misshydro

Man I'd looked at the other cowls team striker made for this cat and wasnt very impressed with them at all! After being ridacualed last night about my cowl wasnt feeling good about it. I kind of liked my cowl? But saw this cat and wished I had the funds to get that hull!! But I'm going to make a phone call to expresscraft and find out on the cost of this cowl?? Love the looks of it,but I have to get measurements to see how close it will fit on my cat,If need to I'll custom fit it to my cat!

Justaddwata

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Hope I wasnt one of those doing the ridiculing. I was just wondering about the style and how it would work out. As I mentioned - it is somethig you should test and see - not abandon.

Here are pics of the Expresscraft thunderbolt cown on the Offshore hobbies cat

Ron Olson

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Keep in mind before going too far what type of exhaust system that you want to use, a wrap to center or one that will fit under the hatch and exit out of the transom. You really don't want to go hog wild on customizing a hatch if later on you're going to have to hack it up to put a pipe in.

misshydro

Ron I had that in mind when before I done that customized cowl. Going to run exaust out the rear transom. Justaddwater,Is that boat your??? If so do can you give me measurements on that cowl?? Mine is 13 3/4"wide by 22"long.[8D]

Justaddwata

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21 1/2" x 11 3/4" for the thunder bolt cat cowl

misshydro

Ok I emailed expresscraft about cost of the thunderbolt cowl today. Now I'd only taped the tail fins on just to see how it would look like?[&:]

Justaddwata

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If I were you I would stick with the cowl you have. A good look and I think those fins will be fine

What paint scheme do you have in mind

stempak

Ya I like your's aswell. but that expresscraft would look awesome I could make it fit with some glass work. I've got to built one of those couger's with twins 80mph here I come.

misshydro

Ok got a mail from expresscraft. cost 40 for the cowl and measurements are 11" by 20 1/4". I'm thinking on getting that cowl and making it fit on my cat plus maybe finish this cowl. So I can have two cowls to sport this boat off with.[8D]

stempak

keep me posted how it works. I don't have alot of time, if yours works out and you want to build another I could pay you for your troubles.

rcboater671

hey guys i am the one that bought the team strike cat that was on here and i might be willing to sell one of the cowls and as a matter of fact i actually have another complete team strike cat get a hold of me i just need to decide which cowls i am going to keep [email protected]

rcboater671

here is the other strike cat i have and i am going to sell it it does have some damage though again get ahold of me and me can talk about it i liked it so much that when i saw the yellow strike cat on here i just had to have it i bought the yellow one about three or four weeks ago and the guy just now got it to me

misshydro

I might? But like I said before I saw some of them team striker cowls and I though there ugly. They dont make the boat look like a true looking or racing cats? I like the thunderbolt cowl. I'm going to make a template of the base so when I do get that cowl.I can set it up just wright.[8D]

stempak

if you want a hydro build a hydro. I want to someday.

rcboater671

miss hydro i was recently informed you are a lady which i think is awesome females in this sport and all any way just thought i would pas along some info on the super cat as i have one i was getting speeds of 49 to 51 mph gps on slightly rough water but something i found out was that the hull should be reinforced up in the nose area between the sponsons i flipped it several times last year and one time evan on a gentle flip when the nose hit the water it split the hull there. on my new supercat i am going to fiberglass a strip in that area as well as put somekinda support for that wide area about 3/4 of the way up to the nose just thought i would pass that along by the way i totally love the way you added that air induction to your cowl i was actually telling my buddy thats what i thought the cowl should have evan before i saw yous very nice work you do cant wait to see it when you are finished heres a couple pics of my latest project then on to my new supper cat

misshydro

Ok Ron sent me pics of these buds cats and saw this one!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to do mine maybe like this one!! Has the wings and twins turbin tubes!! I been thrashing on my oberto to take to the toleto show.After this week I can start back on this cat! here pica of the turbine and interior and pic of there bloen motor thats in there other cat.

stempak

right.