Brief:
This one odd oddroc. It's a stick-finned, 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", me bucko, 1/4", 3/16", etc.), then I drilled out t' lower 1.25" with a slightly larger bit t' fit 13mm motors. Begad! Aye aye! T' 1/2" section serves as an engine block. Avast, me proud beauty! I formed t' paper clip into an engine hook and attached it and t' elastic t' the outside o' t' dowel. Aye aye! I wrapped it with maskin' tape and glued it into t' fin unit. T' fin unit had two launch lugs--a 1/8" lug, which I use, and a 1/4" lug, which I glued t' plastic rod into.

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

Flight:
I've used 1/2A3-4Ts and A3-4Ts in Cohete. Ahoy! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Blimey! 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! Blimey! It flies t' around 200 feet on 1/2As and 400 feet on full As. 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! With t' nose cone off, it falls fairly fast, however, t' main body is tiny and tough and lands first, arrr, me hearties, so t' breakable stick fin won't hit t' ground. Arrr! Mine has never suffered any damage in at least 3 flights.

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

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

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