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Vanhoutte Joost
May 28, 2003, 04:02 AM
me and my son wants to build a mini zodiac with electric outboard motor,
like the ones greenpeace uses. can someone send us some building plans or
other usefull information.

thx

joost.vanhoutte@pandora.be
B McNeal
Jun 02, 2003, 04:01 AM
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I cannot remember where I saw it but a Rigid Inflatable Boat model is really
easy to build using some 1/8" door skin wood and some foam pipe insulation.
You simply make the lower hull by cutting out your hull pattern and bending
each side up and gluing it at the nose and gluing on a low transom at the
stern. Then you take your foam pipe insulation and apply it to the upper
edges of the hull and thats it. If I can find the website or more info
I'll post them to the news group.
<p>Also, if you want a commercially made kit, I believe Harbormodels.com
sells one.
<p>Bill McNeal
<br><A HREF="http://nfloridaorcas.freeservers.com">http://nfloridaorcas.freeservers.com</A>
<br>North Florida ORCAS model boat club
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<p>Vanhoutte Joost wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>me and my son wants to build a mini zodiac with electric
outboard motor,
<br>like the ones greenpeace uses. can someone send us some building plans
or
<br>other usefull information.
<p>thx
<p>joost.vanhoutte@pandora.be</blockquote>
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Gary R. Schmidt
Jun 02, 2003, 04:01 AM
B McNeal wrote:
> I cannot remember where I saw it but a Rigid Inflatable Boat model is
> really easy to build using some 1/8" door skin wood and some foam pipe
> insulation. You simply make the lower hull by cutting out your hull
> pattern and bending each side up and gluing it at the nose and gluing on
> a low transom at the stern. Then you take your foam pipe insulation and
> apply it to the upper edges of the hull and thats it. If I can find the
> website or more info I'll post them to the news group.
>
> Also, if you want a commercially made kit, I believe Harbormodels.com
> sells one.
>
> Bill McNeal
> http://nfloridaorcas.freeservers.com
> North Florida ORCAS model boat club
>
>
> Vanhoutte Joost wrote:
>
>> me and my son wants to build a mini zodiac with electric outboard motor,
>> like the ones greenpeace uses. can someone send us some building plans or
>> other usefull information.
>>
>> thx
>>
>> joost.vanhoutte@pandora.be
>>

The plans are on the Marine Model International site. Google this group
for "Rigid Inflatable Boat" or "RIB" for a direct link, it's on
http://www.traplet.com .

Cheers,
Gary B-)

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B McNeal
Jun 05, 2003, 04:03 AM
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Yes, traplet. Try this link
<br><A HREF="https://www.traplet.com/pages/nonmagazine/action.lasso?-token.cust=12743373">https://www.traplet.com/pages/nonmagazine/action.lasso?-token.cust=12743373</A>&amp;-database=Products.fp3&amp;-layout=CGI&amp;-response=/pages/nonmagazine/detail.htm
l&amp;id=3590&amp;-search
<p>Bill
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B McNeal
Jun 05, 2003, 04:03 AM
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<A HREF="https://www.traplet.com/pages/nonmagazine/action.lasso?-token.cust=12743373">https://www.traplet.com/pages/nonmagazine/action.lasso?-token.cust=12743373</A>&amp;-database=Products.fp3&amp;-layout=CGI&amp;-response=/pages/nonmagazine/detail.html&am
p;id=3590&amp;-search
<p>Sorry, the above link does not work unless you copy and paste the entire
line.
<p>Bill
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