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PACIFIC N. U~ M. V.R.A. Y.Y.R.A.A. BURGEE METROPOLITAN LE.AGUE NEW ENGLAND LEAGL’E AUGUST Volume V VICE-COltf]lfODORE ACTING COMMODORE Entered :u Second-clau 1949 No. SS REAR COJIMODORE FLEET CAPTAIN matter March 31st, 1948, at the Post Office at Providence, Rhode Island. ode PROPERTY OF ,, , , ,r I 13RARY ;£ATTLE ‘. ;v ~· f~LE INSTA~ ,_ A MONTHLYMAGAZINEFOR THEMINIATUREBOAT M. Y.R.A.A. PACIFIC N. W. M. Y.R.A. METROPOLITAN BURG EE LEAGUE NEW ENGLAJ.’D LEAGCE AUGUST 1949 Volume V COMMODORE VICE-COMMODORE ACTING COMMODORE FLEET CAPTAIN —————————·matter March 31st, 1948, at the Post Entered a1 Second-clau IN(!~ No. 55 REAR CO.\I.\IODORE REGATTA CO.\f.’tJITTEE Office at Providence. Rhode hland. Due to the height of the mainsail which requires two yards of cloth the price is $6. for the set. Next to the hull, in importance is your sails, so get the best. SAILING RULES The La ROCQUE CO1\1P.–tNY 92 Douglas Ave. Founded in 1945 With MODEL $2.00 Make profound Providence 8, R. I. by Charles courtesies Tlie Nat’l Treasurer has just received from the printers, The La Rocque Co., of Providence, 300 books of the 1949 edition of the Pond Sailing Rules. The book contains 140 pages of important information every miniature yachtsman should know. Bound in _180lb. Tag stock, this booklet is of convenient size and extremely durable. Write your treasurer,. Leroy Gesheck, 7345 So. Blackstone AvenU’e, Chicago, Ill. H. Farley extended to YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Subscription, One Year, in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 all Checks and “MODEL Money Orders YACHTING” Foreign vayable to A JI rights reserved. Nothing that appears in th•1 magazine may be reproduced. Either wholly or in ;art, without written permission of the Editor actino for the MYRAA or from a contributor who re.rervu hi.r rights. Vol. V – 5 AUGUST No. 55 ANNUAL REPORT In a letter to us dated July 8, the N aticnal tec’y promised .an immediate mailing of report. It is new the 19th and we must close our pages for the August issue. Sorry to disappoint our readers who were leaking forward to the receiving of this infcrmaticn. If it is received later, we will include it in the next issue. THANKS, MARTIN ! Superintendent of Parks, Noonan has rebuilt the walk around the •starting end of the Providence sailing pond, and plus r . Thanks. SAILS FOR THE HELEN J’S Sails for Helen J’s are always kept in stock ready to deliver at a moments notice at A. J. Fisher’s Royal Oak, Mich. Expertly made affine fabric and cut strictly to class. NATIONAL “M” CHAMIONSHIP No report on the r~sults of the Champion;ship Races at Detroit have been received to date, [July 18th] altho they were held· on the ~-3 and and 4th .. • From A.J. Fisher of Royal Oak we learned that Alden Taplin of South Jersey was the winner with 7>!’points out of a possible 85, and that the success ..of the meet to a large degree rests on the shoulders of Bill Topping of . the Detroit Club, for his splendid work in preparing the pool for competition. To Mrs. Herbert Chandler goes the the major credit for the success of the “inner-man” catering depai;tment. She cooked all the food for the entire three days, and excellent food it was, while the serving was handled by practically all the ladies present. About 50 persons ‘were present during the meet, with abcut 18′.entries in the competition. The heat was great, and on the 4th reached 102 degrees. VISITED NEW ENGLAND A.J. Fisher visited the Eastern 2 seaboard l\Iarine 1\-Iuseums during the weeks cf June 19 and .’.26. Arrived back home in time to attend the last 2 days racing for the ‘·l\I” championship.. He was accompan- The Robertson of Detroit did a great job of the OOD post, with plenty of good officers assisting. Taplin of S. Jersey won first with 71. points, Steinbrecker of Detroit was second with 66, and Kethman of L.I. third with 65 points. Others were Arroll of Cadillac -!th, Hei~terkamp 5th, T. Houk 6th, Dinkiwitz of R.I. 7th, Bingeman of S.J. 8th, and \Villiams of Tre-PolPen 9th. ied by l\1rs. Fisher. STILL INTERESTED John Black of Florida, one of America’s greatest miniature yacht skippers, writes he is interested in the international races but laments the lack of information comi.pg _from the X-Comm11ttee. John has traveled across the pond several times as United States representative. More of the /Annual Race SAN DIEGO CLUB July 12 1949 Report of National Meeting Regatta For the second consecutive summer in its short life, the San Diego lVlodel Yacht Club has been host for a National Regatta. During the Fourth-of-July weekend the schedule included [a] the National “X” Class: [b] Pacific Division “X” Class; and [c] Pacific “A” Class Championships As might be expected at this season, light to medium winds prevailed, which were tricky and shifting from Northwest to Southwest; the sunshine was bright and warm, but out God-given air-conditioned climate maintained a temperature of about 70 degrees F. The following quotes were gathered from a letter received from one of the delegates Dr. Houk was nominated, and immediately after the seconding, it was moved that nominations olose. Dr. Houk did a magnificent job of a very stormy session, and everyone had a chance to be heard. Mr.· Heisterkamp was given the Yice Presidency leaving the field open for Bob Schreiner, a youth from the Chicago Club who shows promise Mr. Gesbeck was re-elected again as Treasurer. The National Executive ComThe “Pigeon Plan” was discussed mittee had graciously approved the and the amount that could be availp.ble increase from three to six boat entries for the trip was pegged at not more per club for these races, and although than $300. that might be either spent this information was communicated or voted. The Treasurer stated that promptly to the other clubs, only two he hadn’t received one penny from boats came from ep.ch of th~ four neither, clubs nor individuals, who visiting clubs. San Diego entered had pledged amounts to the pla’n. its six boats to make the races more [NOTE:—The International ra- interesting without much hope of acces will be held at Fleetwood, Eng- qui:Jing a ~ophy. Long ~tances land, August 15, 16 and 17. So far between clubs and the attendant ccst of travel were the principal reascns as we know NO COMPETITION to determine the United States rep- given for the small attendance. ·we resentative has been held, nor has greatly regretted not havin~ any enpermission been granted anyone to tries from Seattle, but realized that we could not compete with the atact as the MR YAA representative. 3 t1’d~Lh.H1.S viferect ctL r..b. TucKe1· iJetl’vlL .Ue1 n 11Le1· .:::,.lJ. jj S.D. 23 Johanna N. Keou~b S.D. 15 Pioneer Don Pritchar:>K FOR IT. ME WIFE On July 4th, the Pacific Division SEZ ME BELFN “J” Bt:LL JUST COKE.” “A” Class races sailed, as follows: Un ~aturday, July 2nd, the .Pacific Division “X” Championship was sailed, with the following results: 4 PROPERTYOF SEATTLE PUBLIC UBR/ da,s. John Petterson made a speech from the Allen·s terrace said, in part :'”\Ve ha Ye really accorded a ~rand reception as as the friendly cooperation of little and been weil yo 1 -r officials and skippers in this most successful inter-club event, and I think the record will show that San Dieµ:o has established a standa~d for 1\-Icrlel Yacht Regattas that ,Yill be found difficult to equal, l knriw tha l it cannot be surpassed.” \Ye thank John fur those kind words. A.R. [Gus] Lassel was among those present, and all ,,yere hapuv to see a marked improvement in his mane11Yerahility. The ~an Diego i\fr,del Yacht Club endeavrired to hold to its reputation for sportsmanship and grnial ho, pitality, primarily to encourage and promote model yachting. Tom J. Allen Rear Com111odore “HELEN J” NEw·s Wilmarth F. Post will exhibit the first Helen J produced by the SanPlastex method at the races in Detroit, on the 3rd and 4th 5th of July. this boat has a lace-wood deck, with inlaid kingplank and monogram of the Masonic order of which Bill is a 32 degree member. Another has been shipped to R. G. Conrod, of Stratford, Conn., complete with special designed deck in four woods, and sports the name of “Little Orphan”. Another shipped to Robert Coffey also of Stratford, Conn., but only hull, keel, skeg. fore-‘nd -aft plates and kingplank, ready to deck. The above were ordered after a half hour demonstration Stratford, Conn. May the 15th by Santos’ Purpleheartwood, and inlaid decked “Pioneer”, that was sold that same evening to E. LaRocque of ProYidence. Now under construction, one for Albert Perreault and Roland LaRocque both of Pr6Yidence. Helen J plans sold to the Vice-commodore of the Stratford Club, who will build a planked model. ______ MODEL YACHTIN.._ ____ EASTERN REGATTAS July 10-lnterclub Races at Boston. July 16 – 17-Eastern Div. Champpionship at Port “‘ ashington, L.I., N.Y. [X class, Pond]. July 23 – 24-1\:Iarblehead Open Reggatta and Banquet. [M class] August 5 -6 – 7- J ational Championship at Boston [A class, pond]. September 3 – 4 – 5 – Eastern Div. Championship at Albany,[M class • skiff]. September 3 – 4 – 5 – Anderson Cup at Albany,[M class, skiff]. September 17 – 18-E.D. Championship at Boston, [A class, skiff], Also Prince and Eagle Cups at Boston on same days, [A class. skiff]. October 23-Krauss Cup Race at Prospect Park, N.Y., [A class, skiff]. MODEL YACHT FITTINGS Fisher Self Tacking Vane Gear, Brass-$6.00 Chroms-$7. 50 Complete· Hardware Including the Vane Gear for 50-800, 6 Metre or X-Class-Set No. S’26 In Brass-$17.75; Chrome-$22.75’ Send 2, c for 40 page illustrated catalog of Ship and Yacht model Fittings. A. J. FISHER 1 002 Etowah Ave. 5 _ Royal Oak, Mich. The Plaint of Ca11itaine Paul The plaint of capitaine paul Me, I’m Paul Collet, e senior skipper of Frisco Bay, My bateaux, zey are fast, Zey nevaire are last, So regattas I win every day. – – Ze truth now, my frand, I will tell: I build zem good, zey sail swell. Mate Ann too has much skill And between us we will Show ho wCollet et fi.Uedo so well. mold out on the floor. If, still lt is a little stubborn, we try it with the aft quarters. A little patience will eventually do the trick, and there right before your befuddled eyes is the best, strong, est, and most beautiful hull you ever saw. Believe me, you should drap dead. •You ’11balance it in, your hand, and be careful – your eyes will pop right out and lose themselves in the glue pot .. After the complete molded hull is released from the mold, it is wise to put on the sheer stringers and the bow and stern plates. We glue both plates in place as we also do the stringers by using two dozen small clamps bought in the ‘5 and 10 cent store, and they do a fine job. But to make doubly sure we nail small brads just long enough to go through the stringers from the inside and clinch a little on the outside. A piece of iron will clinch the nails if held under the hull during the nailing. Like zat roostaire whom you all know, Wiz sharp spurs to back up his crow, Paul’s cups are ze spurs And call for no slurs. Now frand, don’t you think zat is so? You see now why I win first place, No skippaire can equal my place, My bateaux may look queer, But I’ll bet you ze beer We win all zose model yacht race. Do not put in your king-plank at this time. Wait until the keel and skeg are in place, as you will have to use the screwdriver to attach skeg, and bit-stock to drill holes. Who sez zat ole skipper Paul Ain’t ze foxiest guy … what you call. • Of ze Vane Gear a master, And wiz boats zats sail faster … How can ozzer guys beat me at all? If you want to patch that weak spot, now is the time to do it. Also take a 1 inch strip of denim and glue it along the keel-line on the inside; your hull is ready to be put away for a 3 or 4 day curing process. Be sure that it is laid down on an even surface. with the sheer resting on it. It won’t do any harm to place a light weight on top of it . . . not over a pound or so. Tres jolie, my frand Paul Collzr, Round and smiling by night and by day, Through fair or foul weather We will all sail together, While Paul and Ann show us the way. G. C. G. The Snn-Plastex It is advisable not to separate the hull from the mold, until you have sufficient time to put on the sheer stringers on the inside. We did this once, but never again. The next morning we had a low Venetian gondola. The action of the plastic had, in hardening, taken the ave, nue of least resistence, and that was the midships. boy, it flattened that hull, in the middle, right out almost fl.at. Don’t Method Of Boot Building (Continued from July issue) We do it yery successfully, by placing our fingers (first) under the forward quarters of the hull and jerking 6 lumber piece and the flat hull section where it will lay. You can use a much heavier piece but we think it unnecessary as your boat will never give at this point. It is weU to attach the first two outside lifts at this time and clamp them all with a 3″ bolt, (temporary). Drill hole for this 1/s” bolt where the keel bolt will finally go. Also use at near the ends a 1½” screw, driven from the inside. Use glue with every lift you put on. Don’t forget it either. let it happen to you. For safety’s sake we take a strip of board about 11 inches long and notch it near both ends enough to take the gun, walls. This will prevent the hull from stretching out during the curing period. After curing it will hold its shape quite well until you are ready for the deck beams. After the stringers are on coat the inside with a fairly thin coat of glue, then lay away for three days, Adhesive Putty Rtiddet• Tube Block This article is easily made and has many uses in Plastex construction. Mix glue as usual, and into this pour enough fine saw,dust (from a band or jig saw) into your mixture so that you can handle it with ease, and not have it stick to the fingers too tenaciously. It should resem, ble a plastic-wood. By-the-way, there is a product on the market that is wen· worth a trial, ..Duralite”. It must be worked fast, but dries in no time and is ready to be sanded almost immediately. We use it to fill in bad spots in the wooden parts of the boat. This is very necessary and must not be ommitted. If your hull ever leaks, this is the spot where it is liable to be, so we ’11put a stop to it right now. The illustration speaks more elequent, ly than words so follow it carefully and you won’t be sorry later. Stablizer This could be omitted, but in a hull that has no frames, ribs or battons I say, ..USE IT.” Your boat will be all the better for having it installed. As a mat, ter of fact it could be used to great advantage in any type of construction. These ½” dowels can be purchased at any lumber yard for a few cents. They are made of ash, and powerfully strong. This putty we find very useful at the extreme point of the bow, to strengthen it against rocks, concrete, or other fel, low crafts. Also at the transom, be, tween the plate and the hull, as that is the point where most skippers grab their yacht with a double-Nelson. Then little imperfection. in the wood parts may be fixed and save much needed lumber. This putty will harden like iron. Fitting Deck Beams, Etc. There seems to be no necessity of repeating exactly what we have already, regarding the above, in our published series of John Black’s excellent article on “Building an •·M” Class Yacht”. Why not refer to that . . . it is still hot off the groddle. the Keel • Only a guy completely out of his mind would attempt to bolt a keel with 13 lbs. of lead to °lessthan 1/s” thickness of tex,plastic, therefore we must :fit a piece of back-bone inside the hull to take up this strain. The illustrations should show you how it’s done. We use a piece of lumber ½” thick by 2″ wide and apply plenty of glue to both the Furthermore, we believe that the first boats by the San-Plastex method \.Vill be atte:mpted by those alread-, versed in ::i-.=’:..::”:. making, but feeling, as we do, ‘},2-: ~-~rs i~ an opport 1mity to increase the: club membership by making it easy l AUG9- 1949 Seattle Publ1c Libr&1.7 4th Ave & Nadlson Seattle 4• Waeb.. to supply tlut non,mecl:anic with a boac man hip is esteemed by their felluws. that doesn’t take countless h0:.1r3 anJ In all types of spcrts, the propatience to build. And the most impor, verbial ”belly-acher” is regarded with tant thing is that no matter how many di dain. He is somethin(T everyr!ne you build ahead in your duh pro_1e.:t.,:, tries to a void. l\Iany think of him they will always be new, and not out, in the same category with the skunk. moded from year to year’. .AlwL1y3keer l\.1ost men take priqe in having one or t\\”0 ready for delivery. · Take a reputation including that much-to one down to your hobby d~c1.le r and ha·ve be-de ired sobriquet “good sport.” him display it with 1. card telling hO\v’ -. l\tlodel Yachting • is highly atthey can be procured. A planned cam, tractive to sportsmen. Those who pagin will increase your club member, are enthusiastic about this sport ought ship 100 % the first year. If you are to hold themselves above reproach just a mug-seeker” this will not appeal in their every thought, word and deed! to you, but if you really wish to sc~ the Good sportsmanship does not club membership jump two,fold, and en, joy good fellowship ,1.nJ keen comp.:ti, invite vindictiveness, spitework, retaliation in a vengeful spirit, or “bleat” tion, here is your golden opportunity. over defeat. Inflated ego has no place in the realm of good sportman-: As we explained before — Plastic ship. adhesives will not stick to paint. with A wise man once said “By their any degree of success; but paint will fruits ve shall know them.” How stick to it when it is dnccl and sanded. true that wise counsel holds good Our experience has shown that varnish in our day and age! Of course, in can also b~ applied. Wtc have not tried the vernacular of the street we cou Id shellac, and fear that it will not be advis, expect the same thing said in these able on account of th~ ingredients it is words “Give him rope enough and We will gladly publish your exper.i, he’ll hang himself.” 0 yes, and another thought comes ences as time goes on. We have a to me as I draw to a close. “We number of little tricks •.veintend offering must hang together or be hung you in the future, depend.ii1g on whar separately.” Model Yachtsmen shond progress the clubs enco’m~erin produc, hang together, eh, what:) ing these models. Phil Barr Painting We have done our parr in promoting the future progress of mocc yachting, it is now up to you mc:nhers. Personal selfishness will never d:::iit A desire to serve, is a.11tna: is needcJ to place our sport in the upper bracket·,. Jrn:t re, member this:- – If you people had to build your own golf sticks, there would, n ‘t be. any golf courses. MODEL YACHT FITTINGS KITS PLANS Tel. 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