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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... shake before the body of the sail , if the vessel comes too much up in the wind , and so losing its power allow the ship to fall off and sail steadily . This diagram shows how to cut the head of the mainsail ; the dotted line shows how ...
... if the vessel comes too close to the wind , first the outer leach of the mainsail loses power and shakes , and if this does not suffice , as it its should , to make her fall off again , the How to Sail and Steer a Model Yacht . 89.
... shake , and as the jib and foresail must keep full , the ship pays off till the mainsail fills again . So an equilibrium is attained , and in a steady wind , on the sea for instance , the yacht would sail on in the same direction as if ...
... shake , and she would go a- stern ) , and few vessels can sail nearer , if so near , as at an angle of 45 ° to the wind . In the next diagram ( p . 92 ) , will be shown the way to sail the vessel in any possible direction , and how the ...
... SHAKE , when the sails shake in the wind and so lose their power . SHEER , slope of a vessel downwards to midships from stem and stern . SHEET , robes used to secure and regulate lower after corner of sails . STANDING GEAR , any fixed ...
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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 |