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23' Wooden Shoe
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Malcolm Roberts of Melbourne, Australia is building a powered, radio controlled model of our 23' Wooden Shoe design. We thought we'd show you some photos of his progress, so you could better see what a Wooden Shoe looks like "in the wood" as it were. Here you see the boat "in frame." Since this is a model he had some latitude with the structural components and chose not to build it structurally the same as the full size boat. This is also what we did with our Odyssey model. The frames that you see here are not the same size, construction, or frequency as in the full size boat. This shot, however, gives you a good idea of the shape and how it changes along the length of the boat. You may notice that the boat has a pronounced external keel or skeg. The real boat has a much smaller skeg, but the model builder will use inboard electric power because scale I/O units are not available. So he gave the boat an inboard type of skeg.  Here he's gotten the model planked, glassed, and rolled over. This also gives you a good idea of the boat's shape.  Same thing, same day, from the outside.  Here she is in the water, floating a little high. Superstructure, batteries, etc., will bring her down to her lines.  Underway, showing a little bow wave and some wake. He's still working out the powering. Getting enough electric power to plane a model boat this size is not a trivial matter. Anyway, you can see how nicely she moves at displacement speeds.  This view shows her picking up a little speed. She's starting to leave her stern wave behind. See how that bow wave curls and tucks under the chine. This will be a dry boat.  Now she's got a deck, cabin, and a really cute stand. Looks to me like she's hungry for the sea. Remember that the model is an inboard, but the full size boat is designed for an I/O.  More progress. She's getting a bit dressed up with windscreen and eyebrow. Are we getting close? Stay tuned for more photos. |
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