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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: vintagent on June 29, 2010, 03:51:50 pm

Title: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on June 29, 2010, 03:51:50 pm

Hi, I'm trying to find plans of the old Whippet hydros which were so popular before and just after the War, but I can't find the tracing I did at Pitsea Museum Library and Mills Boatyard won't play ball (he makes full sized replicas)
Has anyone got any leads on these, please?

Regards,
Vintagent

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Drkomen86 on June 29, 2010, 04:20:35 pm

will this help, not a very big pic but sure you can do something with it.

(http://s2.postimage.org/80ba9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts80ba9)

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Arrow5 on June 29, 2010, 07:25:17 pm

Well that will please Vintagent , he has a Frog engine for it, but it isnt the Whippet he is after. The full-size Whippet is a bit like a Crackerbox, two seater from the days when there was a driver and riding mechanic/nagigater, I mean navigator..oh I dont know maybe I was right !

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on June 29, 2010, 08:18:53 pm

Yup, that's the one, arrow5.
But drkomen?  Could you send that plan a little bigger by any chance?  It wouldn't do anything but pixellate, but as arrow says, that, with a Frog engine is just too tempting, ain't it?  Miniature rudder servo (which I have!)  No throttle, just go.

Regards,
Vintagent

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Drkomen86 on June 29, 2010, 09:04:46 pm

how is that?
(http://s3.postimage.org/F9A49.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqF9A49)

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Drkomen86 on June 29, 2010, 09:05:34 pm

no diferent, sorry Vint  {:-{

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on June 29, 2010, 09:42:10 pm

Could you tell me where you got it from?  Perhaps I could download it from there a bigger size.
Regards,
Vintagent

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Drkomen86 on June 29, 2010, 10:00:10 pm

There you go pal, the only problem is the pic is only 400x267

www.onthewire.co.uk/airscrew.htm

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on June 30, 2010, 11:20:01 am

Thanks, Drkomen,
downloaded.
Regards,
Vintagent

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Drkomen86 on June 30, 2010, 11:46:52 am

has it worked ok has it??

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on June 30, 2010, 01:44:59 pm

For reference generally, but it won't blow up without pixellating too much. Never mind. Nice try.
Thanks Drkomen.

Regards,
Vintagent

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: Arrow5 on June 30, 2010, 02:34:24 pm

Why dont you get onto the author of the site to see if he/she has the original {:-{

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on July 01, 2010, 10:02:38 am

Ah!  there's a man with time on his hands to think up good ideas for numpties like me!
Thanks, Arrow.
Shootin straight there!

Vintagent

Title: Re: Whippet plans, anybody???
Post by: vintagent on July 01, 2010, 10:04:57 am

Doh!!  just realised that I'm speaking to the boss of the tethered fellas tonight about a different matter, so I'll ask him then. It's their site.

Regards,
Vintagent