Model Yachting: Volume 2, Issue 9 – February 1933

reqpeffEEffreEueff UHEL YAEHTIN FEBRUARY 1933 LINCOLN MEMORIAL POOL, WASHINGTON. D. C. 20 CENTs a copY $2.00 a YEAR xE5atxE5atx35atxE5atxEedEEedHEedxE5gHEedmedxEedxE5± -nJ__ i -I- ‘ __._,–:,Lh .,-, E PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE Marblehead Challenge Cup Races SUBJECTS Cy4feer, with skipper J\4¢yz7e, with skipper Sfeoow Bo¢!, with skipper J\48.”x, with skipper Presenting cup to winner Group from staten Island Start Boston vs Propect Park Start Boston vs Marblehead Start Marblehead vs Staten Island 8x lo enlargements $1.00 5 x 7 enlargements 60 cent. Six, 21/2 x 41/4 prints 50 cents, post paid MODEL YACHTING Melrose Highlands, Mass. S~7ro*+Zzr©.C7©©..Ar. MODEL YACHT FITTI SPECIAL ALUMINUM ALLOY TURNBUCKLES STYLE A STYLE a Light as Aluminum, strong as Steel I inch take-up, 75 cents each. Brass, Same size, 35 cents each. ARTHUR R. BROWN MELROSE HIGHLANDS, MASS. __ 2ino{ro Model Yachting A Print-Craft Publication FOR MODEL yACHTSMEN Vol. II FEBRUARY,1933 No. 9 BUILDING A PLANKED MODEL-Part IV By THE EDITOR Part Ill of this building series, which appeared in the April 1932, issue of A4ode/ ya!cA/G.„g, took us up to the completed to a taper. When using the toothpicks be sure you give the edges of your planks a liberal coat of glue, also Such sections of frame, ready to start planking as shown the ribs as the plank you are fitting will in Plate XII. cover. Do „o! glue ahead of your fitting. In that instalment, too, we discussed a The ends of the planks at the Stem piece, along the keelson, horn timber and tranfew of the more popular woods used for planking models. Mahogany, Spanish ce- som (or stern piece) are fastened with % dar, pine and cedar being the most popu- inch No. 0 flat head brass screws. Allow lar. Planks should be 1,6 inch thick, not projecting ends of the toothpicks, both inside and out, plenty of time for the glue over 374 inch wide and six inches longer to become well set before cutting off the than the length of the boat you are building, so allowing extra wood for trimming. ends, which may be done with wire cutters. PLATE XII The majority of builders use 1/4 inch No. 0, flat head brass screws for fastening the planks to the ribs. Holes should be drilled for all screws. A smallcombination drill and countersink, is a labor saving tool for this operation, Caseine glue applied to t.he ribs, ends of planks, and along the edge of the plank that fits to the one already on, assure a strong fastening. Round wood toothpicks are gaining in popularity as fastenings. The toothpicks are cut in two, dipped in thick waterproof glue or vanish, then driven into holes made through the plank and rib. These holes are made .with a small drill ground The toothpicks liave the advantage of cheapness. a five cent package is sufficient for a good size boat, they save the tedious job of covering screw heads and finish up as smooth as your planking. At the widest section of your boat, with a pair of dividers set the full width of the planking, divide this section from keelson to sheer clamp to find, roughly, how many planks will be needed to cover this space. This is done a§ a check to be used as you get further along, §o the ends won’t get ahead of the middle, or the middle curve out too much, for if this happens short 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111- —- ==——i——– _-:i-i=i=–i=eeEf —-`:; IE- =i:;:.iiiifj–:::::–:fng:::_;fi:-:::I..—-:..:=–::.:i¥.-_ i `1 -¥ `- -Ji-: MODEL YACHTING 3 top edge straight, cutting all fitting from the bottom edge. The planks along the stem piece and horn timber, with the long angle of out-off will cover a lot of wood, a§ you turn in to The idea to be borne in mind in plankthe bow curve the long angles become ing a model being that we have one exsharp angles §o that the last half dozen or tremely wide area to cover which gradually tapers toward each end, hence, a§ our so will cover very little wood, not over 1/4 to % inch of space. Keep this in mind stock is of one width throughout ds length when checking yoiir midship area. These it niust be so shaped as to cover this widest part as well as the narrowest part, with long, space covering angles of the straight sections of the backbone fool many beginthes¢one number of planks. This is done ners into cutting down the center width by cutting the bottom edge to a long tapof their planks too soon. ering arc curving gradually from the full width of the plank in the center to 1/4 or The battens should remain on until you 37/6 inch at the ends. These widths are vahave planked close to them and be removried as the curve of the hull requires us in ed o.ie at a time as you come to them. keeping the ¢7e¢ /a be co»e7cd. even. At the widest Section, which you marked off with dividers, check the space your planks are covering, concave only as many planks as is neccessary to give you a fair, easy fore and aft sweep to the bottom, or outside edge as it lays on the boat. Presuming you have attained this easy sweep with your fourth plank, the rest of the planking will be cut convex on the bottom edge. The angle of cut-off for the first two or three plank ends will be acute gradually lengthening as they come to the long run of the stem piece forward atid the riorn timber aft. Plate XIII shows one of the forward plank ends with its long angle. This long angle on the plank ends will continue until you get to the sharp curve at the bow when the angle will again become acute. The same applies to the stern of the boat from the horn timber out along the transom, or stern piece. Our planks will curve from % of an in. where they lay on the widest section to about 376 of an inch at the ends. This being the width across before the angle to fit the rabbet is cut. A most important thing in planking a boat is a frequent checking of the Space covered also that to be covered, if the ends run out t o much, narrow them up, if there is too \\.ide a sweep in the center reduce the arc of the bottom edge. If you have to use force to jamb a plank against the one already laid there is too much sweep to the out curve of the planks. Of course a little spring is necessary to get the plank snug even when well fitted, but if you have to force them to the cracking, or buckling point it is time to stop and look things over. When you marked off your widest section with dividers you may have estimated twenty planks to a side, in practice you will find three or four more will be needed as a slight waste in shaping and variation in width to keep their covering capacity right, will increase the original estimate. In ordering your stock, or if cutting it yourself, allow plenty of extra planks so yquwill not be tempted to use a poorly fitted plank for fear of running short. A lucid explanation of plankiti g methods is difficult to get over, after you have started you will find it much easier to do than it is to explain. We expect to have some illustrations in the March number which will show the shape of the planks as they lay on the boat. We could not get the plates in time for this issue. M. Y. R. A. of A. REGISTRATION Certificates are now ready for registering models in the Marblehead Class. All owners of Marblehead Class boats should apply to their club secretary for a registratian blank, if he cannot supply you write to the Secretary of the M. Y. R. A. Fred L. Pigeon, 131 Coleridge St., East Boston, Mass. If you wish to compete in the National Champiotiships or for any of the beautiful trophies offered by clubs affiliated with the M. Y. R. A., your boat must be registered. An early return of your certificate to the 4 MOI)EL National Secretary will secure a low racing number. YACHTING GRAND TRAVERSE M. Y. C. Dear Mr. Brown: BOSTON MODEL YACHT CLUB The Annual Dinner and Election of Officers was held Monday evening, January 16th, at the home of the Secretary where fourteen members of the organization did full justice to one of Fred Pigeon’s famous I pswich Clam Chowders, with all the trimmings. After lingering unduly at the festive board the logy tars elected the following to guide the activities of the club during the coming year. Coonowodo7e, Robt. Paterson Vfoe Coowonodo7e, D. W. MCGilvray Sac.-r7eos., Fred L. Pigeon Me¢s247er, James A. Potter Regatta Committee James A. Potter, Chairman Wallace Tobin, Gunar Munich F`ollowing the election the secretarytreasurer read his history of high finance also communications. Mr. Potter read a very interesting paper reviewing the racing activities of last season. The real treat of the evening (aside from the chowder) was Prof. George Owen’s talk on the Battle of Jutland between the British and German fleets in the big brawl. Prof. Owen is a most interesting lecturer and his intimate knowledge of the construction of naval vessels as well as naval tactics enabled him to add little touches to his nz:rative which made a`very gripping story. His discourse was illustrated by lantern slides the photos for which were made during the actual engagement. The professor has that rare gift of making a technical description interesting, which, supplemented with bits from his personal experiences keeps his audience keyed up to his final word. The lantern show was followed by a reel of movies showing United States Navy activities and a reel of water sports. Prof. Owen is keenly interested in the models and racing of the club, he has given several talks which always draw an expectant audience. We all look forward to his next. Your kind letter of the 13th received and I hasten to answer. It is a little premature to answer all yoiir questions but I will tell all there is to tell. We are Still in the for- mative stage in many things and much of our progress is due to the help a:]d encouragement we have received from Mr. Swee\t and the other members of the Grand Rapids Club. The Grand Traverse Model Yacht Club was started about a year ago with tl|ree boys and then with the publicity help of our local news paper expanded to abc)ut 20 boys. The age limit was put at ten and the first objective wis to instill into these boys a knowledge and love of boats. All last spring and summer they met at my home every Thursday evening with news of our activities gradually Spreading round the town. Not knowing anything about the national scope and interest in the spc)rt I had to set arbitrary sizes for the boys to build and hit upon 12, 18, 24 and 36 in. by summer we had a fleet of about 50 ships of varying degrees of workmanship. Gradually the boys discovered that the one who took the most pains with his work woiild win the races. I had to design all of the models and I am not a professional but the boats sailed and sailed well. We had three regattas last summer. Then came the next stage, a period of expansion. I bad proved to myself that the sport was absorbing er,ough to hold 20 boys together for a season. The fathers now began to drc>p in to see what was going on and stayed to help. One of them succeeded in getting us a warehouse for our meetings so the paper spread the news that we were ready for more members. 20 more boys joined and were followed by 7 fathers. We thus had a healthy group of boys meeting every week, 8 men actively helping, the help of the press and every man in our city of 14,000 people. The naure of our club won the latter. It was about this time that one of our publicity articles was copied in the Grand Rapids papers and I received a very fine letter from Mr. Sweet. This opened up a new world to me that I only suspected existed, By proper agitation we next moved into the manual training rooms of the IIigh J’L”’_I_Ill;I :I i MODEL YACHTING School aid there we meet now everv week with a li`nited membership. We th-en begad to plan for a large regatta next summer a§ an attraction for ourselves and our summer residents. 5 GRAND RAPIDS MODEL YACHT CLUB After some warmly contested racing Tony Batenburg’s IV¢f2tcee, Saugatuck Gold Bowl champion, emerged victorious We were `kindly invited to attend the in the fall series at the Grand Rapids M. Annual Banquet of the Grand Rapids Club Y. C. for the Mertens Hotel Trophy. This and four men, including myself, drove is his first leg on the trophy. Wo/”erg.„e, down there Dec. 17th and we certainly and BosJo„®.a JJJ finished far down the list were royally entertained and came home since they could not sail in half the races full of enthusiasm and new ideas. We the owners being absent. but they showed brought with vus the promise of the menreal class in the races they started arid bebers there to come up and attend our first tween them several firsts and a number of large meet. Also Mr. Batenburg loaned us for display purposes fetcfe)/ S/78.fac, a Mar- blehead Class model. As a result of all this, Certain men of the town now became interested in putting over this new attraction for our city and eight Marbrehead boats are now actually in course of construction. There are twelve boys who with proper help are capable of building these boats. Of course I do not expect prize winners from these boys but that is not so importint as the fact that these boys will actually build these boats. The manual training instructor is now lending his help and will organize his older boys and has four enrolled even before he has started. I feel confident that by June we will have 25 or more 50 inch boats con- structed, and we hope to have a two day regatta about the first of August. We should have about 150 of the small boats built by the boys and these will be raced one day and the Second day will be devoted to the Marblehead Class races. Our next step now is to organize the men and enlarge the interest among them and let them take charge of this event which we hope to make an annual affair and if you are interested I Shall be glad to let you know the date set upon and the further progress of our club. Hoping this lengthy letter will be of interest to yqu as it has been absorbing to us and later will send you more of the data that you wanted. Yours very truly, Robt. M. Linsley Be sure to read the SPECIAL NOTICE ON the inside back cover seconds were chalked up. Ive4!e/#e. ho`.v- ever was apparently the class of the fleet and was seriously pressed only by Luce’s lntreSid z\nd Miehgdson’s EI Matador. The Otter cup races for the Marblehead models produced an extremely warm contest between Batenburg’s £»c4y SJ7G.fag arid O/d GOJd, the natiocal champion. The tat- ter was handicapped by the fact that it was sailed by nearly as many different skippers as there were races, but even thei there is much conjecture as to whether or not she could have showi her heels to the beautiful champion of Michigan. Several other models were not far behind these two in points. Clarence J. DeLong, 844 Prospect St., S. E., Grand Rapids. Mich., has been elected Secretary for 1933. This fine volume by, Tho8. Mriore Still remains one of the best available work. on model yacht con8tTuction. :::Cme;::5f°o’rp3°88tub?cffip°t:o:!8Yet:at.hi: pil:per, or. Model Yachting. tweiv. is8ue8, and the book for only $4 50. i—ng EEEEife 6 MODEL MARBLEHEAD M. Y.`C. At a meeting held Thursday evening, January 19th, the following officers were WAKEFIELD M. Y. C. The past season Saw so.me close racing at Lake Quannapowitt but the number of starters fell way below the pre-Season forecasts. elected. Coowowodo7.a, F`red. L. Woods, Jr. V¢.ce Co7„owodo7c, H. L. IIigginson Rca7 Cop”owodore, Roy F`. Clough sac.-7`re¢s., Carroll Sweet Executiue Committee Dexter Goodwin William Mitchell Regatta Co rmitlee Marshall Kehoe Edward Dixey Charles Martin Measurers Dexter Goodwin Selmar Larsen A personally conducted tour of inspection, possibly with the intention of lowering the writer’s morale, of the Marblehead avenging flotilla, proved very interesting. Roy Clough has a new boat with very attractive lines, light displac3ment, and striking finish. The underbody is white, topsides blacl`{. ra:ls black, deck white black king plank. The spars are enameled white. Plated fitti igs and a very nice suit of sails make her particularly appealing. She will be on display at the Sportsmans Show. Bill Harris has a husky new one which he has tried out and seems well satisfied with. Marshall Kehoe has enlarged a smaller boat which was very successful at Reds Pond and expects this new one to be equally good. YACHTING Dexter Goodwin’s Bt.„Z”s is a Cordon Blood brought out a new boat, A4¢ry fo% JV, that started out well. Her skipper was unable to start many races so just what this boat may do is not known. Malt)ne had a smart little boat rather on the light displacement side for the tough going at Quannapowitt, so Abe later finished a heavier boat that was making them all go in the few races he could sail. Bill Malanson built a new boat last winter but owing to Sickness in his family could seldom sail. ” Old Malans ” is one of the club veterans and was greatly missed. Kenney. Malor\e, F`rank and Austin Smith, Young and Brown were the regular starters, less than half the usual li ie-up. Jim Young’s AP¢cfee had the edge on the rest of the fleet, taking the club championship handily and also winning another leg on the Wildon Cup. This cup is held for oie year by the boat having the highest score in three races held July 4th, I;abor Day and Oct. 12th. The Columbus Day race found a three boat tie between A4ocfee, Ive7„es8.s and Wa”de7.er. Owing to sickness in. the family Wo7gderer could not start. A terrific wind and rain squall, when the course was half sailed, disabled the fleet and it was agreed to race the following Sunday. Sunday brought a young gale and mean whale of a boat, right around 22 pounds displacemeit with a 40 inch waterline. All these boats are canoe stern, vertical, or buttock line lifts. Most of the Marblehead boats are put together this way. she opened up a tremendous lead only to lose it and the race to Apacfee when a turnbuckle hook let go as she was standing for Goodwin’s and Kehoe’s boats are made in halves, the halves are shaped and dug out, then glued together, as the two halves of a walnut shell would be put together. The hull is completed when these two halves are glued together, as there is no deck or rail joints, it makes a very tight This,is Jim Youngs’ second win of the cup and he only has to come through once more for permanent possession. hull, all rigging pull is on vertical joints. We are trying to arrange for photos to showjust how this stunt is done. Also some very ingenious tools for digging .out glued up boats were new to the writer and full particulars regarding these will appear in an early issue. sea which was just to Iveowes®.s’ liking and the second mark. As A¢¢cfee broke down in the July 4th race this kind evened up the tough breaks. It is expected that a nice fleet of Marblehead Class models will be ready for the coming season. The Wake field Club is always open to visitors, either as spectators or competitors. Row boats may be hired at the boat livery, and visiting skippers may generally count on a wind and chop which will ._I MODEL YACIITING thoroughly test the weatherly qualities of their models. Season summary:- International Cla§8 A Boat Skipper Ap¢c fee Iveowesis See(..d Wa)”de7er Eeledyn /„„o Young Brown Malone M alanson F. Smith Kenney E/ea„o7 M¢ryfo»JV A. Smith Blood Points 85. 6 63. 2 58.6 50. 6 46.6 39. 5 32.0 5.5 VANCOUVER M. Y. C. Dear Sir: 7 a fine opportunity for the exchange of ideas that will tend to keep interest alive during the winter months. It also brings to mind another sugge§tion. Some years ago, when the writer was active in photography, we had a ” Photo Album Exchange ” that was inter- e§ting and educational. Here is how it works: a large album of photos with brief descriptive captions is prepared, all who desire fo view it send :¥an#o£::.CiEtesat,%:#§rrco°u§tted°inad]%:nmt by mail to the members who keep it for one week and then mail it to the next member. The name and address of menbers is listed and numbered in the album when No. 1’s week has expired he mails it to No. 2, and so on. The editor has a great many most interesting photos and will prepare and route the album if enough of our readers are interested. If you wish to have an album prepared send twenty five cents and any Our Commodore, Mr. E. W. E. Blackgood photos, with brief .description, which more, has given different of our members you may wish to show. the responsibility, as it were, of getting in There will be blank pages in the album communication, both at home and abroad upon which members may paste photos with all or as many clubs and model before mailirig the album to the next name yachtsmen as possible. on the list.. These albums are extremely The letters we receive in return add coninteresting and educational I know they siderable interest to our meetings and help would prove fascinating. Should enough to keep the boys alive with active interreaders be interested in this proposition I est in the sport. will prepare and route several of these alWe are a club of approximately 30 membums. bers, Juniors and Seniors, with a fair fleet of models ranging from 45 inch raters to the popular A Class boat. Our club i§ in C. 0. BROOK’S MAST Vancouver near Stanley Park, and we have there a fine lake which affords us a trianI have just been working on a set of spars for the new boat. I do not lmow gular course of % of a mile. The races are what misfortune you have had with masts mostly sailed from row boats and the specbreaking, but yours truly has had lots of tators get a fine view of starts and finishes. I will try and send some snaps of some of it. I broke several by ramming a diving our fleet and ratings of the models at some board at the lake and two in collision with future time. river boats, and you know what a mean job it i§ to have to make a new mast for We were once subscribing to your magazine and expect to take it up again, so you a boat that you have considered finished. will hear from us later. In the meantime So I gave it lots of thought, to Say nowe wish you and your clubs and the little thing of the new cuss words I learned, and I have just made a mast that I had to tell paper every success. you about. I took square stock, ripped it Yours truly, down center, gouged a groove in each half Alyncer Pratt, Cot.. Sccre!¢ry from end to end, to take a % in., 20 ga 2732 Sussex Ave., New Westminster, B.C. metal tube; T sent to an aluminum company and got a 12 fcot length of hard alThe correspondence suggested in Mr. Pratt’s letter strikes the editor as offering (Cortlinued on bage 13) I am writing to introduce myself as correspctndent to the model yacht enthusiasts over there and keep in touch wit,h some of your activities. MODEL YACHTING MODEL YACHTING A It has been my contention, although not personal practice, that to get the ultimate in results from the power factor, sails, of model yachts, they should have .at least P R I N T – C R A F` T PUBLICATION MELROSE IIIGl+LANDS. MASS. A,RI:lrl]R R. BE`oWN, Editor and Publisher Subscription Price TWO DOLLARS A YEAR ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION VOL. II. F`EBRUARY 1933 and the best obtainable material, at every Opportunity. NO.9 three suits of sails. These sails should not only be of varying area for wind velocity, they should also be made of varying weight of fabric cut with decreasing flow as the area is reduced. The idea being a full size Suit with generous flow, made from light material, for light airs, another with a medium flow of a little heavier texture for the moderate breezes, an almost flat sail of heavy material for the storm rig. EDITORIALS Note, too, that this authority mentions “poor material. ” Only fabrics manufac- SAILS AND SAIL CLOTH goods, even though it may Zoo fa the same is #o! sail cloth. Sail cloth of a standard Below is printed an excerp from a letter recently received. “The modelist§ and yachtsmen want to brand is made for one purpose only, to stand the stress of wind and water, yet hold its shape as long as it is possible for a woven fabric. tured for sails should be used. own and race with the fastest boat, and everyone wants to view the fastest boat and see the lines, but the driving power of sails are furled and forgotten, in the sum up, when really they are a great factor to a winning model and large yacht. Model yachtsmen, 97% of them, start a season with one suit of sails of poor material and use it rain or shine after it is blown out of shape and it stays bent to model until useless, where large racing yachts use three or four suits a year and find that too often a new sail will win. I have heard of six metre yachts Sailing trial races, one boat would always win, change sails to other boat, then that one would make best showing really proving the importance of sails and trim. Some men can always win they are the ones that understand how to rig and trim sails, th.ey would not win so often if given the worst sails in the fleet. „ The above was written by a man of vast experience with racing craft of all sizes, who has.also followed the racing of model yachts for many years. This gentleman’s opinion is highly respected by our best designers and builders of racing yachts. This paragraph was very pleasing to the writer as he has been preaching good sails lL Just dry Model yachtsmen will spend several hours fitting and finishing sails made from poor material which they have bought for Seventy five cents or a dollar less than they would pay for real sail fabric. The cheap material is out of shape before they can get their boat tuned up. Real sail cloth will keep its shape and give driving service over a long period, Your sails are the vital factor in successful racing. Double the amount of time you put in on piffling hull changes devoted to sail study will add many victories to your boats record. LOOKING UP In spite of general economic conditions Modej y¢cfe/c.„g has been very much en- couraged by the returns from the Januarv issiie after six months on the beach. We think this numbgr is very good, the March number will be really great, with a little more support we can make them all as good. March will be the deadline for all dead heads that we have been carrying. Of all glad words that come to mind The gladdest are, “Enclosed please find.” MODEL YACHTING 9 T0 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:- BE IT RESoLVED, whereas it has frequently, with slanderous design, been called to the attention of the undersigned, to wit, from and since the first day of October, 1932, that one and sundry individuals and associations of individuals, have, with intent to defeat, disgrace and destroy the spotless reputation of one model yacht known as fe4ce7o, schemed and connived, with malign intent, incursions on the peace, reputatioh, and pursuit of happiness, of said model. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the deponent will, and does, from the 19th. day of April to the 12th day of October, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty three, on each, or any, Saturday afternoon, Sunday, or Holiday, between the dates above mentioned, agree to meet, and engage in malicious ‘competition, such individuals, or association of individuals, as feel that he, or they, are competent to execute the above mentioned threats, schemes, or connivances. It is further agreed and made a part of this C¢sacs GeJJ8., that all such machinacious manouvers shall, and will, be executed on, over, and through, the waters of one Lake Quannapowitt, situated within. the Town of Wakefield, State of Massachusetts. Each and every invader shall, and does, agree to manouver his, or their craft over a course, triangular in shape, of a distance approximating two statute miles. The said course shall be so manouvered as to require each and all manouverers to manouver on and through a reach, run, and beat. No money, prize, or other consideration, is offered or inferred. Each and all such joyous jousts shall be solely for the amusement of the public, the dismay of the defeated, and to further enhance or debase, the reputations of such as enter said jousts. It is further agreed that all these tests of speed, skill, and cunning, shall, and will, be executed, if, as, and when, with models registered and measured to conform to the rules of the Marblehead 50 inch, 800 sail area Class as specified by the Model Yacht Racing Association of America. Whereas., being of sound mind, (at this date) I do, hereby, place my hand and seal, this 24th day of January in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-three. quc2- 10 MOI)EL YACHTING PERSONALS R.spberries, Pe.ches .nd Quince. Plucked here and tl\ere. Altho he was never highly esteemed dur- We Understand That:Henry Higginson is spending the month at Bermuda. When he sailed for the Onion Patch, Higgie had two unfinished models packed away and a copy of “Model Sailing Craft” under his arm. Frank Ayer reports several A boats under construction at Philadelphia and talk of that club joining the M. Y. R. A. Frank ing his short racing career, Mi.cke)/ A4:o#se in his execution, has attained renown. Sec- tions of his body are being used at Mass. Inst. of Technology in the Naval Architecture classes. Me.cfeey was a handsome brute of exquisite build. If a little of that ` paint remover ‘ that made the other mouse say, `Where’s that damn cat,’ had been administered things might have looked is building the Was/ow¢7d. brig lter. The North Shrewsbury M. Y. C. have sev- A model skipper, somewhat of a. wag, called up a friend who was a little tardy in answering, ” Hey, i§ there anyone dead at your house?” asks our skipper. “Well, er, your daughter is here ” was the disconcerting reply. •50-800’s building for this coming season. Due to the persistency of R. T. Dodge, the Lake Merritt M. Y. C. was formed, they had an active season last si.`mmer with a larger fleet and more racing planned for the coming season. W. F. Howard is building a 50-800 from the lines of the e]itor’s Rcpai7/ee, which he fell in love with on one of his calls at J`4od- J. E. Sears writes that his shipyard has been shut down since the last instalment of the building series. This issue will start things going in one spot anyway and that’s el Yachting, a help. The designing class at Marblehead, under the instruction of Sam Brown, is attended by twenty-odd model skippers. Classes are held once a week. The pupils are very enthusiastic, Each student pays 25 cents per night to cover light and heat for the hall. Various bits of gossip, which we cannot pass on at this time, promise great interclub activity in the 50-800 class. Present indicatioris are that there will be several open events in the east. The Marblehead Club Meetings are so well attended they have outgrown the Boston Yacht Club room which was loaned them by that organization and must find larger quarters. Last we heard they had over seventy members with applications awaiting action at the next meeting. Henry Higginson and Ed Barron are very fluent skippers, especially when debating right of way. They put on a swell act at one end of the pond, when they got to the other end Ed asks Higgie; “ Did you mean what you said back there? ” ” Damn sure, I did,” replies Higgie. “I thought you did, In his search for the Fountain of Youth, says Ed, “But I wanted to make sure.” Ponce de Leone started at the wrong end of the Atlantic Coast. Bill Harris says And they were o. k. ever after. Staten Island is the place and that his two A couple of ruffians (almost bursting) bust day visit there made him feel like a kid. into Model Yachting New Yealrs Day tryI can easily believe it. ing to make Le4ce7o’s skipper happy by tel- ling him what they were going to do to her this coming season. “Their’s not to reason why,’ `Their’s just to try and try.” Misquoted with malice aforethought. Marblehead papers please copy. Win. Hodgins was at the Staten Island regatta last fall with his Class A boat which was a nice looking craft with several extremely clever ideas worked out in her fittings. Mr. Hodgins told the editor they had some fine racing at his home club, Montclair, last season. Tony Batenburg is busy with several yards of No. 4 Wamsutta for his 1933 campaign in defense of the Saugatuck Gold Bowl and various other trophies. He has turned out some fast models of exquisite.workmanship. Presiderit Cheney’s boats are to be fitted with No. 4, also. Some of our readers have little realization of the value of the designs we offer. Naval architects charge from fifty to one hundred and fifty dollars for such designs. I hat we are able to offer them at such low _HiJ-_. MODEL YArcHTING prices is due to the generosity of the designer or owner who has `1oaned them to further the development of the sport. We got ’em going now. Sorry we can’t re- produce the nifty art work at the head of the following letter one of our Marblehead admirers sent to us, it’s a wow. Who said the war was over? Lucero-Brutves Come fans one and all to the Marblehead races. I?/cero and 87%jg!s will go through B,t„h,e„;:,Paac=:;htyhu|kisshe, With breadth, depth. and “Goodwin” D&up?i;etyj”ce7o’sgadgets,bluff and boast ,. 11 Cup. We referred to her in our write.up as SAoow Boa/ as she is from` that design. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. „ During the past month letters have been received from India, New Zealand and sHma;#’:’ub[:ci;pstT::rfiisnt:t#;ey]tS¢Scu#„? should recieve atteriion from such remote Sections of the world. Another curious fea- ture of this corresbondence was that the writers were interested in models of the size and type of the Marblehead Class. Surely when .he started this class Roy Clough “Builded better than he knew. ” The Kalaheo Vocational School` Hawaii, are inauguratiig a class in model yacht construction at that institution, 3£epEeiEfi:sdft%£eethaenfuwaiE]ihr8:atkoost §§efg:itheinpegrs::¥:;lead:st£::u:p%anBynwig::Se. A Rock Roosting Rooter Et tw Brute! Dum sbiro, sbeTo. Deves est 8. C. Kennard, Springfield, Mass., is buildingF¢sjow¢rd for Class A. Walter Kirkman :ifo:2Lntfrh:r:e:§8¥essuA£E:eJfab;°3:;[8f::` a Wes!ow¢7d. E. P. Bell, of st. Louis, is wooing victory with the same design. qeus;%eg:te%:a.GEe:tnt:ahf,3%etpf,EL#5;a€£.t,ts Chris Thum at Staten I“land has a new Capt. Dexter H. Goolwin, of the Marblehead Goodwin§, is just recuperating from a severe heart attack experienced at Mystic Lake when his model took a sixteen foot drop over the dam. That’s once the was-traveling fast enough to beat fe/ce7o. W. A. Wadsworth is a hardy tar. He has ju:t finished an 80 in. o. a. 50 in. w.I. mod- el which he took over to Mystic Lake to try out, only to discover there was no skiff available. WAwa was as blue as a deb with a run in her sock. The Philadelphia skippers have been racing all winter, bewailing the fact that their pond was frozen two or three Sundays. Several new Class A models and a ninber of the fascinating Marblehead Class models will be Seen dotting Michigan waters next spring. The Grand Rapids season will start as soon as it appears that the ice is out of the lake for the season. Ralph P. Taylor of the Sea Scout Ship Ko„s¢n, has been doing great work with his crew. They have a 24 ft. boat built by the Ship, 10 canoes veith which fleet they took a ten days cruise on the Mis§i&sippi River covering 275 miles. Model yacht construction and racing are among their activities. Be¢87ere//a is the name of last year’s Boston challenger for the Marblehead Challenge 50-800 completed which means another good boat for the Wolf Pond wars. There is rumor of a model yacht club being formed at Lynn, Mass. Twerity five or thirty years ago there was lively racing at Sluice Pond. Some of the old timers tell of lively doings in those days. It would be great to see them equally active again. The Philadelphia Club have thirty, odd members. Several fine trophies were’ raced for lastseason. The Park Commi§ioner gave the sport a good boost by appropriating a sum of money for the regdtta held last October. George Steinbrecher, of Detroit, has had to undergo an operation. Mr. Steinbrecher’s sickness delayed his progress on the Class A boat he is building from the -JEd5jowa7d and which he thinks is a wonder boat. This experienced skipper is so enthusiastic over Eas!owo7d he threate`is to clean up, both east and west. The Cleveland Model aid Supply Co., Cleveland, Ohio, are publishing a bi-monthly paper, Cle.ueland Modelmahing News. While the paper deals primarily with model air planes, it is planned to cover the whole field of mo]elmaking. When Parley tries out his new A boat. there will be a lot of Re.4¢fes on Mystic Lake. Fraqk Courtis. with Cp4feer in a tie for first place, gave many a sigh fer more air 12 MODEL YACHTING at Reds Pond last August, Anderson, too, Tony Batenburg with Ive4J”„e and £„cfay Mayl,e. The British and International Championships for Class A will be held at Fleetwood. The British Championships July 31§t to Aug. 3rd.. The lnternationals, Aug. 5, 7, and 8. An invitation has been extended to British Skippers to compete in the regatta to be held in connection with the Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. Still they grow. Meinertz, of Prospect Park, is building a boat for Class A that will be 53 in. w. 1. and 57.75 lb§. disp. S/7I.4e is the class of the mid-west skippers. After giving all race reports and alibis, prolonged and careful scrutiny, he still has the edge-and the cups. E. C. Gilelland, Niagara Falls, N. Y., who has raced very successfully in the Toronto sector, is starting junior off properly by initiating him in the magic sport, with the 36 inch Schoolboy model. When junior is well under way dad plans to build a Marblehead Class model to see if he has lost any of his own Skill in hot company. C. 0. Brook, Rens§elear, N. Y., writes. H. E. Mason, Leominster, Mass., was a ” I’ve had some great days sailing this past recent visitor at Modez y¢cfe!¢.„g. Mr. Mason is now building a 42 inch model, planseason. One Sunday on the Hudson I was ning later to get into the Marbleh ‘d Class. so scared I came near letting iny A boat He has experience in building large motor go on without me. There was a heck of a sea and wind, and it took me over an hour boats. has a fine workshop equipped with power tools so we have another valuable to get across the river and I came.near recruit for eastern regattas. deciding to stay there rather than face the trip back. Guess 1’11 have to tie a rope from shore to skiff when I go out again. ” Rumor has it that Commodore Sweet of the Grand Rapids Club i§ planning a new O/d Go/d, a super model to defend hisNatiorial Championship w.ith next June,but then again it may be two other fellows. Send in your Subscription Renewal A. §. Anderson writes from Rumson, N.J. “We had some great sport last summer MODEL sailing our model yachts. We have ten good club members who stick and expect several more by spring. We have rented a large club house where we can leave our models and row boats. Also sleeping quarters. So if anyone next summer would like to sail against us why we have all kinds of accommodations to give them. ” In the recent death of Mr. Chester I. Campbell theimodel yachtsmen of Boston lost their most liberal patron and staunchest supporter. Mr. Campbell hasgiven dozens of prizes in regattas held for beginner and expert. Many valuable pieces of plate offered by Mr. Campbell, adorn homes in Greater Boston. He was prominent in politics having been Mayor of Quincy and a member of the Govenors Council, and at all times stood ready to use his influence to advance interest in our Sport. His passing on is sincerely regretted, An effort is being made to establish model yacht clubs and racing at Ludington and Manistee, Michigan, both lake ports. Mr. Stanley Palmer who has had much experience in decorative ship modeling, is the dynamic force behind this project. Yacht and Ship Fittings Special Fittings .o Order ty Send ten cents in stamps for New Catalog No. 8, showing latest, improved equipment. 4 A. J. FISHER 1002 Etowah AvehLle Royal Oak, Mich. MODEL YACHTING (Continued from page 7) uminum tubing which weighs a fraction over 1/4 lb., and laid that in the groove, glued the two halves together and then shaped the mast. Talk about a light job and a rigid one; well Skipper, you have to see it to believe it. I plugged the ends tomake it air tight, and the spreaders are held by drilling holes into the tube, tapping them, and then screwing the spreaders in place whenever we go out. STATEN ISLAND M. Y. C. The brief history of this club reads like a,fairy story. Those of us who have planned and struggled to keep our clubs of fifteen or twenty members active and interested, dream of some day having an organization like this one. The club was organized sometime during 1931. Applicants for membership came along so fast that the club decided to limit membership, this was decided later to be a detrimental policy which, we believe has since been changed to unlimited membership. In April 1932 they decided a club house was needed, so with that same spirit which has brought them to their present prominence in model yachting circles, they went to work. A committee scouted round and found a “war building” which could be had for the removal, a lighter was hired, the building loaded and delivered at Staten Island. The crew went to work erecting their present quarters on Wolf Pond. The main building is 20×50 feet with a veranda 10×30 feet, the location, attractive finish and general layout are pleasing. Pride of ownership is reflected in the actions and conversation of the members, which, no doubt, accounts for the fact that all their social events for the purpose of raising funds have shown a substantial profit, leaving them with this attractive property practically free and clear. The property is located in one of Staten Island’s public parks on the bank of Wolf Pond, their sailing water. The pond, I should judge to be about 800 feet long by 150 to 200 feet wide, located about 100 yards back from the open bay, with only the beach shelf between it and open water. ideal sailing conditions are enjoyed. 13 We understand that during six rmonths of 1932, approximately 150 boats were built. The first of the fleet were rather nondescript craft, not having been built to any class. later the Marblehead Class was taken up and a good sized fleet built, about two dozen boats, as we understaid. This fall and winter has Seen much activity in construction for Class A, also new boats for the Marblehead Class. The Staten Island Club sent a challenge for the Marblehead Challenge Cup seiding two boats, one belonging to Charles F`rancis, the other to Arvid Anderson. Ander§on’s M¢ybe was the selection. with Andy acting as skipper, Charlie Francis as mate. Reputation or prestige does not phase this bunch at all, they went right after their experienced opponents, showing great skill, much to the surprise of many of the spectators who had not expected such stiff competition from an unknown organization. Anderson took A4aybc right up to the final race, a fight every minute finishing only one point behind Paterson and Courtis who tied for first place. Another surprisirig element of this visit to Marblehead was the thirty odd rooters, male and female, who came over to give their mates moral support. This is the largest delegation from a .single club to ever attend a foreign regatta. The ladies of this club are behind the boys 100% which may account for their remarkable Progress. . The Staten Island Club staged an invitation regatta for the Marblehead Club which was held at Wolf Pond, October 1, and 2, 1932. Thirteen members of the Marblehead Club, with nine of the Marblehead Class models, made the trip, the writer going as a guest of George Clive. Two days of fine racing were enjoyed, unfortunately we cannot give you an accurate summary, as we were racing and requested information has not come to hand at this time. The visiting delegation started racing Saturday a. in. continuing until dark, a beef steak supper, followed by vocal and dance solos, then general dancing wound up that day. Racing started early Sunday morning, with picnic lunches at noon, afternoon racing, then presentation of prizes. Some of the visitors were taken on a tour of The Great White Way, others elected to go home with their hosts to resail the races, brag and boast, which seems to be 14 MODEL part of the fun in model yacht racing. The visitors had a glorious time, both visitors and hosts picked up` valuable information and ideas, which is probably what makes these inter-club races so interesting. The Staten Island Club are now busy with their 1933 plans which include much inter-club activity both in Class A and Marblehead 50-800. Ych will make no mistake in arranging a regatta with this club, they are good skippers, good §port§, have some fast boats, and are regular guys whom you will be glad to call ” friend. ” ANOTHER NEW CLUB Dear Mr. Brown: Here are two dollars. They had been saved up for a gold filling, but the teeth can wait. That is great. stuff to get the magazine running again. I was afraid the ship had fouidered. You may be interested to know t.hat out at Port Washington, Long Island, N. Y., we organized a model yacht club last summer, and had a very successful season. As it was the first year of the club the boats were a rather heteroge ieous bunch, so we divided them into sail area classes; 300, 500 and 1000 square inches. There is an excellent pond there called the Mill Pond. It is approximately 1000 feet long by about 200 feet broad. We finally per- suaded the town to build a path all the way around it, with many improvements coming later. For the approaching season we decided we should start off with a comparatively small class, so the Universal Class D was chosen. wi! are sure of four new boats. One of them i§ designed by Mr. Purdy of the Purdy Boat Company. On Thanksgiving Day I was over at the Prospect Park Club and was given some very useful and valuable information and advice for the club by a number of their cordial officials. Personally, I am working all day, going to Columbia at night and doing illustrating on weekends so my model yachting activities are now rather curtailed. Outside of that I hope to have a winner Class D model by spring. Yours truly, John M. Black YACHTING ROUND ONE! The first round, in the battle for the Championship of 1933, between Kid De~ pres8ion and Battling Brown, went to the former by a wide magin. This Kid Depression i8 a real champion. his record of world victories i8 phenominal. He has visited every country in the world and flattened all comers. With a string of consecutive victories extending over a period of two years the Kid was in superb condition and exuberated confidence. He had the Battler continually on the ropes or hanging on to avoid punishment. and seemed to know just wl.ere to land his wallops .with the most telling effect. Sparring for time, Bat mamged to weather the first round, while frantic seeonds gave copious advise of doubtful value- Reluctant to throw up the sponge, the losing battler is coming out for round two looking for the opening that will turn the tide of battle. In spite of the losing first round a number of Bat’8 loyal backers, who have followed him through many tough mills. are placing two dollaLr bets on the Battler to come through. There’s the bell! Clear the ring for ROUND TWO CHICAGO M. Y. C. The Chicago Model Yacht Club announces the election of the following members to the offices as listed, for the ensuing term, year 1933: Coowonodore, F. A. Lippold V®.ce Coon., H. Soderbe.g Sec.-Tre¢s., H. F`. Decker 9842 Drexel Ave., Chicago, Ill. A4e¢satrer, 0. Sonntag Racing Commillee Chaiman, M. Ah ]ohason, Assistant, Win. Vanderhoop, Score Keez)er, T. MCNulty Jr. Would you search the pulpit for a holystone? MODEL YACHTING 15 SOME NEW DESIGNS Miniature Boat Building International Class A By ALBERT C. LEICHT Improved Wesjoword, by- C. 0. Liljegren L.o.a.73.9 L. w.I.49 Draft 11.18 Disp. 44.25 S.a.1740 Mr. Pigeon’s No.. 6 design, which we are listing as FJow„der, of the following dimensions, is now ready. L. o. a. 70 Draftll L. w. I. 48 A concise and complete treatise writ- W.I.b.13.25 ;i:i¥c,:!i:lni!;ii:e::;::!E:ic;]!g;i!;::a:t:io;v# and 500 progressive pictures. , W. I. b. 16.20 Disp. 44.44 Q.b. I. 48.187 S. a. 1798 Rating 39.37 Full size hull plans of either of these boats are $2.00, sail plan $1.00. PRICE $3.00 Written to Interest the Expert, Amateur and Student Marblehead Class W¢owp%ow, designed by James A. Potter L. o. a. 50 in. L. w. I. 36 Beam 8.75 Draft 8.5 Displacement 14 lbs. Full size body plan $1.50 Model Sailing Craft By W. J. DANIELS a”d H. 8. TUCKER Sail plan $1.00 We are offering yotjr choice of these de3ign§ for three subscriptions or renewals to Mode/ y¢c/I/c.”g at two dollars each. Any other of our designs or aiy of the books we handle may be obtained as subscription premiums. If there is any of our advertised books or designs you would like, write us and we will tell you how many subscribers you must get to own it. We will also give sailing models of the finest type, beautifully constructed modelc` with exceptional speed, as premiums for subscriptions. Write us if interested. SPECIAL We will send you twelve issues of A4lodeJ y¢cfe!G.„g and a copy of the book Mode/ Sa#¢.»g y¢cfe/s, for only $2.25. HAPPY DAYS! They Bay Old King Kole That jolly old soul With a heart chockfull of glee Just bawled for his pipe Then guzzled a bowl And went on a musical spree. In these modem days They have other ways Of making one feel carefree. With a little home brew And a Shot or two Your troub]e8 cease to bc. Price, Six Dollars, Post Paid. This book will be mailed, charges paid. for FIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MODEL YACHTING Sportsmans Show Feb. 4 to 11,1933 Mechanics Building . Boston, Mass. Model Yacht Exhibit No entrance fee for models. Exl)ibitors admitted free. Send in your model, Come in yourself, gain with the the other pecans, while you look over the largest exhibit of nifty mode]8 you ever saw. Exhibit in charge of Fred L. Pigeon,131 Coleridge Street, East Boston, Mass. 16 MODEL MarbleLiead 50-800 Rules Despite the fact that we printed these rules for this class in the April 1932 issue of A4odeJ yacfe/8.„g, we have had several requests for them. Back copies of this paper are scarce, as we can only print a very few copies over the number required for oiir regular subscribers, so if you are interested in this class please preserve this issue for future refe.re`ice. HULL RESTRICTIONS YACHTING SPARS Any increase of sail area obtained by the use of bent spars will be measured as a bow and included in the sail area. Hollow spars are allowed. Models must always sail with spars as measured. Spars not to be includ6d in the sail meas- urement. The gI`eatest diameter of the .spars is limited to 94 of an inch. There are no restrictions as to Scantlings Hull 50″ overall, %” leeway either side of ot. materials. 50″ measurement allowed. Movable keels, fin keels, center-boards, bilge boards, lee boards, bowsprits and overhanging rudders prohibited. Not allowed INTERNATIONAL to change weight of lead during a series. CLASS A Bumpers not included in overall length but are limited to 3€” overhang. SAIL AREA MEASUREMENTS Question Sail area not to exceed 800 squal.e inches. No fore triangle measuremen+Ls, only ac- Cedar planked hull. Particularly good in strong winds. tual sail measurements measured. €5°oTP±ehtoet¥jtfn¥T?E]Su:;:ts;%ij: •rtyto| REGULATIONS FOR MEASURING lars on request. All points of measul`ements shall be definitely marked by a black band 1/16 inch wide on spar or stay beyond which the sail must not extend, such band to be put on by the measul.er. Melrose Highlands, Mass. The fol.mula for computing area of sail is as follows: CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING HEADSAIL OR JIB The product of the length of the luff multiplied by the shol.test distance between luff and clew divided by two (2).. MAINSAIL When this sail is of a tl.iangular shape the area is found by multiplying the length of the luff by the shol.test distance between measuring mark at end of boom and the mast and the product divided by two (2). BATTENS Four bat`.ens not mo’re than 4 inches long in mainsail and three (3) nc>t more than (2) inches long in jib are allowed. HEADBOARDS Headboards are allowed, not exceeding 94″ across base. A. R. BROWN F5°iE.:£atps?ai:Si8a:ih:Sf.Esnet%rs:?sue:§g8.. R. D. Rae, 1523 47 St., Des Moines, Iowa FOR SALE 2 fast class 8 model yachts, C8.rae $75, A44ror¢ $75. In-ternational class A. I?E;eilgg:2; 1gfrcnc;lleetr:digne gx:::t,def:is’t. Boston, Mass. g:#8f::i:itrscu?irFh;%eof.°rB.mD°odue!#g,k::S5 Summit Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J. Several International Class A models by leading designers are offered at very at- :rnra:¥#ieic:e:S§eaEAi]:ahi:ae:i::ub#tgsp;:exAP.efiJUST ONE MORE LITTLE subscription, please. OUR March number will be an exceptionally interesting issue with a supersize design of the very latest Marblehead 50-800. This design is by James A. Potter who has turned out some of our fastest models. It can be obtained only through this office. As this extra size supple- ment will greatly increase the cost of this issue it will only be sent to those whose subscriptions are paid up to date. We have mailed several issues to subscrib- ers who are in arrears, so if you are doubtful as to how you stand send in your renewal at once. This edition will be limited. This new boat is a beauty and if Mr. Potter has not completely lost his skill, will be a likely candidate for National Championship honors. Send in your subscription, for you will surely regret it if you miss this design. *£%apc2Model Yachting -` ,- ~ i;r-,, j= iJ u FEB7 1-933 re±±exre±exreerreex EE • 2, : .i ..J ‘ A, i -.- RE ro H ,b- =i a.I a..I WESTWARD WINS WITH WAMSUTTA SAILS Vvestward Winner of the Siesta Cup No. 555, 36 inches wide; 75 cents a yard No. 4, 39 Inches wide, 85 cents a yard No.1, 40 inches wide, $1.00 a yard V{/rile for samFiles oF these line fabrics. A. R. BROWN, Melrose Highlands, Mass. ffi-I I By–+ Supplement to n40DEf y4CzrrJIVG, February, 1933 NORSEMAN Designed and donated to fl4ode/ y4cA/I.7gg by Sam 0. Bergc, nolcd Norwegian designer Half scale blue print of body plan complete, as shown $1.50, post paid- We will send the blue print and twelve issues of Mode/ y¢cfe/£.”g for only $2.75. post paid. This Special Offer is good only to March 1, 1933. Read inside back cover. I -„Lor L8. I.`’ i ‘at£`i ,\ . I- rty,”-JJi¥ – tw7r a. bunMng`#jgdr oL0S Trce’9` |N1-A CLA9S |Ol)ELyflcH .I, _ _ -_ ( , –_+ __ :{.–_: i= z=| `L E. I.E i T# ‘ I- c ‘l rf >, I E= I /-/ — / / ,|Iill \ 1\\ \ / / \ \\\\ llliiiii- . HU Ll. tl[7fo 7o L1}; S^iLs,spin.£rc. 2o. LeAo J± 22 7, jaJ±-,6S7 )2+,8 EgL ||Jid= BE” £y7i| Z,.:: i- 14’®. T.I” ~`,tt. BErn uL. I+.a-m„a–c,”?al7- g,-# 4;:o% , 11- / / / / //` hi]IEIVI] \ 7\ Z !^,E,E`®uL’-Jt,aa + tw.orfufutt f: / /F , \ 3o.a. Jtr.I wuqHTs 42.6ros ::,I /