w c f square to round conversion

[cambo au]

this is a wcf top deck hood and nose
started with a 92 square
x metal pole steering scupper and pole bracket
lamey pv 5 mill stroker by wax racing (we cant wait to feel the power):Banane01:
magnum pump
here are some photos of were we are at i started taking photos late
all tubes are in and glued
inside has been bead blasted and flow coated(tonight)
hopefully glued together this week end

[cambo au]

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[cambo au]

i should put this down that is not my ski it is one of my mates that he is building at my house although it feels like mine with the amount of work i am doing on it Oh well the things you do just so you can have a go of a lamey pv powered boat i cant wait to feel the brap

[GDFL]

Can you explain the coating that you are applying to the inside a little more?

[Sanford]

inside has been bead blasted and flow coatedYeah, what is "flow coated?"

Thanks for the pics. I enjoy reading/seeing these type of conversions.

[cambo au]

flow coat is like a gel coat that you apply by brush or gun it just mixes like resin with the same hardner as resin the only reason i did it i hate seing the inside off the old hull looking like ******** and it is not like paint so i dont think it will react to degreesers and stuff like paint would

[Sanford]

flow coat is like a gel coat that you apply by brush or gun it just mixes like resin with the same hardner as resin the only reason i did it i hate seing the inside off the old hull looking like ******** and it is not like paint so i dont think it will react to degreesers and stuff like paint wouldSo "flow coat" must be a named brand of gelcoat. I just call it gelcoat :)

Are you using a #2 tip in your gun? I ask because how thick gelcoat is to spray with a regular paint gun. I'm going to re-gelcoating a boat but will buy a specific gelcoat "cupgun" for the job.

As for gelcoat sticking to the SMC bottom...time will tell. But the fact that you sandblasted it should provide good adhesion. I agree that its way better than paint!!

[T-bone]

make damn sure you have everything in the hull the way you want it before you top deck it....i.e...do you want 1 scupper or 2? do you want duel cooling,or a trim cable?....but i would do it again...i thought i was fun.

[chad]

Everything looks great so far , your attention to detail is already showing!
keep up the great work and keep us all posted!

[cambo au]

we glued the hull today so i will try for photos later
sanford: i used a spray bog gun with a 2mm tip it worked great just used a little styrene in the mix to thin it to the right viscosity and i dont think that it is gel coat because because that s what my mate was meant to buy for something else and it was not the same some one else might be able to explain? as for sticking or adhering the place i buy my supplys from is huge and they have laboritory guys working for them so i got some tech info of them and they said it would work fine as long as i prepaired it like they told me to with was wipe the area over with isocol then prepsol then sand then prepsol again but i got it blasted so i just did isocol then prepsol then coat

tbone: thanks for the advise but to late now the top is on it already has dual cool trim cable but he only wanted 1 scupper

i have to wait a couple of days for the sealant on the tubes to cure fully then i will put the foot holds in and then i am going to drill the holes for the foam and then fill the back up with water so i can see if there is any small leeks the last thing i want is to have his hull waterlogged then foam he is glassing all the front i have left that department to him he has not bought the front nose mold from steve so i would say its going to be tricky any advise steve?

[cambo au]

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[Slug]

looking good cambo:biggthumpup: I saw the parts for your motor the other day. That thing is going to be an arm wrencher

[FL-cracker]

Nice work!

[freestylegeek]

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Grrrrrr!
I can't get any of that plexus around here.
You make me sick! :smile:

The boat is looking great!

[oxnard111]

Great conversion. Great thread. I like the way that "Flow coat" looks on the inside.

[waxhead]

looking awesome
parts for engine are all here now after waiting for so long

[cambo au]

geek i thought that plexus was a us company you should be able to get it if not let me know i will give you the contact info of the place i get it from i would say that they would send it to you probably work out ok cash wise with the exchange rate
slug : its not my boat or motor i wish it was i just cant wait to get a pull on that throttle

wax: well if the motor stuff is here and kizza pulls his finger out it looks like we will be up there for christmas for some tuning, riding and drinking piss
i love road trips
yeah it sucks about the parts you have been waiting on it is a shame to see that someone with such a great name in the industrie has stuffed you round for so long also sucks that you cant go to daytona because of it to

[waxhead]

yeah motor stuff finally arrived
so its all go ahead now
looking forward to this engine build
i will take photos for you if you like and email them to you

[cambo au]

sounds good can you post some of what you got on here

[SUPERJET-113]

Looking great! nice work for sure.
i believe that Plexus is made in the UK.

[RMBC Freeride]

geek i thought that plexus was a us company you should be able to get it if not let me know i will give you the contact info of the place i get it from i would say that they would send it to you probably work out ok cash wise with the exchange rate
slug : its not my boat or motor i wish it was i just cant wait to get a pull on that throttle

wax: well if the motor stuff is here and kizza pulls his finger out it looks like we will be up there for christmas for some tuning, riding and drinking piss
i love road trips
yeah it sucks about the parts you have been waiting on it is a shame to see that someone with such a great name in the industrie has stuffed you round for so long also sucks that you cant go to daytona because of it to

The problem (for me anyway) is not finding Plexus, but rather getting it in a small quantity. Say, just 2 tubes or 4 tubes (to split with freestylegeek) but all the suppliers want to sell me a case of 12 @ $40 each tube... ouch!$$$ And it will go bad if you dont use it all in a year... and you need the applicator gun... :banghead:

[freestylegeek]

The problem (for me anyway) is not finding Plexus, but rather getting it in a small quantity. Say, just 2 tubes or 4 tubes (to split with freestylegeek) but all the suppliers want to sell me a case of 12 @ $40 each tube... ouch!$$$ And it will go bad if you dont use it all in a year... and you need the applicator gun... :banghead:

Bingo.

[RMBC Freeride]

How soon you gonna need it Geek? Sooner than me for sure...

After looking at cambo au's glue job, it just makes me want it more! Guess i gotta try calling in some favors...

sorry 'bout the threadjack cambo, your conversion is looking great!

[cambo au]

it was super easy to use and it took three tubes we bought it for 40 aus a tube try the link i gave you i am sure they would send it over there if not maybe i could send it for you

[freestylegeek]

it was super easy to use and it took three tubes we bought it for 40 aus a tube try the link i gave you i am sure they would send it over there if not maybe i could send it for you

That's about the same price as it is over here...
Did you use 3 200ml tubes, or were your tubes larger?

[cambo au]

geek : we used 3 400ml tubes i had a look on the tube it says it is made in the states surly you could get it there kizza did the nose and the surf kit today i will post pics over the weekend it is all coming together now i am hanging out to feel the power of one of these lamey pv motors wax should be posting some photos of the motor soon

[waxhead]

i will post some pics as i get them
will not be long now

[cambo au]

kizza did a full day on the nose and surf kit on saturday still got a layer of carbon to finish it off on the sides but now its time for the fitting of the hood and pole

[waterfreak]

Wow, great job Cambo! I can't believe that I just noticed this thread! I hope that the pm I sent you will help with the alignment of the hood.

Look's like you did ok with the front nose lip. Of course, the front nose mold sure helps alot

keep the pics coming!

[cambo au]

steve thanks heaps for the info on the hood mounting it worked really good we did the lifters 2 days ago and the carbon and tubbies today
kizza only just told me that this is the only WCF in the country i am impressed his ski will be origional over here for sure

[Shonuff]

Great build.

[waterfreak]

What's the status on the build? any updates or pics?

[cambo au]

i will try to post some pics before the weekend is out we are painting it tomorrow so there should be a lot of progress i will try a lot of work has been happening not a lot of photos

[waterfreak]

Awesome!:biggthumpup:

[cambo au]

here are the paint photos

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[waxhead]

looking awesome guys

cant wait to see this thing all finished
its going to be a rocket

[cambo au]

there we go a lot of progress since the last photos we tryed to foam it today but stuffed the first batch and tryed to pour it through a small funnel it expanded before it all went in so now we are short how much do you guys use per ski? got to get it foamed before we turf it wax you got any photos of the engine yet?

[waxhead]

i will try and get some tomorrow if you like

[Rickster]

I like that paint job. The contrast between the black orange and green just set it off.

Well done, and Wax we want motor pics:biggthumpup:

[waterfreak]

looking awesome!!

[goodq]

Very nice. If I wasn't going to carbon the bottom I would have done your gel coat idea. It looks very good. Props to you bro. :arms:

[cambo au]

turfing is done now it is just a few minor things then the motor we thought it would of been ready by now but wax had a few dramas with the lamey sleeves so that has put us back a few weeks but i think that is a good thing as we are not rushing to finish every thing properly without forgetting little stuff but its looking good i cant wait to have a brap on this thing i think its going to shock me

[RiverRat]

Nice job on everything. Turf looks great :biggrin:

[waxhead]

Looking awesome cambo
you guys have done a great job

As soon as porting is finished i will post some pics

[cambo au]

righto we are going to waxs place in one and a half weeks to put the motor in this puppy then i will get some pics of it all finished i am so exited i dont think i will be sleeping much until then