The hydro is 47" long X 28 wide!
Thanks for the compliments guys, makes it worth the time!
That top is for the other hydro hull, this one will be just a streamlined cockpit blended with the rest!
It will have a NACA duct in the front for airflow, and hopefully give it that drone/cyber look!
This was all quickly shaped using corse/fine wood rasps I used to use back when I made long bows.
Honestly only took around 35mins to carve the front to where it is now!
I have left extra material all 'round for final shaping, I understand what you guys are saying with aerodynamics etc. 11 years as a chief technition in the aviation industry and all.
I still see the old boss all the time and go in to use the lathe/mill etc.
It may not be rocket science but what if I threw a rocket engine on it?
I actually have a homebuilt one in the shed!
Ill give it some more work today some time and post more!

Hi oz looking good mate . I love the look of the other cowl. Instead of wool try the plastic tape that the surveyors use on the site pegs as it is very thin & flexible & I would cut it so it's only about an 1/8" wide . Don't use sticky tape to hold it down as it will disturb the air flow. Bobo Meyer in the USA is a well known dragster chassis builder & did windtunnel testing on his dragster wings years a go told me that they found the head of a 1/8" rivet on the wing surface reduced the amount of down for e by 1" square,so on a wing that adds up to a Hugh area. The hull size sounds good for the other idea we spoke about. I will send you some picks & info I have gathered for that as I have had some good advise from some guys on hull designs.

Hmmmmmm!
Dragsters!

RC JET DRAGSTER!

Hi Ozzie.

You (guys) are crazy! Dragsters, cars, helicopters, planes and boats!! Well not all of you - but anyway you make me feel a bit small with my own one-off boat project.

Well maybe just untill I beat Izusu in our little Cross-World-Competition. Could you too be ready to pick up the challenge with a sorry beginner like me?

I am not a fast builder, but expect to be ready with a mono, that runs like a bullet some day in april 2011.

I dare to dare you (too). So choose your weapon!
Who will be the fastest from a stand still on a quarter mile?
Best result on flat water and best result in 8" waves counts together.
Just put results together and divide by two.

Cheers!

Woodie.

I would give that challenge a g. I've go a twin turbo small block chev circuit boat in the shed that will handle 8" waves no drama's. It's only clocked 108 mph. Can I use that?

Hi 41willys.

108 mph is ok for me, though I bet that you did'nt do that in rough water.
But if you accept the rules of doing a quartermile run in calm water and one in rough 8" waves, youre in for our little "cyber-competition" when it gets real in about half a year.
Only rule is: Fastest boat wins. Type or size does'nt matter.
Just use a GPS to measure speed and be honest about the result.
Meanwhile we can feel free to boast and brag!

Cheers!

Woodie.

PS: Few people know it, but my middlename is "Honesty".

Calm water and 8" waves hey?
No good for this build!
Another one of my mono/cat offshore hulls might need to be built!
Bigger and better!
At least with the hybrid hull I will stay neutral, neither a cat or a mono!
Just to be different!

Oz, I've figured you're pretty much like I am... SO YES... You're different alright!! People like us is what makes this world so KOOL OK< You can stay out of the fight this time if ya want(FOR NOW)... But we're suppose to finish this weekend, and I'll get those 2 sets of plans mailed off to ya!!! Can't stay neutral then.

I'll just stay OZZY instead!

This is the top roughed out, has to be inset then blended into the rest of the deck!

Look s sharp dude, you doin a hellova job!!!