Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: Mikecotton on April 24, 2019, 08:13:22 pm
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Hi, I’m having a go at the Dave Milbourn Fairey Huntsman 31 as described in Model Boats Jan/Feb 2016.
Just sheathed the hull using Deluxe materials “Easycote” and 0.6 oz glasscloth -brilliant - and am about to fix the chine rails and spray rails. I realise it is only semi-scale but I’m in a bit of a quandary, as the spray rail pattern on the plan and build pictures varies and neither pattern seems consistent with pictures of full sized boats. Is this a function of scale ? If so which of the two model patterns works best - or does it make any difference at this size ( 24” ) ?
Or am I being "xxxxx" ?
Mike
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I noticed this when doing the review and checked with Dave Milbourn. Apparently there were several patterns of sprayrails used so you can choose which you prefer. I stopped mine short of the chine rail.
The chine rail is the cruical one for performance so it is important to get that right.
Colin
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Thanks for the quick reply. That’s the option I was leaning towards, the doubt arose because the in pictures of full size Huntsmen, the spray rails seem parallel to the chine rail rather than the keel, but hey ho !
Mike
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I had similar experience also. I thought it has to do with scale.
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Looking online at Huntsman photos there seem to be quite a few different sprayrail configurations both in number and in pattern. This might reflect renovations over the years.Colin
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I have an ongoing but very good-natured disagreement about this with Scott Pett, who is renovating a full-size Huntsman 31 and is the archivist for the Fairey Owners Club. For every example he finds of a boat where the spray rails are parallel with the chine I manage to find another where they're parallel with the keel! I guess the moral is to suit yourself. As Colin so rightly says, the critical ones are the chine rails - leave them off and you have a nightmare once she gets into the water.
Dave M