That's awesome - I think Bruce Crandall made some of the greatest looking boats - I have some of his plans on my hobby site KruitzKraft . com. Nice job!!
Hi Norman. I've been wanting to build this boat for ten years. I got the plans from DN Goodchild. Nice work. I bet the thrill of completion almost brought tears. Now if I could find someone to commission it, I could afford to build it! Does the hull porpoise at speed?
I built Flyer more for Show then Go. The engine is on the heavy side. Heavy V6 engine sounds great, but makes the boat impossible to balance right. Flyer skids on a 4feet long, almost flat section just under the engine. Rear section of the hull is very narrow, and dont help much for stabillety. Flyer is a very small boat. keep the engine light, and dont overpower. This can bee a scary boat, and might bite! For max speed, build another. For max pleasure, good luck building
Er ganske sikker på at den motoren blir for tung og stor for denne lille båten. En 4sylindret bensinmotor (Volvo B-20 el.lig) er nok det beste valget. Dersom dette blir din første båt; ville jeg nok valgt en annen. Sjekk ut glen-l.com(Hankinson) masse fine båter der som er beregnet på nybegynnere:)
The boat looks great!!! how fast have you had this little monster going before it starts to misbehave itself?
Id love to see a video with the new engine up and running as well as see any build photos you have. I've started construction of a slightly modified version of the flyer myself and am just getting ready to start putting the keel and chines in this wkd.
The set of plans I'm using i got online for free, but I did have to learn how to loft first easy stuff.
You finished it!! I'm building the same boat. I was not happy with the quality of the plans from classicboatplans. So had a friend do a whole new set in rino. What are you using for a power plant? Beautiful job. Are you on a lake? Were in Norway is this? I would like to see more pictures and video.
This boat is built from the original 1936 plans. Cold moulded over the original framework. Engine in the video is a V.P AQ175 3,8L V-6. It only gave about 50% power, and managed 3000rpm. this due to a faulty carb. I have now installed a brand new 4,3L V-6 chevy marine engine. 200hp+.Its abit overpowered, but great fun. The boat is used in salt water, but I managed to squeeze in a freshwater cooling system .I am situated in Bergen, the Fjord-capital on Norways west coast.
That's awesome - I think Bruce Crandall made some of the greatest looking boats - I have some of his plans on my hobby site KruitzKraft . com. Nice job!!
dkruitz 9 months ago
Hi Norman. I've been wanting to build this boat for ten years. I got the plans from DN Goodchild. Nice work. I bet the thrill of completion almost brought tears. Now if I could find someone to commission it, I could afford to build it! Does the hull porpoise at speed?
Tumenihobbies 9 months ago
I built Flyer more for Show then Go. The engine is on the heavy side. Heavy V6 engine sounds great, but makes the boat impossible to balance right. Flyer skids on a 4feet long, almost flat section just under the engine. Rear section of the hull is very narrow, and dont help much for stabillety. Flyer is a very small boat. keep the engine light, and dont overpower. This can bee a scary boat, and might bite! For max speed, build another. For max pleasure, good luck building
norrmann2 9 months ago
@DolbyDex
Er ganske sikker på at den motoren blir for tung og stor for denne lille båten. En 4sylindret bensinmotor (Volvo B-20 el.lig) er nok det beste valget. Dersom dette blir din første båt; ville jeg nok valgt en annen. Sjekk ut glen-l.com(Hankinson) masse fine båter der som er beregnet på nybegynnere:)
norrmann2 1 year ago
I bet she flies on calm waters!!!
smokum0 1 year ago
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alobbestael 1 year ago
The boat looks great!!! how fast have you had this little monster going before it starts to misbehave itself?
Id love to see a video with the new engine up and running as well as see any build photos you have. I've started construction of a slightly modified version of the flyer myself and am just getting ready to start putting the keel and chines in this wkd.
The set of plans I'm using i got online for free, but I did have to learn how to loft first easy stuff.
alobbestael 1 year ago
det er den feteste båten jeg noensinne har sett!!
all credz til deg som har bygd den.
doffii 2 years ago
Ya make more videos I am thinking about building the boat.
WanesTrains 2 years ago
You finished it!! I'm building the same boat. I was not happy with the quality of the plans from classicboatplans. So had a friend do a whole new set in rino. What are you using for a power plant? Beautiful job. Are you on a lake? Were in Norway is this? I would like to see more pictures and video.
adzdub 2 years ago
This boat is built from the original 1936 plans. Cold moulded over the original framework. Engine in the video is a V.P AQ175 3,8L V-6. It only gave about 50% power, and managed 3000rpm. this due to a faulty carb. I have now installed a brand new 4,3L V-6 chevy marine engine. 200hp+.Its abit overpowered, but great fun. The boat is used in salt water, but I managed to squeeze in a freshwater cooling system .I am situated in Bergen, the Fjord-capital on Norways west coast.
norrmann2 2 years ago
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WanesTrains 2 years ago