๐ฌ Re: Dutch Schouw Yacht
6 days ago by Nerys (
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That looks a very nice model Ron, I'm sure you could adapt her for RC. I took the easy way out and built a schouw yacht so that I didn't have the problem of an open cockpit. I like the sprit rig too combine that with the leeboards and she's good practice for when you build a Thames Barge.
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๐ฌ Re: Dutch Schouw Yacht
8 days ago by Ron (
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This is a Billings kit I built for a friend when he turned 50, about 24 yrs ago. When he moved away, he gave it back to me, said he was down sizing.
So, if I added a removable keel, and covered the open areas with clear plastic, it could go a sailing. Any ideas? ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Dutch Schouw Yacht
7 months ago by ianed57 (
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Nice to see it finished Nerys. Love that curly gaff!
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7 months ago by marky (
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Fantastic looking boat Nery's ,with any luck you will be sailing her soon .
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๐ฌ Re: Dutch Schouw Yacht
7 months ago by Martin555 (
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Hi Nerys,
You have done a really fantastic job on her. I am looking forward to see her in the water as much as you are. Hopefully very soon. Martin555. ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Dutch Schouw Yacht
7 months ago by Nerys (
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I called her De Groene Draek because her hull is painted groene.The sails are red denoting the fire she is breathing and because I had some red fabric, also, many years ago I had a boat which I raced quite successfully and she had similar green hull and red sails and I always liked that combination.
The shop in Barcelona was selling nautical books in all sorts of languages. I bought another on Dutch craft at the same time and another in English/American on traditional craft of the American. Eastern sea board. Incidentally I saw the royal De Groene Draek in Amsterdam some years ago. Cheers, Nerys ๐ Like
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๐ฌ Re: Dutch Schouw Yacht
7 months ago by RNinMunich (
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Very nice Nerys๐
But don't she have the wrong colour sails for a 'Green Dragon'?๐ "which I bought in Barcelona" Natch! Doesn't EVERYONE go to Barcelona to buy their books on Round and Flat Bottom (๐ฎ) Dutch yachts?๐ Hope you get to sail her very soon๐ค Cheers, Doug ๐๐ Pic shows Green Dragon in 1959 with Princess Beatrix aboard. "De Groene Draeck (English: The Green Dragon) is a royal yacht of Beatrix of the Netherlands. It was named after the flagship of Piet Hein, a famous 17th century Dutch admiral. De Groene Draeck is a traditional Dutch round bottomed sailing ship, built in 1957 in Amsterdam. She was offered by the Dutch people to the then Princess Beatrix for her 18th birthday.[1] Her sail number is therefore VA 18. The ship is regularly used by the Royal Family for sailing. The ship is usually moored in Muiden. " ๐ Like
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