Model Boat Mayhem
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
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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
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what type of boats would you like ? there are some small power boat kits around 18 inches long available from balsacraft at £20 ish !
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airboats!
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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
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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
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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
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Hi, couldn't find any plans on intlwaters. Signed up, but there's not much there!
Regards,
Vintagent
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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.
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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
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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
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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