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Friends, I just finished the prototype "Classic" .21 Texan that hopefully one day will end up as a kit for ML Boatworks.
My intent for this design is to have a very dependable, very easy to use, very nice driving outrigger that the average guy can race even in the worst race water and be successful. This boat is very big for a .21 boat (it is about the same size as my .45 JAE), but still weights what a competitive .21 race boat should weight. I built this one very much like I think the kit boats will be made (all wood, NO composite) and I did not do anything special to make it light. It weights in just under 4 lbs. just like you see it in these pictures. I did not design this boat to set records, or be the fastest boat on the pond when the water is perfect. It is meant to be a really fun boat to race! I jokingly call it the "World's Best Heat Racing Boat". (Martin laughs at me and tells me the world's best heat racing boat has already been designed!) I still have to build a cowling and fuel tank specifically for it.
I hope to run it tomorrow. If it works out like i want I will let you know, if not I will start the process of making changes and more testing!
Oh yeah, for you FE guys, my 5000mah 4S pack fit easily in the tub just behind the rear boom. I think it will be a great full P or maybe even Q boat.
GQ
My intent for this design is to have a very dependable, very easy to use, very nice driving outrigger that the average guy can race even in the worst race water and be successful. This boat is very big for a .21 boat (it is about the same size as my .45 JAE), but still weights what a competitive .21 race boat should weight. I built this one very much like I think the kit boats will be made (all wood, NO composite) and I did not do anything special to make it light. It weights in just under 4 lbs. just like you see it in these pictures. I did not design this boat to set records, or be the fastest boat on the pond when the water is perfect. It is meant to be a really fun boat to race! I jokingly call it the "World's Best Heat Racing Boat". (Martin laughs at me and tells me the world's best heat racing boat has already been designed!) I still have to build a cowling and fuel tank specifically for it.
I hope to run it tomorrow. If it works out like i want I will let you know, if not I will start the process of making changes and more testing!
Oh yeah, for you FE guys, my 5000mah 4S pack fit easily in the tub just behind the rear boom. I think it will be a great full P or maybe even Q boat.
GQ