Land Yacht

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

 

Dear All

A chat about land yachts with my old friend Micheal has had me thinking about the problems associated with building a model version.

This is a quick drawing of a land yacht based on a length of plastic waste pipe and skate wheels.

Nice and cheap to build and should be fun to 'sail'

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 06/03/2018 19:57:00

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

I chose the skate wheels because of their ability to grip on hard surfaces and the 6200zz bearings in each hub (these bearings are deep grove ball bearing and benefit from metal shields protecting the moving parts)

The plastic waste body is strong, light and easy to work with. I angled the front steering wheel for better performance and tighter steering at speed.

[Gareth JonesParticipant @garethjones79649]

I am quite tempted Paul. I will let you know if I make a start.

Gareth

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Thank you Gareth I will post more details as I produce them.

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Paul

They do fullsize land yachting down here near me at Greatstone/Littlestone beach in Kent, It looks great fun and you sit in it till it capsizes !! a lot easier than climbing back into a dinghy ! best done when the tides out

Regards Ray

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Ray

In my youth I sailed dinghies and didn't mind the occasional dip and thinking about it I would much prefer getting damp than hitting the hard sand at 40mph.

These are the details for the rear axle supporting saddle bracket.

Its a simple saddle bracket and could be made from any mailable metal or even an adapted plastic plumbing bracket, I specified the overall length at 70mm to minimise twist but this could be reduced to suit any available material.

Paul

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