derfred

Hi,

Have you ever seen a Vanquish IOM?

[link=http://www.iom.aerofred.com]Vanquish IOM[/link]

What do you think about it?


fred

martno1fan

looks nice ,no ive never seen or hear,d of this boat,where did you get the plans? you say you use free plans?.i just build the luna rosa from plans i got off the net.heres a cpl of pics of her ,balsa on frame covered in glass.[img][/img] i have a small video of her 1st outing too.here>>[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LrO7JIhK0s[/link] its not a great video but it gives you an idea of how she sails with an inexperienced 10 yr old at the helm lol.

derfred

Hi,

I know this is not a very popular design, but it a very good one plans here: http://www.shermanyachts.com/informational/vanquish/
I have more plans but I´ll have to organize them so they can be posted on the web, I´ll post them on the website soon, if you want I can send you some, just mail me so I can have yur email address

You boat looks well builted, from what I could see you need to tune it, here is the place to start : http://www.iomclass.org/ I could give you a few tips on this but I´m affraid my bad english would only confuse you but its not difficult to tune the boat ...

The material you use on your boats sails looks like nylon, you should try polyester film (usually used on printing and copying shopps) its a stiffer material and the sails will flap much less you can also use some tin plastic ribs on the sails to prevent flaping...

thanks for your reply,

fred

martno1fan

hi thanks for the tips lol ,i used ripstop for the sails its pretty light and she has plastic strips on there now,in the video i only had them on the mainsail now theyre on both.she sails very well now .thanks for the link ill check it out also.id like to have any plans you care to send me in pdf my email is [email protected] cheers

derfred

Hi,

Ripstop is good for low wind conditions but, unless you´ve shaped the sail like an airfoil the ripstop will not let the air flow correctly along the sails and between them, I wish my english was better so I can give you more detailed tips

Check the website again: http://www.iom.aerofred.com I´ve posted a link on the "boats page" download the plans from there

If yo like model airplanes you can watch my main site http://www.aerofred.com lots of plans there too and other info airplanes related...

cheers

fred

LarryLudwig

I believe you will find Dan Sherman on the RCSAILING.NET site... and he may even pop up here if you would care to get your info straight from the man that designed the boat.

derfred

Hi

heheh

that would be great, I´ve exchanged some emails with Mr. Sherman when I built the hull, but never talked to him again since last year


cheers

fred