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I plan on doing the maiden voyage this Saturday. Fingers crossed that everything runs smoothly. (This was so much fun to build.)
Varnish is done and I’m working on installing everything. My boat inspection is on the 9th. This is so much fun! I love it!
I can’t remember which coat of paint this was but I’m using Rustoleum Marine Grade paint because of the price. I’m sanding between each coat.
I haven’t sanded the final coat but it turned out okay. I plan on doing three coats of paint and then three coats of varnish on the bottom.
Little bit of an orange peel texture but I haven’t sanded this coat yet.
Masked off to paint my graphics.
A little bit of the paint peeled off but overall I like the look. Now I need to add my numbers (yellow paint) and do 6 coats of varnish on top. I’m still using the Rustoleum Marine Grade Varnish.
Fiberglassing the top of the boat. I used the middle section of fiberglass to glass the bottom of the cockpit. It makes it much stronger without adding much weight. We were worried that us big fat guys will break the flooring.
I really like the round burrell on the top of my boat but sad about its location. My racing strip will cover it up.
Test fitting my motor to see if the angle of the transom block will work. I used Oak with a 10 degree angle.
Finally the second coat of epoxy was applied.
I’m ready to do a final light sanding to take out any epoxy runs and rough up the surface for the paint and varnish.
I’ve been trying to gather ideas on a butt cushion/seat for my racer. I’m afraid I may kill my knees if I don’t have anything. I found this seat at Bass Pro Shops and I think it may work out well. I’m going to build a stand to hold the seat cushion out of wood underneath it just like this plastic stool. The plastic stool is 7″ high and because of the rectangle shape it won’t tip backwards. When kneeling my legs run along side of the stool and my behind can rest on it if needed.
I’m going to make it removable in case I don’t like it or if I need to make changes. It’ll be tether to the boat but it’ll just sit loosely in the cockpit. I think the weight of it, the floor cushion, and it resting between my legs, it shouldn’t move too much. Do you guys think that’ll work?
Glued the flooring in for the cockpit.
Test fitting the top pieces. I sure do love the look of the grain on that wood. Definitely will have to varnish the top instead of painting it.
Putting the coats of epoxy on the underside.
My daughter Gracie came out and helped me glue the top on. We had a race putting the clamps on. It came out great and she was a big help. Definitely a two person job.
We’re working hard to finish our boats in time so we can come. We’re not sure we’ll all make it but we’re trying.
Here are some more updated pictures on my progress.
Before the fiberglass cloth.
Laid the cloth down and noticed a crease in the cloth that wouldn’t come out. I found out the other guys in our build have the same issue with their cloth. Looks like it was folded for a very long time and formed a crease.
Applying the epoxy was pretty simple and just like fiberglassing an RC airplane.
I messed up on my keel by not second guessing the instructions. I didn’t think about the predrilled holes not lining up when you put the bend in the keel (duh!). Also, I didn’t drill a large enough hole in my keel which caused the wood to split. I got frustrated because the epoxy was already starting to set so I had to hurry. Good thing about building with wood is that it’s easy to fix. Once painted, no one will know except for those who read this post. 🙂
I was surprised how many clamps it takes to hold the wood in place.
The instructions say to round the wood piece in the front but then I found out that’s not a good idea. I fixed it by adding some wood flour to the nose and I think it’ll turn out fine. Once the top goes on, I’ll be able to see where to round the nose. Most of that pointed nose will go away then.
I sure do love this boat and can’t wait. 🙂
This is awesome. Thanks Rick for the part numbers and help for my motor. I ran it the other day in a barrel and after cleaning the carburetor (Forrest King did most of the work and I watched), it ran pretty good. I think I need to clean the fuel pump too though. Our boat kits come today so it’ll be exciting to start building the racer. I’ll post pictures as it comes along. Thanks again for the help with the remote connections.
Thanks,
Ben
I found an 1985 Evinrude 8hp 2 stroke outboard. I’m pretty excited to have it. I’m trying to find a throttle kit for it or the items separately. Will the throttle kit from clcboats work for this outboard? Their website says their throttle kit works for 6hp only. Is that true or will it also work for the 8hp outboards? Do any of you have any suggestions on what to buy for the E8RCOB?
Do you all put on a transom protector or something? Like a rubber matt? Or do you just let the finish on the transom get worn? Would a matt or cover help with vibration?
Thanks,
Ben
Hi Chris,
Yeah, my in-laws live in Memphis. We’d be happy to come join you guys in a race. I bet we could even get all four of us from Wylie to come. Our clc boat kits don’t ship until March 28th. We have a goal to have them built by July 4th but we’re really not sure how long they will take for us to build.
I did find an engine for mine already. I bought a 1985 Evinrude 2 stroke 8hp motor. It’s in pretty good shape but I want to replace the impeller before I try firing it up. Forrest King found a Suzuki 2 stroke 8hp motor. He started his up and it ran great. We’re all big guys so we’ll be racing in the heavy class too. We’re trying our best to find 2 stroke 8hp motors.
We’ll try to be race ready before September. Keep us posted if you do set up an event. I have kids in school so it’ll be hard to find time off in September but we’ll see if we can make it work. Do keep us posted.
Thanks,
Ben
Thanks for the reply Todd. Really appreciate it. We’re having a hard time finding motors here in Texas so we’re thinking we’re going to get the Tohatsu 6hp 4strokes, but we’re a little worried because we’re all big guys – 240lbs to 290lbs. Will the 6hp be fast enough or should we start looking for 2 stroke 8hp motors (I’m told the 4stroke 8hp motors are too heavy)? Back to the Transom thrust bracket question, I guess we just need to wait and see how much spacing we have between the motor and transom; then get something manufactured that fits? What’s the “aluminum pivot piece” installed on the motor’s lower unit, you mentioned? Is this something we need to add to the new Tohatsu motors? If you have a picture or somewhere that shows what it is, that’d be great. We’re a little new to boating and this whole experience with outboards, but we can’t wait to start racing.
Thanks,
Ben
