New 'All Wood' Rum Runner N-2 Mono

[Don Wollard]

Ok! Here is a sneak peek of the little Mono I design for the Neo-man racing series. This hull will also support up to 8 cells and any strong motor you can strap in it.

For those carbon/hi-tech freaks out there, this boat will challenge you. The assembled frames weigh in at just over 1 oz. The finished weight is a secret, at least for now.

Each kit will come with a jig for easy assembly. Its almost fool proof to build. Here is a peek;

[Brian Vega]

Hey Don, Nice boat! Got any for sale? ;)

[Don Wollard]

Yours should be at your house next week. The first run of kits is for testing, only.

Fuller, Fine, Andrew(Fastelectrics.com), and Astec are the salesmen.

[T4r3e2y1]

Hey Don...looks like a cool little boat...let me know what you need me to send you for the 2 kits.

[Paul]

Hello Don,

Looks good, why not lighten up a bit more by removing some material from the front keel support. I'm with you on the weight of the wood boats, not only light but very strong once assembled.

BTW; if you need a test builder.....

Paul.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Don, what will be the finished length?
StevenV

[Don Wollard]

This boat is 22 inches long, give or take.

Paul - Its difficult to trade light for strength. After we have raced this boat a bit I think we will have a better idea of what to do. Things happen when racing that I just can't duplicate testing.
Actually with a wood boat the biggest problem I encounter is twisting when the boat crashes. This is bad! So trading strength for weight I would prefer to leave that to the individual builder.

I am pretty crazy when it comes to being on the edge with my personal boats. I just can't recommend that 'mind-set' to anyone else.

[Randy Naylor]

FYI-I have done a 3 oz. carbon fiber Oval Master that was water tight and ready to finish. But with a layer of Kevlar it would be bullet proof and one oz. heaver. I will enjoy racing a new boat with my friends.

[Don Wollard]

Randy - with all due respect (and I mean it) you do an excellent job with your boats.

That being said ... the only 3oz carbon boat I have seen was one of yours and it cracked in half and sank 1/2 way through a race.

I can't comment on carbon other than observe. I don't understand it all that much but indeed its a great material if used correctly. To ichy for me!

My thing ... a few afternoons a week in my garage cutting up wood. Perhaps it just the smell I like. :)

[Randy Naylor]

Originally posted by Don Wollard
Randy - with all due respect (and I mean it) you do an excellent job with your boats.

That being said ... the only 3oz carbon boat I have seen was one of yours and it cracked in half and sank 1/2 way through a race.



The boat that you were speaking about at the 99 nationals was Dennis Witts OM It was ran over by Joe K. from Alaska and the boat sank. We could not retrieve the boat due to alligators. so who knows what happened to the boat. You did see the other two Carbon Fiber Oval Masters run and finish with no problems.
I have seen wood boats sink also. they all can if cut with a sharp turn fin or a sharp rudder.
At the last Nationals I won with my Carbon Fiber Oval Master a first place in M2 mono. A Second Place in N2 offshore and a third in N1 mono! Not to mention what Dennis did with his. The point I am trying to make is that the boat that sunk was no fault of the Carbon fiber and my constant wins with it proves that.

[Don Wollard]

No problem, Randy. I was just giving you the biz.

Well, at least when a wood boat sinks some parts of it floats. Usually the part you didn't want.

What alligators? The only alligator I saw was Dennis swimming for his boat. :) Somewhere I have some telephoto's of that wreck. My recall was the boats bumped.

How do you seal the seams now so they don't come apart?

[Randy Naylor]

Originally posted by Don Wollard
No problem, Randy. I was just giving you the biz.

Well, at least when a wood boat sinks some parts of it floats. Usually the part you didn't want.

What alligators? The only alligator I saw was Dennis swimming for his boat. :) Somewhere I have some telephoto's of that wreck. My recall was the boats bumped.

How do you seal the seams now so they don't come apart?

Thanks! You should see a wood rugger at 80 mph when it hits a metal pole in the course. we got back the sponsons.

There was not any to be seen but the CD would not let the diver go in the water.

Well it went over it, then back to make it a bump.

I seal the seams with the same resin that the boats were made out of. I have to ruff up the materal with 80 grit sand paper just before the process. and I like to leave the lip on the top of the seam to make it stronger so you have materal on both sides of the free board.

[Dan Chase]

Originally posted by Randy Naylor

At the last Nationals I won with my Carbon Fiber Oval Master a first place in M2 mono.

*Your* M2 mono??? ;)

Just kidding you, Randy. I know every boat you build is still your baby no matter who it belongs to!

[Billh]

What type of drive can you use?