Hi all

My name is Marc Huider from the Netherlands.
I start building my first wood scrats boat when I was 16 years, actualy it was a F1 tunnel boat with K&B .67 outboard, sinds then I'm totaly hookt on F1 powerboads. A couple off years I sold my 2 K&B .67 outboards + hulls and at this moment I'm building my 2th 1/4 scale F1 with RCMK outboard. (I sold my 1st Hull with Zen outboard) I have allso two 25 inch F1 hulls with .21 OS outboards, a 40 inch mono with CMB .21RS, a PPB Dragcat and a 32 inch hydro (Miss Madison) allso with CMB .21RS. Because my little son, 6 years old now, has seen the movie "Miss Madison" I build him a 32 hydro like in the movie (still building) and while I was buisy building that hull, his dad start building the "Rockett" from zippkits. You have to know that I haven't building wood sinds my first boat, but I still like it. pfffff........ back to my question; I'm that far building my "Rockett" that I have to chose my hardware. In the instruction manual they talk about a .250 strut and a large rudder. Can someone tell me the distance from transom to begin rudderblade and whyI sould have that distance (this is my first inboard build setup)Now I have seen some hardware from a German company, rudder 0.8 inch from transom to begin rudderblad (can I use this or not and why/ why not ??) The strut would not be the hardest to chhose.

Thanks for reply

Regards

Marc

Hi and welcome
go to Magazine section, then products - then boats and look at Zippkits Rocket and the Insane thunderboat should give u all the infor u need

here is articles below

Rockett
www.modelgasboats.com/Magazine...tt_Thunderboat/


Insane
www.modelgasboats.com/Magazine...ne_Thunderboat/

also talk to Martno1fan (he's on this site) he knows alot about the Rockett

have fun

Randy

Hi Marc if you look at the manual you should be able to work it out pretty easy really.The rudder needs to be a little bit further back than the one you mentioned ,im not saying yours wont work but id go with the standard way of doing it which is to have the rudder arround 4" behind the transom.I had a similar rudder to what your maybe describing and what i did was to make a standoff to put the rudder further back.If you havent bought it yet id go elsewhere and buy one that has the standoff.Heres a good source for the ones i use on my own t boat design the Comet there exellent quallity and theyre the same as on the zippkits site also.Heres a pic of the setup i used on my Comet t boat ,might help you decide.
Mart
cgi.ebay.co.uk/aluminum-7075-r...=item45e83aa1f0
rockett video enjoy

Thanks for the help guy's I will let you know if there is any progres to the "Rockett"

Rgrds Marc