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10-17-2006, 05:24 AM
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hey im building a Deep-V and i just want to know how much should it weigh with fibre glass and paint
everything done but with no parts
no prop drive shaft enigne nothin
thanx
mine feels abit heavy but i think it because i have never built 1 b4 it nothin 2 heavy but
everything done but with no parts
no prop drive shaft enigne nothin
thanx
mine feels abit heavy but i think it because i have never built 1 b4 it nothin 2 heavy but
10-18-2006, 05:10 AM
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RE: weight
thats only 31" long and 13" wide. Your running a gas motor in that ?? Very much on the small side.
For a gas hull I would anticipate weight from 1.5 - 3kg
For a gas hull I would anticipate weight from 1.5 - 3kg
10-18-2006, 05:16 AM
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awwww thanx heaps
yeah i like to build small boats and challange myself
everything sits in it nice
power 2 weight ratio lol
thanx for that thats helps me heaps
yeah i like to build small boats and challange myself
everything sits in it nice
power 2 weight ratio lol
thanx for that thats helps me heaps
10-18-2006, 05:16 AM
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RE: weight
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10-18-2006, 08:28 AM
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RE: weight
v8master - Sometimes power to weight ratio thing doesn't always work with boats. Example, I scratch built a boat using glass over foam. The boat was 42 in. long and 11.5 in. wide and had a 25cc Homelite in it. It did sit quite low in the water, but it was not a problem, the boat ran great. I've since changed hulls to a AC Models Sport 45 which is 45in. long and 14 3/4in. wide. Everything hardware wise stayed the same. Since the boat was longer and wider it did not sit as low in the water as my scratch built boat did. Because it didn't sit so low, it was easier for the engine to push the boat up unto full plane and did not displace as much water because the new hull was much more floaty for lack of a better word. The new, bigger hull, was also much faster. Does that make sense?
thanx 4 that
