Model Yachts and Model Yacht Sailing: How to Build, Rig, and Sail a Self-acting Model YachtThis illustrated guidebook shows in superb detail how to construct a model toy yacht, and successfully sail it in shallow waters. With ample detail inclusive of materials guidance, measurements, and planning from conception to sailing, this guide excels as an introduction to building model boats. The yacht depicted is a small sailboat, with a classic elegance and simplicity that demonstrates the principal elements of nautical seaworthiness - a well-constructed and sealed hull, sails capable of carrying wind to propel the craft, and a precisely shaped and measured deck, beam and keel. At the beginning of this primer, the author explains that the finished craft described is the product of repeated experiments and refining of the yacht design and construction process. He only submitted this guide for publication once the finished yacht was deemed both sound and accessible to aspiring model makers. The step-by-step instructions are accompanied by over fifty sketches, many labeled with precise dimensions, to assist the reader in successfully building the yacht. |
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... brass ( everything must be brass except the lead keel ) screws at about equal distances of How to Make the Hull . 39.
... brass screws of proper length , i . e . not to go through the bottom of the ship , about 6 in . apart . This false keel , and the position it occupies , can be easily seen in the drawing of “ Diana , ” and is marked K ; the leaden keel ...
... brass about 5 ft . long , in . wide , and in . thick ; most likely you will have to get this soldered in two or three pieces ; it is to make a band to cover the leaden keel at the bottom , ends , and also the stem and sternpost , to ...
... brass -in . screws , countersunk , to the lead keel , & c . , as above stated ; the cutwater part of it must be filed away to in . wide , the rest may be left in . wide . This has always been to me the most difficult operation , and it ...
... brass , † in . thick , and about 1 in . in length ; thus— ; make a small hole at each corner , and a larger hole in the centre ; then take about 5 in . of thick brass wire , and bend it at the ends so as to be 4 in . apart , put the ...
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Model Yachts and Model Yacht Sailing: How to Build, Rig, and Sail a Self ... James E Walton No preview available - 2018 |
Model Yachts and Model Yacht Sailing - How to Build, Rig. and Sail a Self ... James E. Walton No preview available - 2010 |