Twin Outboard X-series Cat

[Darren Elson]

The 1st hatch is now layed up.will pop it out tomorrow to see how it looks

Will do 1st full layup hull tomorrow with CF and see how it looks

 

[Darren Elson]

Layed up the 1st hull yesterday with full layup and carbonfibre should be ready in a couple of days to pop out and see how it looks

Between me and a buddy of mine we got enough stuff to get it running the weekend if alls well and be able to test it and get some vids of it running

couple of pics

Pic of hatch out the mould,i used old catalyst by mistake so didnt go off properly

Dont worry i chucked it when i realised so i didnt use it for laying up the hull

But this is how it came out of the mould

 

[RodneyPierce]

D, looks great man!!!!

 

[Darren Elson]

Thanks Rodney

LOL looks even better out of the moulds

 

[Darren Elson]

Well guys its out of the moulds

Just need to sand and polish the seam and see how it looks

Overall pretty happy with it and this is my 1st ever moulds/moulded hull iv ever done and its come out real good so far

 

[Darren Elson]

Well guys here it is all finished and ready to go will look awesome with the twin OB's on that will be the next 1

Couple of areas not happy with but the hull is nice and strong yet seems a nice weight with everything in

Not my ususal style but thought id throw some vinyl on that i got left over from other projects just to give abit off a look but overall for a 1st looks pretty good

Just charging the batts then off for a maiden run

 

[Darren Elson]

Finally got it on the water and must say im pleased with it

BUT got some ESC issues also dont seem to get full throttle but think maybe a setting on the TX so ill have a play around with it but heres some vids for starters

hehe

 

[Darren Elson]

More to come yet

Just hope i sort the issues also need to order a new prop and go up in size

 

[RodneyPierce]

D, looks excellent brother!!!! Way to go man!!!

 

[Darren Elson]

Cheers rodders

still more setting up to do yet so hopefully can only get better but so far im happy with it

 

[Darren Elson]

Another vid and a couple of action shots

 

[Andy Greene]

Cheers rodders

still more setting up to do yet so hopefully can only get better but so far im happy with it

GREAT JOB Darren, you should be proud B)

So when do I get my twin outboard proto-type ???

Andy

 

[Darren Elson]

Cheers Andy i am bud

Its great when all the time & work gone into and it performs like that this was not only my first time moulding but its the 1st cat i designed aswell and exceeded what i thought it would do 1 thing iv learnt while designing and building rc boats just because it works n paper doesnt mean it works on the water so was envious and nervous to how it performed but the results speak for themselves and im happy now to move forward and start the next XV2 cat and 1 other

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

Darren, are you going to be building these to sell a few? I sure hope so!!!

Do you have any idea what you might ask for one,, and where are you located (what country)

Thanks

 

[Darren Elson]

Darren, are you going to be building these to sell a few? I sure hope so!!!

Do you have any idea what you might ask for one,, and where are you located (what country)

Thanks

Hi

I will be offering them forsale in the near future i wanna make sure i get the layup and join to my liking so i can offer a quality hull

As for price iv not worked it out properly yet

Im in the UK

Rgds Daz