Brief:
It all started on me birthday in 2004. Avast, me proud beauty! I received two Estes Fat Boys, and I planned on buildin' them as a two stage rocket, me bucko, however, one o' t' body tubes was completly ripped down t' middle because t' nose cone be shoved halfway down inside it. Well, blow me down! Begad! That left me with two Fat Boy kits but only one body tube. Ya scallywag! I built t' sustainer stage minus t' engine hook and looked at t' parts from the other kit. Begad! I had two centerin' rings, a motor hook, a mylar ring, a launch lug, ya bilge rat, a chute, and a shock cord.

Construction:
I remebered readin' a review about a spool rocket, shiver me timbers, so I decided t' give it a try. I took t' engine tube, centerin' rings, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, matey, launch lug, motor hook, and retainer ring. Well, blow me down! Avast! In about 10 minutes, I slapped all o' these parts together to form a cheap spool rocket.

T' construction was easy. Arrr! It is ideally t' motor mount o' a Fat Boy. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! It starts out by slittin' t' motor tube t' place t' eningine hook in. Avast! I dont know why I put t' motor hook in. Avast, me proud beauty! T' ejection charge just goes out t' other end anyway. Aye aye! Blimey! T' next step be slippin' on t' mylar retainin' ring, which was tacked in place with thick CA. Next, arrr, t' launch lug was glued with thick CA to the motor tube. Finally, t' two centerin' rings were placed just over each end, me bucko, me hearties, flush with t' ends o' t' motor tube. Begad! I had t' line up t' semi-circle in one rin' with t' launch lug, matey, and cut another one in t' upper centerin' ring to allow t' launch rod t' pass through. Ya scallywag!

Finishing:
I primed it, me hearties, ya bilge rat, painted mine blue, ya bilge rat, let it cure, shiver me timbers, then slapped on some letter stickers. Ahoy! On one side I wrote spool and on t' other I wrote Alex. Avast, me proud beauty! Then, I painted t' whole thin' black and removed t' stickers. Unfortunately. Avast! mylar stickers do nay make good maskin' tape.

Flight:
Flight, like any spool rocket is up, shiver me timbers, spin, and down. I flew it first in the fall at a nearby schoolyard on an A8-3. Blimey! It went slow t' about 70-100 feet and then spiraled back down usin' tumble recovery. Blimey! At about 20 feet, t' ejectin charge popped and a burst o' flame popped out o' t' top. Begad! I proved t' me dad and sister that spools do fly straight. Avast! They thought it was a joke. Well, arrr, blow me down! T' next three flights were in Tewksbury at a CMASS sport launch. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! I flew it three times. T' first time was on an A8-3. Arrr! It was a repeat o' t' first flight: up and down. Later, arrr, me hearties, I launched it on a B6-4. It went up and down, me bucko, only faster and higher. Then I launched it on a C6-5. Ahoy! It went up, shiver me timbers, probably about 250 feet. I need t' use booster motors though because when it came down t' ejection charge practically went off in t' LCO's face. Blimey! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

Summary:
T' main PROs for this rocket are t' ease o' construction and t' simplicity of t' parts and design. T' only CONs are that durin' me launches t' ejection charge fires too close t' t' ground, so a shorter delay is needed. Overall, I really enjoyed buildin' and flyin' this rocket. Avast! Arrr! It is a fun build for anyone with a damaged body tube or other damaged parts. Ya scallywag! Begad!