John, I like the idea of the glass bead!!!! Never heard of that one before and my daughter collects them in all shapes and sizes. What I would like to see is...
Hi Bruce Thanks for the additional detail. I did run across a discussion of the boat on rcgroups.com (scroll on link below) as posted by Bill H, and I think...
I'm glad you like the glass bead. Bill H, or Graham or Brett use them and I thought the same thing as you, "good idea, I'm stealing it." For my double...
Hi guys, yes I use the glass bead on the Kittiwake. I had read various schemes where plastic beads were used and actually was out to buy plastic when I saw the...
I got to try my Footy for the first time this morning! It floats, turns, and goes! I used a cut-down Victoria rig... that probably needs to be cut a bit more....
Hi Guys. I have uploaded my it now seems classic "Bob About" design to the files folder. This design is now 5 years old and continues to bring people to the ...
I had a great time out on the lake. The new mylar sails work well. An experienced skipper helped me adjust the trim and even sailed it a bit. That gave me a...
Looks great, John. With the mylar sails, you can sail out of the sun, blind the EC12 skippers, and slip past to the finish before they know what happened to...
I'm still adding files and links as the days go by..... If you have something that you would like to share, tips, tricks, photo galleries, Footy news, race...
While I think that this board is really good, especially for us diehard Footy fans, I'd like to bring up a caution here. We have gained a lot of converts and...
I agree and still visit the other forums to pluck info and if I have anything new to add there will also do so. As well as any other sites, I may find. I did...
Lot's of you folks have built Footy's over the past few years. How many experimented with different srvo combinations? What are the torque requirements needed...
Shhhhhh, don't give away my plan. I'll need every advantage to catch those monsters. I'd be willing to build your new design. I don't have anything that will...
Hey ya'all, I went sailing this afternoon and shot a bunch of pictures and posted some other general ramblings as well as a quetion or three in this post. ...
Hello Sven... you could try emailing Charles at the official Footy Website and ask him to add a link to here... http://footy.rcsailing.net/ Graham ... sites, ...
As far as a rudder servo is concerned I am using the Hitec HS-55 and it has ample power... output torque is 15oz.in There are smaller more powerful servos...
Just joined, just sent in my Footy registration (check's in the mail, Bill, honest), just returned from my fourth test sail of my new Footy. So it's early for...
... extended fin and stern-down hull. Or maybe I'll grind off some of the aft portion of the fin - it's kinda warped to port, anyway.<< Ooops! Hate it when I...
Hi Bill, I have Hullform working now but I don't know how to print plans like you did for the Razor. I'd like to try the new design. It looks promising. A...
Hi John, since you seem interested I took your "suggestion" and modified the bow for a finer entry. Also simplified the stern for easier construction. Please...
Hi All, I pulled the first test hull from Footy design plug No. 1. I will post pictures after I trim the hull. I can hardly wait to get it in the water for ...
Common on now Andrew, that's not fair, lets see the 'in the rough' pictures too. :) ... From: apmgr7@... Reply-To: FootyUSA@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 6...
I just posted the first page of a 1975 Model Boats article (with permission of the magazine) which gave full size plans and describes how to build it with a...
... to make downloading less wearisome. The ONLY part I couldn't upload was the PLANS. With some kind soul's help in reducing the file size, I would be glad...
Just sailed my Footy right by an alligator.... When Katrina left a year ago, it left behind a bunch of marsh grass that plugged up the bayou behind our house....
When you open your scanner program, look for the settings and set the resolution to no more than 100 dpi, and tell it to save the file as a JPEG (.jpg) file....
Awesome to see that design Robert, This must be the first boat designed,somehow I missed it and I now assume that Roger Stollerys Choppa was a derivative of...
