ETNZ IACC120 Dual build thread

[V8Goose]

Hi and thanks for looking!

K1w1 (Germany) and me (Canada) are both first-time boat builders with full size sailing experience, determined to build and sail an ETNZ yacht after being dissappointed with the Thunder Tiger version.

Fortunately for us, along came a design master in Claudio D, who supplied detail drawings and a step-by-step build thread for his AC33 that we will use for ideas and inspiration.

We welcome all of your comments, suggestions and guidance in this build and heres hoping for a very successful outcome!

Cheers!

Goose

[claudio]

Hi and thanks for looking!

K1w1 (Germany) and me (Canada) are both first-time boat builders with full size sailing experience, determined to build and sail an ETNZ yacht after being dissappointed with the Thunder Tiger version.

Fortunately for us, along came a design master in Claudio D, who supplied detail drawings and a step-by-step build thread for his AC33 that we will use for ideas and inspiration.

We welcome all of your comments, suggestions and guidance in this build and heres hoping for a very successful outcome!

Cheers!

Goose

Very Very Good !

Cheers
Claudio

[K1W1]

Hi All,

Goose really happy to be aboard, following a e-mail from Gillies about your build intentions and after few exchanges today of getting to know you I was convinced now's the to pull the trigger and get into this project, birds from the same feather fly together I'm rearing to go !

Claudio it's an honour to have such a brillant teacher guiding us, I'll do my best in graduating into IACC 120 class. My goal on completion of this build is to have a great boat which I can use to compete in the IAAC 120 cup held in Italy, sailing naturally with a ETNZ. Hopefully Goose can be there too

I shall print out the frame templates tomorrow and make up the shadows to mount on building board over this coming weekend. Saw Claudio's recommendation for 3 mm planking and try and track down Samba/Obeche wood, if unable to find I'm guessing balsa would good to use as alternative ?

Well Goose, happy & fun building and look forward to cracking some champagne together on completion of this great new experience of our first scratch build together.

Cheers K1

[hiljoball]

There is nothing wrong in using balsa to plank your hull. Balsa sheet is available in 48 inch lengths (by mail order) and is easily split into planks using a home made 'stripper'.

A very good building guide can be down loaded from the AMYA web site (US1M class) and it shows how to use 36 inch lengths scarfed to fit the boat.

http://www.modelyacht.org/us1m/us1mcons.html

Good luck in your projects.

[V8Goose]

Hi all...

K1: Great news! err but we will be running together as Kiwis don't fly, right?

Italy is a long way from Canada, but who knows... anything is possible.

Are you printing the templates as supplied? Remember we need to reduce the outline by the thickness of the planking. I am converting the files as we speak.

As John mentioned (Thanks John) balsa is ok for planking but as Claudio mentioned in his AC33 build, it does deform easily during the sanding process and a good suggestion is to epoxy the inside of the mold before sanding.

If you are going to race yours in the class you will need to be careful about keeping your hull (and entire rig) within limits to be legal.

I am planning to add about 20mm to the height of the shadows to lift the lowest point of the hull off the board, same as Claudio did on the AC33 as I think it will be easier to hang the glass down the sides without distortion by touching the board. It should be easier to trim the hull as well (I think?). I can email you the modified shadows if I get them done in time before you take off!

Re: Champagne... sounds good to me mate.

John: There is some great information in those 1m pdfs, thanks a lot for tonights bed-time reading!

Cheers!

Goose

[cougar]

welcome abroad gentlemen.. i hope we can help you out in anyway possible... there are alot of good people on this forum.. I for one am looking forward to this build... I love the americas cup boats.. ( not the new ones SORRY DICK)
could you post pics and step by step as to how you are doing.. just like Claudio did..
even Us ( ahem) ( cough) experts learn from the beginer yatch builder...
where did you get the plans for etnz???? was there a site?
I got nlz 60 sitting in my basement.. I would think the old( i like that.. old as in 2 years) etnz would look like, next to the last kiwi boat that won

cheer and welcome
where can i get plans for the boat?

[claudio]

Hi All
if you are a little more patient, I will retrace the frames taking into account the the thickness of 3mm or 1/8inch for planking including the overall height from the mounting plate like this :



If you pass your E-mail with private message I can send the drawings in PDF that you can print directly on A4 and glue it on wood.

tipical set ups:

here the CD65
and here the recent AC33

cheers
Claudio

[claudio]

welcome abroad gentlemen.. i hope we can help you out in anyway possible... there are alot of good people on this forum.. I for one am looking forward to this build... I love the americas cup boats.. ( not the new ones SORRY DICK)
could you post pics and step by step as to how you are doing.. just like Claudio did..
even Us ( ahem) ( cough) experts learn from the beginer yatch builder...
where did you get the plans for etnz???? was there a site?
I got nlz 60 sitting in my basement.. I would think the old( i like that.. old as in 2 years) etnz would look like, next to the last kiwi boat that won

cheer and welcome
where can i get plans for the boat?

HI Cougar,

you can dowload it from here :

http://iacc120cup.altervista.org/Main0E.html

under the IACC Projects (left column scroll)

Ciao
Claudio

[claudio]

HI Cougar,

you can dowload it from here :

http://iacc120cup.altervista.org/Main0E.html

under the IACC Projects (left column scroll)

Ciao
Claudio

http://www.rcsailing.net/forum1/atta...1&d=1247206814

[K1W1]

Ok I'm in no rush Claudio, have send PM and will wait for your retracing of the frames to come through, in the mean time I will start gathering inventory in preperation to start gluing templates and cutting shadows to mount on the building board ...oh and pick up some 3 mm balsa

Goose you right we are both testament to the fact Kiwi's can't fly, l've got thousands of broken parts to prove that thats one reason I'm into sail pal hey we have to find some way to get you over here for IAAC 120 cup effort, can't have 1 sole Kiwi battling the Euro's alone

Just read Line 7 bit the dust back home, great sailing gear company gone sigh!

Have a good one