Boat plans

[turbonutt]

I'm thinking on building a wood boat, either a mono or cat, in the 30" range but can't seem to find any plans. I can find them for tunnel hull's, cracker box's and shovel noses'. Anyone know where to get them?

[kendt]

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1352635

Here you go an awesome mono easy build.

[turbonutt]

Awsome! I've been searching for a while, but I hadn't seen this. Looks like it will be a good first build. Thanks kendt

[kendt]

Thats the same boat as the one in my avatar. I just did the top a bit different but otherwise its built from those plans. Its very fast and super stable. You will not be disapointed whith that boat at all

[T.S.Davis]

Wish I'd had that write for the 3 Wildthings I've built.

I have plans for a 48" Wildthing. Well, sort of. The nose is totally different. It's a continous curve. I've never posted them anywhere because I'm not sure who's design it really is. It's not quite a WT but it's framed very similar. I've scaled them and done all sorts of weird science on them. Some of you have seen the 34 I ran in Canada.

Anybody know who designed the 48?

[JimClark]

You might be able to find something here

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1507778

[T.S.Davis]

Well that makes me feel better knowing that anyone can get to them. I converted the pdf's to dxf and then imported that into AutoCad. I've got 4 different version of the same boat now. The one where I changed the dead rise simply does not work.......A LOT. I never built a full sized 48. Then there's one I haven't built yet. Another boat with virtually no transom.

Loves me some Wildthing boats. They are tough to get the attitude just right if you're running high rpm though. Turns into a Seadunker. That could be just mine though.

Never built a 32 either but I've seen a number of them run. Not too shaby at all.

[siberianhusky]

Good to know about the deadrise, was thinking of trying one with a couple more degrees to see if it increased the rough water performance a bit for a smaller sized one (29").
I have about 4 sets of plans as well, including the actual Wildthing ones, my .12 nitro boat is a Wildthing, great runner, thinking of trying a 2s version the same length 25"
Ken is a great running boat for the limited amount of testing he got done this fall. Ran very nice right off the bench. Can't wait to see if go next season when it's dialed in exactly.

[turbonutt]

it will be my first wood build, and it looks fairly easy so even if it doesn't perform the best it will be a good learning experience. I'm going to try and leave the back as open as possible to allow for more battery mounting options, maybe lay some fiberglass cloth down to make sure it's rigid.

[T.S.Davis]

I actually tried decreasing the dead rise for N1. It just didn't work. Runs more a like a piece of wood with a motor than a boat. I have a 27" version that I built that runs great. Stayed with the dead rise from the plans. The Wildthings really are easy to build and come out pretty tough. My 34 went all the way to the bottom of the pond and brought mud back up at about 55 mph. No damage. Somewhere on here there are pictures. Love that boat.

[longballlumber]

My 34 went all the way to the bottom of the pond and brought mud back up at about 55 mph.

Are you sure it was 55? I would guess it was closer to 65.... Your being bashfull again! LOL

Later,
Mike

[T.S.Davis]

Maybe but I doubt it. I GPS'd it on our puddle at 59 but you can't really let it all hang there. I suppose it's possible though. There's still more in the tank but what for really.

[T.S.Davis]

Maybe this summer we'll twang some props and see if we can get 70 mph out of it. I should have some disposable batteries from last season. Not a usefull setup for racing but for grins. See I can sport boat too! hahaha

[monojeff]

Wish I'd had that write for the 3 Wildthings I've built.

I have plans for a 48" Wildthing. Well, sort of. The nose is totally different. It's a continous curve. I've never posted them anywhere because I'm not sure who's design it really is. It's not quite a WT but it's framed very similar. I've scaled them and done all sorts of weird science on them. Some of you have seen the 34 I ran in Canada.

Anybody know who designed the 48?

Doug made the 48" plans he is on RCU and jrcbd often.
He also has his own site /forum modelpowerboat.com where he has the plans posted for free download and a lot of other useful info.
I have built a 48" version gas powered and runs very well still tuning to get Max performance but it runs 40+ at moment.