Brief:
I wanted t' build a rocket with t' smallest fins I could get away with.....So I came up with this.

I used Rocsim, VCP and WRASP t' get me optimal size fin. Ahoy! Oddly enough, me bucko, most o' t' programs agreed with me rocket. Ahoy! Avast! This is a single stage rocket, me hearties, with an interchangeable MMT. Begad! Anythin' from 54mm down t' 24mm motors will push this little guy. It uses a PML 30" chute with t' shroud lines tied in a knot half way up...This speeds t' descent rate a little since t' chute is oversized. Well, blow me down! I use 20' o' tubular nylon I got from REI. Painted with automotive lacquer through an HVLP spray gun, ya bilge rat, it came out very nice...I just wish I filled t' grooves better. It be kind o' spur o' t' moment paint job with no time t' prep, matey, just primer and wet sand.

Construction:

• 2 Phenolic Body tubes.
• 3 G-10 1/16" fins
• 3 1/8" birch CR's for MMT adapter
• 2 2.1" coupler tubes
• 1 LOC 2.1" nose cone
• 1 Pair ACME 1/4" lugs for 2.1" airframe
• 1 29mm 8" MMT (as an adaptor)
• 20' o' tubular nylon
• 2 3/16" stainless steel quick links for shock cord
• 1 30" chute
• 1 pair o' motherboard mountin' posts w/nuts and washers
• 1 pair o' computer board retainers for motor retention

Very sturdy, even though it is nay a TTW rocket. Well, blow me down! I just sliced mini fin slots in t' BT with an X-Acto blade about half way through t' airframe. Arrr! Tacked t' fins on with CA t' make sure they are straight before committin' t' epoxy. Begad! Begad! Blimey! I applied generous fin fillets since it isn't TTW. Aye aye! Arrr! Blimey! Countersunk t' area where t' lugs went, just about 1/3 o' t' way through t' airframe.

I always use 30 min epoxy, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, though I have tried many different brands I used t' Devcon from TAP Plastics, 2 ton 30 min epoxy.

I used a coupler t' attach t' shock cord lead t' by cuttin' slits in t' coupler and weavin' t' cord through it, me bucko, me bucko, tied it in a knot and epoxied over all that. This is where t' 2 body tubes join together usin' t' coupler with t' shock cord lead. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! I tied t' upper half o' t' shock cord lead in an overhand knot, ya bilge rat, then epoxied over that... This is where I attach t' 20' o' TN with Quick Links sewn on each end.

Construction o' t' MMT is simple.... Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! First I drilled holes for t' retention hardware, arrr, then attached t' posts usin' washers and nuts. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! I epoxied over those. Arrr! Begad! I put t' CR's on t' motor tube and epoxied fillets on each CR. Then I applied a generous amount o' epoxy on t' CR's and in betwixt and slipped t' coupler tube over that. Arrr! Ahoy! I held t' MMT in me hands and turned it very smartly usin' centrifugal force t' spread t' epoxy inside.

Flight:
It can fly on small F motors usin' an elastic shock cord t' save weight. Begad! Ahoy! T' rocket is designed without a permanent motor mount and therefore with a motor adapter I can use 24mm, me hearties, 29mm and 38mm motors with t' proper weight added t' t' nose. Avast, me proud beauty! I could even go for it without an adapter and try a 54mm motor. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! I would recommend F40-4 up t' J350-14 if it was glassed. Ahoy! I fly it most on 29mm G-64's for a nice flight. Begad! Ya scallywag! I used a Nomex® chute protector from Pratt Hobbies. I used a tiny handful o' cellulose waddin' too. It flew exactly where it be pointed. Begad! Blimey! T' wind did nay effect it at all. On t' 30" chute with t' shroud lines tied in a knot, ya bilge rat, me hearties, it descended at a nice rate t' brin' it home safe on t' Black Rock Desert floor. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I have flown this rocket quite a few times now.

Summary:
There are nay many con's t' point out so lets skip t' t' pro's. Arrr! Well, matey, blow me down! Cheap, ya bilge rat, me hearties, simple, easy t' build and fun t' fly are some o' t' best I can think of..... Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Try it, arrr, I think you'll like it.

Other:
I think I learned from this rocket...... Aye aye! I will never build a rocket that is nay through t' wall again, most likely one that is nay glassed with some sort o' weight glass.