a little wetsand, a little buff it will look good as new.

Sorry Joe. I was trying to save on shipping, the hatch is heavy!!! Ha:lolhit::poopoo:
I can 5200 it back together!!

Combat Zone looses 60+ lbs
 

Carbon Fiber hatch build for Combat Zone . Weighs 60lbs less then original .

Looks nice joe

I'm pumped!!!! I'm going after work today to get it & see it for the first time! Should have it bolted on & pix by the end of the weekend.
MD

Is Combat Zone going to be racing in Lake Hopatcong next week??

Unfortunately that's a negative.
Motor will get dyno the following week so its not happening.
I'm a bit late as usual.
We may make the pilgrimage to tawas if my wallet allows, def a.c., maybe st Clair, no to port Huron.
Then well finish with the rest of the season on the east coast races.
Long beach, Solomon, etc, etc.....

:eekdrop: My original hatch only weighs 48Lbs :D

Looks great though!!! How much does it weigh?

Csm
 

This things sooo fu cking sick. No pic is going to do it any justice.
Thanks to Joe & Rick
40 LBS and strong as hell.:evilb::poopoo::bananalove:

I thought u guys made purchases with lbs, & weighed things in kilograms or something?:lolhit:

How strong is it ?

Theres a guy that stands by his product . ! or on it.

Mike toss some stock power in there and pick up some OPA points! Great way to shake down the boat before big power goes in.

Boat is looking awesome by the way, great job on it.

i dont do well with deadlines
 

Naaa. What fun would that be.
Plus all I've got is a 5.0 kicking around. I don't think thatd be very impressive!
Get that PP in 6!!!!!! More races up there than the eastern seaboard now!!! I swear Gary must have naked photos of smitty as blackmail!!!:lolhit::lolhit::lolhit::eekdrop:

careful when you drill it carbon fiber tends to splinter, when we drill it at work we use a special drill bit that has flutes at a different angle

good look!!!
 

ok thanks!
I'll get a fresh bit & go ez. I was planning to cut the scoop vent with my dremel trio. It seems to do well on almost all materials. That'll have a grill insert to hide any cutting flaws, the pins will have the beauty rings, and the hinge holes will be concealed by the hinge itself.
MD

How much does it cost to make engine hatch like that?

I don't wanna spam this site so this link should answer all your questions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf7uJ...e_gdata_player
Well, a little less than that!!! Seriously not bad at all pm occjoe. Him and rick will hook it up!!!

Hahaha :lolhit: If I were in the UK, Yes.

But according to most americans I'm from Switzerland for some d*mn reason...

they could probably make it out of fiberglass for a lot less im guessing

what are the dimensions maybe one of these would fit on my boat

You are correct ! The carbon fiber was 15X more expensive then fiberglass construction but it's so bad a$s . Me and FX10 are already planing on doing some carbon fiber on some boats next .
Because we did the paint and resto on the boat we were more then willing to make this hatch .
The tree man boat has a little bigger hatch then most 24/7's . But we could block off part of the mold and produce smaller hatches .
We've already blocked off the sides and popped out the scoop section for some other customers ..

Mike sent me some pic's but we want more !

Is that a stess crack I see already in the corner behind the hatch?

Shady work !

Just messin' with ya:lolhit: Mine gets stresscracks in the corners like that all of the time when I run it the way it is supposed to be run:evilb:

boat is lookin good with that hatch. Whats the length of it, looks kinda short for 3man. I thought they were all the same on 3pack about 5'-0"

I believe its 49" front to back . I only measured it fifty times I should have it etched in my head .

The boat looks fantastic...are there still plans to race it this year?

Will we see her Saturday?

NO SHOW for Long Beach Island race:rolleyes:

its sad that the boat is not racing.

Yeah well life and $$$ get in the way sometimes

Right now the weeds are racing to grow around it. Theres some pretty tall ones !!!!!
honestly got burnt out on this project mentally and financially. Was neglecting things that make me $ to spend money on this turd and that doesn't help balance a budget too well.

Itll get done when I get the urge. Itll get some racing. Itll be one bad ***** too :)
MD

This boat is up for grabs.
$14 complete minus the engine

Five 08863 nine668

good deal

I've got at least 25 into it the way it sits offered @$14 with super minimal use since completed.
Not including stupid amounts of labor.
Bad boat, I'm just over it........

Drives gone.
9600 fully rigged. No motor, or drive.


:(

Boats headed to n.y. somewhere near the city

Sold

would love to find this thing if its up for sale please let me know.