Brief:
It all started on me birthday in 2004. Aye aye! I received two Estes Fat Boys, and I planned on buildin' them as a two stage rocket, me bucko, however, shiver me timbers, one o' t' body tubes was completly ripped down t' middle because t' nose cone was shoved halfway down inside it. Begad! Arrr! 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. Blimey! Ahoy! I had two centerin' rings, a motor hook, arrr, a mylar ring, a launch lug, ya bilge rat, a chute, arrr, 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, ya bilge rat, me bucko, centerin' rings, shiver me timbers, me bucko, launch lug, matey, arrr, motor hook, matey, and retainer ring. In about 10 minutes, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I slapped all o' these parts together to form a cheap spool rocket.

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

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

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

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