Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: ScottW on August 20, 2022, 08:43:34 pm
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Tom, a friend in our local creative writers group gave me a 1942 Model Ships book today.
I do not have anything in memory about the author but do recognize name of fellow who wrote the Forward, his name is well known in wooden boat history circles. A bit of info on him,https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10887 (https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10887)
Tom was going through books he's had a while and brought a stack to our meeting this morning and the Model Ships book just for me. :}
Book was at some point in library of Daniel Webster Junior High School. It looks to have had 2 previous owners after that, so I wrote my name to be added to the book's history.
Have already found a hull I want to adapt to a pond and pool sailer.A schooner rigged cargo scow hull of west coast design which was based on/inspired by New England designs which hauled granite blocks along the East Coast.
Would be sort-of like "simple" scow hull which I finally gave to Mom after she nagged me for a decade, and I finally got some paint other than primer on it; see attached images.
I want to try those Chinese lug rig, aka Chinese Junk, style sails and have made a couple prototypes based on a couple books about designing the rig for real boats.