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Here's Bob Buerger who dropped by to power the LegShell
through some more testing. |
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I've still got trouble with the outrigger floats splashing
too much and getting flipped around at speed, so something will have to
be done about that! |
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The cockpit of the former rowing shell now houses a
TerraTrike seat, WaveBike transbox, and some aluminum bits I picked up
at the recycle yard. I've added the WaveBike
outrigger floats
for roll stability, and would like to put some hydrofoils under those. |
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Rear view of the overall boat. It's tough to get the
scale of all 27 feet, but this gives you a bit of an idea :-). |
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Here's a side-view of the cockpit. Those stands are
a must, because it'd be very difficult to slide the prop assembly up
through the hull without them! |
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This is a close-up of the TerraTrike seat mounting.
Think I've got enough adjustment options? Even the kids will be
able to ride this boat! The brake levers control the rudder,
another design borrowed from the WaveBike. |
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Here's the WaveBike transbox
which drives a Free
Enterprises JME-2 17x24 prop. The gearing is 3.25:1, and those exercise bike pedals will be
replaced with clipless once the racing starts. There's a u-joint
hanging off the driven shaft just to compensate for any flex and to
allow for easy removal of the prop assembly. The prop gear box has
been faired in since this picture was taken (see below).. |
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Here's the faired in outrdrive unit. Still haven't
skinned it, but it seems to work OK as is. |
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This is the portable dock I had to build for launching the
LegShell. It's on wheels and the gangplank detaches so the whole
thing can be rolled up on shore and into the bushes to avoid annoying
the neighbors. |
