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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: matherp on December 17, 2017, 01:23:46 pm

Title: Help identifying yacht
Post by: matherp on December 17, 2017, 01:23:46 pm

I’ve been left a large model yacht by my late uncle. My hobby has always been building and flying model aircraft but given the provenance of the model I would like to get it sailing again. The build standard isn’t great but nothing I can’t sort.

The yacht is 48” long and the mast is something over 6ft tall (196cm) and measures as 5/8” round aluminium tube . Beam is 27cm. The hull is fibre-glass with ply bulkheads and deck. It would definitely have been built from a kit.

The radio gear has been removed. I have lots of receivers and servos but don’t have a winch. The rigging is mostly missing and although I understand rigging on full size yachts sorting a model like this is beyond me without any plans/guidance.

Any help identifying the model and pointers for how to rig it would be greatly appreciated.

I've also posted this message on the MYA site and pictures are attached there.


http://www.mya-uk-forum.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1240 (http://www.mya-uk-forum.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1240)

Title: Re: Help identifying yacht
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on December 18, 2017, 11:09:50 am

Can you increase the size of your Font in future please.

Ken

Title: Re: Help identifying yacht
Post by: chris1 on December 29, 2017, 10:50:51 pm

Looks a bit like a 70's Marblehead.  My Dad used to have one that looked very similar to that.  I believe the design was called Moonraker.

Title: Re: Help identifying yacht
Post by: Netleyned on December 30, 2017, 08:35:22 am

Check the length overall.
Should be 51" if it's Marblehead.
Certainly looks like one


Ned