Wow! That was one FAST build!!!

Pretty too................................

Baby Bootlegger is perhaps the most beautiful wooden boat ever built. She won the 1924 and 1925 Gold Cup race. The race began as a free-for-all in the early part of the century. However, when the racers developed into overpowered creatures with three and four V-12 engines, the race was changed in the twenties into a class with a requirement for four seats, one engine and a limit on engine size. It was to be a 'gentleman's run-about', and Baby Bootlegger was the pinnacle boat of this group. Today, the Gold Cup race is an unlimited class with Miss Budweiser and other powerful boats.

The model I am attempting to build is about 37" long (940 mm) and 6.5" Beam (about 165 mm)

This is a downloadable plan from john-tom.com.

I plan to build it with a MDF Frame, Sunboard skin and cockpit, and Teak Veneer planking. Power unit will be a watercooled SL 2848 3900KV Brushless Inrunner with a 70 A Birdie ESC.

This will be a leisurely build!!

Lol VC

Why aren't you working hard instead of browsing the net

Stuck the plans together, and checked out the frame pieces

Where did you download these plans from? They are different from the ones that I have.

awesome!!

VC, these are on john-tom's web site

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VC, these are on john-tom's web site

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VC, these are on john-tom's web site

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Nilanjan sir, I am only trying to build it.......

The soot (carbon) left from Laser Cutting has to be cleaned from all surfaces which will have glue, as the adhesive will only stick to the Carbon. After trying various options, I found a file was best for the grooves, and for surfaces I used my palm sander fixed in a vice.

After running the Sander for 2 hours, my fingers were tingling from the vibrations for 3 hours after! 

The plans show a motor shaft of nearly 18 inches. I am against long drive assemblies in principle, and I plan to use a 10 inch assembly.

Picture shows my power unit and the amount I will have to displace to do this. The motor location too will change.

The Shaft tube is 8 mm dia, and the keel is 5 mm thick   

Well, something to figure out how to do 

I'll probably put 2 reinforcing pieces on either side of the keel....let's see 

Why must you complicate matters?  I know, I know - you love complicated things.............

Ref our telecon. Give me some time to think about this after I sort out the mess with my build. In the process of repairing it now.

Hardly complicated. You ought to see me when I do complicated 

Only hassle is the shift in CG by moving the motor, and spatial adjustment. Of course, that fat prop tube has to be accommodated somehow 

Mock set up of the frame

Tempting..................very tempting.

Succumb, O VC, succumb!

The bulkheads have got tabs for alignment, which will be cut off later.

The mock assembly is done, with the boat upside down. Then, a strip of disposable material is tacked down onto the workbench. (I used sunboard)

The tabs are glued to the strip. Then when all is in place, the keel is epoxied in.

Next: gluing the Shears and Chimes

Why are these grown up guys building BEAUTIFUL boats in 1/10 scale?
Cant they do 1/2 or 1/1?
Cant they borrow the 800 cc engine (and propshaft) from my 1985 van (serial no 40)?

 

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to use my favourite smiley.

By the way, Iyer Sir, do you have an old moped that you want to dispose off? I'm looking for a 26CC engine - cheap - VERY CHEAP!

Only have (all now rotten from 10 yrs in rain)
1955 Fiat Millecento
1956 Royal Enfield Ensign
1975 Royal Enfield Bullet
1984 Chetak
1985 Maruti Suzuki Van
2001 Scooty
Brother in law's Honda Splendor late 90s
About 25 Glow/diesel engines 5-50 yrs old
About 10 electric motors 1-5 yrs old.
Airplanes and some kits 1-50 yrs old.
Enough for my retirement,
And to share with friends

I do have a moped but its 80CC, but i am planning to use it in a go-kart

@rcneil, pl lend to VC and STUDY STUDY.
He'll return it for your gokart as your graduation gift.
Wonder what happened to the go kart built by those St Columba's guys - John, Guljeet Gandhi and the Bengali guy (cant recall the name) who had a bulldog. 1970. Used to run it down Shankar Road in Delhi.

Studies is there sir but my hands are tingling to make something rc as quick as possible. Theres a temporary big pond in front of my house that forms in every monsoon a small boat? probably . The moped engine is heavy and havent extracted from the moped yet.