New here from Germany

[MATHO]

Hi powerboaters,

i'm a modelling powerboater from germany, I'll attach a few pics of my boats.

Two pics show my yellow cat, approx 200cm long (= 79") with 2-cylinder engine and selfmade tranny.

New projects are running, so I'm looking for pics of the originals:
1st : Stefano casiraghis catamaran of 1988 "Pinot die Pinot"
2nd: apache running 1988 in Europe called Spalberg

Project 1 will have two gas engines (26cc), approx 5 h.p. ea. length approx.155cm (= 60")
Status:see the pic, wants paint, but I'm still looking for pics of the original boat

Project 2 will get a 4-cylinder gas engine with approx 20h.p. completely self designed and self built powertrain, see CAD-pics. The Boat will be a 212cm (82") scale Apache with 2 Arneson-drives (selfmade). How about pics of the Spalberg????

Thomas

[MATHO]

CAD-shots of the 4-cylinder.....

[Jon Fuller]

Very cool!

Looks like some fine engineering going on in there. :up:

[MrRob]

Those are some mad model boats! I want on of those 4 pot engines! When are u making them?

[MATHO]

never heard that name before. I called it RAT HOUSE. And the 2-cylinder - also under construction is namend MOUSE HOUSE.
Prototypes will be assembled in March 2008, then bench tests.
After that: RAT HOUSE will be installed in a MHZ-showtime (70") and MOUSE HOUSE in a Apache (60").

[MrRob]

Do you sell these engines?

[MATHO]

yes, I'll produce and sell them.
But: as you could imagine, these is a very worky and expensive job and will cost a lot of time.
Because I'm a hobbiest I don't have all parts in stock, these parts will be produced as ordered.
From the ordering date it will cost approx. 5 months until I'm able to ship the powertrain.
And: it depends how the "customer" will have it, there are a lot of options possible.
A hompepage is under construction (www.matho-powertrain.de) but not online yet. I'll announce it here if the participants would like to do me that.

For further informations mail to: marx.loechgau@freenet.de

[MATHO]

www.matho-powertrain.de

If i made some mistakes by transversing German into English: please be so kind and let me know, thanx.

Thomas

[cooolaii]

Hi, i also saw these guys in Dubai last december @ the class1 worlds they are also german model boat builders,they had a 1.m80cm victory team boat it was stunning even the lorry that the model boat was on was radio controlled,here`s there site ,www.minioffshore.com,its on german but easy to follow worth watching too.

[MATHO]

are friends of mine.....

[cooolaii]

Hello Matho yes i was talking to the dad and son @ dubai very friendly people we spoke for a quite abit off time bout boats so they gave me a bussiness card i took loads off pics from class1 model boat,it was very well built finish on it was top class.

[littlenige]

Hi, i also saw these guys in Dubai last december @ the class1 worlds they are also german model boat builders,they had a 1.m80cm victory team boat it was stunning even the lorry that the model boat was on was radio controlled,here`s there site ,www.minioffshore.com,its on german but easy to follow worth watching too.

That link didn't work for me, but this should!
http://www.minioffshore.de/

[MATHO]

of the RAT HOUSE, not ready assembled, some parts are still missing. Supposed test run end of July to mid of August.
2-cylinder MOUSE HOUSE: 1st ready assembled, test run coming week.

[verytricky]

"we do not like any asian noname parts with doubtful quality":hugegrin:

[MATHO]

pic shows the carb battery

[MATHO]

waiting for headers and trans housings, expected coming week.
First test run on rig planned for mid of Nov.

[MATHO]

the question: which hull for both??

[MATHO]

http://s497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/Nils1983/Heilbronn%20turbinen%20treffen%2011%202008/?action=view&current=MOV02730.flv