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Posted by tankerbuilder on Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:33 PM
Hey- dostacos--Try building a FRIENDSHIP sloop out of toothpicks.THAT, will drive ya nuts.There are some sail craft out there you just have to look . I got a nice sail model thru SQUADRON . It,s the sail yacht OPTY by a POLISH ( I believe their name is MIRAGE) co. It,s not bad, just a little smaller than I like. You need to look on line for some ,I have the MINOTS LIGHT, A BERMUDA YAWL and a " spud schooner (don,t ask what that means,that what the guy said it was )This "SPUD" schooner is pretty neat,but, I have NEVER seen a rig like this. She has two masts, one behind the sternpost,but, the primary sails and spars are ALL lateen rig???? I wish you luck,but the sail models are out there.They,re just harder than a hens tooth to find...Tankerbuilder
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Posted by dostacos on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 9:05 PM
from the armor thread...yeah the hatch on the sailboat.
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Posted by SprueOne on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 8:48 PM
Oh, that's what that part is for.... Black Eye [B)]

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Posted by dostacos on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:36 PM

as this is a flat bottom boat, I took the deck shape and the bottom hull shape off a diagram of the Osterman 23 then added some bulkheads to match each. I did it freehand off the computer screen {my printer took a dump so I really had to guess} the angle at the stern and bow are guesstaments off the screen.

I owned an Islander 26 sloop, very fast Islander, and I stole some of the ldeas from that. I hope to have sails made of old hankerchiefs. the booms will be old school that have been shaped from chopsticks.

looking around nobody seems to make ketch's, schoooners yes but no ketch's or yawl's. The next time I do this, I will do an interior and probably do three, sloop, ketch and yawl

 

A Yawl is a sailboat with 2 masts, the aft mast is aft of the rudder post, if it is ahead of the rudderpost, it is a Ketch, unless the the foremast is taller than the aft mast, then it is a Schooner, unless it is filed with beer, then it is a STEIN  Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 7:07 AM
Nice looking boat, how did you form the hull?

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  • From: Los Angeles
my scratch built ketch WIP
Posted by dostacos on Sunday, May 4, 2008 10:55 PM

 I just did a rowboat for an Armor diorama and while waiting for some parts for another build I started making another rowboat and it kinda got out of handSmile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

this is modeled after an Osterman 23 {can be found on the Menger Cat boat website} I used pictures to create the model I do not have the actual shape of the hull so I guesstamated it.

I am making a few other changes { no motor, but added hatch for the motor, etc.}

I will be giving it a coat of paint tomorrow after filling some holes and seams, this is almost totally scratch built. there are a few {3 handles, the front anchor locker vent and the chain plates left over from a tank build}

the hatch slides, the drop boards are removable and the rudder moves. Additions planned are standing rigging and running rigging with tanbark sails and probably lazy jacks the main and mizzen. The Jib will be self tacking all masts, the bow sprit and the booms are sanded down chopsticks

color will be overall buff with bottom paint and the cove stripe in green and some "teak"  

 

 

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