Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => OMRA - Offshore Model Racing Association => Topic started by: J.beazley on July 23, 2006, 05:28:41 pm
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im a regular buyer of model boat magazines and flicking through my april issue of model boats i came across a picture of one John Smith with his OMRA power boat Riptide
i really really like the shape of the boat and would like a hull the same or like it for a cruiser style fast electric or maybe i might go nitro with it :-\
if anyone has more pictures of the Riptide hull please post them up for me to drewl over ;D
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Hi J B,
This is a very large hull, and not really suited to electric power.
The one you were looking at, I think is fitted with a 25 cc petrol engine. (Could be a couple of cc either way)
Try the OMRA web site. There is at least one more picture on there.
There have been a couple of used hulls for sale on ebay, but I don't know what they sold for.
If you've not already spotted it yet, there is a picture of one posted under the next topic to yours.
'Wow I want one'
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cheers for that i didnt spot the picture i the other topic ;D
didnt realise they had such a large cc engine in them,
so going electric is a bit ot of the question.
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You could maybe try the Miami 55 which can be purchased from Prestwich model boats.
As the name implies the Hull is 55" stern to bow.
Mine runs a tuned 26cc petrol motor with surface drive. (Approx 7BHP) Goes quite well.
Glenn
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im a regular buyer of model boat magazines and flicking through my april issue of model boats i came across a picture of one John Smith with his OMRA power boat Riptide
i really really like the shape of the boat and would like a hull the same or like it for a cruiser style fast electric or maybe i might go nitro with it :-\
if anyone has more pictures of the Riptide hull please post them up for me to drewl over ;D
The Riptide - like all John Smith's work is a very nice piece of fibreglass work. It's a fast-running hull, and is also used with somewhat smaller nitro engines. It has been run quite extensively in OMRA B class (.67 or 11cc) - with varying degrees of success. It's pretty fast, and quite a handful in the rough with a good .67, and I reckon it would do a respectable speed with a good .45. I'm not sure how this translates into modern electric motors, but just to try and give some perspective. As I implied though, the handling is not great.