My new toys - Introduction
All my boat plugs are old school, hand-made. This requires a lot of time, knowledge and craftsmanship.
Some years ago, I noticed that a lot of my boats were being copied illegally. This is very frustrating, after all the designing, building and on-water testing I did before releasing a new model.
This is why I decided to only develop new models for myself. Apparently, this is the only way to prevent copying.
Designing and building boats is a passion that takes up most of my free time. I don't think many people realise how time-consuming all of this is.
For example, the dummy V8 engine on the top fuel hydro has taken me 7 months, completely in epoxy carbon.
The new F1 Cat has taken me 15 months, especially designing the steerable and trimmable Mercury outboard engine. The challenge was designing the pivot points and hinges in such a way that that there would not be too much tension on the servos.
I can trim and steer this boat at full speed, and after 5 hours of running time there are no servo problems whatsoever.
Some years ago, I noticed that a lot of my boats were being copied illegally. This is very frustrating, after all the designing, building and on-water testing I did before releasing a new model.
This is why I decided to only develop new models for myself. Apparently, this is the only way to prevent copying.
Designing and building boats is a passion that takes up most of my free time. I don't think many people realise how time-consuming all of this is.
For example, the dummy V8 engine on the top fuel hydro has taken me 7 months, completely in epoxy carbon.
The new F1 Cat has taken me 15 months, especially designing the steerable and trimmable Mercury outboard engine. The challenge was designing the pivot points and hinges in such a way that that there would not be too much tension on the servos.
I can trim and steer this boat at full speed, and after 5 hours of running time there are no servo problems whatsoever.
- Best top speed so far 118 km/h (74 mph), prop H-50
- Best allround prop modified 6518/3 Propshop.