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4th December 2011, 11:01 PM #1New Member
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Help On A Speedliner!
I was led to this forum when I googled Speedliner Boat Pics.
I have yet to find plans cor a Speedliner, Aeroliner or any other a/b/c utility type racing hydroplane circa post WWII. I am in need of any and all pics of such a boat, restored or unrestored, to use as a resource in a reproduction. I have plans for hal kelly and other designs which provide for the general framework of this class of racer but I am seeking more info for comparative purposes.
If you have such a boat and are willing to provide help or assistance, please email [email protected] with pics. I will assume that most here have satisfactory woodwrking experience and understand my need for the boat's lines, folds and curves and hull in addition to framework.
Any and all assistance is appreciated.
Bloke from above
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6th December 2011, 06:41 AM #2
It might be more helpful to refine your search a bit ,as your looking for a very broad set of variables.
Racers construction elements, will be wildly different from model to model and builder to builder, most being quite unique to the specific builder/class/model, etc.
Utilities are usually standardized and stiffly constructed, for their function (they're a utility). Each manufacture and builder will have specific approaches to the build, of course model based. For example the way Chris Craft approaches a utility build (like a Sea Skiff) will be quite different then the way another manufacture builds a similar utility.
It's very likely you don't need lines, but some help on methodology and typical techniques and traits would be helpful.
Simply put, what are you trying to do, what boat (manufacture, year and model) are you working with and a more refined set of questions (how long a scarf ratio is used in an 1953 Owens utility chine log for example) so we can offer some real help rather then general information about boat building.
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20th April 2012, 11:44 PM #3New Member
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Hal Kelly designs were very competitive and respected in late 40's and 50's. He was a racer the utilities and hydros were fast. With okoume and epoxy, they would be even better. I would not hesitate to build one.
Tom
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