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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: vwlucas on November 19, 2007, 06:58:42 pm

Title: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: vwlucas on November 19, 2007, 06:58:42 pm

hello everybody,

Instead of HMY Britannia, I started the construction of a french pilot cotter, the H21, from le Havre.

1m long, 5.5 kg displacement.

The picture of the first bassin trial.
(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8383/essais2kn2.jpg)

No slow or fast flooding!  O0

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: tigertiger on November 20, 2007, 05:47:06 am

Sweet.

It would be really nice to see a build log in scale sail if you get the chance.
I have plans for a French Bautier I will do in 2008.

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: bigH on November 20, 2007, 02:28:30 pm

  WOW! very nice VW,     O0         I really like that, any chance of more photos and build ?   Harry

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: vwlucas on November 21, 2007, 07:47:26 pm

More pictures? No problem!

(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7413/h213as1.jpg)

(http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/8439/dscf2522ci9.jpg)

(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6133/essais1bp7.jpg)

and

(http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3392/dscf2523yw3.jpg)

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: tigertiger on November 22, 2007, 05:50:08 am

Great pics
Really helpful

Thanks
TT

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: vwlucas on November 22, 2007, 08:53:41 pm

(http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/7666/cotremouleqg7.jpg)

How to fabricate a part of the ballast. 1.4 Kg of lead, glued on the keel, with as consequence a bigger draft of 1.5 cm. Invisible in the bare eye.

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: bigH on November 27, 2007, 04:39:34 pm

Thanks very much for the fotos VW they are very useful , would it be poss; to give us measurements as well??  ( I really want to steal your plans so I can build one )  thanks a lot   Harry

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: vwlucas on December 05, 2007, 06:29:08 pm

Fresh painted!

(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/310/dscf2552qo2.jpg)

The nest job will be the bowsprit and the planking of the deck.

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: vwlucas on January 12, 2008, 07:51:20 pm

(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2121/dscf2587ta9.jpg)

She looks better...
I hope the ship will be ready for the spring...

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: tigertiger on January 13, 2008, 01:25:15 am

She looks great.

Is that a control wire on the tiller arm? can you post some more details of your tiller control please?

Title: Re: Bassin trials for a french cotter
Post by: romainpek on February 05, 2008, 12:36:46 pm

A very nice hull indeed  O0