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oddbob
04-26-2002, 05:01 PM
Hello everyone

I'm just about to start r/c boating and I have a truckload of questions that I hope some of you out there can answer
I've been given a display model of a Windy 11600. That's a Norwegian brand sport/day cruiser It's i 1:10 scale and that makes it 116 cm long. It's a off-shore vee-hull capable of 45 knots + with twin Mercruiser 502's (the real one :-) The complete hull and deck is made of fiber glass with white topcoat.

I have a weedwacker gas engine that I plan to power the boat with. It's about 20 ccm2 and with tuned pipe and perhaps a bigger carb, I hope it can produce about 2-2.5 hp, maby more.
Are there any of you guys who can tell me if this is enough power to bring the boat close to 20-25 mph?
Do'nt know how much the completed boat will weigh...sorry.

rcski
04-30-2002, 08:24 AM
If Its set up right, You should be able to get at least 20 to 25.

oddbob
04-30-2002, 09:03 AM
OK...thank you
Great...then I'll continue my work on the engine.
I've finished hacking of all fittings and excessive aluminum that had anythig to do with air-cooling. Could not make it fit under the deck with air cooling anyway....so good ridance:D
So... now I have to sweet-talk my friend into lending me his workshop and the little lathe he has standing in the corner....hehe. Gotta make a water jacket to replace the cooling fins.
I'll be back if i run into some more problems....