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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... starboard or right backstay . flarboard or left backstay . g bowsprit . h starboard bowsprit guy . i larboard bowsprit guy . j bobstay . k India - rubber ring to keep boom down . a d Inserting the screw - eye for the bowsprit , a ...
... starboard quarter ( see i in diagram , p . 49 ) , make a short peg to fit it , and call it the pump ; by inclining the ship towards this hole after sailing , and drawing the peg , you can see if she has leaked , and let the water out if ...
... starboard backstay . 99 99 larboard backstay . h gaff . Rings d and e must be lashed forward , b and c aft , ƒ and g one on each side , e and c about an inch below f and b ; this is all necessary for the mainmast . The bowsprit must be ...
... one being on the larboard , the other on the starboard tack ( as it is called ) , i . e . about 45 ° , four points of a compass , or half a right angle . bb сс a αα d b The vessel at a How to Sail and Steer a Model Yacht . 91.
... STARBOARD , right side . STAY , ropes used to support the masts forward only . STEM . See CUTWATER . STEP , socket for heel of mast , & c . STERN , the after part of a vessel . STERN - POST , end of keel and run , upon which the rudder ...
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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 |