Ok Builders - Hydromite Plans on-line

[Don Wollard]

We are very proud to announce the Hydromite plans are now available. This is a Micro Class hydro by Doug Forrester.

Before you download the plans, be sure to read the Terms of Use and Copyright statement.

Happy building.

http://www.rumrunnerracing.com/plans/hydromite.htm

Thanks Doug! :cool:

[NEED4SPEED]

Im not sure if its my laptop or not but everything freezes at about 40% of the d/l..I even cleaned my pc out and rebooted...any suggestions?..Looks like a great boat to build :) Thanks rex

[Drobie]

Originally posted by NEED4SPEED
Im not sure if its my laptop or not but everything freezes at about 40% of the d/l..I even cleaned my pc out and rebooted...any suggestions?..Looks like a great boat to build :) Thanks rex

Rex,

Mine went OK. Might the time of day you tried or something.

[Donnie]

Hey man,

lets see if others have problems... it downloads fine on my end... but you never know... It could be a number of things...

comments....

Donnie

[Jeff Wohlt]

Mine also downloaded fast...but I'm on a network.

[NEED4SPEED]

still nothing..Im just wondering if I need winzip to open this or maybe just a better processor..

[Donnie]

Originally posted by NEED4SPEED
still nothing..Im just wondering if I need winzip to open this or maybe just a better processor..

Hey man,

well yes... you need Winzip or some other type of unzipping program in order to open the file... it saved like 300k when I zipped the file... plus its easier to download... if I put up a direct link to the image it tries to open the .tft file in a browser...

Laters...
Donnie

[NEED4SPEED]

I d/l quickzip and its fine now but now i need to learn how to size it 1-1 so I can print..thanks

[NEED4SPEED]

I set the picture at 100% to print and its like gargantous!..why didnt they teach us this stuff when we were in school?..LOL..oh yea..they didnt have Pc's back then

[toyboy4145]

Donnie,
Does the copy you downloaded look enormous as well. At 100% it appears to print out at 2'' to the length of one page. I really want to build this hydro, but not at 389 pages. Please help.

[JimClark]

look at my post in the Ok Builders - Hydromite Plans on-line thread and you get your answer to the file size problems.
jim Clark

Originally posted by toyboy4145
Donnie,
Does the copy you downloaded look enormous as well. At 100% it appears to print out at 2'' to the length of one page. I really want to build this hydro, but not at 389 pages. Please help.

[Climate]

Gents,
I have been working hard to change the plans Doug so graciously shared with us all to a format that may be more friendly to some of us.
Bear with me, it is time consuming.
When done, you will have a file that is usable on any CAD program.

Thanks again to Doug for all of his hard work.

[eddieh]

climate, also thanx for yours,,,, have a good one,,, cheers eddie

[NEED4SPEED]

Dan the 'man' sent me this file the correct size but im having trouble overlapping these pages..Im using Kodak imaging and i have like 20 copys of the same printout..I cant figure out how to overlap and make more pages..any suggestions greatly appreciated..Thanks again Dan!

[AndyKunz]

Might I suggest that perhaps Doug (or Don?) should make full-size prints available for a nominal fee? It would save a lot of grief for those who can't use the file.

Andy

[NEED4SPEED]

Andy...I think on the home page it says there 15$..I think ive used that in ink already..might be the best way to go :) plus Im sure there worth it...Rex

[LOU]

I have the full size print, and it is worth it. I just can't bring myself to start cutting it up. I'll just leave it up on the wall a little longer.

LOU

[Doug Forrester]

Guys
I anticipated that this might be the best way to go, especially when part size and shape is critical. This is why I have full-size , one-piece paper plans rolled in a tube (made on a Xerox Engineering copier) available by mail. The cost is $15.00 + $5.00 (postage). E-mail me your address and sen your money by Paypal - to forresterace@yahoo.ca. If you want to send a money order email me for an address.

SPECIAL: 2 copies of plans (in same tube) - $ 22.00 + $5.00

LOU says he wants to leave his set of plans up on his workshop wall! Get a second set.

[Otis]

Dumb questions for Doug (or anyone else who knows....)

I noticed on the plans that you recommend plastic props. Why is this? Weight? Lower rotating mass?

Second question: Are Sanyo Cp1300 SRC cells the same size as standard sub-C cells? Would any sub-C battery work?

Lastly, is there anywhere online that shows the bill of materials? I see the Octura stuff, and really appreciate having plans for the hardware ... I'm mainly concerned about the wood, so that if I go to buy my balsa online I get more than I need (Ideally, I'd build 2 hulls at once....).

Thanks,
Otie

[Doug Forrester]

There are only unasked questions and that's dumb.

Otis: The prop sizes that are most likely to work for the 480 motor are in the 27mm to 31mm range, which is why I suggested the X427, X430 and the X431 (plastic). If you are going to try cutting down the blades on a prop, I suggest that you try it on the X431 it's plastic and cheap and because its being plastic and very lightweight make it easier to and more forgiving of poor balance due to uneven cutting.

The Sanyo CP1300 cell is considerably smaller than the typical sub C cell. It is also the largest cell that you are going to be able to fit in the Hydromite and still get it to balance correctly. There are smaller capacity cells that will fit but I think that they will have difficulty in providing a good turn of speed for 4 minutes with a 480 motor.

I never did prepare a bill of materials for the boat. I'll try to figure one out and post it sometime tomorrow.

[No-Idea113]

Originally posted by Climate
Gents,
I have been working hard to change the plans Doug so graciously shared with us all to a format that may be more friendly to some of us.
Bear with me, it is time consuming.
When done, you will have a file that is usable on any CAD program.

Thanks again to Doug for all of his hard work.



Climate,
I PMed you about the Formats of the files,
Thanks,
Bill

[airdevil85]

I can get the plans to print out as plans, they either print too small ln a single sheet of paper or too large like the corner on a page someone please help,
Thanks, Matt

[rc-dude]

I can't figure out how to print a fullsize version on a regular printer. Can some computer dude that knows windows XP tell me directions to do that?

[Otis]

The ability to print the image in "sections" will be highly dependent on what graphics program you're trying to use. A little more info on your PC setup might help ... what programs (MS Office? PS Pro? Photoshop?) do you have?

Alternately, you may be able to take the image file to kinko's or a company that does architectural duplicating and have them run you full size prints.

[rc-dude]

Ok, My PC is brand new, all it has right now is MS office.

[Otis]

Try inserting the Pic into excel. I just tried it with a pic on my desktop - it should automatically do the page breaks for you. You may have to resize the pic to get it on the # of pages you want.

[airdevil85]

could someone please translate this into english for me? I don't get all this computer talk

would a program called Kodak Imaging work for the plans? how would I print them as a certain number of pages rather that just one ?

^I hope that makes sense^

[Doug Forrester]

Hi Matt
What's your time and aggravation worth, Matt? Even if you do get it to print out as a multipage set of prints, you still have to tape it all together accurately. This is assuming that your print-outs are correctly-sized in the first place.
You might consider buying a one piece rolled plan, which I offer for $15 plus $5 for postage and mailing tube. E-mail me if you're interested. forresterace@yahoo.ca

[rc-dude]

Otis, How in the heck did you get that into excel, When I open excel the page is in tons of little blocks. When I open the pic in that program, it shows as symbols?

[Otis]

I'm using Excel 97, so I don't know if the menus will be the same for you.

I used INSERT -> PICTURE -> FROM FILE.

This should paste the picture over the cells (the little boxes you're talking about). If you click on the picture once to hilight the border, you should be able to grab the corners and resize it to suit your needs.

You can see the pagination on FILE -> PRINT PREVIEW. I think that FILE -> PAGE SETUP will allow you to specify how many pages to print on (i.e. force it to be 3 pages wide by 4 pages tall, or something).

I'm going from memory, I happen to be in Linux right now, which is definitely the land of no Micro$oft programs.

[airdevil85]

I have gotten the plans to print. what I did was copy and paste them to a cad program, and they printed accurately

[AndyKunz]

I used Adobe Illustrator. Printed on the E-size plotter just fine.

Andy

[airdevil85]

where can I get the props? and motor?

[Otis]

Motors can be bought from www.fastelectrics.com. Andrew might carry the props too. Otherwise, anyplace that carries FE props (such as FFE at www.drcwebservices.com/ffe/) should be able to get you what you need.

[key]

I opend de plans in paint and they printed on 12 sheets.
I use XP

[airdevil85]

This is probably a really dumb question but, how did you get it into paint? was it copied and pasted?

[key]

I saved the file on the computer and dan opend thad file whit paint. You gat to doe a lot of taping to get a ful plan but its worth it in the end.

[key]

I saved the file on the computer and dan opend thad file whit paint. You gat to doe a lot of taping to get a ful plan but its worth it in the end.

[Ryan_from_OHio]

Just as a side note, Kinkos wants $33-$45 to print out these plans. At least thats what they told me when I swung in today.

Ive been putting off building one of these, have the wood now for a few months.

[Doug Forrester]

Just as another side note....

I still have the plans, from my original mylar, one piece rolled in a tube for $15 + $5 postage/tube. Also, I have styrene vacuum-formed cowls for $5 incl. postage.

SPECIAL: 2 sets of plans and a cowl - $27 + $5 shipping

E-mail: forresterace@yahoo.ca (also PAYPAL acct.)

[Dan Chase]

Just as a side note....

wouldn't it be better to throw Doug a few bucks rather then your local copy shop??? After all, he IS the one that spent all the time to design it?!?

[Ryan_from_OHio]

Building on a very limited budget is hard. Nothing against Doug, but If I could get a print made for $2 or so that would be the best route for me. As stated before Im on unemployment, have a 2 year old, wife and all the bills to go along with it. I thought the hydromite could soke up some of my time, which I have plenty of.

*EDIT*

My future boss ran me a set of plans off about 2 weeks ago. I have been slowly building this boat over time. Its a nice design I just didnt know at first to sand thru all the lines. Instead I left them.

The boat is together and is in the paint process although almost done. The canopy is there but Im still working on finishing it up. The main part of the boat will be done tomorrow.

Superman theme....

Will post some pics.

Doug do you accept Roayalties? If so I will send in a small donation.

Thanks,