lil stig is growing fast and has put in an order for a full size mini.
shes been zooming around in spirit of stupidity for a while but wants something not quite as lethal
I had a few bits of carbon left in the crate ,so we started with the front wheel
A carbon and ally build with no internal spokes ,as its only a 16". weighs in at 540gms without the bearings, so thats a great start
chassis will be a rebuild of my last Y frame that had got a tired from being loved.
seat yet to be decided , but ive been instructed that stig is big enough to lay down now
Nice one Paul.
Can't wait to see what "Bob" will get to ride in. Not to mention the art work that will be involved.
Ah does that mean you might be interested in selling lil stig's mini mini?
If yes how much?
PS: checked out the lake yesterday looks dry enough to sail on providing the wind is southerly.
hanging on to the mini mini for a while yet.
meanwhile, The chassis is done, its a maxed out 5.6mini, same width as a lefroy mini but longer.
nice compressional front end and lay over front end
behind the mast step its just my last y frame mini chopped up
started the seat. stigs insists on laying down as she gets bigger, so its a seat inspired by the faze 5 yachts of the 1980's
. built in 6mm 5ply from a electrical packing crate salvaged back at christmas.
the inside is glassed with chopped strand and polyester resin as I have about 600ml of resin left that wont last the winter.
the outside will be in epoxy and woven , as soon as the polyester runs out
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. meanwhile in todays tip run I picked up a couple of "special' wheels , which I tried to hide for a rainy day, however lil stig always waits for me getting home and likes to have a peek in the trailer. .
Which is what i used to do when my old man came home
so far this is here best pleading look, and shes going to have to try a bit harder
That's fair Paul, from where i sit, those wheels match lil stigs footware
they would have to look good on that carsket 
Hey Paul, doesn't your workshop have a dress code?
Give in already!
You're one fast fabricator. I must have missed the introduction of this vehicle:
Kudos on the fun design - reminiscent of the Simpson's show. Tops in my book. Someone there has got some real artistic talent!
thats my old test bed class 5. any Ideas i have get trialed on that yacht before I build anything new. the steering has massive for and aft movement so lil stig has been known to jump in when the wind is just nice ,
the sail is as yet untested as i need vic and crazy trav to chase
the seat is getting rather advanced,this is the edge reinforcing getting glued onready for glassing,next its bog sand paint.
chassis has been primed ready for the rather nice final colour.
bags have been put on a couple of my tiny speed sails, probably the little 2.8 picasso that managed a 90.0 kph 18 months ago
seat is bogged and getting the coats of paint. chassis hanging ready for final coat.
colour has been chosen and its noooiiise
but we havent hit on the right name yet , so any suggestions are welcome
keep in mind its for a 11year old supergirl!!!!!!!
got an awesome day on a patch of super smooth salt today.
the new yachts not ready yet, but stig tried out her sail and mast.
you can forget her old PB of 39.9kph. she cranked that up to 48.7kph, with a 10 second max of 47.45.
and that whilst blowing past 2 blowies a mini and my cl 5
sail was used last weekend for her new PB , but this yacht is fittted with a glass,original windsurfer mast that has been cut down. they are great
masts for kids as they flex very nicely, and are what would now be considered a reduced diameter.
sadly its rained every day this week and we only just had salt on sunday
heres the new sail were working on being fitted to the mast/boom blokart style
and out doing practice laps with her 2.2m neil pryde
Landyacht,
This is looking great! I've been reading up on Seabreeze for some months and am building a LLM (build thread to follow). I'm thinking about the seat, and I'm really liking how this one was done. What did you use to reinforce the upper edges, and did that get a layer of glass over the top of it?
Thank you for the help and inspiration!
Ty
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heres the new sail were working on being fitted to the mast/boom blokart style
Are you sure this is the pic you wanted? Looks an awful lot like a scale model sail I saw on another post.........
I love the look of the new yacht. Did she name it yet?
I reckon that was it, due to the size of the zig zag stitches. It's tiny.
I know she is only little, but come on Dad, give her a chance to beat you.
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Landyacht,
This is looking great! I've been reading up on Seabreeze for some months and am building a LLM (build thread to follow). I'm thinking about the seat, and I'm really liking how this one was done. What did you use to reinforce the upper edges, and did that get a layer of glass over the top of it?
Thank you for the help and inspiration!
Ty
I had an old surfboard made from polyuerathane foam(not polystyrene) and I sliced it up into rectangular strips which were then sliced into wedged strips, they are flexible and can be bent.
Then I glued them along the edge using polyeurathane wood glue. the trick is to have a wet rag on hand and wet the foam . the glue reacts to the water by foaming up and sealing off any gaps. you only need a wipe of glue.
lots of soft clamps to hold it for about an hour.
next day you can sand to shape very easily, . then a layer of glass in either polyester or epoxy resin. I also layed some peel ply over it to really hold the glass down. if you used some carbon it would be really stiff!!!!!
plaese ,please start posting your thread , we get all happy when a yachts going together on this site
Here is a seat pod im building made of polystyrene foam im not finished but is coming out great. it has been very easy to shape and weighs next to nothing. need to finalize shape then glass over it.
you are going to discover that the back of your seat is wayyyyyy to high and will interfere with the boom sail.
on this kind of class 5 the boom is going to get hauled down to about 500mm above ground level. you will have to lay down under it.
on your grippy clay you will be able to get your weight wayyy back, and with this high backed seat that wont be possible
sorry
have a ggod look at some seats in say walter carels site
Select to expand quotelandyacht said..
you are going to discover that the back of your seat is wayyyyyy to high and will interfere with the boom sail.
on this kind of class 5 the boom is going to get hauled down to about 500mm above ground level. you will have to lay down under it.
on your grippy clay you will be able to get your weight wayyy back, and with this high backed seat that wont be possible
sorry
have a ggod look at some seats in say walter carels site
Hi Landyacht thanks for the advice. I still playing with shape at this point i can make changes the foam is very easy to work with. I am modeling my yacht from a design of clem's and if you look at his seat back it is also high. High as the top of the mast step . It will force me to raise the rig with maybe ill effects. I dont race and just pleasure sail no compition here in my area. I want to be comfortable and be able to see well. I have been on many ice boats so reclined and uncomfortable i couldnt wait to get off. it may not work and i might need to make changes. here are some pics of clems seat as you can compare
