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Very cool little project

I really like this idea too! Thanks for getting that done Scott!

I think this would be an awesome boat to race! I would keep it a stock motor 25hp to 40hp class sit down style with foot throttle. Kids could run the 25 and adults could run a 40 safely and easily. One of the tricks with hydro's is that they are tempermental. They are hard to start, only go forward, hard to plane and stall easily. I think some racers would rather sit down, shift into foward and go three laps! This would be a good T class feeder. A Lemans start would be cool too!

GT pro is seeing close to 50 with this style hull and a pretty heavy weight of 650lbs and a 30-35hp 31.8cu-in omc with homemade trim. They are sit in boats with foot throttles.

Glad to see you finally got somebody to print these for you, I would be interested in a set when you figure out full price with shipping. shipping for me would be to Quebec.

I will take a set of those plans. Great project for my daughter and myself.

[quote="DoktorCYup...I'd be down for this or GT30...but you said I'm too fat for GT so...here we are . If this has any chance of being a class then I'm even more excited...[/quote]

When we made T Class its own class we provided the opportunity for this type of hull to race.
T Class Outboard Racing Division is a division under OUTBOARD CANADA/PRODUCTION STOCK RUNABOUT or PSR for short. We are planning to have PST or Production Stock Tunnel. We have always got the most feedback from people interested in small tunnels 10 to 13 feet in length either wood or composite. Most prefer a motor 30 to 50 hp. The interested racers would like a weight under 550 lbs and not the 650 lb as in APBA. The GT30 and smaller class V hulls are faster than the APBA tunnels. It would be great to see some of the small tunnels racing. There are plans for many of the wood boats and composite tunnels out there was well. We could see what people have and bring them out and try them. Then design the class rules to fit.

how much for a digital copy of them?

I didn't go that route yet. Wanted to be sure there was enough interest first. They said ballpark price would be $100+ for what you're looking for.

I picked them up tonight and they turned out great! I went ahead with a 40% set of plans to build a larger scale r/c version.

*These are the scale model templates but are still big enough that they cover my entire dining room table. Last pic shows full size original on the left and the new printed copy on the right, to give you an idea what they look like. They are each numbered and clearly marked too.

VW, where are you located? I could pick up a few sets as I will be being James in a week or so.