Freestylegeek's squarenose conversion

[freestylegeek]

Well, here it starts.
I sold my beloved 1996 hull (with my sacred 24-7 hood and nosepiece).
Now, I'm building a squarenose conversion.

The new hull started out as a 1994 squarenose.
I cut the top deck off, and removed the foam.
I removed all the stock sealant around the waterlines and driveshaft tube.
I moved the steering location up and to the right in order to clear the cooling line boss on the pump, and make my trim more effective.
I cut 2" off the back of the hull in order to help with flatwater backflips.

My top deck and hood kit ship out from XFT on 9-29-06.
The top deck weighs around 13 lbs and the hood also weighs 13 lbs.
The squarenose hull bottom weighs 56lbs.
My goal is to get as close to 80lbs as possible when the hull is complete.

I will post a few pictures of the start of this project.
I will be updating as I go along.
So far, it has been way more fun than I thought it would be.

 

[Matt_E]

Time to remove that link in your sig.

 

[Mile9c1]

The squarenose hull bottom weighs 56lbs.

Just the shell?

 

[FL-cracker]

interesting, how the hell can a 13lb top deck hold up is all I wana no.:bigeyes:

 

[Boris]

OK, I'll be watching this one.

Sounds like something I would like to do next year.

Good luck and keep the camera close by.

 

[djkorn1]

Your nuts... you better work fast. Daytona is coming up soon!

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

pics of the progress thus far?

 

[freestylegeek]

pics of the progress thus far?

Well, untill we get to this new dedicated server that Darin is all excited about, you'll have to look at the pictures here.

 

[freestylegeek]

Time to remove that link in your sig.

Good call!
I almost forgot about that!

 

[freestylegeek]

Just the shell?

Just the BOTTOM half.
No foam, just the fiberglass.
56 freakin' pounds.

 

[freestylegeek]

interesting, how the hell can a 13lb top deck hold up is all I wana no.:bigeyes:

divinycell core - that's how.

I could have save an additional 2 lbs by going with carbon fiber, but the budget was a little tight.

Not to mention that the geometery in certain areas (pole bracket mount, hood seal lip, etc..) has been changed in order to be stronger.

 

[freestylegeek]

OK, I'll be watching this one.

Sounds like something I would like to do next year.

Good luck and keep the camera close by.

Once you decide to do it, you'll see it's easier than you thought.
I've already got 50 pictures and I haven't even started glassing anything yet!

 

[freestylegeek]

Your nuts... you better work fast. Daytona is coming up soon!

Don't you worry - I hear the sound of the tide slowly rising...:sneaky:


(that sounded a lot cooler in my head than when I typed it...)

 

[Big Kahuna]

good luck Matt.

 

[SuperJETT]

Well, untill we get to this new dedicated server that Darin is all excited about, you'll have to look at the pictures here.

We're on the dedicated server, and attachments **might** be working for everyone, but nobody decided to help me out here

 

[freestylegeek]

good luck Matt.

Thanks Harrison, but I need skill not luck. :biggthumpup:

 

[RMBC Freeride]

Geek, I'll be watching this thread carefully as I have a similar project in the works... But using a WCF top deck. Actually it has been ongoing since last year. Guess I should start my own thread. but I'm also shortening the hull a little (did it differently though) and hacking away at anything heavy on the smc bottom such as bulkhead mounting bosses, etc. Oh, and all the thru-hull tubes will be carbon fiber: exhaust, scupper, driveshaft tube & water/cable tubes. those wer fun to make/aquire :sneaky:

Got a pic or measurement of the steering cable relocation? I need to do that too.

EDIT: Started my own thread here: RMBC Freeride's roundnose conversion

 

[freestylegeek]

Geek, I'll be watching this thread carefully as I have a similar project in the works... But using a WCF top deck. Actually it has been ongoing since last year. Guess I should start my own thread. but I'm also shortening the hull a little (did it differently though) and hacking away at anything heavy on the smc bottom such as bulkhead mounting bosses, etc. Oh, and all the thru-hull tubes will be carbon fiber: exhaust, scupper, driveshaft tube & water/cable tubes. those wer fun to make/aquire :sneaky:

Got a pic or measurement of the steering cable relocation? I need to do that too.

EDIT: Started my own thread here: RMBC Freeride's roundnose conversion

That's GREAT Neil!
I'm sure I'll end up asking you some questions along the way.

As far as the steering relocation goes, I only have the hole cut right now.
I need to glass in around it and contour it.

Those SMC hulls are NOT light!

 

[freestylegeek]

Pictures so far:

 

[freestylegeek]

more.