i have to tell you as part of this rc boating community i hope your channel grows to be 100 times bigger than most of the other rc boaters channels. you take the time to thoroughly break things down explain and teach people what others dont or wont. i wish you much success with this channel.
I too feel the same way. Your doing a fantastic job and teaching even a long time boater things along the way. Lol. I really hope Your channel takes off, genuine and deserving person to happen too
I'm going to make a mold for the Mystic/ miss geico 29 Canopy/cap. I have a question, should I cast a outside mold & a inside mold of the canopy? Or should I just cast an outside mold of it & lay in my CF & vacuum bag it? Just not sure what direction to go
You only need to mKe one mold, wax the outside of the hatch, then PVA, lay up the fiberglass, (several layers) then pull the mold from the hatch... WAX & PVA now you make the hatch with Carbon fiber usually 1 or 2 layers.
@IRONCLADRC thanks for the tips! I'm slowly getting all my supplys together, I plan on trying to vacuum mold. If it turns our well, my next project will be to mold a Spartan & build a CF one.
FYI. FIBERGLAS RESIN does not stick to electrical tape . Good for those little holes on the hatch cover . I actually made a foam plug and covered the whole thing with the tape . Boat came right out .
Years ago I was going to glass a foam jet and have ultra thin glass cloth..the glass you use is so much easier to work with..for making boat parts...I tried making a canopy for a wood rigger I built years ago..glass I used never hardened 😢...the stuff I have has to be exact 50/50...question..why can't you make a boat mould out of silicon? I watched a few videos on silicon mould making and to me it seems it would work well for small boats...thanks for sharing
I'm old school when it comes to mold Making I guess. I've seen the silicone process but I would think the mold would have a tendency to twist or warp.. I was taught the fiberglass process years ago when I worked in a boat yard.
@@IRONCLADRC no for rc boat it would not twist ,warp or bend unless you forced it..silicon is solid..watch a couple of silicone videos...I am old school also but I have an open mind to new ideas and methods..
You have a chance to use these molds to make a boat yet? Can't wait to see the difference between a submerged prop VS a stinger/surface drive. I have a very similar styled hull called the Northwind 40 that was popular back in the 70's. Mine is 32" long and very low profile like yours. Main difference is it also has a narrow flat bottom ride pad towards the rear of the hull. When I got the hull from my Dad, he had it set up as a submerged drive, but it never seemed to handle quite right. I removed the sub drive, and made a junky stinger, then removed all the nitro stuff to convert it to electric.
Unfortunately I've put it on the back burner. I've been waiting for the weather to warm up, now that the weather is right I may get back on it. I actually cleaned the mold last week preparing & waxing the molds
21:15 i bought all the stuff you are using and i hope i get it to work.. i appreciate this video.. ill let you know when i upload a video..im molding some rare GM dually trim that you CAN NOT BUY
@@IRONCLADRC Thankyou,it's a SR80.I think it would be a great idea if you moulded a SR80 and made fiberglass or carbon and really upgrade it,self righting carbon boat would sell alot,maybe😊
@@IRONCLADRC They do for a while then start cracking up top.Id be keen as long as it's production quality I'd pay whatever nearly 😊 but shipping would. E worth more than the hull is worth to NZ
Hey I'm just watching this series and I'm wanting to do the same thing. How did you make the wood boat base? Looks like fun would love to see the boat running and part 3
@@IRONCLADRC Awesome I was lookn thru your channel and didn't see this on there maybe it's too old or something idk. Anyway thanks for the info I would like to do a small 2 stroke engine into a jet pump of some sort.
Awesome project man. Will you be selling hull blank's after your project? If so I would like to be one of the first to support your channel by purchasing one.
@@IRONCLADRC Thanks Big B looking forward to it. I know you're going to start here soon. I've read through some of your comments. I'm was looking to take the blank hull and do a stinger setup. Good luck out there.
Hi can you tell me the right glue or resin etc to use on the floor of the Vector SR80 I need to make a rectangular shape battery plate on the center of the boat I'm building
My buddy Jeremy used epoxy 24 hr slow cure on his with no problemrough it up with sand paper while clean with alcohol (acetone be careful with acetone in plastic hull.) 24 hr slow cure epoxy should work
Great videos very educational
i have to tell you as part of this rc boating community i hope your channel grows to be 100 times bigger than most of the other rc boaters channels. you take the time to thoroughly break things down explain and teach people what others dont or wont. i wish you much success with this channel.
I too feel the same way. Your doing a fantastic job and teaching even a long time boater things along the way. Lol. I really hope
Your channel takes off, genuine and deserving person to happen too
I have that little cheap Hf spray..used it for years..its awesome.
This is a great series of films,cheers !
Thank you very much for taking the time to show each step. Greatly appreciated your commentary.
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching IRONCLAD RC
I'm going to make a mold for the Mystic/ miss geico 29 Canopy/cap. I have a question, should I cast a outside mold & a inside mold of the canopy? Or should I just cast an outside mold of it & lay in my CF & vacuum bag it? Just not sure what direction to go
You only need to mKe one mold, wax the outside of the hatch, then PVA, lay up the fiberglass, (several layers) then pull the mold from the hatch... WAX & PVA now you make the hatch with Carbon fiber usually 1 or 2 layers.
@IRONCLADRC thanks for the tips! I'm slowly getting all my supplys together, I plan on trying to vacuum mold. If it turns our well, my next project will be to mold a Spartan & build a CF one.
FYI. FIBERGLAS RESIN does not stick to electrical tape . Good for those little holes on the hatch cover . I actually made a foam plug and covered the whole thing with the tape . Boat came right out .
Years ago I was going to glass a foam jet and have ultra thin glass cloth..the glass you use is so much easier to work with..for making boat parts...I tried making a canopy for a wood rigger I built years ago..glass I used never hardened 😢...the stuff I have has to be exact 50/50...question..why can't you make a boat mould out of silicon? I watched a few videos on silicon mould making and to me it seems it would work well for small boats...thanks for sharing
I'm old school when it comes to mold Making I guess. I've seen the silicone process but I would think the mold would have a tendency to twist or warp.. I was taught the fiberglass process years ago when I worked in a boat yard.
@@IRONCLADRC no for rc boat it would not twist ,warp or bend unless you forced it..silicon is solid..watch a couple of silicone videos...I am old school also but I have an open mind to new ideas and methods..
You have a chance to use these molds to make a boat yet? Can't wait to see the difference between a submerged prop VS a stinger/surface drive. I have a very similar styled hull called the Northwind 40 that was popular back in the 70's. Mine is 32" long and very low profile like yours. Main difference is it also has a narrow flat bottom ride pad towards the rear of the hull. When I got the hull from my Dad, he had it set up as a submerged drive, but it never seemed to handle quite right. I removed the sub drive, and made a junky stinger, then removed all the nitro stuff to convert it to electric.
Unfortunately I've put it on the back burner. I've been waiting for the weather to warm up, now that the weather is right I may get back on it. I actually cleaned the mold last week preparing & waxing the molds
21:15 i bought all the stuff you are using and i hope i get it to work.. i appreciate this video.. ill let you know when i upload a video..im molding some rare GM dually trim that you CAN NOT BUY
Good luck brother it's intimidating at first but once you get started on the project it goes pretty easily
Good one 😊👍 this was worth watching
Thanks bud. Your sr65 looks nice son. I like the integrated drive! Stream line.
@@IRONCLADRC Thankyou,it's a SR80.I think it would be a great idea if you moulded a SR80 and made fiberglass or carbon and really upgrade it,self righting carbon boat would sell alot,maybe😊
My bad. Lol. I can't believe they take 6s like they do. If I decide to lay one up. Maybe I will send you one...
@@IRONCLADRC They do for a while then start cracking up top.Id be keen as long as it's production quality I'd pay whatever nearly 😊 but shipping would. E worth more than the hull is worth to NZ
Hey I'm just watching this series and I'm wanting to do the same thing. How did you make the wood boat base? Looks like fun would love to see the boat running and part 3
That's so funny cause I'm working on part 3 now
@@IRONCLADRC Awesome I was lookn thru your channel and didn't see this on there maybe it's too old or something idk. Anyway thanks for the info I would like to do a small 2 stroke engine into a jet pump of some sort.
Awesome project man. Will you be selling hull blank's after your project? If so I would like to be one of the first to support your channel by purchasing one.
I will definitely let you know when I start working on it again
@@IRONCLADRC Thanks Big B looking forward to it. I know you're going to start here soon. I've read through some of your comments. I'm was looking to take the blank hull and do a stinger setup. Good luck out there.
Hi can you tell me the right glue or resin etc to use on the floor of the Vector SR80 I need to make a rectangular shape battery plate on the center of the boat I'm building
My buddy Jeremy used epoxy 24 hr slow cure on his with no problemrough it up with sand paper while clean with alcohol (acetone be careful with acetone in plastic hull.) 24 hr slow cure epoxy should work
@@IRONCLADRC Awesome thankyou 😊,I will do a wee test spot way further up the hull first to make sure and yes acetone just melt the plastic
Did you wax it before or after the pva ? I'm thinking finishing a hull that I've got the bottom half to.
Before the pva. After you spray pva, gelcoat
I’m trying to make a top
What don,t you do?!
If you ask my wife, she'd say "I dont do the dishes" lol