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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Water Models / August 2007New Plans - 72 inch Offshore Mono
Hi Guys, Doug Reeve, the designer of the popular Wild Thing Mono, has been kind enough to release his plans for a 72 inch Offshore Mono. The plans can be downloaded from here: http://tinyurl.com/2htsw8 Doug hasn't had a chance to build this boat yet so lets see who can get the first one in the water.  SignatureJohn hi is doug a member here, if not could someone that knows him ask a question for me. i downloaded the 72 inch plans wow thats one big hull. i noticed in amongst the plans that there appears to be a pdf of a 3d model is there 3d models for the hull or for the wildthing and if so would he be willing to release these also. i designed a hull on solidworks then realised i had very little idea what makes a good hull and dont want to waste time making it if it doesnt drive very well. i would be hoping to make a mould and produce the hull in glassfiber or carbonfiber any help welcomed :) Signatureal6600 Hi. I am am member here. The boat was designed as a solid model. Having the model won't tell you much about what makes a good hull. I'm just doing this using trial and error myself. A lot of people call my first hull the Wildthing, but it's not. The Wildthing is a 21 mono designed by John Finch who knows more about rc boats than I will ever know. The Wildthing was definitely the inspiration for the basic look of my first mono tho. The 72 inch hull was designed for someone who has since lost interest, so I decided to put it on here and see if anyone else wanted to try it. I prefer not to give out my solid model, sorry bout that. It wouldn't be hard to create one using the dxf files as sketches to create the parts and then creating an assembly. Doug Signaturedwr9 i like those plans i will build one soon :rolleyes: Signaturefastguy Cool. Keep us posted on how it goes. Doug Signaturedwr9 dwr9;376 Wrote: > Hi. I am am member here. The boat was designed as a solid > model.............. Doug thanks for that i will hopefully get round to building one soon, i will probably make it then take a mould of it to get a fiber one. Signatureal6600 Fastguy, since the boat has never been built or tested, motor and props are a guess. If you're careful I don't think it should weigh too much. I think a 260 will push it just fine for playing around. It's definitely not a race boat. Props are anyone's guess, I just don't know. If anyone builds this boat please let us know how it goes and what props and engines work. Doug Signaturedwr9 single in line qd's -or- 2 in line counter rotation qd :confused: Signaturefastguy > single in line qd's -or- 2 in line counter rotation qd :confused: Read dwr9s reply, he doesn't know what props/layout works, experiment and report back. Signaturewww.cheesesoup.myby.co.uk Well I gave it a shot although I did shrink it down to 61" Thank you for posting the plans, It got the wheels turning. I'll post some pics soon Signaturemr.freeze I built and glued up my frames. The bottom will go on tomorrow. I figure about a week to complete it but I am going to epoxy/glass it then use it as a plug to make a mold from. Awesome site!!! JIM SignatureThin water Have you considered trying out the wood boat before going thru all the trouble of making a mold? You may get done and it may not run well at all. It's never been built or run by anyone before. Doug Signaturedwr9 The hull/stringer/bulkhead assembly went together very well. The boat has a nice shape and I am sure it will work well. There is no hook or rocker on the plaining surface. It has fairly high freeboard so my only concern will be stability in corners. Thanks for the plans! JIM SignatureThin water Ok Jim. Good luck. Like I said earlier, I sure would like to see some pics as you build if at all possible. Doug Signaturedwr9 I will build another next week and take lots of photos as I go. What I made so far is posted in the photo album page. JIM SignatureThin water I'm keen to see some more Photos of your build too Jim. Keep up the good work :) SignatureJohn [image: http://www.modelpowerboat.com/gallery/files/6/5/9/DSC00005.JPG] SignatureThin water Looking good. Are you still planning on using this as a plug to make a mould? SignatureJohn |
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