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philcaretaker

Commodore 2 years ago

"Dinghy Dan"

Maiden Voyage for "Dinghy Dan" - Allways up for a challenge, Buxton Model Boat Club member Graham Royle now brings us "Dan, Dan the Dinghy Man".
See Links below Grahams - Clinker built sailing dinghy blog :-
https://model-boats.com/blogs/135864
#bmbc #modelboats #buxton #kayakkate #bill&ben #dinghydan #rcsailing

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MartinH2

Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

Andy sails Topaz with df65's

Having done a bit more trimming the lee helm is reduced but a bit like squeezing a balloon it has given me other issues. Anyhow, Andy a proper sailor took her for a spin and after sort of getting to grips with the controls he then went racing with the df65's. Camera battery died before the end of the race but got loads of good advice for the next outing.😎

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Chris WLeading Seaman3 years ago
Very nice,all you need now is something a little larger to sail with her.
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Chris WLeading Seaman3 years ago
Very nice,all you need now is something a little larger
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MartinH2

Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

Topaz 60" J class yacht

A bit more video of a friend sailing my boat for the first time in VERY light air while I took a bit of film. A few initial teething problems with the running rigging ended this session but she does look and go well. This is a 60" J class from Alan Horne at jclasshulls.co.uk

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Frankiesays1953Petty Officer 1st Class3 years ago
That is the best looking yacht I’ve seen to date and sails so well on virtually no wind.
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roycvFleet Admiral3 years ago
The prototype J Class yachts were a class for the Americas Cup back in the 1930s. They were over canvassed and could only sail in less than 20 mph winds!

All of the original were metal hull yachts using the rising aircraft industry design teams for maximum strength against lightness of hull. In the case of the British Endeavour of 1934 she also had to be sailed across the Atlantic to get to the competition! If you look aft on the yacht there is a discrete black hole and this is where the mizzen mast was set for the journey.

The class had a formula which traded off hull length against sail area plus some stuff in between. A couple of hulls have recently been built one of laminated wood but otherwise those 'rescued' have had to be re-fitted to modern standards.
The Endeavour now has an engine with prop in the cut out rudder area and floats a foot lower on the waterline.

One of my yachts is the 1 : 35 scale Amati Endeavour kit modified to take to the water and I found the quadrilateral jib makes her look really good on the water. But as I say there is so much sail are that even at this size there is too much. I set her up to run with local expected breezes without the quad sail and she goes well. When there is a light breeze the quad can go on and I use the rudder to give some weather helm so she is under control.

It can be seen from the hull design that the rudder is sloped away at an acute angle and this can be a problem! Consider the hull heeled over 20 degress and you will see the rudder no longer operates in a directional way but just makes the aft of the yacht rise up and down, so you have lost control!

Therefore the yacht needs to be operated close to the vertical position. The extreme of this is the modern planing cup yachts which only work upright with a mainsail angle of just a few degrees.

I have added the 3rd. photo as it shows the detail of the mast. On the model this is a 'stressed' ally extrusion mast. The cross-trees are scale and the wire shrouds do strengthen the mast. The mast and sails are stored separately in a sail box.

When on static display I have a crew, nice and easy at this scale! There was a class system among the crew, the floppy (Rupert the bear) white hats are the crew the proper seamans caps are the officers. When at sea there were 22 crew on board I have about 9 on show. Ca'nt afford any more.

Roy
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MartinH2

Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

60" J class yacht with Genoa in +/-10 mph winds

This is my first attempt at building a boat and is based on TOPAZ (J8). The hull/basic kit is from jclasshull.co.uk and the sails from PJsails. My biggest mistake is to make her too heavy but I can't remove ballast, besides that she goes REALLY well. I am still fiddling with the tuning to remove the Lee helm and have already got her neutral. : ) The remote movable Genoa clew carriages are proving to offer brilliant control over the Genoa leech, powering up or down as required.

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Frankiesays1953Petty Officer 1st Class3 years ago
That’s a very sleek yacht and sails beautifully. I notice that you are sailing close hauled in several directions, what she like on a reach or run? There’s a fair breeze there, do you foresee having to replace the genoa with a jib in a blow?
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MartinH2Petty Officer 1st Class3 years ago
Hello Frankiesays, you are right, since that video I have moved the mast top backwards due to a pretty strong Lee helm which has worked a treat, she is pretty neutral now. Trying to sail and hold the camera meant sail trimming wasn't the best however broad reaching she looks and goes beautifully, straight downwind = no nose dives so far and very controllable. I have a jib which is about 20% smaller than the Genoa which I have yet to try but am still learning to work with the rig as it is at the moment.
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Rudy-M

Midshipman 3 years ago

Plank on Frame Schooner

Built from Hampton fishing boat plans in 2018
Converted to hybrid in 2021 - Sails replaced with dericks and 5 blade prop gets fitted.
Becomes a Lobster boat.

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GregHiltzWarrant Officer3 years ago
I(and others) , would love tonsee photos of that transformation !
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Rudy-M

Midshipman 3 years ago

Club You Tube Channel

Filming and sailing at the same time is a bit of a challenge so we mount cameras on the models.
You can follow our channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/@capetownmodelboatclub8570

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Cashrc

Fleet Admiral 3 years ago

Saturday March 2-fun float of the NTWS

We had decent to good weather at Joey Ranch in Carrolton Texas...sail, scale, lates eighties FE, and a sub. It ws a great day at the pond!!

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RNinMunichFleet Admiral3 years ago
Looks like fun Cash👍
Great selection of boats.
Just one reservation!
The German tugboat is flying it's national flag UPSIDE DOWN!🤔
Was it in distress?
Cheers, Doug😎
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CashrcFleet Admiral3 years ago
Doug, i remember my old Felix, or it might have been the Neptun, that I had mounted my flag the exact same way...but I didn't have an excuse as I spent almost 5 years at Ramstein🤣

Must be something in the water here, Donald doesn't come out much but next time I talk to him I'll tell him.
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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 3 years ago

Aucklands' classic wooden boat festival ,1,2,3 March

Was invited to take my restored 1970s 12ft racing yacht (red and white one-93 at 1:3) down to put in the display this afternoon, at the Viaduct Event Center In Auckland, and decided to get some pics of the boats on and off water before the crowds come over the next 3 days. Lots of beautiful restored yachts and launches, as well as smaller racing and sailing dinghies. A couple of NZ designed and built Chris Craft copies inside as well. Also steam launches and a few models.

The boat at 1:54 and 3:12 does not have the usual V8 as you would expect, but has a 4 cyl Mercruiser motor, not as the drive motor, but as a generator running 3 high output alternators powering an electrical system for twin electric motors, (round black objects seen in pic, in front of petrol motor). Shafts run each side of petrol motor, Has large control boards on each side for each motor. Boat and laminated wooden trailer designed and built by the owner, Took 2000hrs to build,- absolutely immaculate workmanship.
Also a short vid on an Auckland ferry trip I took while waiting for the liner Queen Victoria to
depart
JB

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DRN001Able Seaman3 years ago
Looks great with some fantastic boats, hope the weather holds out as I arrive on the 27th, to late for the show but my mates will be there for sure
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philcaretakerCommodore3 years ago
What a fantastic event at one of the best harbours in the world !.
Looking forward to seeing the SailGP down in CHCH (Lyttleton) 23-24March😊😀😁
Stay safe JP 😎
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ARL58

Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

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Sailing at Madrid (Spain)

As far as I know, there is not a model boat club at Madrid. However, modellers gather Sundays at 10:30 to sail at a pond -actually a set of four connected ponds-, located in a municipal park, in the south of the city. Access is free.
The boat in the video is a sidewheeler, scratch built by my good friend Eduardo Yraola, who is a far more accomplished modeller than I am. She has steam propulsion, and sails at a majestuous pace.

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AlessandroSPQRFleet Admiral3 years ago
Excellent choice Len, I really like it, too bad you're too far away.
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IsaacLieutenant3 years ago
I wonder about this boat turning radius. Is there a speed differential to the paddle wheels, or is the turning all done by the rudder?

Isaac
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philcaretaker

Commodore 3 years ago

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Spooky !

The "Spooky" Halloween night sail took place on Sunday 29th October 2023.
Sorry for the poor video quality. Conditions were difficult in the "pitch dark " however, just for fun - it`s nice to have a record of the event than non at all. Commodore Barry says thanks to all who took part !.

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RNinMunichFleet Admiral3 years ago
Video was good Phil👍
Great to see the Master Graham in action.
Bind moggling what he does😮
😎
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philcaretaker

Commodore 3 years ago

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Just for fun !

Keep up to date with "Kayak Kate". and her Dad Graham !

https://www.youtube.com/@RCSailing1/shorts

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dave976

Captain 3 years ago

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"Grace Darling" Liverpool Class Lifeboat

Ian Potts built his model from the David Metcalf kit and sailed the model at Boundary Park on our Wednesday 30th August meeting. Unfortunately there was a problem with one of the props and rudder (all now fixed) so the sail was short. Sails realistically and is really well built and detailed.

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chugalone100Rear Admiral3 years ago
Lovely model and back yard.
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hermankRear Admiral3 years ago
I Must say i love RNLI Model boats
2 built watsonclass and Trent and the 3 one shouldbe on his way. The Tamar scale 1/12
That will be the next project After Finishing the Harro Koebke
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