Rick Taylor
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I would like to attempt building a boat from Newton plans. So what's easier for a first build, a Thunderboat or a Hydro like the Bud boat?
The roundnose boats have lot less parts, sometime the front deck is bit tricky to get laid down, The roundnose boats with the drop sponson are easier to skin. There are some of the pickle fork boats that are not bad, some with wings or without.I would like to attempt building a boat from Newton plans. So what's easier for a first build, a Thunderboat or a Hydro like the Bud boat?
No such thing as easier, but quite rewarding. Easier would be buying a Phil Thomas hull.
Robert
Cost of the plans and cost of the wood and glue probaly $200. When I started out about half that, only take about three boats to get one right, you learn from each one.Easier would be buying a kit thats already cut.Im with Phil on the round nose they can be a PITA on the top sheeting.Its more rewarding to do the whole cut and build.
Yes that is the one I first built, and there are cowls for it available.If you're really serious about building a boat, look at plan 108 first. It's a basic picklefork hull that makes somewhere between 35 and 40 different registrations covering three different hull configurations. I recommend that particular plan set due to it having options of wings or no, cabover or conventional configurations, three different transom designs and several types of cowling layouts. I'm sure you would be able to find one of the designs in the 108 set that you would like. Here is a glass hulled version of one of the possibilities
Zippkit or Blazer Lauderback..Easier would be buying a kit thats already cut.Im with Phil on the round nose they can be a PITA on the top sheeting.Its more rewarding to do the whole cut and build.
So lets see you build a Lauderback MissHydro and that doesn't mean Joe doing the workZippkit or Blazer Lauderback..Easier would be buying a kit thats already cut.Im with Phil on the round nose they can be a PITA on the top sheeting.Its more rewarding to do the whole cut and build.
OK, so a 108 plan looks good. Where is the best place to get the cowls from?Yes that is the one I first built, and there are cowls for it available.If you're really serious about building a boat, look at plan 108 first. It's a basic picklefork hull that makes somewhere between 35 and 40 different registrations covering three different hull configurations. I recommend that particular plan set due to it having options of wings or no, cabover or conventional configurations, three different transom designs and several types of cowling layouts. I'm sure you would be able to find one of the designs in the 108 set that you would like. Here is a glass hulled version of one of the possibilities
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