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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... of them will be seen at p . 102 ) , and the author , therefore , feels assured that his readers may have every confidence in the instruction here given . INTRODUCTION . THE first thing necessary for non - nautical 14 Preface .
... is called countersinking the screws ) ; the heaviest end of the lead is put aft so as to make the ship well up at the stem and deep at the stern ; the reason for this will be given in the chapter 42 Model Yachts and Model Yacht Sailing .
... given in the chapter on 66 sailing a model yacht . " It may , however , be well to add here that the false keel , by holding the leaden keel at a greater distance from the bottom of the ship , greatly increases the leverage of the ...
... given in this chapter and elsewhere the dimen- sions for a 3 - ft . boat , because it is easier to work down- wards from a large size than upwards from a small one . There is less chance of mistake , for an error in a 2 - ft . boat ...
... given enlarged drawings of each , with description : — h g α , b d h The first object , a , is a 1 - in . or 2 - in . screw - eye , with large eye for the bowsprit to go through ; this must be carefully screwed into the thick wood at ...
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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 |