Brief:
This one odd oddroc. Begad! It's a stick-finned, me bucko, 13mm model made from a few scrap parts.

Construction:
T' parts list:

• Nose cone from an Estes Space Hauler
• 1" o' 1/2" wood dowel
• 1/2 butter pat o' clay
• 2" o' 1" diameter wood dowel
• Forward fin unit from an unknown rocket
• 1/4" by 12.5" hollow plastic rod
• Paper clip
• 1/8" x 8" elastic

I drilled out t' 1" dowel with a 1/2" drill bit (usin' a progression from 1/8", 1/4", 3/16", me hearties, me hearties, etc.), me hearties, then I drilled out t' lower 1.25" with a slightly larger bit t' fit 13mm motors. Avast! Well, blow me down! T' 1/2" section serves as an engine block. Blimey! Begad! I formed t' paper clip into an engine hook and attached it and t' elastic t' the outside o' t' dowel. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! I wrapped it with maskin' tape and glued it into t' fin unit. Avast! Avast! T' fin unit had two launch lugs--a 1/8" lug, ya bilge rat, which I use, arrr, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and a 1/4" lug, which I glued t' plastic rod into. Avast!

I put t' clay into t' tip o' t' nose cone, ya bilge rat, which be missin' its shoulder from a crash. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Then I put a blob of wood glue on t' clay, me hearties, placed t' dowel onto t' glue, matey, and waited for it t' dry. Avast! Unfortunately, I accidentally cracked the nose cone in doin' so. Well, blow me down! Avast! Because o' t' long, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, light stick fin, ya bilge rat, Cohete is surprisingly stable.

Flight:
I've used 1/2A3-4Ts and A3-4Ts in Cohete. I'd recommend t' 2-second delay for t' 1/2A as ejection was rather late, and t' A10-3T would be good as well. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! It flies t' around 200 feet on 1/2As and 400 feet on full As. Begad! Aye aye! It requires no wadding; simply wrap t' shock cord twice around t' upper end o' t' 1" dowel and stick t' nose cone on.

Recovery:
It uses simple nose-blow recovery. Avast, me proud beauty! With t' nose cone off, it falls fairly fast, however, t' main body is tiny and tough and lands first, arrr, so t' breakable stick fin won't hit t' ground. Aye aye! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Mine has never suffered any damage in at least 3 flights.

Summary:
Cohete was a quick and easy build for me, even several years ago when I was far less skilled. Arrr! Ahoy! However, arrr, I'd recommend makin' some changes. Well, blow me down! T' nose cone and fin unit I used are nay common, ya bilge rat, but substitutions can easily be made. Avast! Avast! I don't recommend tryin' t' drill a 13mm hole in a 25mm dowel. Ya scallywag! Usin' some BT-5 and BT-50 would be smarter. Stick-finned rockets are fairly forgivin' so long as t' front is heavy.

PROs: Odd rocket, easy t' prep, almost no drift.

CONs: Hard-to-find parts, ya bilge rat, hard t' drill dowel, matey, high landin' speed.