Olympia 1/8 scale

[Brent Wyble]

anyone building a 197? Olympia Beer boat in 1/8 scale?

 

[Dasboatman]

That would be Master Hull Roster # 7474, 1976 U-74 Olympia Beer. I assume you're looking for a hull??

Steve Gualtieri at www.rcboatcompany.com makes a nice epoxyglass hull for this paint scheme. He races this hull as the U-77 Spirit of Dayton Walther, presently - it was originally painted as the Olympia Beer boat.

CHEERS !!! Bob

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Don Ferrette has my 7474, 108 kit that he is building in the offseason. Mike

 

[Brent Wyble]

Don Ferrette has my 7474, 108 kit that he is building in the offseason. Mike

Don if you are building the Oly do you have decals for it yet? I have a complete set from Mr. Perfect out of Davenport, WA that I do not have a use for any longer and am thinking about getting rid of them.

Mike do you have 108 kit in gas 1/6 scale? And how long before Joe gets his Hump back kit?

 

[glenng]

Don Ferrette has my 7474, 108 kit that he is building in the offseason. Mike

Don if you are building the Oly do you have decals for it yet? I have a complete set from Mr. Perfect out of Davenport, WA that I do not have a use for any longer and am thinking about getting rid of them.

Mike do you have 108 kit in gas 1/6 scale? And how long before Joe gets his Hump back kit?

Brent ,If Don passes PM me a price- I have a Velasco hull.

Thanks,

Glenn

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Brent, I have a very nice 1/8th scale and gas 108, 7474 kit available. I did work with Don Ferrette on these kits, and they are going to be fast. Looks like the 108 gas kit is going to be popular as I have about 4-5 people already interested in one. Good thing is Jeff Snell has a cowling for the GAS kit already. Mike Cathey sent the cowling to me to look over as I worked on the GAS kit, If anyone needs one of these kits, just ask. Here is a picture of that GAS 108 cowling:

 

[Mike Luszcz]

Oh, and according to the fedex tracking # Joe received his humpback kit on Saturday. You should call him and make sure he did. Mike

 

[Don Ferrette]

Don Ferrette has my 7474, 108 kit that he is building in the offseason. Mike

Don if you are building the Oly do you have decals for it yet? I have a complete set from Mr. Perfect out of Davenport, WA that I do not have a use for any longer and am thinking about getting rid of them.

Mike do you have 108 kit in gas 1/6 scale? And how long before Joe gets his Hump back kit?

I'm actually doing a different build but thanks for the offer.

 

[Brent Wyble]

Glenn here are the decals, let me know what you think..

 

[Brent Wyble]

Glenn here are the decals, let me know what you think..

 

[glenng]

Brent, I'll have to .find out if the Oly boat ever ran without the wing-I do not want to put one on my boat-they're a pain

 

[Brent Wyble]

Brent, I'll have to .find out if the Oly boat ever ran without the wing-I do not want to put one on my boat-they're a pain

That big single wing is what make that boat so bad looking with all the rigging and stuff..

 

[Hydro Junkie]

If I remember correctly, it only ran with the wing as the Oly. Both the 7207 and 7474 had a tacked on wing for a few years after the Pak proved the wing was beneficial to the boat's ride and performance, though they were later removed as they proved to be more of a hiderance than a help. So now watch someone prove me wrong

 

[Dasboatman]

Hey Glen,

Usually with the wing, But:

CHEERS !!! Bob

 

[glenng]

Thanks Bob, I found one pic of the boat running at Dayton without the wing on the HARM gallery-but it was not as clear as the one you provided.

Glenn

 

[Don Ferrette]

Keep in mind that pic without the wing was because the boat got damaged and they took the wing off during that race weekend. I was considering doing the Oly a few years ago because I heard she ran without the wing but once I learned it was due to damage and not a planned race configuration I decided against it.

 

[jwo]

If I remember correctly, it only ran with the wing as the Oly. Both the 7207 and 7474 had a tacked on wing for a few years after the Pak proved the wing was beneficial to the boat's ride and performance, though they were later removed as they proved to be more of a hiderance than a help. So now watch someone prove me wrong

 

[Bill Brandt]

Very interesting points brought up. I guess my 72 Notre Dame may not be "true to scale" then because I run with a flat transom. I've never seen the RC Model run any other way including Don Maher's, I think that placed at the top of the Namba Nats. I had to look real close to realize that picture showed an indentation.

I also am building the Oly, without wing, because I think it will be more competitive in a racing environment. My hat is off though to the detail provided by some boat builders.

I've always said a Roland or Steve DeSteese boat stand looks better than any scale boat I've ever driven.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

I loved the stand Steve had for his Madison, looked as good as the boat did and the boat looked fantastic

 

[glenng]

Keep in mind that pic without the wing was because the boat got damaged and they took the wing off during that race weekend. I was considering doing the Oly a few years ago because I heard she ran without the wing but once I learned it was due to damage and not a planned race configuration I decided against it.

If the boat ran in competition without a wing-it would make a legal 1/8 scale-am I wrong?????