The LOOSE GOOSE Custom Build

[Chrisg81983]

Man she looks great it came a long way...... can't wait until the maiden run.

[Darin Jordan]

Here is a picture you can share with him....

SNAP!

[Darin Jordan]

All I can say is WOW! I'm highly impressed and quite envious of this project! The hull and design are great, but I'm most impressed with the entire development process. I need to get more in tune with generating designs on CAD. I would love to be able to go from CAD to a CNC'd mold. Would save a lot of time and work.

Looking forward to hearing more about the project and to see how it performs.

[Neveryachtz]

That's one sexy boat. Time to start thinking about what's going inside. Ant ideas yet?

This is a good time to update the specs and parts from the first page:

BOAT SPECS:

HULL
LOA: 45" (1/12 scale, assuming full size boat is 45')
Overall Beam: 11"
Chine Beam: 10"
Transom Deadrise: 24 degrees
Maximum Deadrise: 43 degrees
Step Depth: 0.4"

POWER
Motor: 2x Leopard 4082-1600
ESC: 2x Hobby Wing SeaKing 180
Battery: 4x 3s 45C Lipo 5000mAh

HARDWARE:
Rudder Servo: HS-5646WP
Rudder: Speed Master Tapered 6 1/4" x 4"
Drives: Speed Master CNC Stinger Strut
Trim Tabs: Speed Master Billet CNC Aluminum Tabs

[Neveryachtz]

All I can say is WOW! I'm highly impressed and quite envious of this project! The hull and design are great, but I'm most impressed with the entire development process. I need to get more in tune with generating designs on CAD. I would love to be able to go from CAD to a CNC'd mold. Would save a lot of time and work.

Looking forward to hearing more about the project and to see how it performs.

You should look into getting Rhino. It's a fairly cheap CAD program used by almost everyone in the boating industry. It's a surface modeler, instead of parametric like SolidWorks, which makes it a lot easier to form complex shaped hulls.

Then you just convert your models into .STL format, which most CNC machines can read.

[Neveryachtz]

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I had a rather large change of plans a week ago.

I got offered a job as a Design Engineer for Intrepid Powerboats in Largo, FL. So I've been spending time preparing for the move to Florida from California. Unfortunately the boat is still far from finished. However I think it was a significant factor in getting me the job, so it already served its main purpose well. The remaining work will be done once I find a new space and get settled in. I'll probably be back in an apartment living room.

In case y'all haven't heard of Intrepid, here is their latest beauty...

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[flraptor07]

Well when you get to Florida, get with me. We have a club and a nice lake to run down in Bradenton, it's just south of Largo over the Skyway. I think we would be the closest club to you, here's the link to the club site. http://www.wfmbc.com/

[Neveryachtz]

Well when you get to Florida, get with me. We have a club and a nice lake to run down in Bradenton, it's just south of Largo over the Skyway. I think we would be the closest club to you, here's the link to the club site. http://www.wfmbc.com/

Thanks, the club looks awesome. I'll be in need of some human contact because I don't know anybody in Florida, I'm just moving by myself. And once I get to the hardware part of the build, some live advice will be much appreciated.

[larryrose11]

Neveryachtz
Congrats on the job!!
Thats awesome!! If I remember correctly, you just graduated, correct? Is this for first professional job?

[flraptor07]

Thanks, the club looks awesome. I'll be in need of some human contact because I don't know anybody in Florida, I'm just moving by myself. And once I get to the hardware part of the build, some live advice will be much appreciated.

No problem man, we got a great bunch of guys. we meet twice a month at the lake. There's also a thread on here. http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...odel-Boat-Club Look on "Runday Reports" there's some good videos of a lot of the members boats, I got a few good crashes on there.

[Fella1340]

Congrats on the job. Here I was thinking you were slacking off and partying it up (as you should be). Try not to leave us hanging to long! Good luck with the move. Get a large long apartment for a full scale build!

[rscheffer]

Question why did you not draw and made a mold hor a hatch right away?
For the rest exelent work .

Gr Ramon

[flraptor07]

BTW, when you get to Fl. I'm probably gonna con you into popping one of these boats out for me...

[Fella1340]

Make that two boats!

[pompebled]

Any progress after all this time?

Regards, Jan.