New Youtube Video - Bermuda RISR

[doppler491]

Just a small video I made the other day.
What do you guys think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPZ2orKsCb4

[Horsley-Anarak]

Nice sunny day

Great Video, lots of good designs.

Which hull design is the fastest, I do notice that some have near vertical sides like a canoe.

The previous ones I have seen have had much more flared top chines at the stern.

In the spring the UK race scene will be getting a Bermudan style long boat , just a shame that the race calendar is so empty.

H-A

[doppler491]

All hulls use straight pieces of ply in their construction. Although most have more square-type transoms (probably due to ease of build), I'm inclined to say that the more diamond-shaped transoms are faster - but that might also be due to the engines that are on them! I'll post some pics of the different types so you and others can have a look at what I'm talking about...

'Square'-type:



'Diamond'-type:




And together:

[Horsley-Anarak]

Looks like I might be close to the final design




What size boards do people use for the hulls?
H-A

[doppler491]

I would hazard a guess that 1/4" ply in 4'x8' sheets is most commonly used on our hulls. 1/2" thick ply might sometimes be used for the transom, etc. And if I recall correctly, the white hull with #13 painted onto it used a total of 3 sheets of 4'x8'. Don't quote me on this though.

[pistnbroke]

Could the person making the video not have waited until they started the engines before filming ..??? they all look static to me

Ha ha