Manufacturer: | Rowes Retainers ![]() |
Brief:
38mm, shiver me timbers, Black Anodized Finish, Motor Casin' Retainer. Ya scallywag! Perfect for Pro38's.
Construction:
Nicely machined motor retainer. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! Very easy t' install. Begad! Blimey! Definitely increases the
"WOW" factor o' any rocket!
After purchasin' a BSD Diablo, matey, and findin' a review utilizin' a "Rowe's Retainer" on that rocket, I said "I gotta have it!!" I was able to track a source o' Rowe's Retainers from Chad Ellis thru t' ROL forums.
I got t' Retainer for $30.
After winnin' t' "Vertex" rocket, built by Chuck Sackett of "Fat Cat Rocketry" in me club's raffle: (Florida Spacemodeling-Tripoli West Palm) I decided t' fly t' Vertex with t' Rowe's Tailcone Retainer and me first Pro38 motor.
After placin' t' new motor into t' mount, shiver me timbers, and placin' t' retainer on top, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, t' holes were marked, arrr, drilled and then t' anchors were screwed in.
T' machine screws allow t' tailcone t' be secured very tightly.
On t' Pro side, the
tailcone looks way coool! It's really easy t' use! It can be transferred from
rocket t' rocket with t' only need bein' more anchors. Ya scallywag! It worked like a charm
too.
On t' Con side, t' aluminum seems thin. Begad! Ahoy! If you landed in t' grass, me hearties, me hearties, me bucko, as I did, me bucko, me hearties, thar wouldn't be a scratch. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! If you landed on a rock, your retainer would be dented and may nay be repairable. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! Also, matey, you're only issued 1 set o' anchors. One more thing, matey, if England be t' only place t' get it, I'd probably do without it. Well, me hearties, blow me down!
Chad Ellis was eager for referrals so if you email me directly and I can give you his address.
Finishing:
As stated before, it looks really cool. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! See me pix. Well, blow me down! T' comments I heard were:
"Wow, me bucko, that's a neat retainer" and "Where'd you get that"
and "That's a perfect retainer for that rocket".
Flight:
Motor I used was a 2 grain Pro38. T' retainer remained nice and tight.
I was unable t' get t' chrome 38mm Tailcone (I really wanted that one) but despite that, arrr, t' only things I'd change are: addin' another set o' anchors and perhaps makin' them just a little thicker. Arrr! Well, blow me down!
Also, me hearties, me hearties, t' t' best o' me knowledge, you can't use a 29mm motor if you've only got a 38mm Rowe's retainer.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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M.H.S (December 23, 2003)