Original Pacific Magic Class 5 Plans

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Promo girl

259 posts

Promo girl

259 posts

10 Mar 2008 7:59pm

A copy of the original hand drawn class 5 Pacific Magic plans have been uploaded to the articles section of the sea breeze site. These are freely available to down load and use for personal use. Pauls gift to all landsailors.

lachlan3556

VIC

1066 posts

lachlan3556

VIC, 1066 posts

10 Mar 2008 11:26pm

Im very happy to be the first to thank both Paul and yourself for the availability of these plans and notes. I haven't looked through them yet but they are ready for it thanks to you guys (and everyone who contributed to the design I guess).

hills

1622 posts

hills

SA, 1622 posts

10 Mar 2008 11:05pm

You should see if any of the Vic guys going to Lake Gilles are prepared to bring some of Pauls tube back to build one.

lachlan3556

VIC

1066 posts

lachlan3556

VIC, 1066 posts

11 Mar 2008 1:29am

I've beeen pondering it. Just a quick question though; is the wall thickness measurement given for the NQ tube in the Lefroy mini construction thread correct? 3mm seems very beefy for a landyacht, although an un-stayed design such a PM would be placing a great amount of twisting pressure on it. Just going off what was said in the frame/chassis design thread thats all.

Anyway, its not that I dont want the tube, just at present my designs are based on stayed rigs due to me recycling water-yacht rigs. I'd just be getting it for stock and causing someone trouble for that doesn't sit well.

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

11 Mar 2008 12:28pm

Thanks Paul for posting the plans... well done ,it must have taken a while to document everything......10/10
Seeing them i will concede ...yes it looks that many changes have occured in the past 20 years.
Brian

Promo girl

259 posts

Promo girl

259 posts

11 Mar 2008 2:59pm

gizmo1160 said...

Thanks Paul for posting the plans... well done ,it must have taken a while to document everything......10/10
Seeing them i will concede ...yes it looks that many changes have occured in the past 20 years.
Brian

Brian the plans were originally drawn in 1994, then mailed all over the country and indeed the world. The biggest difficulty was not long after Paul did up the plans we moved house and the plans were filed away

Only to be uncovered again recently...(no comments about house keeping please guys

). It did take awhile to scan all the pages and form them into a document able to be downloaded but nothing compared with the time it took to find them in the first place.
Susan

landyacht

5921 posts

landyacht

WA, 5921 posts

11 Mar 2008 8:50pm

The biggest problem we had with this design was on the day everyone agreed to use wheelbarrow wheels, it was always intended to use 400x 8 wheels within one year of the plans being released people were putting big wheels on the yachts and the chassis is not really suited to it. So within 2 years of the design starting it was all over and done with.

Here we are in 2008 and for the first time a class of landyacht that specifies 400x 8 wheelbarrow wheels is the biggest class in the world championships. Only a year after they were introduced.

I hearby denouce my title bishop cunningham of the church of the hol!y landyacht and rename myself Mr Nostradamus

Prince of the bleeding obvious

jeqs

32 posts

jeqs

32 posts

22 Apr 2008 7:39am

Some 8 years ago, when we got the Pacific Magic plans, we did not have the necessary wheels, so we tried many formats.

This weekend we rescued the old Pacific magic and went to Argentina, 350 km from our home in Santiago.

But there was no wind during friday and saturday, first time there with no wind for two days!!!!

The trailer shown on the pictures, it turns into a 3 seat landsailer once the other landsailer are unloaded.

Here are some pictures:

Promo girl

259 posts

Promo girl

259 posts

25 Apr 2008 10:52am

Great photos, I love the idea of the trailer turning into a 3 seater as well! What was the name of the place where you guys went sailing...or tried to go sailing?

hills

1622 posts

hills

SA, 1622 posts

25 Apr 2008 10:47pm

Damn, I like this photo!! I want to join your landyacht club!!

jeqs

32 posts

jeqs

32 posts

25 Apr 2008 10:44pm

Promo girl said...

Great photos, I love the idea of the trailer turning into a 3 seater as well! What was the name of the place where you guys went sailing...or tried to go sailing?

This is the "Pampa del leoncito" in argentina, near the city of mendoza and about 350 km from our home in santiago.

we have to cross the andes and the border has to be crossed thru a 4 km tunnel. at 3400 meters above sea leve.

that place is 2000 meters above sea level.

juan enrique

jeqs

32 posts

jeqs

32 posts

25 Apr 2008 10:45pm

hills said...

Damn, I like this photo!! I want to join your landyacht club!!

you are welcome!! come to santiago and we can go to the landsailing spots here in chile and the ones at argentina!!!

you have your home here!!!!

juan enrique

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

26 Apr 2008 12:05pm

we have to cross the andes and the border has to be crossed thru a 4 km tunnel. at 3400 meters above sea level.
that place is 2000 meters above sea level.
juan enrique

Remember to pack your oxygen bottle and mask Hillsy.

landyacht

5921 posts

landyacht

WA, 5921 posts

28 Apr 2008 4:22pm

you can get your body ready before you go by drinking coca tea. here in Australia the nearest equivalent is Bong water! without sugar. totally vile stuff,Iguess you'd get past the beagles leaving Australia, and going through NZ

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