Mini Kat FroGeko Boat

[Havasu Party Bus]

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[Stainless]

Subcribed HPB!

[GotHalos]

Step #2 Spray the Clear Coat Gel.

Hot Boat are we going to have any problems if i have my Watermark on my photos it's my Boat, my Build, my Photos, my Watermark?

Looking forward to the build! :thumbup:

Edit: No, feel free to watermark your photos.

[CodeBlue72]

Please Clean you Lens though !....LOL:knockout:

[rivergames]

This is a awesome thread!

[icb1]

These are really cool, always wanted one. I new a guy years ago who used to build them next to the perris airport, he seemed to sell quite a few back in the day. Good luck with the build looks good...

[CodeBlue72]

Looks Great HPB !
Keep them comming !

One question though, Did they spray PVA after they waxed it ?
or some other releasing agent?

[ChumpChange]

Mold Release. Astutely named........

[Unforgiven]

So how much will a bare hull run and what it's going to weigh? I'd like to build one some day with the same graphics as our Eliminator. (hope my wife isn't reading this)

[Paul65K]

Step #3 Mix and spray the Electric Lime Green Polyester Gel Coat Color. Keep in mind this is a one color boat with no graphic. It takes alot longer to mask off and spray a boat with more colors you have to repeat all these steps for each color.
Lime Green?????

Dude, I thought you were from Hawaii......not Hawaiian Gardens:omg:

[Joker]

Lime Green?????

Dude, I thought you were from Hawaii......not Hawaiian Gardens:omg:

LMFAO. :biggrin:

[ChumpChange]

Lime Green?????

Dude, I thought you were from Hawaii......not Hawaiian Gardens:omg:

Hopefully it's Verde Ithaca although that Hawaiin Gardens comment is funny!

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[Paul65K]

Hopefully it's Verde Ithaca although that Hawaiin Gardens comment is funny!

19834You're right.......Wayne knows I'm only kidding......or then again am I :headscratch:

[314joey]

What power will this baby take.

[314joey]

I've always loved these little boats, I have a Watermouse with a 15merc on it, I can't wait to see what yours turns out like.

[Paul65K]

I love the Mini's alot more then the big boats. I own 8 diffirent mini's 1 bigger Cheetah and 2 Seadoos. I have way more fun riding in my mini's then i do riding in the big 46 Skater with twin black hawk terbines. But then again that's just me.:outtahere:Hater :lmao

[78Southwind]

What's a gallon of marine polyester gel coat 306-995M cost?

[78Southwind]

Wayne Did you buy the mold or build it?

[78Southwind]

Preston and i made a deal back in 2011 on building the Plug and molds. When this second boat hull is done being build for me i will sign over all of my rights of the Plug and Molds to Perston. And then Perston will be building and selling them.

I am just curious about the process of building a plug and then the mold. If you have any pictures of building the plug and the mold it would be cool if you could put them up.

[270]

I love the Mini's alot more then the big boats. I own 8 diffirent mini's 1 bigger Cheetah and 2 Seadoos. I have way more fun riding in my mini's then i do riding in the big 46 Skater with twin black hawk terbines. But then again that's just me.:outtahere:

And I like eating ground sirloin over filet mignon. :biggrin:

[Ziggy]

Lime Green?????

Dude, I thought you were from Hawaii......not Hawaiian Gardens:omg:


Hopefully it's Verde Ithaca although that Hawaiin Gardens comment is funny!

19834

I like the color. Can't wait to see Waynes finished product:thumbup::thumbup:......................... .............................
....similar to something I have to finish:rolleyes::p19846

From my POS T-mobile thingie

[Paul65K]

Personally......when I put the 21'er in the water these days in Havasu I feel like I'm the one in a "Mini Boat"........I can only imagine how you must feel out in the middle of the lake in a lil' 10', 10" dude :yikes:

[Unforgiven]

So Wayne, Whats the weight of a bare hull?? and you have an ideas of cost for a bare hull?

[314joey]

I want one, who do I talk to.

[78Southwind]

So is this Mini Cat from your mold?

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[HB Vic]

Very cool thread MK, thanks for posting it up. Question; since this dude is so small, what do you do for stringers, bulkheads, coring, etc?

[314joey]

Cool thread.................when do you expect to splash her.

[HB Vic]

Stringers are for V-Hulls you don't need them in these Kats. Bulkheads, and Transom Knees are put in later in the build. What i've posted so far is just a start of whats to come.

Gotcha. So as far as the materials, same stuff as larger boats or something lighter/smaller?

[WMC]

Why would i Splash something i had made?
I've been running the first one ever made since Sept, 2011.:headscratch:

Get here wet:rolleyes: splash



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[RVR SWPR]

Ccould be he means,when will the boat be in the water? Awesome design Wayne,looks sharp.

[rivergames]

Thanks for taking the time to post the step by step pics of the build. I appreciate that :thumbsUp:

[314joey]

YUP, exactly, it's my Midwest slang...............when will she be in the water, thanks.

I'll bet you'll be saying or using "splash" the next time you're in this conversation, admit it, you will.

[78Southwind]

This one of the main reasons I enjoy forums (build threads)...thanks Wayne. Don't forget to post the plug and mold build.

[Blubyu]

Bad ass..:thumbsUp:

[Stainless]

Bad ass..:thumbsUp:

Hey Blu. (Stainless)



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[78Southwind]

Here you go. I'm having problems with the photos not loading up, For some reason i don't know.:no:

I think I remember seeing these pictures before. Can you take us through the Plug and Mold process? When you build the Wood Plug do you test it on the water first and make adjustments before making a Mold of it?

[Skee]

I'm diggin' this thread and the build HMK!! :):)See ya at the races next week? I'll be with the Meanstreak II TAH team...if'n yer out there stop by and give a shout out! :champagne:

[28eliminator]

Pretty cool Wayne!!


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[Blubyu]

Stupid question but...

I see so many of the Schiada mini's but not many of these Mini cat's like you have Wayne, why? Just not many out there? or are people scared of them? I am in the market for a mini boat I was dead set on a mini Schiada but I kinda like the mini cat idea.

[Mandelon]

Wayne, you need a matching golf cart to tow it! Lots of people like some Lime Green!!!


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[hbchgirl]

I've always loved these little boats, I have a Watermouse with a 15merc on it, I can't wait to see what yours turns out like.

Love it!!!

[hbchgirl]

Great thread! Pretty cool to see a mini cat built from start to finish!

[Blubyu]

These Mini Kat's have never been on the market for sale but are now that has alot to do with it. I have never seen a Mini Schiada every on the water in Lake Havasu, i would like to. What i see is the Mini Schiada is a Parker thing at this point and time. I can't tell you how the Mini Schiada run, work or handle because i've need been in one.

Thanks.

[rivergames]

Wayne deserves a few shirts and a hat for this thread. Best thing on HB since it started back up :action-smiley-035:

[Paul65K]

Wayne deserves a few shirts and a hat for this thread. Best thing on HB since it started back up :action-smiley-035:
If I saw this on "Another" website I'd likely say something like....."Free Hat, doesn't all the free advertising he's getting to sell boats enough"?.......but here on HotBoat we just say Yeah!!! :thumb:

Much nicer here :D

[HB Vic]

Wayne deserves a few shirts and a hat for this thread. Best thing on HB since it started back up :action-smiley-035:

I know he does, but I didn't have his size last weekend :D Sorry Wayne :D

[GotHalos]

Thanks man!:3:Just wait and see all the Airel video footage and photo's i've been taking with my Quadcopter. I just havn't learned how to load it up on YouTube "YET".......but i will.:bangmyhead:

Can't wait! Are you still having trouble signing up for a user name or something else? PM if you need help.

Mini cat is coming along nicely BTW :thumbup:

[Blubyu]

Someone should Timelapse photo shoot a mini build

[Paul65K]

Hey Paul FYI this is how much from every boat that gets sold $.00 , Nothing, Zero, Nada, Zippo, Not even One Red Cent. Just so everyone knows.:coffee-n-news:
Hence the Yeah!! :thumb:

[Paul65K]

Nope i sign everything over when this one is done.
So i wil have nothing more coming to me.:3:

Yeah!! :thumb:

[McRib]

I have some boat building questions.

first (not a question) from what I understand it takes many weeks for a boat to cure/set up after the glass and resin have been layed.

When the glass and resin are curing is it like concrete? Is heat created during the process? If so, would sticking it in a refrigerated room cure it quicker without compermising the strength? Does vacuum bagging help the curing process or does it just allow less product to be used? Vacuum bagging looks like a simple process (I know nothing of it) so why aren't all boats bagged? Esp since it possibly allows the use of less glass and resin. Not sure if im asking the right questions but im sure ill get thr answer im lookin for.

So which is better (if any are over the other)?

Ambient air temp cure? Would heat speed up the cure? Would a 45 degree temp room be better/quicker??

[CodeBlue72]

I have some boat building questions.

first (not a question) from what I understand it takes many weeks for a boat to cure/set up after the glass and resin have been layed.

When the glass and resin are curing is it like concrete? Is heat created during the process? If so, would sticking it in a refrigerated room cure it quicker without compermising the strength? Does vacuum bagging help the curing process or does it just allow less product to be used? Vacuum bagging looks like a simple process (I know nothing of it) so why aren't all boats bagged? Esp since it possibly allows the use of less glass and resin. Not sure if im asking the right questions but im sure ill get thr answer im lookin for.

So which is better (if any are over the other)?

Ambient air temp cure? Would heat speed up the cure? Would a 45 degree temp room be better/quicker??

Vacuum bagging only removes the Air pockets from the glass and resin. Hense speeding up the curing process and stregthining the bond.
The use of less material i think is never a good idea, use of better glass or carbon fiber is always an alternative. Heat is created by the Chemical reaction
between the resin and hardener. Warmer the ambient temp, faster the kick off of the resin. Cooling never a good idea for it accelerates curing time.

Just my experience in Glass Work. Hope this is helpful !

[ChumpChange]

Looking great. FroGecko or FroGeiko?

[HB Vic]

Wow that looks good and green! 👍

[ChumpChange]

Very nice!

[GotHalos]

Coming along nicely! :thumbup:

[Tishimself]

Wow that looks good and green! 👍


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco

[GotHalos]

Any updates HPB?!

[ChumpChange]

Any updates HPB?!

Yeah. What he said!

[Bobby V]

No change, i've been messing with my buggy it's offroad time.

Did you ever replace the flat tire. :stir::LMAOsmiley:

[RogerThat99]

I love the Mini's alot more then the big boats. I own 8 diffirent mini's 1 bigger Cheetah and 2 Seadoos. I have way more fun riding in my mini's then i do riding in the big 46 Skater with twin black hawk terbines. But then again that's just me.:outtahere:

I still like the your old mini!!

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[Blubyu]

So what ever happen to this build?

[RogerThat99]

So what ever happen to this build?

He isn't posting here right now. Last I talked to Wayne, he said it would be finished by Desert Storm...and it is top secret until then.

[Blubyu]

He isn't posting here right now. Last I talked to Wayne, he said it would be finished by Desert Storm...and it is top secret until then.

Ohh.. He's been voted off the island? Guess I'll have to ask about it over at the other place. :thumb:

I am going to pull the trigger on either a mini kat or a mini schiada next month.

[ChumpChange]

Ohh.. He's been voted off the island? Guess I'll have to ask about it over at the other place. :thumb:

I am going to pull the trigger on either a mini kat or a mini schiada next month.

lol. Sometimes the voices win......

[niceguyeddie]

Ya!

Rumor on the streets... well actually it's not a rumor as I heard it from Wayne himself two weekends ago when he was driving my drunk ass around. He said it's top secret. F that. Where's the spy pictures?

[RogerThat99]

Ya!

Rumor on the streets... well actually it's not a rumor as I heard it from Wayne himself two weekends ago when he was driving my drunk ass around. He said it's top secret. F that. Where's the spy pictures?

Here is a Spy Pic I took of his boat. :D 36820

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