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. Arrr! Oddly enough, most o' t' programs agreed with me rocket. Ya scallywag! This is a single stage rocket, matey, with an interchangeable MMT. Blimey! Anythin' from 54mm down t' 24mm motors will push this little guy. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! 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. Begad! Begad! I use 20' o' tubular nylon I got from REI. Arrr! Painted with automotive lacquer through an HVLP spray gun, me bucko, it came out very nice...I just wish I filled t' grooves better. Ya scallywag! Arrr! It was kind o' spur o' t' moment paint job with no time t' prep, 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. Ahoy! Ahoy! I just sliced mini fin slots in t' BT with an X-Acto blade about half way through t' airframe. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Tacked t' fins on with CA t' make sure they are straight before committin' t' epoxy. Avast! I applied generous fin fillets since it isn't TTW. Countersunk t' area where t' lugs went, matey, just about 1/3 o' t' way through t' airframe.

I always use 30 min epoxy, though I have tried many different brands I used t' Devcon from TAP Plastics, me hearties, 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, matey, 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. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! I tied t' upper half o' t' shock cord lead in an overhand knot, then epoxied over that... Blimey! This is where I attach t' 20' o' TN with Quick Links sewn on each end.

Construction o' t' MMT is simple.... First I drilled holes for t' retention hardware, ya bilge rat, arrr, then attached t' posts usin' washers and nuts. I epoxied over those. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! I put t' CR's on t' motor tube and epoxied fillets on each CR. Aye aye! Arrr! Then I applied a generous amount o' epoxy on t' CR's and in betwixt and slipped t' coupler tube over that. Begad! 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. Blimey! T' rocket is designed without a permanent motor mount and therefore with a motor adapter I can use 24mm, matey, 29mm and 38mm motors with t' proper weight added t' t' nose. I could even go for it without an adapter and try a 54mm motor. Well, blow me down! I would recommend F40-4 up t' J350-14 if it was glassed. I fly it most on 29mm G-64's for a nice flight. I used a Nomex® chute protector from Pratt Hobbies. Begad! Blimey! I used a tiny handful o' cellulose waddin' too. Ahoy! Blimey! It flew exactly where it was pointed. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' wind did nay effect it at all. Begad! Blimey! On t' 30" chute with t' shroud lines tied in a knot, me hearties, it descended at a nice rate t' brin' it home safe on t' Black Rock Desert floor. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Begad! 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. Cheap, shiver me timbers, simple, arrr, easy t' build and fun t' fly are some o' t' best I can think of..... Try it, shiver me timbers, I think you'll like it.

Other:
I think I learned from this rocket...... Ahoy! Well, arrr, blow me down! 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.