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SEMI SCALE 1953 EDSON SCHOCK 15FT DAY SAILER
6 Photos · 16 Likes · 7 Comments
Boat Length
36" (91.44 cm)
Boat Weight
5kg (176 oz)
2 months ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi
A 1/5 semi scale model of my 15ft day sailer,- designed by US naval architect Edson I Schock in 1953. The original was built in NZ in the late 80s and I bought and restored it in 2008. Thought it would be nice to have an RC model of it, so measured the boat and made the model 1/5 scale. Model is made from polystyrene foam, shaped and f/glassed with a ply deck and ply lined cockpit and ply transom. Uses a HiTec winch with a floor mounted sheet hauler pulley system.
The skipper is servo powered and ducks under the boom when tacking
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💬 Re: SEMI SCALE 1953 EDSON SCHOCK 15FT DAY SAILER
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald (
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I searched your build blog but found nothing
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2 months ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Hi Ron, if you look at my build section on the skipper you might get an idea of how he works.
Look for this in the build blog search. Basically, I cut the figures' torso down to enable him to move to horizontal (by gravity) then he's hauled back upright by a servo at the front end of the seat pulling on a cord (with a spring strain relief) round a pulley under his butt and attached to a servo horn implanted in the same area (you can see it in one of the pics) Vid of him working and detail pics here- SEMI SCALE FOAM AND GLASS MODEL OF MY 15FT 1953 SCHOCK US DESIGN DAY SAILER. CREW ADDED JB ▲
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2 months ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Hi Lucky D, does look very similar to a Heron or an Arrow dinghy (we had limited numbers of both here in the60s) but a bit bigger. Built using the developable surface method (drawn to alleviate having to steam the ply) Sails very well and is well balanced. Has the equivalent of a 470 rig so can be fun to sail it by yourself in a decent wind ! but has a roller reefed jib which is very handy at times.
Unfortunately the model skipper only ducks the boom (that was a mission in itself). Would have been nice to have him change sides, but not really feasible due to the lack of room and the mechanism needed. I had the Idea for my cat skipper to change sides, but that was also too complicated. JB ▲
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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JB!!! You're putting us all to shame, but what a BUILD!!!!!! It's Simply...
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2 months ago by 🇦🇺 stevedownunder (
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Hi JB,
Great end resalt, she looks very realistic on the water. Cheers, Stephen. ▲
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2 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck (
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You are a master of scale dinghies JB, beautiful - does the helmsman also change sides on tacking????!!!!
Your day sailor, except for its length is a copy of the Heron dinghy in the UK, designed by Jack Holt in about the 1950's. I still have my orignal gaff-rigged Heron built in about 1958, but sadly just stored in my garage. ▲
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2 months ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald (
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Please show us how you designed the skipper
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