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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: madphil on July 18, 2012, 08:56:24 pm

Title: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 18, 2012, 08:56:24 pm
This is my latest build its a super light weight carbon falcon cat from promise hobby HK
its been built for this years new class SUPERCAT champs , everything has been made as light as possible ,
 its running 2x 8s 1440kv long can HETS 
2x 240 amp turnigy speed controllers
R/L octura x447 props
ready to run with 4x 5000 4s lipo's it just tips the scales at 6kg

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/aa5.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/aa6.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/f1-1.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/f7.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/f6.jpg)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: sailorboy61 on July 18, 2012, 08:57:46 pm
WoW, will be standing well to the side of that I think!!
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 18, 2012, 09:01:53 pm
more pics

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/f5.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a6.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a8.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a7.jpg)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 18, 2012, 09:07:34 pm
on twin 8s motors its fast  ;)

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a10.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a11.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a12.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/a13.jpg)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 18, 2012, 09:17:26 pm
and now for the paint job its had :-
full 2 pack prime
flat silver ground coat
3 coats of blue pearl metallic base
2 coats of blue / green pearl affect flip
yellow paint and decals applied
5 coats of high solid 2 pack clear then left in low bake oven to cure
then wet sanded with 2000 grade paper and buffed to mirror finnish

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/b6.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/b3.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/b7.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/b2.jpg)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 18, 2012, 09:22:53 pm
looks well on the water

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/PhilMillerSuperCat01.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/PhilMillerSuperCat08.jpg)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/nitrophil/PhilMillerSuperCat.jpg)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: grasshopper on July 18, 2012, 09:32:47 pm
Pretty average paint job.......











On-ly jo-king, it's absolutely fantastic.....
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: A71 on July 18, 2012, 10:36:48 pm
Wow fella looks like some one means business looks very cool :-)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: essex2visuvesi on July 19, 2012, 11:01:26 am
I NEED one of those  O0
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: tmbc on July 19, 2012, 08:59:39 pm
fantastic lookin !  needs gas power thou  {-) {-) {-) {-) O0 O0 O0
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 20, 2012, 11:18:32 am
fantastic lookin !  needs gas power thou  {-) {-) {-) {-) O0 O0 O0

I want to make it faster not slower  :} my days of weedwacker boats are long gone LOL   


only joking  {-) anyway how you doing mate we need to get out for a race again

phil.
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: tmbc on July 20, 2012, 12:39:56 pm
nitro phil ? :o
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: tmbc on July 20, 2012, 01:13:38 pm
this is what happens when me n phil go for a laugh or was it boating ooops  {-) all good fun  :-))




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctYmGAHVKC0
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: martno1fan on July 20, 2012, 02:53:14 pm
Nice shorts Mark pmsl  :}
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 20, 2012, 11:07:33 pm
this is what happens when me n phil go for a laugh or was it boating ooops  {-) all good fun  :-))




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctYmGAHVKC0

remember it well  :} the good old days ,we need to get out again have you got anything running at the moment ??????
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: tmbc on July 21, 2012, 02:55:28 pm
yeah got a sigma and nearly finished my avenger ;0) going birkenhead tomorrow !

mark
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: tmbc on July 21, 2012, 03:11:00 pm
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smell the 2 stroke u know u wanna be back here !  O0  {-)
Title: Re: 41" carbon fibre Falcon CAT
Post by: madphil on July 23, 2012, 12:01:30 am




smell the 2 stroke u know u wanna be back here !  O0  {-)

Naaaaaa !!!!!!  a 5.5KW motor on 8cells = the same power as a stock zenoah

 x 2 = 10hp in a boat thats 2/3 the weight of a gas boat and 0 - 40,000 rpm in 1.5 seconds   <*<

only down side is you get 7 mins run time ( F/E race 6 mins )