Kiwi F12 Build Pics

That is a very generous offer! Join the class club and get the plans..

How about foils, crossbeams, mast, rudder system, trampoline, sails etc? The illustrations shows curved mainbeam, curved traveller track etc. Homebuildt, or can those be sourced on the cheap somewhere?

As soon as I get out of the mess with all the different buildingprojects on hand for the moment, I will give this one a try.

Great to see something actually being built instead of just talked about...but one question comes to mind that begs an answer: Wouldn't logic lead one to believe that building a single boat and testing it on the water would have been a better method of pursuing this?....rather than building four, without testing, that might share a common problem?

Never the less....Wishing much success with your project....

Regards,
Bob

Hi there, with a bit of experience and liking the comcept we decided that testing two was better than one, then setting up for two just as easy to do four so more people can experience them and we can make more of an impact when we launch.
Here's a picture of the two halfs together for those interested.

Here's a photo of one hull being held together.

The foils can be sourced from Billy or John Lindahl in the States (cut down versions of the LR2 boards and rudders), cross beams we just got priced at bending the beams at approximately $40 per set, travellers can be purchased pre-bent, sails & tramp we give you a plan for whatever sailmaker you wish to use, and rudder stocks can be made from aluminium, although we will probably go for molded ones for these boats.

Cheers
RG

Well, I guess that the last post outrules the boat for me, it will be too expensive to get the things here...

RG,
If possible, I would also like to have the plans.
Thanks!

Gato, boards etc can be made and plans are included if you wish to make them yourself
cheers
RG

This is a pic of the kids checking out their new boat. So far Billy and Grahame have built enough hull shells for 2.5 boats.
The boat now has a name .... Vudu 3.8 and we'll have a website up sometime soon at vuducats.com where anyone can pay their class fee and download the plans in the desired format they want.
Cheers
RG

That is very clever!

What is the deal with the names? Two F-12's that look like a great start to a class and one is named Dark Side and the other Vudu (sounds like a different spelling of voodoo). How about naming these great little cats something that gives visions of performance sailing rather than the occult? Again...great boats...but the names leave much to be desired.

Regards,
Bob

Maybe the kids should vote for the names ? It's their boat right ? It should be cool for them not for the grown-ups.

As Chris stated.

Enjoy the exposure of a youngster to the

Dark Side

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Mono-slugs are the dark side...When one steps up to cat sailing then they have entered the light...

Regards,
Bob

Bob, I totally agree.

It is all part of a conspiracy designed by what will ultimatly become the Universal World Power. I think George B. is behind the naming of the boats....

That's the democrats' version. The republicans blame Al Qaeda.
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Then maybe the boat should be LS (Light Side), or FS (Fast Side).

But that is for the other thread. I don't see anything wrong with

Kiwi.

Isn't Tornado a terrible name? A Tornado is destructive, dangerous and, sometimes, mortal. It destroys everything on its path. It is REAL evil.

Vudu, on the other hand, is a type of sourcery that is unlikely to have the power to harm anyone. It is pagan superstition, IMAGINARY evil.

Vudu evokes magic, supernatural forces and phantoms, which is not so bad, considering the video games available nowadays. But real Vudu isn't worse than a real Tornado. Think about it.

Vudu, on the other hand, is a type of sourcery that is unlikely to have the power to harm anyone. It is pagan superstition, IMAGINARY evil.

A Tornado is a force of nature...Voodoo is a force in the supernatural realm. Hardly comparable in destructive power.
One can destroy the body the other the soul.

Voodoo is not imaginary...it is very real...the Bible calls the demons behind such activities as

familiar spirits

. One of satan’s greatest tools is getting people to believe he doesn't exist. You may or may not believe in God or Satan...but that doesn't change the fact that they exist...

Getting back to the boat names...One can see all the evil one can stand by turning on the nightly news...when a parent is looking for a boat for their innocent child, the last thing they should have to deal with is Voodoo. Again…the boats are great, the designs look sweet, the designers have done a good job…how about a better name?…any name without an evil connotation to it…?

Regards,
Robert

And the last thing anyone would like to deal with at sea is a Tornado.

On the other hand, falling from the border of our flat earth directly to hell would be even worse...

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How's the vudu going?
Very keen to see any progress
Cheers

in about april someone said

Vudu 3.8 and we'll have a website up sometime soon at vuducats.com

doesn't appear to be anything yet

hope it's still coming, such a cool looking boat

I'm sure its still coming. Its important to remember that the people behind the F12 designs are doing it for free and the boats are being home built by enthusiastic amateurs, as a result if life gets in the way every now and then it is to be expected.

If you don't like the names now wait till they start naming their boats.
My daughters already got the big side stickers for DS 009

Roxy foxy girls rule

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regards

so should I try and get one set of beams anodised pink then?

ALSO, Karver put out the KB6 block in PINK !!! Kids can't hit the water without matching gear !

http://www.karver-system.com/site/us_news.php

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