Monkey modifications

These are some mods I have been thinking about for Monkey, not sure if they are in the rules, but I have read them several times and I think it would pass all of them and work, only problem is my lack of time in the shed!

Dragonfly

This is the latest design, which I think is about the best I am going to get. The idea is to make a female mould from MDF (shown in drg above, so boat trimed to the shape in iso at top of drg), I think the bottom panel will bend to the shape, and then cover it with parcel tape so I can vac bag down to it. I was hoping to use vacum infusion but will need to do some test panels first. I did some infusion trials at work a few years ago so have an idea how it works, it should be an improvment on the wet lay and vac bag. I did all the lamination by my self on Monkey and it was a struggle to do it in the pot life of the resin.

Images of Monkey from the cad, not quite as I built her, but almost

This was another idea, called 14a, (not sure why its called 14a) ideas have moved on since.

I have been sailing canoes since about 1987, my first being K180. I then had GBR264 built by Rob to do the 1997 worlds. Since then I drifted away from the class, but had GBR240 to mess about with. The proposed new rules go me intrested again and I built Monkey, competing in the 2008 worlds.

I am about to embark on my next build and want to keep a record of my thoughts and ideas. The built may take some time, but I have started with cnc machined foils that I am trying out on Monkey

The photo here is of the 2007 euro's in Loch Lomond.
After Loch Lomond I relised that a single sail was not for me and I changed it to a more convential rig. John Ellis is sailing the Nethercott behind.



















Here's monkey at 2007 Weston open

Smurf Ideas

This was one of the earlier ideas, did not like the transom details