Hello everyone!
Lot of time has passed since my last visit to this topic, but I really have
not sat still with my finger in my ass. So a little update what's going on.
I'm still doing this same project, well at least somehow. The basic concept is
the same, but the exact boat which I'm building a model of, has changed. The current
boat looks like this:
http://www.marinealutech.com/kuvat/1500-3.jpgFor now, I have modelled the hull with 3D-program and done it and the superstructure
of foam. I have also covered the hull with fiberglass, and taken the foam away. So,
now I have a fiberglass hull.
Last week I installed the waterjets (there's two of them), and on this week I have
done the engine mounting platform and stiffeners inside the hull. Tomorrow
starts the axle and gearbox installing, after that first test drive isn't so far.
You can find pictures from different stages of building process from link below:
http://www.pixbox.fi/alb_show_id979946_page0.htmlLast some specs of the model when it's ready:
Length: 1,65 meters
Breadth: 0,44 meters
Weight: 19,8 kg
Engine: CY 26 cc, gas
Propulsion: 2 * Kehrer Powerjet 40 mm
Gear: MHZ Jet Gearbox
Other: Self-righting if capsized in heavy weather,
all lights working, rotating radar antenna.
Since the boat has two waterjets, it is possible to stand still, reverse,
rotate around it's own vertical axle, do crash stops and go directly sideways.
And all this with one gas engine.