Dazzler_BE

Am I too late to be request nr 100 ?

Anyway, I would like the plans as well! I'll send you a PB with my email

Idealist

Hello Dennis,
no problem to send you the plans.

Congratulations, you got sailnumber 100!
And you are also "Number One" for Belgium.

Good luck for the building.
All planupdates will reach you in a second mail.

Kind regards,
Ernst

Idealist

The race for the next 100 FREE selfbuilding plans is on!

Plan No.101 was sent to South Africa and No.102 went to New Zealand.

This makes it FIVE Trimarans under construction at Cape Good Hope -
and SIX being built at New Zealand.

When can a Mini40 worldchampionship with 50 boats happen???

TBK

Idealist

It's must be satisfying to see that there are so many people interested in build your design. It certainly lives up to its reputation as a solid competitive performer. I got started on my carbon fiber version of the MKVII. Updates in the build log. I hope it won't take as long to get this one done as all the experience gained and templates made for the first boat are being reused to the extent possible.

TBK

Idealist

TBK

YES - it is very satisfying for me, to see the ongoing interest in my design(s).

Allthough the requests are still only "tripping" instead of "running" in - if you know what I mean!
It´s approximately two per week and if I look at the huge numbers of free monohull plans available,
compared to free multihull plans - I had expected a much bigger input.

Anyway - I will keep up that free service and just wait for the big flood - *ggg*

WATERWORLD-fan forever!

Idealist

Idealist

Plans No. 103 went to France, 104 and 105 to Germany.

Quite interesting under this circumstances - the german forum is as quiet as a graveyard currently -...-

Late Satisfaction.

Also interesting (for me) is the relation of 100 : 1 between klicks and ordered/sent plans.

Idealist

Plan No. 107 sent!

South Africa, New Zealand and Australia - 6 plans each sent out.

USA has the lead with 10 + plans currently - or are they just LOOKING at the plans, instead of really BUILDING the boats?

Which one is the biggest RC-Multihull building state?

Please note:
As my old PC broke down, free selfbuilding plans can currently only be obtained by Phanchita (Siri) at: www.rcsails.com
But you still can send me a note to:[email protected] if you have any questions - and I will forward it to Phanchita

Idealist

It looks like the sailingseason has really begun, as I only received one more plansrequest from Germany (No.108) but no more for now.

During the cold season it was 2 per week, but that died down pretty much.

Maybe alsobecause Phanchita (Sirit) has the plans for the NEW RT65 Race Trimarans on his site www.rcsails.com for free download?!

I would like your comments here about good boatsize.

Idealist

A whole group of New Zealand rc-sailors has contacted me to receive plansets No.110.

Well - you got the cold season now!

Morspeed

Hey Idealist, that is great news...do you know how many people in the group and what part of NZ they are based in....hopefully we can get something going on down here next summer.

Dreamwakes 

Idealist

Hey Gary,
you got the mail with their adress and they have your´s too - cc sent to you as well!

Let´s see, what you KIWIS get going untill next spring!
Allthough we have "summer" here and it´s raining since three days - temperature around 15 degrees - sh... weather!
So I´m building as well.

Morspeed

Thanks Ernst,
 I see the new builders are in Wellington, just down the road a a ways. Hopefully a few get built down there, a few up here in Auckland and we are on our way.
Tis a damn shame you lost that harddrive- still i'm picking it would be easy enough for you to start again. Show us your build ideas by the way..you framing up yet??.

Gary  

Idealist

Gary, no framing at all!

I developed my own method for carving/sanding the hulls out from massive styrodur foam blocks!

Building tolerance +/- 0.5 mm.

For example built a carbon shell of a 2M FONCIA in 2007 - and after curing placed it onto the second floatplug - no difference.

Allthough I`m trying to promote that method sice years still nobody understands, how I´m able to do that.
It´s in my fingers.

Idealist

Morspeed

Hi Idealist,

I have paid attention to the construction methods you use, I can see the benefits, very good tolerances you are achieving with this. I guess everyone has methods which suit their style and abilities, looking forward to some pics of your hulls!!.

Cheers

Idealist

All

The free selfbuildingplans of "Nightmare Mk.VII", "Nightmare Mk.VIII" and RT65 Race Trimaran are still available at:
[email protected]

Idealist

Idealist

Plan No. 112 sent out!

Folks, build you Tris - that´s what you got the plans for.
Not just to use them as wallpapers for your workshop -...-

Idealist

Idealist

And three more! Plan No.115 went to the Netherlands.

Idealist

Great news!

Phanchita (Sirit), who unfortunately still hasn´t got his internet connection re-installed,
just informed me that during the last two months 150 (!) RT65 plans have been downloaded and 78 (!) mini40 plans of "Nightmare MkVII + Mk.VIII".

These plans are still for FREE at www.rcsails.com or from me at: [email protected]!

Overall relation:
117 Mini40 plans given away via this great forum, about 20 via the german forum and 78 via Phanchitas site:

215 Plans of the bigger rc-trimarans by now!

Idealist

From my own statistics 221 free selfbuildingplans for Mini40 Trimarans have been given out by now,
but the download log of Sirit is also updated every month -

The numbers are actually "exploding" worldwide!
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Also the two "Cuties" RT65 and RT65R are a great success!

Idealist

Upcoming selfbuilding plans of "Mini40 Trimaran Nightmare Mk.IX and Mk.X"!

Idealist

Only
during November and December 2009 the free Mini40 selfbuildingplans have been downloaded more than 120 times,
and about the same amount of downloads for the small RT65 Trimarans!

Get you free copy from www.rcsails.com

The rc-multihull classes are growing worldwide!

Idealist

It must be more than 500 free selfbuildingplans for Mini40 RC-Trimarans downloaded by now.

And about the same amount for the 65cm class.

How much of them get actually built?

Morspeed

I think not many get built...best of intentions from all but I am picking that like most people, I collect plans of all sorts of boats I would like to build but sometimes the hardest part is just making a start...I have had a handful of people contact me from around NZ and even one come to visit my shop but nothing seems to come of it...

but i have found a few owners around NZ who built tri's over the past 8 years..some really nice ones in garages all around NZ in fact.

Maybe with the AC format in 2013 there will be a new interest in all things multi.

NZ got its very own Orma 60 (G3) last month and was launched in Auckland , plus Oracle has a couple of large multi's under construction just north of auckland and they are planning on sea trials in a few months on Auckland harbour so things are looking up on the multi front down here.

Idealist

News from Ian Holt at Shanghai, China!

These pics can also be seen on the site of the builder Sirit from Thailand:
http://www.rcsails.com/nightmare.htm

Please note:
This boat is built of carbon/epoxy out of female moulds!
Very lightweight and strong - with a perfect surface quality.

Plans of this "Nightmare Mk.VIII" for free download at:
http://rcsails.com/cart/index.php?cPath=30

GLX

Fantastic Trimaran designed by Ernst & built by Phanchita. Looks well balanced on one float and with plenty of power. The arms seems quite stiff as the platform is not twisting when on one float. Just a fantastic design and well built.