Brief:
Humorous rocket pokin' fun at government earmarks. Avast, me proud beauty! You should get a good laugh out o' the manual.

Construction:

• 1 - Nose Cone (BC-722)
• 1 - Screw Eye (SE-10)
• 1 - Keelhaul®©™® Thread (SCK-24)
• 1 - Body Tube (ST-765)
• 3 - Fins (FA-19)
• 1 - Thrust Rin' (TR-7)
• 1 - Launch Lug (LL-122)
• 1 - Spacin' Tube (MC-727)
• 1 - Humorous Instruction Manual

T' Earmark's manual is very funny t' read and also easy t' follow when you actually build t' rocket.

1. Avast! Mark t' body tubes for fin positions usin' a door jam or angled piece o' aluminum.

2. Begad! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Tie t' Keelhaul®©™® thread t' t' thrust rin' and feed it through t' motor spacin' tube.

3. Glue t' thrust rin' into t' body tube and set t' spacin' usin' t' spacin' tube so that motor casin' protrudes 1/4 from t' end o' t' rocket.

4. Blimey! Arrr! Remove t' fins from their fiber sheet and very lightly sand. Arrr! Then apply CA glue around t' edges o' the fins.

5. Blimey! Glue t' fiber fins on t' t' body tube at t' pre-marked line.

6. Ya scallywag! Once they are dry, me hearties, apply fillets t' t' fins.

7. In a similar fashion t' t' fin prep, me hearties, add fillets t' t' launch lugs.

8. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, matey, blow me down! Feed t' cord back through t' body tube and out t' top end and then tie it t' t' nose cone. Avast! Avast! (As thar be no parachute and no streamer, you are done at this point, unless you want t' paint it...)

Finishing:
Finishing is quite easy.

9. I primed mine with ColorPlace gray primer. Aye aye! (Three thin coats and then sanding)

10. Begad! I painted t' body tube ColorPlace Fire Red and left off t' black stripe pattern shown in t' artwork.

11. Begad! I didn't have any yellow paint, so I painted t' nose cone with aluminum colored ColorPlace spray paint.

12. After dryin' overnight, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, I applied t' "ear" decals.

13. Ya scallywag! Used a black Sharpie marker t' color t' edges o' t' fins.

At this point me contstruction and finishin' was complete and we headed for t' launch site.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
All three flights went great. I used one A and then two B motors. Without a streamer, ya bilge rat, I did not want t' risk losin' it. Well, blow me down! Arrr! This little rocket really gets up there, even on B motors.

Recovery:
Amazingly enough, recovery when great on all three o' our test flights. Well, blow me down! Chan's suggestion o' a streamer for trackin' is a good idea. Avast! Just a short, shiny Mylar streamer would be great for tracking.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Very cool rocket with nice humor in t' instrcutions. All around fun t' build and fly.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5