .45 nitro sprintcat,,centre of prop is 4-5mm above ride surface(3/16 shaft,,maybe 6-8mm for 1/4" shaft),,no skeg on mine,,x series non lift prop or Prather series with blades well sharpened/balanced,,if there;s too much prop lift and/or slow speed running with a wet nose,they can spin out,pivotting on the nose,,also strut angle to keep the nose up

 

[Sport45]

On my 36" .45 nitro sprintcat,,centre of prop is 4-5mm above ride surface(3/16 shaft,,maybe 6-8mm for 1/4" shaft),,no skeg on mine,,x series non lift prop or Prather series with blades well sharpened/balanced,,if there;s too much prop lift and/or slow speed running with a wet nose,they can spin out,pivotting on the nose,,also strut angle to keep the nose up
My strut has got plenty of angle and im using a 3 bladed prop