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Crackerbox

 

Deep Vee Sport Crackerbox

 

 

A Zippkits R/C Boat 

Building Instructions 

2014 JMP Hobby Group- Indiana USA 

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Содержание VBox 2013 Edition Deep Vee Sport Crackerbox

Страница 1: ...Z I P P M A N U FA C T U R I N G VBox2013 Edition Crackerbox Deep Vee Sport Crackerbox A Zippkits R C Boat Building Instructions 2014 JMP Hobby Group Indiana USA www zippkits com Toll Free 866 922 ZIP...

Страница 2: ...o read this entire manual so that you are familiar with all the buildings steps and their proper order Take your time make sure you understand everything before you do it and you will be rewarded with...

Страница 3: ...Angle Drill Square Flat file Round 3 16 file FLAT Workbench Hex ball drivers FLAT Workbench Medium CA glue and accelerator Good quality 30 minute epoxy Epoxy finishing resin or Klass Kote Epoxy Spring...

Страница 4: ...minimum Throttle pushrod Zipp 3462 Rudder pushrod Zipp 3463 2 pushrod seals Zipp 3404 or 3422 16 24 ounce fuel tank or IV Bag and tubing Zipp 3506 250 stinger Zipp 3401 250 drive dog Zipp 3442 470 or...

Страница 5: ...5 Let s identify the parts so that we can easily find them when needed Mark the parts that are inside other parts 1 8 plywood parts...

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Страница 7: ...7 1 4 plywood parts Do an inventory of all the parts to be sure that everything is there If anything is missing or damaged contact us as soon as possible so that we can get replacements to you quickly...

Страница 8: ...ets You can lightly mark them if you want Remove the radio box lid frame and radio box lid from the sheet Put these in a safe place away from your work area for now The lid frame looks exactly like th...

Страница 9: ...as the little tabs that held them in the sheet Put bulkheads 1 2 and 3 into the jig engaging the tabs in the slots Starting from the front of the jig glue the tabs of bulkhead 1 to the jig Use a squar...

Страница 10: ...r the engine rails Be sure that bulkheads 4 and 5 are square The keel should be dry by now Check the fit of the keel into bulkheads 1 2 and 3 If ok glue it in making sure the keel is centered on bulkh...

Страница 11: ...then 2 then 1 Do not glue the chine to the keel yet Do the other deck chine but don t glue it at the nose yet Now you get to glue yourself to the boat Try not to Using CA put glue on the ends of the...

Страница 12: ...bottom angle on bulkheads 5 4 and 3 At bulkhead 2 you can start the twist so that it meets the keel at the proper angle Be sure that the chines are glued in so that they match the angle of the boat bo...

Страница 13: ...all points If it does not the side sheeting won t either The front of the chines will need a fair bit of blending The rear will need very little When the chines have been sanded and blended it s time...

Страница 14: ...chines and bulkhead edges Work quickly Make sure that all surfaces that will touch the sheeting are coated Try not to use so much that it runs all over Brush epoxy on the front 6 inches or so of the...

Страница 15: ...he first side so the second side fits Allow to cure at least 3 hours Use whatever you need to hold things together After the side sheeting has cured sand the rear of BH 5 Sand any of the engine rails...

Страница 16: ...on the inside center edge so that both sheets will meet squarely Make sure the front is accurately aligned with the center of the keel and that there is some overlap at the rear 1 16 inch is plenty Wh...

Страница 17: ...om sheet look under the boat to see that the bottom sheet is touching everywhere it should be For very inexpensive weights break up some cinder blocks You can get many different shapes and weights and...

Страница 18: ...ual radio box top Keep this away from the radio box during assembly and only get the lid after the box is assembled and ready for it The radio box lid frame and lid fit inside each other with a tiny c...

Страница 19: ...the bottom Be sure to leave a inch overhang on each side of the box Leave the top off at this time Lightly sand the top Stand back and admire your awesome radio box Back to the boat Make sure that it...

Страница 20: ...ck the fit it should be flush with the top of the bulkhead The spines go from bulkheads 1 to 3 The hole in the spines should face forward Glue the two dowel doublers in place on the left side of the h...

Страница 21: ...eam right on top of the other tape Flip this assembly over Mix up some 30 minute epoxy Flip the joined sheets over and hinge them open Apply 30 minute epoxy in the joint Place the assembly flat on the...

Страница 22: ...ust not be left out Brush in a coat of resin so that the cloth is completely wetted Continue coating the inside with finishing resin If you need to mix more use a new container and brush If you don t...

Страница 23: ...nd mark the screw hole locations It helps to put the flex shaft in the stinger and use this as a guide to getting the stinger aligned with the shaft tube The shaft should go in and out of the stinger...

Страница 24: ...enter Try to get the pushrod hole centered in the rudder access hole Trim Tabs Mount your trim tabs to the transom so that they are flush or just a hair up from the bottom No more than 1 16 inch above...

Страница 25: ...es in front of bulkhead 4 The engine should be mounted as far forward as you can Within inch of the front of the ply rails Mark the rear hole locations on the engine rails as follows Once you are happ...

Страница 26: ...nges color a few seconds and allow to cool When cool carefully and slowly bend the tube on your mark to about 40 degrees or about the same angle as the engine Put the drill bit into the brass tube as...

Страница 27: ...to the transom and bulkhead 4 as well as the shaft support Allow to cure Radio Find the 4 pieces of inch ply and the 4 basswood triangles These are the servo mounts Note that two of the ply pieces ar...

Страница 28: ...r the throttle servo It is mounted in front of the rudder servo and also about inch back from the front wall Don t forget to put the 1 8 scrap spacer under the throttle servo When cured flip the box o...

Страница 29: ...our mark Clean and solder the clevis to the pushrod leaving the 1 8 inch protruding from the clevis When cool slip the pushrod back in and put in the 4 40 screw and nut on the rudder arm The clevis sh...

Страница 30: ...irst If the tip of the pipe is short of the transom use an exhaust outlet and silicone tube If the tip must pass thru the transom either loosen the pipe and slide it forward on the header or remove th...

Страница 31: ...d be sealed Mix up about 6 8 ounces of epoxy finishing resin You can also use Klass Kote clear epoxy paint Start from the front Using a brush coat all areas of wood inside the hull Get inside the hole...

Страница 32: ...l noodle or half of a large one Stay away from spray in foam it has too many disadvantages for this use If you use blocks of foam make them as big as you can You can get pool noodles at the dollar sto...

Страница 33: ...ight against the top of the hull Continue adding tape until the entire deck is in contact all the way around Check the transom from behind and add tape if needed Check bulkhead 3 as well When everythi...

Страница 34: ...e one hatch tongue in place on the front of the hatch and the two short tongues to the front of the hatch opening in the deck These go on each side of the hatch tongue but glue to the opening Use epox...

Страница 35: ...nylon screws Remove the hatch Apply epoxy resin sealer or Klass Kote to the hatch and set on waxed paper to cure Apply a second coat of sealer to the hatch Next we will mount everything we need to ma...

Страница 36: ...shaft Tighten the drive dog set screw Mark the stub shaft at the front of the drive dog Remove the dog and prop Measure 3 16 inch back from your line and file a flat spot about 1 8 inch wide and 1 16i...

Страница 37: ...cable will wrap up and get shorter in use Finishing Sand the entire hull with 80 Fill any dings dents craters valleys or chips with wood filler When dry sand again with 180 Check to make sure that all...

Страница 38: ...low the dust off and do the bottom When the bottom is cured sand with 180 Repeat the whole thing for the second coat only this time after the second coat has cured sand with 220 wet Sand with a bucket...

Страница 39: ...imilar Draw a line forward from the mark you made 36 inches long Maintain the 2 1 2 inch distance from the keel Once both halves of the bottom are marked we can glue the strakes on We only get one cha...

Страница 40: ...on Let sit overnight When the primer is dry use icing or body filler to fill any nicks or surface imperfections When dry wet sand with 400 on a rubber block If you are happy with the surface spray on...

Страница 41: ...e the prop off but leave the shaft connected to the engine This will help to break in the strut bushings If you are using a new engine you should run it on the stand before going to the pond This will...

Страница 42: ...and then start the engine Don t rev the engine much as there is no load on the prop until it s in the water To launch have a helper drop the boat in level You can give it a little gas as it gets to th...

Страница 43: ...kes a little 5 degrees either way would be too much for most hulls Turn fin This is mounted to the right side of the transom and 90 degrees to the bottom of the hull Make sure that there is never any...

Страница 44: ...Model Boating Organization NAMBA Website www namba com National Model Boating Organization Zippkits com If you have any questions or comments we would love to hear from you Email or call us support z...

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