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JimC
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Topic: Is your boat part of the Zombie apocalypse? Posted: 11 Apr 16 at 9:30am |
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It does, but it seems to me on something the size of the Topper mould it might be localised and repairable. Also if it only does a few hundred units a year, the actual rate of wear might be rather less than on something pumping out a few million plastic toys... Edited by JimC - 11 Apr 16 at 9:31am |
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Presuming Ed
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Does injection moulding tooling ever wear out?
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zippyRN
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IIRC the length of the topper is the maximum that could be made with the injection moudling machines in question
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423zero
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You can build it light though, using wood, look at Moths, not sure if plans are available.
I may do a number on a Sprint mk2 hull, remove turrets, fit trampoline wings.
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iGRF
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Yep found that, nearly got wood poisoning watching it.
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423zero
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I don't think their were many built, probably single figures, their is one in process of restoration, centre board, wash through hull, better sliding plank mechanism, try a search on minisail site.
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iGRF
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No, not come across a 'Meson' have you a link? Is it on the minisail site?
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 16 at 8:36pm | |
Topper website claim original design and tooling was a cool £1,000,000.
The mold pressure required is 1600 tons.
The price states from £2,795, they state for this you get cheapest most up to date racing dinghy in the world. Graeme, Have you looked at design for "Meson" ? This was the last design of Minisail family, it is mk2 Sprint without Plank turrets, this would give a platform for your design ideas, wings, masts etc. |
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 16 at 7:48pm | |
Yes I guess it is, but, what other class has the wash through hull design, sliding seat option, potential for open rig design, it's not as if you're locking folk into anything, like perpetual self balers, daggerboards, like the streaker..
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 16 at 7:34pm | |
20kg hull, decent foils, sliding seat on rails to move fore and aft, carbon spars, really nice sail if you have some money to burn, it would be easy enough to find out. Isn't that the exact thing you are complaining of other classes doing? Get someone to tweak the design while you are about it, both to reflect modern thinking and to work better with the weight loss, too. |
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