Kelkschiz Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) This MOC has been a long time in the making. It started about a year ago, when I saw a video by Sariel, called Leviathan Airboat. In that video Sariel speculated about the possibility of using LEGO sails for building an actual LEGO sailboat. At the time I thought that was a wonderful idea, except that I wouldn't use LEGO sails but my own custom sails. During the weeks that followed the idea of building a LEGO sailboat stayed on my mind, and soon after I started ordering parts from bricklink. There were some crucial components that were difficult to get, namely the sails and the Sbrick. Finally, when the MOC was done, the winter cold kept me from trying it out on the water. I have made two videos, the first is a simple video showing it in action on the water the second video describes the building process. Enjoy! Action footage: Building process: Edited February 23, 2015 by Kelkschiz Quote
darsedz Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 very interesting MOC, remind me a RC sail boat... did you thought on usage of winch mechanism to control boom and sail position? Quote
Kelkschiz Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 very interesting MOC, remind me a RC sail boat... did you thought on usage of winch mechanism to control boom and sail position? Hmm, i should probably have explained that in the video. But the boom already is controlled by a winch. In a future version i might also make the jib sheet controlled by a winch or some other more appropriate mechanism. Quote
D3K Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 This is so cool, glad to see it worked fairly well! Did the daggerboards have a lot to say at this scale? Have never sailed a trimaran, so I'm not too familiar with the concept, but I assume they are for helping the boat go in a straight line? Also, love the building video! Quote
kisper Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Nice Sailboat ! And thanks for sharing :) Quote
Nalyd997 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Well done to your mother for those awesome sails! Quote
Omikron Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 That is magnificent! I like how you improved control and just look at the tiny details like a flag or the helm! Great job! :thumbup: Quote
Edwin Korstanje Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Great Job and it's sails perfectly Quote
braker23 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Wow! A never saw a true Lego sailboat until now, I think you did a great job :) Quote
Kelkschiz Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) This is so cool, glad to see it worked fairly well! Did the daggerboards have a lot to say at this scale? Have never sailed a trimaran, so I'm not too familiar with the concept, but I assume they are for helping the boat go in a straight line? Also, love the building video! Thanks! regarding the daggerboards: with a traditional catamaran of trimaran design the keel or daggerboards are there mostly to keep the boat from drifting leewards and when steering. The daggerboards are essential for that and i might make them even a little bigger in a future version. In monohulls the keel also helps keeping the boat upright but that is not so much an issue with a cat- or trimaran. Well done to your mother for those awesome sails! Yeah, she really did a great job with those sails, i love them :) Great Job and it's sails perfectly Thanks for the compliment! I am afraid there is still plenty of room for improvements :). Wow! A never saw a true Lego sailboat until now, I think you did a great job :) As far as i know it is the first one, but i hope it wont remain the only one. Edited February 23, 2015 by Kelkschiz Quote
miguev Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Avast! I mean... Impressive! Specially seeing how fast she goes towards the end of the first minute in the action footage! Would you not want a 2nd crew member to handle the jib sheet for you, Captain? Quote
Kelkschiz Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 Avast! I mean... Impressive! Specially seeing how fast she goes towards the end of the first minute in the action footage! Would you not want a 2nd crew member to handle the jib sheet for you, Captain? Aye, she does know how to run! And i can always use a good foremast hand . Quote
Epic Technic Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Now there's only one mode of transport left, air! I wanted to build a blimp/Zeppelin after going to a zeppelin museum. As my budget is tight I thought that splitting water to get the hydrogen coul work. After successfully splitting the water and getting water I remembered the hindinburg. So maybe have a big balloon full of hydrogen isn't a good idea. ;) Maybe helium! Great boat man, very inspirational! Quote
Sariel Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Very impressive! I can't imagine how much work went into making these sails work so well. Superb idea and execution, it works beautifully and looks splendid, so majestic. I was surprised to see the speed you were getting from that amount of sail surface - this attests to the quality of your design. All that is missing is a hamster with eyepatch and some ships to plunder ;) Edited February 24, 2015 by Sariel Quote
Kelkschiz Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Now there's only one mode of transport left, air! I wanted to build a blimp/Zeppelin after going to a zeppelin museum. As my budget is tight I thought that splitting water to get the hydrogen coul work. After successfully splitting the water and getting water I remembered the hindinburg. So maybe have a big balloon full of hydrogen isn't a good idea. ;) Maybe helium! Great boat man, very inspirational! I am afraid LEGO blimps have been done before. Not that that should keep you from building a better one . Very impressive! I can't imagine how much work went into making these sails work so well. Superb idea and execution, it works beautifully and looks splendid, so majestic. I was surprised to see the speed you were getting from that amount of sail surface - this attests to the quality of your design. All that is missing is a hamster with eyepatch and some ships to plunder ;) Ow my, so much praise, thank you . Ahoy hamsters, Leviathan Airboat off t' starboard side, stand ready t' board!! Quote
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