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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: Ivanhoe on May 07, 2010, 08:22:02 pm

Title: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: Ivanhoe on May 07, 2010, 08:22:02 pm
I have a number of smallish brushless outrunners & ESC's left over from abortive attempt at electric 'planes.  Does anyone know of any suitable boat plans to use these in?  I'd prefer balsa construction and, ideally, downloadable plans if possible.  All suggestions gratefully received

Wilf
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: triumphjon on May 07, 2010, 08:28:48 pm
what type of boats would you like ? there are some small  power boat kits around 18 inches long  available from balsacraft  at £20 ish !
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: tobyker on May 07, 2010, 11:50:59 pm
airboats!
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on May 08, 2010, 08:00:58 am
there are some small  power boat kits around 18 inches long  available from balsacraft  at £20 ish !
More info, please. I can't find these on the Balsacraft website.
FLJ
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: martno1fan on May 08, 2010, 08:15:45 am
Hi if you send me your email i have plans for a small vee that would be suitable,build from balsa or even better thin aircraft grade plywood.Heres the one my mate in Aus built from them,they can be scaled up or down but i think his came out at 29" or so.
Mart
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: martno1fan on May 08, 2010, 10:15:43 am
I think theres free plans here also for hydros and such as well as vees and the odd cat but you need to sign up,its free  :-)).
Mart
http://www.intlwaters.com/
if you like riggers heres an ideal plan for brushless power too
http://www.zippkits.com/plans.htm
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: vintagent on May 26, 2010, 05:44:05 pm
Hi, couldn't find any plans on intlwaters.  Signed up, but there's not much there!
Regards,
Vintagent
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: w3bby on May 27, 2010, 07:49:01 am
Sign in to International Waters and there are plans under "portal" http://new.intlwaters.com/freeplans.htm (http://new.intlwaters.com/freeplans.htm)

Another place for plans is http://www.modelpowerboat.com/forum/ (http://www.modelpowerboat.com/forum/)

You may need to scale some of the plans to get the size you want.
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: vintagent on May 27, 2010, 11:27:09 am
All I got on international waters was code or page not found and on modelpowerboat I got some (Baby Bootlegger, Crackerbox, shovel nose), but Puffer was code.

Thanks anyway.

Wilf, the shovelnose is nice little drwving for a small motor.

Regards,
Vintagent
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: vintagent on June 04, 2010, 12:49:38 pm
I now have Wilf's motors, etc.  (A deal we've done) so I will need info on living with brushless and LiPos as I haven't the first idea what they're all about!  But all I know is they LOOK fantastic and the magnets are the strongest I've ever felt!
Regards,
Vintagent
Title: Re: Plans suitable for small brushless motors?
Post by: steamboatbob on June 08, 2010, 02:06:48 pm
Any of the pacific balsa kits are good and very reasonable also very easy to convert to a brushless setup

price is around the 15-20 pound mark