Dasboatman
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"I can't speak for everyone Bob, but I would really enjoy a build thread for one of your WOF scales."
68Bud,
You asked for it.
OK, Here we go. I had actually taken a bunch of pics of the last MHR 8255 build I did for this purpose, but promptly erased them trying to do something creative with them and didn't follow the K.I.S.S. Principle. If the hull appears significantly different between pics - it's probably because I don't have an adequate pic of a Scale boat to show, and am using another hull for show and tell. Please feel free to ask any questions anyone has, and I'll try to answer.
I started boating in 1970. Had built and flown competitive control line and free flight airplane since I was about 5 before that with my Father - Gus Johnson.
First boat was a fiberglass hull called L'l Hoss with a side port K&B 40 in it. Hull was very popular in Miami area back then and there were many built and raced with the Racing Association of Miami weekend gatherings back then. My Friend, Don Pinckert, was basically assembling a package of hull, awailable hardware - including a Stinger rudder assembly and prop, Marine Specialties 5" alum motor mount. 3/16" X 24" case hardened Stainless steel shafts from Dumas Boats, and ball bearing for the shaft to ride in supported by two thicknesses of K & S tubing - most all parts available from The LHS - Orange Blossom Hobbies at the time. Don also provided specific instructions to set up the hull, so there were a lot of competitive boats racing, very closly matched, any given weekend. Probably the most fun I ever had racing boats. Back then it was more of an all day social event at the club lake with beer and Hot Dogs available to add to the festivities.
Don later started making flat kits for the Mixer and Gator series of outriggers - WOF. These were the first boat kits I had seen using white foam and aircraft grade birch plywood for construction.
I was stationed in Norfolk, VA back then and was modeling with a good Friend - Frank Blanchard that I had met at the LHS - Zephyr Miniatures. Frank and I liked the idea of building WOF, so, after seeing Don's kits, Frank decided to build a round nose hull. As I recall - that was the first round nose hydro, WOF hull built. He used a white t-shirt and polyester resin to cover the deck with, birch ply on sponson surfaces, hull bottom and after plane non trips. This was prior to Scale or Sport 40 rules being developed. We raced classes by similar engine displacement - Hydro or Mono back then. About 1971 - 1972 was the era.
Frank purchased a 4' X 8' x 4" sheet of Dow Chemical Styrofoam, which is a polystyrene material. Frank also had a well equiped garage shop with a band saw, belt sander, and drill press - - Heaven for this poor sailor. It cut, carved and sanded very well - I still use it almost 40 years later.
Here are a couple teaser pics of the start of a Scale boat. More a bit later. CHEERS !!! Bob
68Bud,
You asked for it.
OK, Here we go. I had actually taken a bunch of pics of the last MHR 8255 build I did for this purpose, but promptly erased them trying to do something creative with them and didn't follow the K.I.S.S. Principle. If the hull appears significantly different between pics - it's probably because I don't have an adequate pic of a Scale boat to show, and am using another hull for show and tell. Please feel free to ask any questions anyone has, and I'll try to answer.
I started boating in 1970. Had built and flown competitive control line and free flight airplane since I was about 5 before that with my Father - Gus Johnson.
First boat was a fiberglass hull called L'l Hoss with a side port K&B 40 in it. Hull was very popular in Miami area back then and there were many built and raced with the Racing Association of Miami weekend gatherings back then. My Friend, Don Pinckert, was basically assembling a package of hull, awailable hardware - including a Stinger rudder assembly and prop, Marine Specialties 5" alum motor mount. 3/16" X 24" case hardened Stainless steel shafts from Dumas Boats, and ball bearing for the shaft to ride in supported by two thicknesses of K & S tubing - most all parts available from The LHS - Orange Blossom Hobbies at the time. Don also provided specific instructions to set up the hull, so there were a lot of competitive boats racing, very closly matched, any given weekend. Probably the most fun I ever had racing boats. Back then it was more of an all day social event at the club lake with beer and Hot Dogs available to add to the festivities.
Don later started making flat kits for the Mixer and Gator series of outriggers - WOF. These were the first boat kits I had seen using white foam and aircraft grade birch plywood for construction.
I was stationed in Norfolk, VA back then and was modeling with a good Friend - Frank Blanchard that I had met at the LHS - Zephyr Miniatures. Frank and I liked the idea of building WOF, so, after seeing Don's kits, Frank decided to build a round nose hull. As I recall - that was the first round nose hydro, WOF hull built. He used a white t-shirt and polyester resin to cover the deck with, birch ply on sponson surfaces, hull bottom and after plane non trips. This was prior to Scale or Sport 40 rules being developed. We raced classes by similar engine displacement - Hydro or Mono back then. About 1971 - 1972 was the era.
Frank purchased a 4' X 8' x 4" sheet of Dow Chemical Styrofoam, which is a polystyrene material. Frank also had a well equiped garage shop with a band saw, belt sander, and drill press - - Heaven for this poor sailor. It cut, carved and sanded very well - I still use it almost 40 years later.
Here are a couple teaser pics of the start of a Scale boat. More a bit later. CHEERS !!! Bob
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