Hi everyone - first post here so please be gentle with me!
I've been restoring old powered models (crash tenders, huntsman, royal barge types, etc) for more years than I care to count... I've fancied for a long time to tackle an old yacht and courtesy of eBay, I now have my project.
I liked the lines of this one (see original eBay photos below - although I don't like the keel shape really, but it's underwater, so...) and the fact it was powered also got me interested.
What I'd love to know is if anyone can identify it, or what kind of yacht family it may have come from.
Dimensions are: L = 105cm, B = 27cm and D = 30cm (from deck to bottom of keel)
Since receiving the yacht I have taken all the non-original mechanics out (interesting as they were).
There are 2 mast locations in the keel - so this is where I really get stumped; I have no idea about the sail plan! Any thoughts or photos for reference? There is one mast that seems short, so I am assuming it is the foremast - but what height the main mast; sails - and where might I be able to buy some to specific size requirements? And then there's whether she was a scale model of an existing full size yacht, freelance stand-off scale - or just freelance/scratch; so what might have been on her decks?
Lastly, along the top of the deck edge you'll see the dark original planking and what looks like to be newer raised deck edge. I guess I won't know until I've taken it back to the wood to see if in fact it is original or an add on sometime later.
Thoroughly appreciate any thoughts you might have and they are warmly welcomed as I am bit out of my depth at the moment...
I realise I've asked lots of questions in my first post - apologies...
1. Anyone know anything about this design?
2. Sail Plan with two masts - any points of reference?
3. Where to get bespoke sails?
4. What might have been on her decks (ie scale, standoff or racing model - doubt it with that keel!)?
By the way, I paid £40 for her just in case any of you were wondering...
Right - here's the pics...