1967 Snoopy. Hydroplane

[KenOlvis]

Don't do a screw down radio box lid. Use radio box tape from the suppliers here on IW. Looks like a fun build.

Brad

Ill be using tape an a few flush headed screws to keep hull flex down.

Ken

 

[JOEBISHOP]

Hey Ken, what class was the real boat running? Was it an unlimited or what? Reason I am asking is, I wonder what type motor the real boat had in it, a V-12 or V-8? Joe

 

[KenOlvis]

Hey Ken, what class was the real boat running? Was it an unlimited or what? Reason I am asking is, I wonder what type motor the real boat had in it, a V-12 or V-8? Joe

Joe

I dont think it was modeled after a real boat just something he came up with.

Ken

 

[KenOlvis]

Update

I have the bottom all done working out the top.

Hardware is on its way!

Haven decide full cowl or use a dumby motor yet it will be a cab over

 

[KenOlvis]

Time to fill sand and shape then apply a thin coat of epoxy an cloth over the balsa its coming in under 1 pound so far the 1/8 ply bottom is working great to stuffen the hull.

 

[Grimracer]

Watching.............

 

[Scott Liddycoat]

I restored this "Snoopy" that my Grandfather Ed Liddycoat built in 1976. It originally had a Veco .19 in it with a solid drive shaft. It's a cool boat but a handful with today's motors!

Have fun with it!

 

[Bradley Maglinger]

I restored this "Snoopy" that my Grandfather Ed Liddycoat built in 1976. It originally had a Veco .19 in it with a solid drive shaft. It's a cool boat but a handful with today's motors!

Have fun with it!

What is the length on these?

 

[KenOlvis]

I restored this "Snoopy" that my Grandfather Ed Liddycoat built in 1976. It originally had a Veco .19 in it with a solid drive shaft. It's a cool boat but a handful with today's motors!

Have fun with it!

Coolbeans sir thanks for sharing what are you powering it with today.

Bradley I'm at 27 3/4" from nose to stern

 

[Hydro Junkie]

I wonder what would happen if the plans were made larger? Since the boat is so lite, maybe going up to around 32" might work better with modern power plants

 

[KenOlvis]

I wonder what would happen if the plans were made larger? Since the boat is so lite, maybe going up to around 32" might work better with modern power plants

To give it a wider stance im putting the ride surface of the sponson to the outside of each sponsons also prop nots under the hull like the original plans so the foot print on the water is larger

 

[KenOlvis]

The parts that are balsa on top is cloth an epoxy coated .

So far the only ply is bottom outer skin on transom an top of sponsons. I epoxy n cloth reinforce the transom to the insides an bottom

Next after it drys do the same to the bottom

 

[KenOlvis]

Working out balance point an cowl

 

[rctinman]

Ken, move EVERYTHING as far forward as possible! Otherwise, you'll have a kite on your hands that you'll have to add a lot of weight to the nose to keep it on the water.

Hope this helps

Steve Ball

Working out balance point an cowl

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[KenOlvis]

Ken, move EVERYTHING as far forward as possible! Otherwise, you'll have a kite on your hands that you'll have to add a lot of weight to the nose to keep it on the water.

Hope this helps

Steve Ball

Working out balance point an cowl

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Hoping it flys but not like a kite.Its a lite build,The balance is at flywheel.Im planning on moving battery to adjust balancing point then add weight to adjust ride an strut angle plans show alot off strut angle.keep it lite was the plan add weight to balance if needed was the plan thxs for the info steve.

Ken

 

[KenOlvis]

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Ken, any chance of getting a copy of the plans? I'd love to build one just for the fun of it and see how it compares to my 30" Pak

 

[KenOlvis]

Ken, any chance of getting a copy of the plans? I'd love to build one just for the fun of it and see how it compares to my 30" Pak

send your email ill send you the file

 

[Hydro Junkie]

PM sent

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Just came back and reread the thread and, after reading Scott's comments, I think I'll enlarge the plans a bit and build it from all aircraft ply. That will give me more strength without using FG and let me use stuff I already have.

Have been doing a little playing around and found that 112% will give me a boat that's a touch over 31" long. That brings up the next question. Scott, how did you mount that new style motor? I know you couldn't use an aircraft type firewall engine mount as shown due to the room needed for the 180 header