24" Wild Thing plug

[j.m.]

Is the top of the boat a flat surface?

If not you'll probably need to make a parting board, depending on the type of mould you're looking to do.

I'd polish your plug up nicely (auto primer, filler, and lots of sanding) and try a plaster mould first for the lower cost and to get your feet wet in mould making before you go with a fiberglass and gellcoat mould.

Keep us updated!!! This is really good for home boat builders!

Jon McLendon

[kookie_guy]

Is the top of the boat a flat surface?

If not you'll probably need to make a parting board, depending on the type of mould you're looking to do.

I'd polish your plug up nicely (auto primer, filler, and lots of sanding) and try a plaster mould first for the lower cost and to get your feet wet in mould making before you go with a fiberglass and gellcoat mould.

Keep us updated!!! This is really good for home boat builders!

Jon McLendon

hey,

I've dabbled into mold making before when I did a custom stereo system for my car. The plaster mold idea is good tho, and i have tonnes of plaster strips at home. This project is gonna move slow now as I've screwed up my back, and can't really do anothing. lol.

[Quietlee]

A little farther along?

Too bad about your back, but I may have something to help you along a little. I just checked the WT that I had scaled down almost 2 years ago and found that it's about 24". I'm not going to be using it anymore since I scored a DF for my N2 classes. I had the motor mounted in the wrong spot and ended up having to put some weight in the nose to get it to run right. It was running pretty good, but I couldn't pass up the deal on the DF. The WT was built with styrofoam filling the nose which makes it rock solid in the front. The back end has a couple basswood stringers and is layered with carbon mat so that is stiff as well. It does have some strakes on it, but those could be taken off. The whole thing was coated with light fiberglass and epoxy.
Like I said I'm not going to run it anymore so it's just taking up space. I was thinking about selling it, but since the motor position would probably need to be moved, I wouldn't feel right selling it to someone who might expect it to run the way it's set up. Here's the deal....if you want it, it's yours. It would give you a good solid plug to make a mold from. Take off the strakes, blueprint the bottom, and it should be ready to go. Just PM me your address and I'll get it off of my shelf.

[kookie_guy]

Too bad about your back, but I may have something to help you along a little. I just checked the WT that I had scaled down almost 2 years ago and found that it's about 24". I'm not going to be using it anymore since I scored a DF for my N2 classes. I had the motor mounted in the wrong spot and ended up having to put some weight in the nose to get it to run right. It was running pretty good, but I couldn't pass up the deal on the DF. The WT was built with styrofoam filling the nose which makes it rock solid in the front. The back end has a couple basswood stringers and is layered with carbon mat so that is stiff as well. It does have some strakes on it, but those could be taken off. The whole thing was coated with light fiberglass and epoxy.
Like I said I'm not going to run it anymore so it's just taking up space. I was thinking about selling it, but since the motor position would probably need to be moved, I wouldn't feel right selling it to someone who might expect it to run the way it's set up. Here's the deal....if you want it, it's yours. It would give you a good solid plug to make a mold from. Take off the strakes, blueprint the bottom, and it should be ready to go. Just PM me your address and I'll get it off of my shelf.

that's super cool of you. PM coming your way. And yes, the back sucks. You hurt a leg or arm, you can still do stuff. With the back, you are screwed.