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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... suit of self - acting sails will be the result . The best material is either bleached or unbleached calico , i yd . wide , at 8d . per yd . , and for a 2 - ft . yacht 10d . per yd . ; 3 yds . are sufficient for a 3 - ft . boat . Steep ...
... suit for a 3 - ft . boat in an evening . The selvedges are not to be hemmed , because the after leaches of all the sails should allow the wind to pass freely off . The sizes of the sails are marked on the diagrams distinctly ; allowin ...
... suit , and is used when the wind is too strong for the first suit . Reefing is not practicable in a cutter . Some model yachtsmen have three or four suits of sails , & c .; I find two sufficient , because I don't sail a yacht when there ...
... suit , and is used when the west is too strong for the first suit . Reefing i re in a cutter . Some model yachtsmen have time to sails , & find two suffent , becaus ere is scard a breath air . wh blows a h ane , and o en Still if T ace ...
... suits , light breeze and sea ; 1 miles on each tack . " Storm Along , " all sails laced to booms ; " Golden Crest , " mainsail free and jib laced . " Storm Along " led a few yards once ; " Golden Crest " beat , 20 yds . in 2 boards ...
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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 |