crankmyberry

can i build a 72"weedy
will it go or bag out
what are your thoughs
always open to ideas i like the plans on 1 web site for a 72" mono

crankmyberry

ok im new. please  help.
 looking at useing a chain saw or two 31 cc ryobi weed eater.
 i plan to blue print and tweek to top performance . hopfully dont blow them up!!!
 sound good    no yes  
 

PEERPSI

72" is perhaps a bit big unless you live right on the shore line. How would you get it too and from the lake. Not saying there aren't RC boats that size out there just food for thought.

Mine is 55 inches long and a stock marine engine producing slightly less then 3 hp pushes it to about 35 MPH. Considering that a 72" would be roughly 30% bigger and that a chain saw/weedeater motor may not produce the power and rpms of a purpose built marine RC engine you may have no trouble capturing still photos of her.

If this is your first boat perhaps one of the sale items at Warehouse hobbies would be the place to start. You can buy it in kit form and enjoy the assembly experience.

You'd also have the added bonus of being able to blow the oars off of any homebuilt 72" weedy with a chain saw motor in it you might come across on Lake Winnipeg.

crankmyberry

hey i do appreciate . im very good with wood and want the experiance of cutting and making the boat. so i looked at the zip kits and well 
not to sure but if i build say a 48 inch mono is that more doable for a weed wacker  . .... thanks for your reply

PEERPSI

That seems a little more resonable.

Good luck with it.

sikR31

are those dougs plans?
i am using those to make a mould i got a local printer to scale the size down to 60 inches.
looking at using a blata or polini clone pocket bike motor for giggles
hopefully it should be able to overtake full size boats on the river
i have almost completed the mould just gotta add some strakes then i should be able to pop out a hull

crankmyberry

I can't remember witch site I got plans from.make sure to post pics .I will be posting once I get home. And get my blue prints printed out

Ron Olson

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The Zippkit's boats are great buys and it saves you the hassle of buying the wood, cutting it and all of the other things that you'd have to do to even get close. The kits go together so fast you'd swear that you messed up somewhere.

crankmyberry

Do you know of a good web site to get zip kits

PEERPSI

http://www.zippkits.com/

crankmyberry

Thanks ill check it out