Hi ya Howard I built the Surfurey a good few years ago – sadly though I dont have any of my build photographs. She was built from My Hobbystore plans along with information gained from the web – on my build I omitted one or two things such as handrails as she is IC powered. She has an Enya engine. Seriously now thinking of converting her to brushless, electric. Also, I made modifications to the rudder design. The hull build itself was doubled diagnally planked, which is recommended for this type of build cos when you look at the frames, she is more of a rounded hull than a flat V hull. It's the actual spray rails which achieve the flatness of the V affect. I used 4mm birch ply for the frames and keel; along with 3/16 square birch stringers and I think there are about 5 at each side of the keel. The internal planking was 8mm by 1.5mm obechi and the external planking was 0.5mm thick by 5mm wide mahogany planks glued in the opposite direction to the first layer of planking. The deck was made from 1/8 liteply along with the rest of the superstructure which was constructed from balsa wood to keep the hull and everything as light as possible.

The only drawback with these hulls is that they dont like cornering, they are perfect in a straight line and in rough weather but when you turn a tight corner the boat comes off the plain and waddles around a bit. This is an inherent problem with this type of hull and no matter what trim tabs you put on or rudder configuration, you cant do much to improve it. Having said that though I have had several hours of good fun from this model.

aye

John

Edited By bluebird on 27/12/2013 10:27:45

Here is the original Model Boats cover.

Colin