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This site is primarily intended to help those building a one off
IOM (International One Metre) or a similar radio controlled model
yacht. Essentially the hull and decks can either by built in Glass
/ Epoxy throughout, or in Wood - typically Cedar or Balsa (balsa
needs glass sheathing), and with a very thin ply deck.
Where you are intending to build a few similar boats, for example
a group of you want to build the same design, a female mould of
some form should be made. This is not dealt with here.
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Do I build in Wood? |
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or in Glass / Epoxy? |
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To me, wood is much prettier, but glass is likely
to give a lighter, possilby stronger boat, so faster if done
well. You can use correctors and put them in the right place
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I spent over a year
deciding on what design to build, and was lucky to be lent
a one off designed IOM which helped me get to know the class.
Eventually I decided to go for a V8 IOM designed by Ian Vickers,
believing this will give me the best chance of going well
in all conditions with the current crop of IOMs. As this was
my first go at such a project, I also decided to try out techniques
and make my mistakes (hopefully) on another build first, so
I made one to my own design, a design that I had done drawn
up before I got the Vickers plans.
Several other club members built similar boats (V8s) and
Goths, and now Alternatives, so the following pages are mainly
from my forst build, but also include other members photos.
To complicate the process, I react to Epoxy resin and many
other chemicals, so please read this
page to help working with Epoxy.
Happy building & hope this site helps
P.S. whatever time you think it will take to build your boat,
it will almost certainly take you much longer.
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