The "NTC Hydro" from Concept to Reality

This project has been "embarked on" in an effort to pass the Nye family tradition of building high performance aluminum boats to the youngest generation. The NTC Hydro is modeled after the C class racing hydroplane. The length is 10' 6" and the bare hull weighs only 125 lbs.  This totally unique aluminum hydroplane has been two years in the making and finally made its first appearance on Muskoka Bay in Gravenhurst, Ontario in the summer of 2007.

 
Design challenges were surpassed and after many hours of modeling in SolidWorks, the beginning of a "kid's dream" is finally taking shape.

Our symmetrical design differs from a traditional race boat as they are built to account for a constant left turn.

All cutting templates were taken from the SolidWorks model that directly drove the laser.

The first launch - a great success!

The 9.9 horsepower engine (with a few minor modifications) gives us about 30 miles per hour.

 

The entire boat was sanded with 120-grade sandpaper then 220-grade sandpaper and then 600 grade the polished with a cotton wheel and tripoli compound.

The final polished boat is a real eye-catcher and can give you a blinding flash if you are not careful.

 
The design was truly a family affair. Michael Nye was involved in the planning and early patterning on the dining room table. He also did some tacking using the special welding equipment at the shop. It took Michael two days to grind, sand and polish the hull but the final result was worth the work.

Like many of our projects, the cost of designing and building the NTC Hydro far exceeded our expectations. We are willing to build bare unfinished hulls on special request for $6500.00 or we can supply the electronic Laser templates for $200.00 - Mark.

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