Model Yachting: Volume 3, Issue 4 – April 1934

i -Raf ;.i re±±exreexreexreexreex H MDD[L Y fiELEifiE APRIL 1934 i i i i H i LINCOLN`MEMORIAL POOL. WASHINGTON, D. C. i 20 CENTs a copY $2.00 a YEAR ELBE±HE±BEEutE± HEffHE©Bi± Model Sailing Yachts By MARSHALL CONTENTS Rating Rules, incluc]ing International Class A Construction, both planked and lift. (bread and butter) Sailing for beginners. Sail® and fittings The chapter on the Braine Steering Gear i8 full of valuable information Many instructive illu8tration8. The best buy for only ONE DOLLAR, POST PAID MODEL YACHTING Melrose Highlands, Mass. I Model Yachting A Print-Craft Publication FOR M`ODEL yACHTSMEN VOL. Ill. APRIL,1934 ` NO. 4 Building Model Yachts for Our Boys By CoM. C. 0. BRooK When a fond parent, decides that. a `little boat’ would be a good toy to amuse that growing son, he is invariably guided by the same inst,inct that causes the American in a foreign country to talk in `broken English’ to the Natives, who are at a loss to know what language he is speahing; the mistaken effort to help “Junior” to undel.stand that ” Daddums is dowin bye-bye to buy pitty boat for babums”, whereas, if he’d speak English, the boy would have a better chance of grasping what Dad was talking about. That same thing holds true in selecting a model yacht for your boy, because, while we find a great deal of happiness in keeping him a baby as long as possible, we should be extremely careful that we do not make him remain one when `His Highness’ decides that he is a man. Watch him when he plays alone, and see if he doesn’t play t,hat he is a. man gI.own and worldly wise. So, if that be true, why not encourage him in his playp lf we buy ol. whittle a tiny boat of 8 ol. 10 inches for him, with it’s cheap rag sail, and habit of tipping over in a slight blow, we give him something in the same category as a top or a bag of marbles; he is amused for awhile, by seeing the little ship sail away from shore, and pulls it back again; the constant repetition of this soon becomes monotonous to the active mind of a child and he loses interest very I.apidly. All children, like most adults have a `lazy streak’ that is encouraged by doing something that does not stimulate their imagination. Is it difficult to imagine the happy excitement of your boy if you were to bring him home a real model that he could sail just as men dop I rather think not. I would not even stop at the 36″ model; I’d stop nowhere short of the new Marblehead 5`0-800 boat. And I would not, buy one, if there was a possible chance of attempting tc> build one. I thick it is a very foolish practice to `kid’ your boy into thinking you are some- thing mare than you are. He has, if he has been given a reasonable amount of affection, already put Dad quite a way above the Test of the male population, and by `tooting your own hom’, your boy soon discoveI.a that there are others who are the real thing, and he is disappointed. I would go to him, and treat him as a man ; omitt.ing all the bal)y talk, which only causes him a lot of bitterness if his playmates learn of it; and feJJ him that we were going to try our shill at building a model yacht; not a toy. but a real one that he could take out and entel. into the various contests he might wish to enter. I would st,udy bcioks on M.del Yacht designing, the:r construction and how to sail them. Books of this type can be secured at any Public Libral.y, and I have found that those who do not possess a copy, send for it so that, you may borrow it when you wish. I would write or personany visit some club or club member and ask for advice. Then, with the.b.y at my side, we would build a pJcrifaed model of a 50-800 boat. I emphasize `planked’ because I do not think it iq well to build a bQat by the lift method or from a solid block unt,il after you have learned to build a planked model. Sounds the reverse of practice, doesn’t itp Nevert.he-less, that’s what I would do, because in building a planked model you are teaching you boy, from the start. !he ri3hi .Liay {o buizd a boat. I.8\her, if he has 2 MODEL a hobby for whittling, he will be able to carve a model I,hat resembles a boat rather than resembling a fence post. with the ends cut to a point as so many `park’ models do. After the boy had become familiar with the handling of the boat we had built, and if the desire came to him for another, I would build an “A” Class model. YACHTING x 1#” yell.w Ttine ‘at`ice st,rips; soaked overnight,, and bent, and twisted over the ribs, trt an oak t,ransom and stem piece and fattened with lath nails. There was no taT`el.ed planks: the numerous gaps were filled wit,h pieces cut to a near fit: the many seams were filled with white lead; the deck was made of }4″ cypress. fast,ened with cigar-box nails. S{I`ips of lead were nailed to the bottom to keep My reason.for this would be to encourit upright, and strange to relate. it floated age, I.ather than to ref,and, evel.y boy’s on an e\-en keel, and (t,o me) was a masterdesire to be like Dad or big brother. You piece. will find a happy sparkle in his eyes as I built three mol.e; improvilig, but still he proudly thrusts out his chest because floundering in the dark; and then I heard he is `now a man’. He wculd feel like tr.e of every model yachtman’s friend, Arthur boy on a real live pony, who sees a chum R. BI.own; I won’t att,empt to praise my on the wooden horse of a Merry-Goown work, but I do believe that I am imRound; bigger, more real, out seeking the proving litfjle by little. I hate built a adventures so dear to every boy’s heal.t. dozen in the last three years, and I am Witness the look of longing on the face of the boy-with the tiny toy, the next time you take your own 50-800 or class “A” boat to the lake. Down deep, inside of you; isn’t there just a little wish that you could give him your boat, so that you can see the happy light come into his facep Then, since, we can’t give models away like marbles, wouldn’t it be fun to make your own boy happyp Then too, are you not helping, ina big way to insure the sport of model yachting for the futurep Wouldn’t you be happy to take your own boy as skipper or mate and win a race against a field of topnotchersp And you are doing still more; you are keeping him away from the `gang’ on the corner; you are keeping his milid on something clean and healthy, and training those nimble fingers and that active mind to function smoothly, accurately, just as his vigorous nature demands. You may offer the excuse that you could never build a model yacht in a hundred years, so how could you be expected to teach your boy. You can; if there is any liking fol. a model; just as you expect your hey to learn reading and writing. He accomplishes it first by seeing the letters that someone else has made, and then by constant practice until he is as capable as the other boys. Your first boat, like my first planked model, may be a very crude affair, but it will be the foundation for better models. My first was after seeing o7te photo in a Yachting magazine. It was 72″ 0. A. and had 3 ribs, sawn from the end-board of an old wooden bed; the planks were }4″ L . only waiting fcr a visit from more experienced model builders to know whethel` (I. not I build a good model. I do know they sail well, and go r`retty near the way a boat is suppctsed to gci, so. being just a normal human, with no I:right accomplishments to my credit, I still contend that what, I can do. onyziody co7t do. I have every human fault, plus many that are not human at all; I am impatient ; I want to see the boat in the wa{.er. before the plans are made; I want to impro\.e on the wcrk of such men as Bull, Potter, Pigecm, Black, Brown and many others too numercus to ment.ion; Rather a large order, isn’t itp Yet, I’m a,big fl.og in a little puddle, up to the Fres±ent time, and I have started f everal others out trying to heat me. That’s helping tl]e sport, and doesn’t make me a bit mad. I want to build a fine boat, and I’d be happy to be the wol.st in 500 others in this ccmmunity. I haven’t a boy of my own, but I get a great kick out of helping the kiddos that are ever hanging on my coat-tail. You, who are fortunate enough to have boys of your own have a wonderful opportunity to do a lot of good for model yachting at t.he same time you are doing something for your boy and yourself. So don’t stand back and say you can’t: fry il. You can’t blame a man for ailing half so much as for not making the attempt at, all, what we gain without effort is wert,h just what it cost. C. 0. BROoK Inspiration has value. It’s worth a good deal, but it costs something. iviffl MODEL YACHTING AT LAST •In response to .repeated demands we are unfortumtely able to present. a second hand description of the lnuch disgust 6 me+re mys+err lnodel, the Floating Kidiay. She was designed by Mr. 0. Watt Abuttock, the not able Finish navel architect. and was executed by, Wood, Butcher & Co., of Hacksaw, Mass. She is owned and bailed by Mr. Nertz, Commodore of the Danvers M. Y. C., you will hear more from Mr. Nertz later, in l`act. the lat.er I,he better. In spite of our request, Mr. 0. Watt AbuttocL writes: ” The Ffocl/I.ng K®.dr2ey was produced only after great exertions :.rnedTtyisp¥ut;:tyh:nfci::ya:a2£;I:ennct]e?fwt£: were both former sea captains. Their advice was unvaluable, and I could have done nothing without the aid of the old salts. I know t.hat this boat will prove even better than my last design, as her garbages are much sweeter and her pendulum keel is hung on hinges just like a I.udder. Her fair body has a most striking feature, Viz: her beautiful round bottom, and altho she is fat as a pig in.her midsection, I think she will p)ane when runming providing she can hold her nose a couple feet out of I.he water. She is Macaroni rigged, with spaghetti wrapped stayloops, and has a collapsable rubber mast, designed by Dr. Currycomb. This will be appreciated when sailing under low brit.ches. But the sail plan, Ach! it is the last word. Just one look at it and you agree with me that words fail you. It is cut low in front, and twice as lc)w behind. A stal.tling new wrinkle is revealed by +the use of the h.t-c’ia. spinnakel.. This excit.ing sail is nf shimmying orchid bloomer silk, fast,ened with a single stay over the shoulder (of the mast). Its peculiar cut allows the utmost freedom of movement, in both light and dark airs, and she will jibe back and fc)r{,h and roll from side to side with graceful nonchalance. Before the wind, with a bone in her teeth, she will show her heels to any yachts which happen to be hopelessly. astern. I feel that if she can be tuned up and handled properly by a real he-skipper 8 that she wf]l make all the buo}rs so easily it will be useless to try and keep her covered. Please excuse any mistakes in spelling as I am just learning how to handle the new typewhter. 0. WATT ABUTTOCK, N.A. Editor’s Note:-This is the worst of a series of uninteresting articles by famous model yacht ex-perverts. We hope that these articles will induce our numerous non-subscribers to continue t.heir vatuable patronage. Don’t fail to miss the second article in next years tissue. You will get full (whether you like it or not) particulars of the building, tuning up and sailing to victor\r Of the Floating Kidney. Also descriptions and drawings by our stuff Gal.toonist of gadgets you never heard of before. Get a line on the successful varicose vane steering gear, the Mahatma Ghandi reversible balloon yib and detailed instructions of how to construct a durable cellophane deck. As an additional shock, we will send you (by under covel. messenger) with each new subscription, a fool size blue print on strong pink paper, of the FJoai!i.n.a A. One glance at her lines and you will be simply crazy to make her. Omit all payments to the editor or to, I. M. Nertz. Commodore, Danvers Model Yacht Club, Cell 13. CORRESPONDENCE Dear Mr. Brown: Thanks for your letter which came this morning. Am glad indeed to hear that you are improving. In my opinion the work you are doing is invaluable to the sport inasinuch as your magazine is the c :nnecLing lilik between model yachting centers in U. S. A. Thank you also for t,he tool catalog which doubtless will arrive soon. Would like to apologize for the tone of part of my last letter. Sometimes I get very discouraged. Model Yachting to me seems the greatest game there is, combining as it does skill in drafting and MODEL YACHTING a number of trades in the construction able to help along this line. The Associof a model, and good, clean fun in the atioi would have to b3 built on the 50sailing of it otter ccmstruction. It re8(to class, the A Class coming later. Of quires unlimited study and patience, the two I prefer the latter, but the former perseverance, and sometimes a high de- b{!ing more popular seems more feasible tc) put over. gree of courage. The best equipped in skill and knowledge need all they have, In asking some Easterners t,o correand yet a novice can find a lot of pleasure in the game. My greatest hope, aside s|iond with me I hope to get some suggt}sted solution of our difficulties, and from being a good husband and father details of how I,he game is carried on. is to help the game toward the popularit`y You are too busy to bother, but if you it deserves. will pass this letter to someone who has The Sam Francisco M. Y. C. has teem time and the good of the game at heart, in existence thirty odd years, sailing on you will be doing all I can ask of you. a most unsuitable water and without any Enclosed bill is contribution to your outside competition. A type of boat has postage supply. Will pay for printing been developed, suitable for the condiphotos if you think they will help the tions, but unlike any type found elsegame any. Times are hard, but Will alwhere. The I.ake Merritt M. Y. C. has ways help oit for the general gciod. now been formed, giving us a little outAs enclosed cHpping will show, we are side competition. They have adopted to have some sort of celebration here in the 50-800 class. Our club must do the Model Yachting should plan to same. The fellows, as a whole, do not 1937. stage some sort of a meet here then. seem to realize this is the turning point in our existence. We must adopt nnatWishing you every success, ionally recognized classes now and sail Yours truly, with Oakland or stay in the rutfc)rever. The rocks around the lake murder the shallow dl.aft models, and the trees are a nightmare. We ask the Park Cc>mmissioners to improve the lake. They cannot spend large sums for a small group. Without better conditions it seems impossible to increase our numbers. Which comes first – the hen or the eggp At present the only avallal]le water in Sam Francisco that is hotter is the bay itsell`. This means new quarters and row boats, which so many of our members refuse to use. If some of us go on the bay it means a split in the club. A solution seems impossible, and yet there must be a way. The only hope seems to be to push the 50-800 r;lass. Get the fellows to construct the one clas`i, get out in respectable numbers on Sunday, get the Oakland club over occasionally and put on a show. Then the Park Co.nmissioners may he induced to do s.m3thing. Our club is woefuny lacking in builder`s, and so a fast-growing class seems improbable. Am doing what I can persoDally. Have built two beside my own, one a planked model, and charged the fellows only the actual cost of materials. This winter will start correspondence with other Pacific Coast clubs, hoping to form a Pacific Coasts division of the National Association. You might be W. G. HUBBARI). 1259 15th Aye., Sam Francisco, California Dear Mr. Brown: Having just completed a 50-800, I would like to know when I.he best time will be to register it for the next season. The ship will not be in trim .for anything this year. Mr. Pigeon in a letter in the June issue referred to the Mill Pond Club as the “Bab}r” of the M. Y. R. A. Isn’t it said that babies should be kept in a carefully guarded environment becuase they are WATER COLORS lf you would like a water-color painting of your model yacht to hang in your home or club, you can obtain one 6×9 in. copied from your photo by sending list of colors on your model with it. Speci.I Offer $1.50 Guy MELLGREN 34 Dean Street, Brdintree, Mass. MODEL YACHTING 5 easily influenced and acquire bad habits too readilyp If that ig s., methinks that the competing skippers at our p)nd during the National Chamoionships slipped to a cert,ain extent. We babies learned that in order to be a crack skipper we mu3: in the basement of the Bruce Branch of the Public Library at 125th Street and have to be content with other clubs generosity for sailing water. By next spring we hooe to have an organized fleet of nomad 50-300’s that are going to cruise f]rst develop a temperament – just like ab.ut the country, taking into camp such Garbo. We must get all w.rked up atj the races; let pet,ty tricks of our opp3nenl annoy us; make, a prc>te3t at every in.ve he makes; get on n.n-talking ba5ies with our enemies, and “tank we gi hrme” if we do not win. Anyb.dy wh) was there will know what I am talking about. Was not the purp.se of th.se I.aces to see which boat in America was best fitted to I.epresent U. S. against Britain? Wasn’t other 50-800’s that happen across our Way. How about a schedule in each issue giving the important races of the seasonp Yours tl.uly, John M. Black a bit of Cooperation wanted.D Dear Mr. Brown:- On the other hand, I was out at the Staten Island Club a while ago. As we were without a boat, my friend and I The book came through promptly from The Rudder and is now to be the property of a very fine young skipper who has won the Fall Series of the Sea Scout Class racing here. They I.ace a spring, summer and fall series of seven races each, with ten to twelve entries in every race, and a fist prize for each series, as well as a rowing shift for the final or World Series at the end of the season when the lst., were given some 50-800’s and asked to race with them. The organization of the club and the hospitality and enthusiasm of its members were a joy. By living in New York I have been pretty well cut off from the Mill Pond Club and have lost .connection with its doing. Since the Cent,ral Park Club has moved its headquarters t,o College Point, a few of us poor waifs who are unable to procure transportation out there are organizing a sort of nomad club. As you probably know, the Model Pond in Central Park is too cluttered with small fry for organized racing and the wind conditions are teITible. Again we are futily trying to procure a permit to have skiff 2nd., and 3d. place winners in each series, sail it off in three races for the season championship. The models are 42″ LOA, and t.he skippers from 11 to 14 years of age, and if you think we are not developing the finest bunch of young sailors in the cc)untry, just try to hunt up a bunch to beat them – and try placing a bet with me. E. L. CHENE`’. racing on the Upper Reservoir – the skiff racers’ idea of paradise. It is sand the the reservoir is used for hydrant water only. We build in.dels together Aggressive fighting for the right is the greatest sport in the world. C.D. © SAILS of QUALITY © C.D. OUR REPUTATION IS SECOND TO NONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC TERMS-1/3 per lco sq ins., plus 1/ for each s il, plus postage (Prices in English Slelllng) ARRANGEMENT-Payment with order by lntemational Money Order CHARLES DROWN & SON ULLSWATER ROAD, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON,S.E. 27, ENGLAND 6 MODEL YACHTING 21 Home-Lynn at Mbld. p.in. 28 Chowder Race Coming Events *Special season prizes for members who Sail at home when club i§ competing in out of town races. Marblehead Class Ju:¥ia]e4rt,hN=gL¥5otFk¥oap%i?nManor:Ren- Subscription Contest Au|Sras:d4,tk_eafd¥5otrhk,T£:S::rcup,Staten Harry F. Deckel., Chicago, secured 31 subscl`iber.i to win the Class A model in se3::nmsE:5,22Gnr:nafdR2a3pr{dd,sT#;:Efa:acntam. our ccntest ending March lst. Dr. H. J. Stout, Ph!ladelphia. was second with nine. 29th and 30th, Marblehead Perpetual Challenge Cup, Marblehead, Mass. °C€°ubp:ro6#n:nBdos::L’SJoeis,teBro.:tocn:mid:::i lntemational Class A MI.. Fred L. Pigeon has offel`ed the A Class model. Wes!coard JJ, wh:.ch finished second in the National Championships at Chicago in 1932, in a contest which will end June 15th. This affords every new subscriber an June 15th, 16th, 17th, Eastern Trial Races cpportunity to win this crack model. Boston Pool, Boston, Mass. Circulal.s are being Prepared which will Marblehead M. y. C. give cc]mplete details, meanwhile line up your prospects. Race Schedule 1934 April 29 Boston at Boston MODEL May 16 E:a: 20 Home 27 Boston at Marblehead June 3 Homerl,}’nn at Lynn p. in. 10 Home *17 Boston at Boston 24 Home July 1 Home 8 Home *14-15 Rensselaer, N. Y. 22 Home 29 Home-Lynn at Marblel.ead August *4-5 Staten Island, (Heisler Cup) New York 12 Home 19 Home 26 Home-Lyun at Lynn p. in. September 2 Boston at Marl)lehead Ship and Yacht Fittings Turnbuckles 25c to 55c each Brass¥%rukbf,ne:Bt%CFg.4Sjgg]eand Ring and trolley tl`avellers, 25c & 50c Goosenecks 40c and up Aluminum adjustable lnast step 25c ¥::tmsobcakned:i:wads:t::nb!::is:sE:ite:a:rdss + Se;adc£°trfaotda:fgf]¥]PLg]s?gfr:?ipig:d 3 ka££rsDmaiThRca:; Race 16 Home 23 Home 29-3°c#[LtLnegeea€u:eRpaecteuaL October *6-7 Chester I. Campbell Cup Boston 14 Skippers Race A. J. FISHER 1002 Etowah Avenue Royal Oak, Mich. MODEL YACHTING 7 PERSONALS Raspb.Tries, Peaches and Quince. plucked here and there. We Understend That:The wonderfully improved performance of George Clive’s 50-800 model. since being fitted with Drown sails is a fine example of the value of good sails. The consistently improved sailing of this boat in the closing weeks of the past season so impressed ot.her members of the Marblehead Club t,hey are planning to fit their own boats with sails by Drown. Selmar Larsen, desiglier and builder of the successful MarbleheEid Challenge Cup defender, Broom, has two new boats on paper for the coming season. Both are worked out from the lines of this boat and if they are faster it will take some boat to beat them. John Black had Baslo”.a V, at Hamton Manor Lake Oct. 12th, sailing against the local boats and giving the local skippers a pI.actical demonstration of racing tactics. Jim Young, Wckefield, is planning another 50-800 for 1934. This boat will be somewhat radical in design and construetion. Several other boats are planned for the 1934 season, and we hear that Cordon Blood is working on his old boat, an ast.nishingly fast light weather boat. ` H. 8. Eteson, Califoi.nia, has hi.s Wampum meal.ly finished and is much pleased with her trim lineg. Model yacht builders who like to have their fitting plated will be well pleased with t.he work done by Tremont-Old Colony Plating Co., 135 Old Colony Ave., South Boston, Mass. Ernest 8. Kempster, an Englishman, now I`esiding in Sb. Louis is building the Ea9!cocird. Mr. Kempster is a Marine Surveyor and as a boy sailed models at Regents Park and Clapham Common, London, his experience and activity should be of value to the St. I,ouis organization. Geo. Gallagher, Philadelphia, is building Westward. Everest A. Dibble, Wharton, N. J., is building Wcimpum, he writes they have a fine pond approximately 3000 feet long, by 400 feet wide, over which strong, winds generally prevail. Mr. Dibble is very enthusiastic over the sport but needs the co-operation of other enthusiasts to get the sport started there. W. F. Schwedes, Duluth, is building W’drapz4m. R. E. Hayes, Newack, will start a 50-800 soon. The Boston Model Yacht club are holding regular monthly meetings now, clam chowdel., coffee and fixings being served. The members spend an hour and a half around the festive board talking over the season’s racing and new plans for the coming year. Walter Sykes, Lckewood, Ohio is interS. Adams, New Jersey, writes:ested in steam, gasoline and electric power Edward “I am planking a W’1ampum design, 50boat;3. Walter Iwinshi, New Jersey, is b`iilding a Wampum planked with California cedar, as is John Quinn of Montreal. Mr. Quinn is a ship builder by trade and for several years was a member of the Whiteinch M. Y. C., Glasgow. 800, from the directions published in your Mode! yach!i.ng magazine. It is the fit.st planked model and the secrmd racing boat I have built, and I am enjoying every minute of the work, thanks to the clearness of your instructions. ” has won nine out of ten races in the midwest racing. It would be most interesting to see this heat and Broom, in a series of mat,ch races. President Cheney purchased two copies of “Model Sailing Craft” to be offered as race trophies. One of them was posted in a boys’ race at Saugatuck last October and the other will be up at a regatta in Florida sometime this winter. Harry Denkcwitz,. Providence` is starting a Wes!ctiord and L. Hendrickson of New York has his model from this design well along. the hock, Model Sailing Crof i haven’t had time to study it as yet. Was especially interested in the chapter on designing Pres. E. Ij. Cheney’s 50-800, Shadoto, J. E. Sears, Californ].a. wl.ites:- “As to 8 MODEL and building. The chapter on designing, is, I think, very good, as to the one on building. well, I still think my copies of A4ede! yoch!i.ng pretty gciod. Hope that in one of the coming copies of the Model ycich!..ng you will now give us some data on fittings and rigging. ” Dexter Goodwin gave Brz2/us to hincoln YACHTING Rules for all Skippers It is unfair to push the model around the course, either with your hand or the Oal’. A string may be attached to the bow of the model (preferably a BLACK string, so that it won’t be so easily discovered) and to the stern of the skiff ; in this way it is easy to win regardless of how you set the sails, (provided you can row fast Stock, Jr., at the Hamton Manor races. Young Stock takes her to Staten Island and places right up at the top. Maybe if D. G. can get a couple more days to enough). put in at the Manor the kid will show Ramming the other models is lots of him how it’s done. fun; No real true sportsman objects to Frank Ayer, Philadelphia, recently fin- having a nice new model gouged up and ished his Tves!toa)rd and wl.ites:- “I have scratched, nor having the sails torn; He only sailed her twice in very light, fluky loves to spend the day patching up the airs but the speed she makes at times is craft and making believe that he is opersurprising. That No. 4 Wamsutta cerating a ship:yard. He will be especially tainly makes a nice suit of sails”. pleased if you wreck his model just as H. J. Lawton, California, is building the she was about to win the race. 50-800 Papoose. Stepping into the rigging and spars alJose Fernandez, Dorchester, is working ways calls forth much laughter and jocular comment from the victim, espeon a new 50-800 and plans to start a new cially if you split the deck or break a spar. one for Class A as soon as the 50 is comBe sure to see how far over you can pleted. Harry Richardson, South Boston, has shove the rudder, and twist it to see how drawn four or five boats for Class A, none strongly it is fastened to the rudder-post. Every skipper loves to see his model with of which just seemed to suit him. At last, we hear, he has one that he thinks a twisted and useless rudder; In fact, he only puts one on so that you will have will do and will start construction at once. “Never has there been an avocation that something to play with. Dropping stJnes in the hull is also provoked greater preparation or gave considered a good trick, especially if they greater joy in its fulfillment.” W. F. are large enough to break a plank. Schwedes. Don’t use a bumper, on the stem head, Fred Pigeon, has fitted Wes!toa!rd JJJ that is soft; use a sharp piece of metal, so with a steel mast from England which he has had chromium plated, it looks very that when your model rams another you will be certain to stave a hole in the side spiffy. He has also made alterations in this heat, taking 2}4 lbs. out of the hull (of the other model). and adding 3 pounds of lead to the keel, If you want to see a skipper double up increasing the draft }4 in. He has also with laughter, be sure to get your feet built an improved Show) Boa}! for the 50tangled up in the stays when he is setting 800 class. up the mast. It’s great to see his face all wreathed in smiles as you tangle the stays around your legs, getting them all snarled up, and possibly tearing them from the mast. IT’S ALL A LOT OF Model Sailing Craft FUN. AND ANYWAY, ISN’T THAT WHAT WE ARE OUT FORP By W. J. Ddniels and H. 8. Tucker Written by the Cuspitore of the Dippy Huzzy Modes Yacht Club. Piice, Six Dollars, Post Paid Write For Circular JUST ONE MORE LITTLE subscription, please. MODEL TACKS & JIBES By CoM. BOB LINSLEV YACHTING 9 ing sails. It is safe to say that about 150 of these models were completed but that a large percentage were never sailed in a manner that would enable the builder to learn anything at all about sailing. GRAND TRAVERSE MODEL yACHT CLUB In this mechanical age, when it is usual to go to a stol`e to purchase a wanted toy, we believe it is of great value to our boys, During the varied existence of this young and old, to actually construct this column we have tried to keep our members lnore or less completed model of one of and the people of Traverse City informed the most beautiful of mans creations as to Model Yachting. We have been a sailing vessel – thereby learning the serious at times and at others not so use of hands and tools as well as the first much so, but always have we striven to principles of an art that has taken cenpromote Model Yachting in this region. turies to develop to its present stage. It is This issue is a serious one for it touches a a long step from the primitive dug-out part of our work that is really all imporcanoe to the complicated, beautiful and tant fl.om many angles -mmely, the efficient racing yacht. boys division of our -club. Sailing is becoming more and more We started Model Yachting with a popular all over the country and since group of boys, two years ago, and they Traverse City is to have its new breakhave formed a very important branch of water, we will socin see evidences of this Model Yachting. Now we are faced with fact more and I.|L ore each summer. It will a problem-shall we go on with this only be a few years and our boys of today work or shall we give it UPP will be our men of affairs. During the two years, we have reached Shall we give up the work that has about 75 boys, directly, and others in- been done these past two yearsor shall directly, at different times, and we hope we continue the boys branch of the Model that each boy knows a little more about Yacht Club in the hope that some day, sail boats than when we started – but, somehow, they will have an adequate we have discovered a serious defect in our place to try out the work of their hands, work. With all the water there is around a place suitable for sailing Model Yachts Traverse City, there is no adequate place – we wonderp for these boys to sail their models when We wrote to Arthul’ R. Brown at the completed. In other words, the work was suggestion of Pres. Cheney and Mr. only half done. Brown recommended we try Eclsfttjard The boys are not at fault, for they re- for our other Class A model as it won sponded loyally and worked faithfully. second place in the mid-west trials at Many men gave up I,heir time to help the Chicago. “Any boat that beats this boys get their boats completed and doubtless many mothers worked over time mck(Continued on t>a;ge 12) XL SAILCLOTH XL SAILS MADE TO ORDER ONE ‘PENNY PER INCH ON SAIL EDGE Waterp`°i::hYna§nh£:sit:ob:i’;c:j§v:e{:rte#:h::#a:,.a:i#:B;::I;::B:rRFefut]hr:d.Very Sillce il9 inlJoducl!on in Janu.fy,1933, il has :one Into use all ova. BIiti8h Isles, India, Austr.li., New Zealond, U. S. A. .nd Norw.y. Excellent leslimonials from S®m Berge, Norway, Goo. Bdron, u. S. A., elc. W. G. PERKS, TI`efriw, Cael`navonshire MODEL RACING YACHTS TO ORDER OR FROM STOCK 10 MODEL YACHTING, Model Yacht Racing Association of America t;i§::::¥::iiit¥:°:na,:::;ii£;i¥i:ba;e;#:A;!#;§r:1;ii;,z¥i:a:’f¥*:::;;:Si:e;d;::g:e:tF;’iu:£a!ji#:i: OFFICERS Prcsl.de#/.. E. L. CHENET, Box 193, Siugatuck. Michigan V!.ce-P7.s..de7.I.. S. H. Cox, Clevelancl. Ohio Secre!a7y.. FREI) L. PIGEON, 131 Coleridge St., East Boston, Mass. rreas”ref.. E. A. BULL, 974 Roger; Ave„ Brooklyn. N. Y. Di.eclory of ^ffi!iated Club. OGDEN PARK M. Y. C.. NORMAN W. LLovl]. Secrc/any BOSTON M. Y. C. 26S8 W. 39th Place. Chicago FRED I,. PIGEON, Sccrc/a[ry. 131 Coleridge Street, East Boston. Mass. CENTRAL PARK M. Y. C. HoWARD GRIFFITIIS, Sccrc/Cry, 609 West 147th Street, New York City PHILADELPHIA MODEL YACHT CLUB, ]oHN T. BAKER. SccJc!ary S228 Pennsgrove St„ West Philadelphia. Penn. PROS.PECT PARK M. Y. C.. ]Os. pERRONi. sccrcl¢ry, S46 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. N. Y. CHICAGO M. Y. C., H. F. DECKER.`Sccrcjar} 9842 Drexel Ave., Chicago CLEVELAND M. Y. C., A. H. BEECI]ER, C.omorodorc. 358S Warren Road, Cleveland. Ohio DEEPER HUI)SON M0I)EL YACHT CLUB. PAUL HEISLER, Sccrc/Cry. IIampton Manor, Rensselaer, N. Y. I)ETR0IT M. Y. C.. W. C. VINCENT, Secretary. 15516 Bayliss Avenue. Detroit, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS M. Y. C. Cl.^RENCE J. DELONG,Secrc/a/} RED BANK MODEL YACHT CLUB A . S. A`NDBRsorq .Secretary Lennox Ave„ Rumson. AMos G. ARl)OENE. Sccrcjary. 263 New York Avenue. Providence, R. I. ST. AUGUSTINE M. Y. C., EDWARD H. FIsl]WICK, Sccrclary, 90 Cedar Street, St. Au8u.tine, Fl., ST. LOUIS MODEL YACHT RACING ASSN. R. M. VERHEyDEN. Sccrclar}, Continental Life Bldg., St. Louil, Mo. ST. LOUIS MODEL YACHTING ASSN.. INC. ROBERT L. NooNAN, Sccrclary S647 Ma|)le Ave„ St. Louie 844 Progpect Street,S. E., Grand Rapidg GRAivD TRAVERSE M. Y. C. Clyde M. Bennett, Sccrc/dry 118 East 12 St., Traverse City. Michigan LAKE MERRITT MODEL YACHT CLUB J. H. Wilton. Sccrc/Cry 62ls Hillegase Ave.. Oakland. Cat. LYNN MOI)EL YACHT CLUB, EDWARI) S. REyNOLI)s, Sccrcf Cry 21 Lakeview Ave., East Lynn, Masg. MARBLEHEAD M. Y. C., INc. C. `^r. SWBBT. Secretary. Franklin Street, Marblehead, Magg MILL POND MOI)EL YACHT CLUB JollN A. ERICKsoN. Commodore 17 Adatng St., Port Washington, L.1„ N. Y. MODEI, CLUB. OWEN P. MERRILL. Sccrc/Cry, 205 City I8land Avenue. New York City MONTCLAIR M. Y. C., WILLI^« H. Hot)GINS, Sccrcfary, 6S Clack Street. Glen RIdge, N. J. NEWARK MODEL YACHT CLUB. R. E. H^TEs, Sccrcfory. 68 Bremer Street. Newar[, N. J. N .J. Rl]ODE ISLAND M. Y. C.. SAN FRANCISC0 M. Y. C., W. G. HUBBARD. Sccre/any 12S9 lsth Avenue, San Francisco SAUGATUCK MODEL YACHT CLUB. 8. L. CHB”BV. Secretary. Saugatuck. Michi8.n STATEN ISLANI) MODEL YACHT CLUB J. H. LIS§ENDEN. Sccrclary SIS College Aye., Staten I8land. N.Y. TOLEDO M. Y. C.. A. M. YouNGQulsT. Secretary. Waltc Hich School, Toledo. Ohio WAKEFIELD MODEL YACHT CLUB. A. R. BRowN. Secrclory, 83 Grcenwood St.. Mclrosc Highland., Me-. WALLO0N LAKE MODEI. YACHT CLUB. TIIEODORB M. KERsz[EFl, Sccr.Iary 4322 Floral Avenue, Norwood. Ohio WARINANCO MODEL YACHT CLUB BERTRAM S. MooRE,Sccrejary 808 Murray St., Elizabeth. N. J. WASHINGTON M. Y. C., K. BAUMGARTm`’. Sccrc!ary 1732 Eye Street. N.W.. Washington, D.C. MODEL YACHTING 11 GEORGIA MODEL YACHT CLUB. Other Clubs G. ]. BENsoN, Sccrclary 234 Norwood Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. HOLLYWOOD M. Y. C.. AKRON M. Y. C., W. F. HARRls, Sccrcjar?. 306 Metropolitan Building, Akron. Ohio BRAINTREE POINT M. Y. C. 8. M. V^uGH^RT. Secretary. MOBLTON MooRE, Secretary. 1418 North Spaulding Ave.. Hollywood, Calif . MERIDEN M. Y. C., RALPH P. ]AczcSoN. Secretary. 36 Quincy Avenue, East Braintree, Mace. HUGUENOT MODEL YACHT CLUB A„ RUTTK^x. Commodore. 203 Great Kills Road, 344 Curtiss Street, Meriden. Conn. MINNEAPOLIS MODEL YACHT CLUB STERLING RII,Ev. Secrelary 905 W. Franklin Street. Minneapolis. Minn. GreaLt Kills. Staten Island JERSEY CITY MODEL YACHT CLUB, Chas. F. Vlebrock, SccrcJary 61 Sussex St., Jersey City, N. J. Working Blue Prints KANSAS CITY. M. Y. C. L. A. SHBRiDBRT. President, S127 Baltimore Avenue, Kansis Gty. Mo. LOS ANGELES M. Y. C., WAI.TER R. MANv. Sccrclary. 365 South Man8field Avenue. INTERNATIONAL CLASS A Westward, designed by C. 0. Liljegren Los Angele!, Caljl.. MARLB0RO M. Y. C.. T. A. LECLERC, Sccrcjary, 17 Clinton Street. Marlboro, Mass. SEATTLE M. Y. C., ARTHUR W. BACKER, Sll9 27th Avenue. N. E.. Seattle. Wash. L.o.a.73.9 L.w.I.49 Draft ll.18 Disp.44.25 S.a.1740 I/ounder, designed by Fred L. Pigeon L.o.a.70 L.w.I.48 Draft ll Disp. 44,44 W.I.b.16.20 S.a.1798 fastwarJ, designed by Fred L. Pigeon L.o.a. 74 Draft ll.34 TRE-POL-PEN M. Y. C., W.I.b.13.2S L.w.I.49.2 Disp.47.15 W.I.b.13.87 S.a.1855 THOMAS BRVANT. Secre!or? 1576 Leslie Avenue. Detroit, Mich. UNQUOWA MODEL YACHT CLUB, PoLL`’ CHiTRCHILL, Sccrc/any, 310 Stratford Road. Bridgeport. Conn. VANCOUVER MODEI, YACHT CL a E. W. E. BLACKMAN. 880 Cardero Street, Vancouver, 8. C. WATERTOWN SR. HIGH SCHOOL M. Y. C. CI.EMENT J. CARBONE, Secrcfary Waterlown, Mass. Full size hu’l plans, $2.00 M^RBLEHE^D CLASS VI/ampum, desig.ed by James A. Potter L.o.a.50 Draft 8.5 L.w.I.36 Beam8.75 Dis|).14 Iba. Papoose, designed by Fred L. Pigeon L.o.a.50 L.w.I.38 Disp. 16.75 lbs. W.I.b.10 SAow Boat, designed by Fred L. Pigeon L.o.a.S0 L.w.I.37 Draft 7.S Disp. Ap|)rox. 12 W.I.b.8.5 Full size hull plan, $1.50 Junior Model yacht Racing Association of America ]A.CK A,. `NAR”G, |R., President COMMUNITY SERVICE OF BOSTON, INC.. FRANcis X. MCLAUGHLIN, D¢.rcc/or, Room 202. 739 Boyl8ton Street, Boston. Mass. DEI,AWARE M. Y. C., ROBERT EASTBURN, Cofflcoodorc. 1708 Broom Street. Wilmington. Del. Sail plan $1.00 Sail plan $1.00 Ca[spaw, designed by C. 0. Liljegren Full size hull pl:n, $2.00 Sail pl.n $1.00 We are offering your choice of these designs for three subscriptions or renewals to Model yach!i.ng at two dollars each. Any other of our designs or any of the books we handle may be obtained as subsoription premiums. If there are 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. 12 MODEL (Contintted from bage 9) •Ea!sttzjord’ (handling being equal) will YACHTING CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING be an exceptic)nally good boat, of national championship calibre,” writes Mr. Brown. On Monday evening the Grand Travel.se Model Yacht Club held its annual meeting at the Park Place hotel and the largest crowd of the season so far turned out. For once the weather man served us up some good weather. Guess he must have heard our threats. Our Junior Division is now under way, 12 boys showed up last week and this week Thursday we will start our work with each boy assigned to a certain teacher. Any man wanting to work with a group of boys is mol`e than welcome. We received a nice letter tciday fr)in Commodcl’e Sweet of Grand Rapids, the first we have had in some time and it surely was welcome. We hope we get these words of welcome and help more often for the balance of the season. Com. Sweet tells us that unofficial I`eports from President Cheney assure Grand Rapids of the National Marblehead Class Championship on the new Grand Rapids Model Yacht basin next September. Won’t that be something, a chance to see the finest models of the whole U. S. racing for first honors on the finest pool in the country and only a three hour drive from Traverse City. Every last one of us should be there. There should be about 50 Marbleheads on display and we feel thate by that time we should be right up with the best of them. U7rome is being I.emodeled, in fact her keel is off and will look very different next time she is on display. We hope the new Urorue will go faster in light winds than she did last year. We admit she was pretty good in heavy winds and if we can speed her up when the wind does not blow she will still make the rest hustle. However, just as a precaution, we hope to build a new Marblehead on the lines of Bill Comstock’s new speedster provided we get our new A finished and have any money left. Gosh! That reminds us, we have been wol.ried because Bill hasn’t named his new Marblehead and now we have to think up a new name fol. our new A and Marblehead, too, if we build one, we sort of like W7bile CJoucJ for one of them. PATENTS-Low cost. Book and informa.tion free. L. F. Randolph, Dept. 534, Washington, D. C. Rexo Post Card size roll film camera with plate gia£(t3e±go¥%],.’e£€£3:sotsFe8£5j::£n!i.££§:.mfa9s#§e:t:::’d!Pi%ene ;3:;t5S7%+te:e¥2t°,%l:;¥#Eti§e:rs?§e3:*::C5°ou.tsR4.°,’D.45Ri:: FOR SALE 2 fast class 8 model yachts, C®.rcc $75, €gir3iegt:7s3tLreeet]Tneiegrsnt8i!t:a?!a:n.C#Sa§sLsfpTg°£en],S]53°i ?:;iegrna:rs`n::em:E:f.aj:!assv.,:ymaot?:|sc,Pvye’#cien§: All were built by experienced builders and are real buys. A. R. Brown, Melrose Highlands. Mass. §]?n:d:gi#;::i;:dsy§t:apt€£.rp;:Sn:e£3p€e:i;trg::§:iicDy%°§pu{?8v¥ Delphos. Ohio. Fine I)hotogra|)hic enlargements, I)ortrait quality, ie;::5%:i;8inioo:p%ja:ti;zg:r:ai;|i:eer;:ihBf;ioEnii¥gi,rs:iie:i:;i-‘ New Jersey. Class A model from design by W. J. Daniels for sale reasonable. \Vm. Rich. 7 Marlboro Ave.. Providence, R. I. S].aS#c°8[F]]vya’yc,fe¢;#oS[£bg;efobaydFiatri!iEEig,urig:SS: 5RG|C!gg%?fses].SbR;}efi?£86Toa:3a,°f]t3h4evng::£!:E::£ Street, Marb]ehead, Ma.ss. Several fast models are offered by members of the Marblehead M. Y. C. if interested write to C. W. Sweet. 13 Franklin St., Marblehead. Mass.. who will hand your letters to members wishing to sell. Yes, we Sell all kinds of yachts and crafts of all kinds and sizes. Make your wants known. Listings wanted. Customers waiting. Drew’s Yacht Agency, 34 Centre Street, Falrhaven. Mass. New 50-800 Design Mr. C. 0. Lil].egren has designed a new Catspaw for our readers. The drawing is nearly completed so we expect to print it in our May issue with descriptive text by the designer. The new boat will be about 15 pounds displacement. We have received several letters regarding the Marblehead Steering Gear and Chester Pattee of that club very kindly made us a drawing of it, which will be published in an early issue. We can send a copy of the drawing for twenty five cents. We also have a new gear designed by Mr. H. V. D. Allen. The 1934 racing season will Soon b3 under way follow the fleet through the columns of MODEL YACHTING Model Yachting i \- •Ji- rfeRE r *` I =D -_ iJ< - Supplement to MOZ)Ef yACZJrJJV.G, April, 1934 STEERING GEAR Designed and donated to .a4loJc/ y4cAji.#g by Ernest Donkin This stipplement design shows a steering gear used by Mr. Donkin several seasons on his class A boat. He reports that it operates efficiently and prefers it to any he has previously used. This reproduction is from a full. size drawing but had to he reduced to fit our pages. Full size blue print will I)e mailed for twenty-five cents. fluTOMriT[c sF( MODEL DE5IGNEO BY 0ROwN b, I rn6RGli i f ldyushable Rudder pbst l]scembly i)rranStofRAderpostA5cembly 3j{6{O.DBras5lfubinS /, og,f3::se70bin3 •--.-_) ..~ __13` Ddeili Of slid;c: flalfcn.d Seal. .. 7fwic,e fiull S.ize. -a:-:=:-1=:I:I_:: iiiiiiiiii= Got her P'i'n Deta.Il Of Sulide.D" Scale .. Tlwi;cc Fiull Size, iinchect 6ui`d. 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