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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... shape , for progression through the water , Nature herself may , without hesitation , be taken as the best teacher , and amongst fast - moving fishes a mackerel is one of the fastest and most graceful . I procured a mackerel , carefully ...
... shape . The sectional views here shown enable the model ship builder to judge of the correctness of his work ; they represent the hull when finished , if cut athwart or across into four pieces of equal length , and by holding 36 Model ...
... shape of the gunwale on the plank by turning the ship bottom upwards upon it , and marking it round with a pencil ; draw a middle line from end to end , and cut it to the required shape as near as possible . A beam must now be put ...
... shape be something thus— J Screw it on to and through the false keel ( if you cannot make holes through the false keel to receive the screws without danger of splitting it , bore them in their proper places with the bradawl , and then ...
... shape of the rudder ; I have given the simplest and easiest shape to make . This completes all the deck fittings necessary for working and sailing the ship , but if on trial the rudder should be too heavy or too light , another must be ...
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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 |