Model Yachting Monthly: Volume 1, Issue 10 – December 1945

\ MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION 1921 – OF AMERICA . 1945 ::ogfs:;i,.`itb#;o°£f€:|j:::is:a:a:i:I::p;g::¥.::htt°g,e;.:|u::g:staanbdiisphr°uT,°[tfeortEer:::igi`ndg.rebgu# |csst¥::e’tza°::m€’;Pas{i:etehi:g.Pb:it::rsiaet:Sbe°r:hE;8::Sst`h°ensM?a¥;.n3.aA:°¥:r°fn°t Ei;i:.:nt:oh:th::?,s:;ii:;a::!`::dr;I:I;:.;jgf:i:’si:fuiio?nee:a:i:emTiTE:t:#!o-as::,!::ibie.a.c:d:!:f:i:; and accompanied by a 1.et’ of tell doll&i’s, returned if the appli“,ation iB rejected. as dues for the calendar year, to bc be reti:::feel }i.:cFiecoMTpit.i,kg. lf. a:, Natiollal Divisional or lnvit,ation Regatta must Mcmbei. cluLis ore gl’ouped in divisiolls, the Eastei’n, Mid-western, and Pacific, ::rd8a:dunj::.]sf]:I::in%,`tah#i,s¥ipR.raAc.es?.Tph%ChNda{t`;Eosi:Thfi:s;tcsia:#[reh8::mdi:e¥: #Lairesgean°££heeg`ra%;o°n°Ba[foc;h:h:P!::ihu;cptso%ntdhe°tshpeolityationalRaces,andpromulga.e8 o.`..i.`~w.`~-.I.i`~`..w-.`…~-`..`..w`^m…~.`~`~~..WJ`..`~h.`…a-`..`~…n…….`..w…h.w.~`..`…..~`..`I…w.`i…`o YOU SHOULD JOIN THE M. Y. R. A. A. 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A broad exch{`nge of aesthetic, sciclltific arid pructicul ideas and inforiiiiLtion. Photo reproductioiis of yacllts in &{‘tion and their skippers and their liaunts. Oolumfls devoted to genel.al discussioll, iiew ideas, suggestioiis and coinmeuts. SUBSCBIP1`ION, ONE YEAR, $1.50 I MODEL YACHTING MONTHLY VOL. I DECEMBER,1945 NO.10 HISTORY of the DEEPER HUDSON M.Y. C. a By HERMAN GRAFFONDER ib model known as t.he I.[arbleheacl 50-800 H±: :5g8 bFg.8:g:::Ze:tog|%p:7: 01aBs wag making great Strides ln Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ivew York, EL| Eroadiray, Renssalaer, N.Y., just a.cross the I.iver fl.om Albany. New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and that The cha.rter. members were, a.O.BI`ook, the dormnt D.H. Cup be offered to H.MJ’thit,rna,n, Her.man Graffunder, SI’., the Harblehead Class instead of the Herma.n Gr’a,ff under Jr., A.M.Reed, and A-Olas8. Ii,tr. I{eisler being willing, H. Diddle. Sailing vrag done on the lake in Hampton Manor, and ha,a been the home waters of the Club ever since. the Brown a.O.Brook Bought new member.a I.egatta, from the pupllB of the Ren8salaer. High School,and one of those to Join thiEI club wag Paul HeiBler. enthusiasm for Paul’q ms Artulir lrrv.iba,tion ar.ranged to be held a.t 1933. members had beoor!ie inactive, but in their place had Come. E.A.Ounoan, phy to be known as the Deeper Hudson MYO Cup, and to be Ba,iled for with A-Class models. The Cup, a beautiful H.V.D. Allen, and a few more. The brunt of the whole endeavor was on the ghouldel.a of Gr.affunder and a.0., tall Elllver affair, wa,s duly pr.esented but due to lack of in- into Circulation. and C.0.Brook, an This event wag probably the largeat meet ever held by a,n unorganized feeble, but da,inn willing bunch of men and women.Several of the charter. a.0. and the models ter.eat from other Clubs was 8.pproprlately engra.ved. ftenssalaer’ on Aug.15, :¥::th¥:L¥at£::?83£ar=::?h :: a°#:I to the club, cup and due to the ent,huslasm of who with their wives and ;,ir. And I,itrs. wa,g not put :#:I::,He±::erthemr=8::t:±§£:u:h: In 1950, and ar.dent Skipper. a.nd t,he publisher. of a model yachting magazine, Arthur Brown of Melrose, I,ta.ss. Suggested to a.0. tliat a rather new E:i8f:g;:t::i,f3::h:::”cr:nwh,t::: Some of the Bklppers were: I H I S I O R Y a . Sweet D .Manning a .R08erg J,Rador H.Kolb D.Goodwln E:&:-::ELd O F I H E I) E E P E R and Marblehead Myo Suggested a meet- g:58govaT||e- :g8H::tf::::r8:=: , ° L¥:BAp::I?° h£:S F .AndorBon A.Ander8on H.Hawklns pop AnderBon MYO 8:::§?W:£etsgE::%8yc!#:mafe:fB:h£ for the A.Rayburn Mr ,D®ep6 A.BrOm Mr.Rader Kolti of the Staten Island MTC Hosident, and Day Stout of Philadelphia LiYC, Vloe-president. .President E.L. Oheney of the I,frRAA off ered the aid of the MYRAA ln every way possible, mB the wlrmer gg%.8%88:::# :5a:h:E:ed¥¥®th:i :g: watohi’ng,llnlng up entrleE! next raoo, keeping score, ta]E¥::§o:::;, a.o. ana veloped into the GI.affuter Eastern Diviglon cff :::LLingA€er:#±o#:sfu8ftL:::E8rg:¥p had Paid. their first visit to }i,1arbl® head, their first attempt at pond Bailing. a mate of a similar group be- Jersey and Oamden clubs and arranged a meeting of both organizatlong in Philadelphia, at which time the two groups oonBolidated, eleotlng Herb a .Franolg One will notice that Graffunder did not sail-too da,inn busy gtartlng rao®g, learned ing formed by the Philadelphih, South tw Andel.Eion a . 0 . Br ook J ‘YOung Ra,yburn o MY a E .A .Duncan F .Stone F.Wooda F..Goodwln H UD S 0 N by Apr`1l of 1935. The Deeper ZfudBon 2TY0 was active in all this work. a.0. didn’t even know what wag for, so after a oor.dial the]Ea:::£n #:i:::i :::£#±88: Ti: reception by the MH members,when the raoeB were to Start, he sends Graf Popular Meohanios Magazine `Offered a trophy to the D.H. IIYO for the East- to the other end of the lake- “Get ern DlviBion. :::d8£:.w=¥hE:neea:¥h:ttEfohu%::Le;f raced for once each year by members of the Eastern Di.viEiion, and on the up there that: and Send her back to me”,’ IIere wor.e two new-Comers who ::=::ByeFo, 5:k:en:a:::::: s!:nt:; Could sail 8o perfeot they |ugt sent the model up and back! Well,1t didnt take long for. the two I)H sklpperg to the trophy. These two trophies, the Deeper Hudson (generally known 8,a the Heislen Trophy)and the Popular. Meohanio8 :h=83£::5:i:¥::;:i:k:E°±;£:]e£:d#:¥ Trophy &1wayB drew The :%kyer£3±d t£; b#Lc££bg::::a 3g h3g viBltorB to their first regatta; the Sunday afternoon of the rega,tta; a full roast-beef dinner right down the Eastern Division, and the ya,cht registered. Frank Anderson won the trophy three times ln sucoe8Bion and thug in 1957. ‘ Inpe}rmnently 1958 the Red Baink club put up ::p°=#::Je:a=SBe:n: :£:1:r=:£boit# But it Hras with butter galore-no pod polnta needed ln those days. It was not until after the regatta that the HelslerB, together with the Coveted Anderson Trophy, to r®plaoe the Heislel. TI.ophy. This trophy ha,a been Bailed for ever since, a 8:°uio2:eEe±h¥b:::bfr°:yH:g83°¥tM=n: and won by Andy And®r.son, RB MYC, in 1958; Joe Patey L MYC 1959; Wilbur HopkinB, DH MY0 1940 and 1941. Di=on really orga.nized, with oormitt,ees to do the danoe8, nooeBBa.I.y wor.k at regattaei, oard parties, and outings. The GeiBB’B, Stook8, frimerg, GUBtavBonB,’ Weddells, Surmer`e, Voroeg, UhlB, BowenB and SmlthB were a,1l ao- :a:ors%¥:i.DH MYO 1944, and it is gc+ The legs of the Popular Hechanios Trophy were won by J.Weaver, S. Peaerson and J.Patey. Wee,ver per.manent- tiv6. The Ladie’S Au¥111ary ha,d al most, a8 many members aB the men. MeetlngB many oontenderB. HeiBler Trophy, after the f irgt year (1955) when lt wag won br ltr. Rayburn.of the SI lffc, wag I.aced for. at Sta.ten IBland and won by Frank AnderBon, RB }urc. The origirml stipulations wer.e very Simple, the skipper and club had to .be a member of talked Bo well thait there wer.e 106 people fed out on Helsler’g la,wn on of hot corn on the Cob. IJeedleBs to say t,he in- terest shown.was immense. f ind out how to attend to thell. boat all “et up ff Jt waEi decided to make this t,rophy a three year event to be 1y won in 1959. The DH,MYC put up a new Three Year Tr.ophy in 1959,won by J.Patey ln 1942 for keel)a. A Beoond were held twloe a month at different homes, and rna,ny Bpeolal partloB were held at the Helslep’B, always rdth plenty of fun and nolBe, E64H6:He:o:e=y::£ghEo=:€u±tu;e:: and on Bone oocaE}ions a keg of beer. About November of 1955 E}everal and by Dix Belgrave in 1944. In 1945 W.D. HopkinB won the D.H. Three Year Trophy, and S. Pederson derson Cup. #gbfudg8::8% E:::B I:f :Fti:oLhi? 2 won the An- STABILITY OF MODELS `lT,:I ¥E::£gTw±£8c#:gs£:LaheL::gg:dhau¥ at the pondEiide or. club house. + + By PAUI. A. FISKE (a.G.) of the lead balla,st, and mark :gtgd¥:i::c:nb%£gw €E:w£T§. ±Te o£::; Each skipper hag a certain amount of uncontrolled pz.1de ln his new ores- #n€h:h:egg::toffe;¥::%8:Bfr±e£::r:i :::n;r¥£c¥3±: i::kgo:d%#e:P::tB ::: T:=e :::::p:::, L.#::rm:H :::n:::; new gadget he has made.Many of these new idea.a are later adopted in model yacht design, but moot of them fall far Short of success. One of the most pathet-io of fail- this point also to the Center line; if the Center of effort (a.E.)iE] not marked you will have to locate it. sTAEiLiTj H::a :::in;aoi: i:et::a:::#?. ,:::: I>iAGRfim – ::::I:nda::id±X:n8ffd:gni::k3f ±E: new idea that was to ha;vo been the pride and to joyaBBert of theitself skipper hasn’t ^a ohanoe . There 18 no excuf]e for unstable yachts. Thlg point Should be taken oarg of in the designing, but due to – ponds and lakes vary so, the arohiteot may have deBlgned the boat for. IDECKANDFITTING.SI.254iE_ the fact that \Q> 10 C< ct Conditions in various = a) '' &\\.%V,C,u*I Certain Conditions,or else he had E}o much confidence in his own guesswork that he tryd not thought of it a8 important. This renlndB us of the old lady who was always making excuses for her biscuits. She mnde them every day, but they cane out well only about once-a week. She would chuck in a Scoopful of this and a pinch of that and a handful of the other, a.nd =t HULL 4-.00 /€: gE:n:g:Idwe::|Eirmu:l!heig|:tE:t:X:: stove with wood. I)o you think that you Could tell her. that lf she measur`ed the ingr.edients, timed cooking, ar]d regulated oven temper.atul.e t,hat t,hey would come Out well evel'y time? No, sir! She had made them so often She guessed she knew her. biz. I-et's take t,he guess-woo.k out of Btabllity. The extremeEi are what we must be Careful of . For' instance, 8, Skipper. in Berkeley, Cal., would be at a definite disadvantage boa,t designed for a Buoh aEi Providence, R.I. do not definite with a Sheltered pond By thlEi we mean that t,here Should be a stability figure for each pond or lake, but a certain amount of :::::i:ti::;::I:fh::1::!.:::::oi: You Can figul.e the Stability of a desEEI ln about two hours„ and you will also learn a lot more ln the pr.ooedul.e. The first boats that you flgur.e on should be boats that you know are good, for. 1n this way only will you get figul.®s for oomparl8on. FirEit make a small scale drawing, aB in the aooompanylng diagram. To eta,rt t\hlg (L.W.1,.) draw , a horizontal line and a perpendlo-ular Center line. From the plan or blueprint of your boat find t,he Center of gravity MT LEAD TOT.AL 13.50 L.W.L. aftr+i a-L= j C:g._ D = HxCos5c)o= l9.50 lbs. al, S.f). € = I)1aP=SiTit63Tx H = .404 '9.S'O bs. I.98ft. . 13 ft. J56P, 1` ,1 F'`\^c CENTER oF ImFORT In looatlng the (a.E.) center of effort the center- of ea,oh Bail 18 fourid amd the oomblned Center located by tak- :¥i::in:gt:i 1:rb:¥d::::#:§ :#e?ea- Fir.st we make a scale dl.Swing of the sallplan. Blgeot 2 BideEi of each. 3:i:ggula#t:a:i; :Fp.a::¥le::.:g::? The spot where theEie lines oroBs wfll be the center of each Bail. Draw a line connecting these two center.a. Erect a perpondioula.r from the center of the ]1b and mea8uz'e off a digtanoe on this line, uBlng any Convenient scale, I.®presenting the area of the malnBall. Drop`a perpendlou1ar from the center of the rna.inEiall repregentlng the area -of the jib. Now oonnoot theEie two points. \There this line crc)sBeg the line oonneot1ng the two centers, there is the Center of,effort . S I A B I L I I I O F M 0 I) E L S inter.nal braoeB, deck beams,paint &c. Th?hgei§8±g£{ :Pet£:[±ea¥8 €£¥iu!:: . rods and nuts and was 13.501bg. The I-16" three-ply mhogany d®ok was .4 Iba; vane .51bg: gliding I.ig ;:5rf:b#w¥:rH::ufafwl:t#:E::;#:i€£; ::n:::r::oe#:::6a::?k EEL f::t±g83 inter line or the point found ag the Center of gravity of the full, and the weight of the lead at the Center of gravity of the load. Oaloulating the moments of the wolghtB above and below the L.W.L. ABOVE L.W.L. Weight x Rig ....... 75 :::¥iangi..1.as total Arm = 1{oment 27.5 20.65 5.0 5.75 2,00 |bB. BELOW L.W.L. Wolght 4.00 15.50 Hull... Lead... Arm 0.00 8.70 = I.[oment9 0.00 t . 117.45 17.50 117.45 a.G. = 117.45 - 94.58 = 4.77" below Transfer this point to your. 8oale 17.50+2 :::g::g'dE:i:£oe9:b:vet:he8£?w:i.the Now x __' Transfer this point we must locate the Center of I _i::fr.IJ, a,lEio to your o©nter line and mar.k it a. We must now locate the Center of buoy- 8£:V±:Xd(3£:i!Bt?f:Behha:1:ee:±±:Sit that hulls built aooording to modern :8:Iti:i?.!o:: :g: g::ei:Pm=h::::: 1ng angle, that iB, with the deck awash, and other.a use an angle of 20 practice have their. Center of gr'avity at, or very near. the load water line. The deck Should not be included, aB the kind of material and lt9 thickness vet.y gr.eatly. If you have an unusual boat, that or 50 degr'e®s. grees I always uEle 50 de- eo aB to ha,ve the sane heeled position in all oalcula.tions, whloh giveB a better. flgur.e for oompariBon. i:£g:n:mg#£ :f h±gtef::eb3:::6, oro: HEEI.ED OENTFR OF BUOYANCY vloe verge,you Can locate the center. First pla.ce a ploce of traolng paper over the blueprint of the body plan, a,nd draw ln the heeled wa,terllne.Unle8B there is a great differ- quite aoourately enough by cutting a cardboar.d pattern to the shape of the profile, and balanolng on a pin. The profile should include the I.ud- ence between the in-wedges and the out-wed.geB, draw the heeled water.- €::i :::gin:Tri::SW;::'h:S: ¥::a!:: line tlon the a.G. of the hull,mark thlB point on the oenterllne above or. below or through the point of lntersecof the oeuterline and upl.ight load water line. AB you know, when a model iB Bailing heeled Bhe bores on the L.W.I.. Now we are ready for the oaloulatlon of the a.G. of the whole boat in sailing tl.1m. deeper into the water uBlng up at least par't of the extra volume afforded by the ln-wedge. Tr.ace the under.water seotionB and remove the bluepr'1nt. UBlng light ca,rdboaz`d or heavy paper out out |n og::':E:oo:|g¥:I:Iei2. g;2or iption of this procedure, we will use each 8eotion below the heeled LWI.. The best waiy to do this ie} to goore aa &n example an M-01a.sB boat. These weights and figures were taken fl.om the model dur.ing oonBtructlon. The w®lght of the hull lnolude8 everything outEIlde or ingi,de the hull proper, such a,a rudder, I.udder-post, 4 the oardboa.rd or paper domi the Cen- ter and f old, place this folded edge under the centerline and by using Carbon paper trace out each a.eotlon. After outtlng out each 8ootlon, S I A B I I. I I Y O F line to the heeled poBltlon of the center of effor.t. P 18 the only un- g%:::1:£emu:££:th:r sfinL±h®::oE£:P:= paste, weight. known, as we do not want to add any Balance the paE]ted Beotlons on a pin point until you ha,ve and 18 equal to the preEisuFe per' gquar.e foot exerted on the sails. found the:t8¥mg::s`i7:::rgbeo8::#::e€hha:rf the Center. This iB the center. of buoyancy ln the heeled position.Mar.k this point on the bodyplan and erect a perpendicular. to the heeled L.W.L. pagBlng through this fpoint. 1hrhere this line oroages the upr.ight Center lino 18 the metacenter.. M O I) E I. S ghould be the dl8tanoe to the Center of lateral reBiBtano6, others to the Center of buoyancy, and other.a to the load water line. The load water lino iB the moot oonvenlent and aB the resultant flgur.e We now have for TranEipoBing the above equntlon we hav e : CAI-CUI.ATI0N OF STABILITY Dxa P theR::=:::ge:°akhei:::¥±##H:.kTh:: #:: g:En:1s:r:Eet£:e |g:e::S. i:ni;:; SA = (H X Cog © ) `Changing aLll dlmengions to feet and BubBtltutlng the oq.uat,icin: bra.nef er the Center of effort to the heeled Center. line, uBlng dividers with M a8 a Center. The formula for 19.50 x P= stability iB: After tegtlng the Sever.a,1 models 01agB boat,a, theTE:BP#ggi::g,m3E:g: ti: ##:n:: of Bail between the heeled center. of buoyancy and the Center of gravity meaB- the The sail gtablllty of find t,hat for M- Carrying BOO sq.1nohes we may list the values of P Stability poor when P = .555 '' fair t' '' " .560 water.line mar.ked ffa" in the diagrams to we = ,404 log per sq.ft. aB follows: ur.ed in a line paranch to the heeled (G M Sin e). .25 5.56 x I.98 Rlghtlng moment = heeling moment. equal P ls used for comparison lt m&keg little differ.onoo lf you use the same one each time. all the neceBf!ary points so wo will prooeed with the oaloulatlons. " heeling moment 18 good " vet.y good area tlmeB the height of the Center. of Off orb tlmeB the CoBlno of t'he angle of heel, times the preesur'e. In other wor.dB, the heeling moment, i8 equal to the Ball ar.ea tlmeB the height of the a.E. 1n the heeled position, times the pl.esgure,so we have the for.mula: t' n " '' " " .410 .585 andF:EOLAar`8£:a::g:LS a£:3Edafatge ¥ :::#t:gc±a#;:oX::u:itfaaa:a:Ia:::: of between BOO and 500 sq. feet have a pressure value of about one pound per square foot at an angle of thirty degr'eeB. D x a = SA x 11 x Cos e x P a D 18 the diBplaoement in pounds, is the arm, and H 2[ Cos e tanoe from the SA is the sail area, ls oarfy§S;°diE%5u:q?°{n:h:: :£? XB£:::: the vertlca,I dlB- upright load be between .400 arid .420, for an A olagg yacht betvreen .450 and .500. water- EASTERN DIVISION OFFICERS MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA C.A. Heistorhampi "" NATIONAL 0F`FICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Charles Hoisler, PrG.. 38 Willott Street Albany, N. Y. D.4J,. o¥tno:igsz..°° '"" 91 Fonda Road Rociville ctr., I,.I., N.Y. A.S. Andersen, 7rGa8. 201,®mor Avenue Rumson, N. ]. H. H. Howeler, yl.co Prc8. 5370 Drezel Ave"io chicago, 37, Ill. Peatiody, Mass. H. L. Ctirry, SGcr6fa!rgr 28 East Avenue Vaney stream, L.I.,N.Y. MIDWEST DIVISION OFFICERS M. T. I)oaovao, PrG8. 1616 Wendall Avo. W. F. Post, frG¢8. F. I. Santos, 6rcorctorgr 3054 Colerldgo Road 71 Calla Street Clovoland Hgbts.18, 0. Providence, R . I . Archio Arroll, Slco.-rreas. 13428 Glonfield I,ima, Obio I)etrolt, Mick PACIFIC DIVISION OFFICERS I. L. STthot£, E. D. Rapr. A„ LIIoll, Mid-Wt. Repr`. 84-09 Talbot st. 13428 Glen field Hew Gardens,L.I.,N.Y. Detroit, Micb. Don lyon , Prc8idottt Ftuno®9 Ra.thto, V§o® Pr. 334 loth Avonuo 1889 Ha,rmon St. SanFranc£Sbc[:.f]¥;a,SCG..;r°cr¢k8:]ey'Ca]. A..R. L8Lsse\, P. D. Repr. 831 Lalme Avenue Wilmingtoo, Calif. 7228 4th, N.W. sea.ttlo,Wash. 5 •S A NT O S MODEL YACHTING MONTHLY VOL. I DECEMBER,1945 pubii8Rled Hontfrty ly £!=ig:;:#FT:%:-=±:=#ri:8::r¥:Eid8:§:: Dave Morgan, Soot.er. ILEFTCHET 0. H. FARLEy, Edttor, 87 Qwhq.oy St., Mod,ford, Mass. F.J. SANIOS H. ANGELL FLHODE ISI.Awe MYO wlthoot wrltton perD|`eBlon of the Editor actlag for the HYRAA or from a contrlbbtorwho reaerv®. lie rlghte. CHAlff'I0NSHIP RACE 28 f:1gi:!nE:fi:gwL1:Sag:a:a:Eir3:i. like a houEle afire. The Cup, donat- ed by Oomm.Angell 1B made of BOI."da Roll, OF PATRONS Cedar and is usually Competed f or in Alas Bullantyzie a T. W. Houl E)erleB of raooB over the goaBon, Fred I. Pigeoa t>ut thlB ye?r, duo to our mrtlolpaitlon ln numerous out-of-towri events, wag shortened to one race only. Dave F.odo*##8:±M=:.]0:. Morgan was 0.D., and did a fln® job. Montolalr M.Y.C. Ha.ray E, RiohardBon `Bo8tofl M.Y.C. Phoeziil Sport Clqb hc. ROLE, OF SPONSORS Long I8land MY.C. Dooper Htldson M.Y. C. amA::o#oH¥£LTLE Min pofld M.y.a. SanFranci8¢oMY.C.ahar) CHAI.LINGER JANDORI • ZEPHYR CLIPPER S. DIOKIE F. J. SANTOS ” H. ANGELI. E. Ii[ITOHELL 26 17 17 13 SANOLIFFE IIiFFETCHIT a. NlcKmsoN L. GHFORD 15 10 I)USTER H.DENKEWITZ -F . J . Santos . Forest Hill me. Paul Collot Lt. Com. Ron&1d riooro S. DICKIE E. MITCHELL DOT B&gazla® Bay 1)a r®prodtLo®d, .lth.I wholly or in part, Sad FTanol8co M.Y,C.(Sail) H.DENKEWITZ JANI)ORI CLIPPER All rlght. r.e.rT®d. No¢Hag that eppear. ln thle Thomas Allefl Tbonas Allefl, ]r. Gee. E. Stoinbrechor I.. GIFTORE HARD I.UOK CHALLENGER _ Subscription, One Yea,r, $2.00 in U. S.and Oanada! ¢2.50 Foreign Frcoman I. SantoB RA a a ent:SL:frfi?S.u:#;:gr:?tr%&:gd:e8°t* NO.10 THE MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Ea8tora Dlvlsioa A. R. La88el I a O PHY 7 H&ny A. inner THE SANTOS TROPHY CLUBS SUB§CRIBIItG 100?a BostoQ M.Y.’C. Clovoland ELF. C. Forogt Hlll ELY.C. Moatclair M,Y. C. L7m EL I. C. Deeper Hudson M.`Y.C. Phooni[ Sport Club hc. Red.b`ant M.Y. C. Cbicago ELY. C. H Ire One-I)o81gn H-Class which was “Wampum ” reoormended by the llrRAA to the Mar.ine Model Co. Inc. :ii:i!::!!:i¥:!i§::i!;::;;i:;:j`!; and I.eBult of tests by the oomlttee forced them to go ahead, aa time wag :;i::::if!y.:::ft::::E:::::it:f; 19 1ntereBted ln a like pr’o|eot, and that a design approved by the MYRAA might be produced comer.olally. * a # 4, # # ei # # # a A OVER DES I GN a k::::!:::::lt:::::::OrE=::I: n®v oneB E]oon. It 18 f]uggogted BERKELEY uno repol-tg the theft of €:urno¥:2;a::1:3d=:Sto%¥o:egg:B:og£ :::: :o:1:5=::nte8°::ra::a:§£L:: ::tg::: 5=::i:Bp:hri3Y m58::rE3t=:i?:: ::LB:=±::1::::¥-a:#:£B?kLg£::a Boverly BE 60 Blue,yellow bottom Black Smn BE 65 Bla,ok. No rome BE 77 Blue,yellow bottom. Should bo drawn at loagt double the gizo Shown on the s;#fys:.?.s::dwa:::g:iE:e3:rE::6y ocrvez’ of the magazine, blaoI ink on white pa,pet., no oolorlng. HYO, 641 Spruce St.,Berkeley,Gal. Act now, a8 need E)uoh deBlgnE] -AT OttoE 6 BUILDING PLANKED MODELS + + BA1,%.jgff.fsfts:,:c3y METHOD I. PLANKING OVER PERMANENT FRAMES Mal`k outline of the pr.oflle, robd®Borlptlon of 14YIf how wo to begin build a a bet ling and gtatlon 11ne8 on Btook, WITHmodel this yacht lB8uobyof a modern method. :#£=: 1ggr::::L°:: P:::nLg;ck::net¥: hav:efpr°::u::8r:Ln§L:£b::LgLE::r¥# whder’ than the other. parts, mark ln aooordingly or arrange to a,dd the extra width. Mark both top and bottom of the middle por`tion, aa the lower waterline will usually be nap- Make patterns for cutting out the ;§i::I:8§!::r£::::±§d¥±i£:i:eNpe*:i3:: 1945 iBaue of MYM. 1. boaird BulmlNG :£ge:f::r88ft:£in°:h:V::pL3#::ii::, BOARI). 18 neoeBgary Unl6sB backbone iB A building two giuch a C.L.1n ponoll,or ink,top and 18 built upside down on the building bottom of all portions of ba,ckbone. board, which Should be of Clear and Btralght-grained. wood, free fl.om any twist, Planed four’ gidea Eiquare. The upper fa,oe Should be 4 or 5 inches wide, although wider. or ml.rower on®8 one of i:r£=Ba8±¥£8 ::8:tB::maw:::tt8?L?i::a ;:ch:°±:±¥B±E=o:a:i:i:iy¥r#e°;a:E: alE]o are uei®d. md® for the purpose of aTh8:c:%:::fi::tot:: 1::%d:: g:°:: excess stock at both ends, which allows a better purchase when Joining the portionE] together. Saw this exoeBs off after glue hag Eiet. Proour.e a boar.d from to one-and-a-half lnohes thick, Now Saw out the backbone pol.tionB on a band-saw lf available, or if by slightly longer than the L.O.A. of the laz`ge9t model to be built upon it. A board 10 inches wide can be Sawed. Iongltudlnally; the part for the top face 7 inoheB wide aLnd hand, use a oomp&BE) gap. LINES. IiEAVE THE Then Band or plane down ex- %£f±yt:: :¥:t::riNEL£:: :fu::ythe o:i:: the the “T ” three glde8,using a try-Square, mak- keeps the t.oard Straight and true. The following illustration Elhows a Par.t of a T-section building board with oenterllno and seotlon llnoB the rabt>et line on both gldeB of the pr.ofile of backbone from the pattern, using prick-marks, which Bet.vo ag a part for’ the bottom Beotion about 5 _1nche8. of 1ng eur.® A T-8eotion dram on lt. all lines co-lnolde.18ark :::: ::f::h¥::g:::::: e::::;i;o;i:: these prick-marks with aid of batten. Also mar`k rabbet line on the bottom of the stem and Stern pleceg, taking thlB from the plan view. You may al- :3|ga:: ::: E:::g::g ::n3e::I:!? prc> Plane all edges Smooth, and glue the two pleceB together ln a T-section, 5. LINING tJP. Irfuy the portions of and after it i8 per.feotly dry, plane upper face on the backbone on a Thlg face must be absolutely flat, and the longitudinal sun.face abso- Bur`face and the 8tationg.The whole assembly must lie perfectly flat, without rocking or. twiBtlng. Revorge position and test again, then turn asE}ombly over and check other Bide. Aft,er you are BatlBfled that all LEI pez.feotly tz.ue :u:::g 8::3t8h±ie°%:::o£°rpa::u:fw±£: T, beglde8 1tB virtue of keeping the £:i:€n:I:gew%:E±£g;g i:argo:£u: v£:: when working on the boat. f lat brad temporal.lly together, lining up a good power pla.nor, 8::nat:a±8g±’e:£yf:Pea:;a:::±gt::nt8: I,!a.rk Cen- ter line and Station llneB on the top the pitch of forward and after par.ts from the middle pol.tlon,and see that gtatlon lines oo-1nolde. If lt does not oheok exactly with the plan, 1t. face, and number. the BtatlonB. The author ha.a f ound that whel.e maohin® tools ar.e not part of one’s workBhQp, that plenty of Bhopg will do bench-Saw, band-ga,w, and planer must be adJUBt®d until lt does. Thlg work 18 important. \then all is oofreot, loin backbone portionB` together work at Eimall Cost. tempor.arily with braEiB eel.ewe), as the keel-appends,ge 8. BACKBONE, STEM A}m sTmNPIECEs must bo added and lined up, and other detallB worked out. I.ater we will descrlb® how to mould the backbone to ltg f lnal Shape ln section and cut the rabbet. Being held together toznporarlly, the Now you my tliansf er backbone Patterns to the `wood Stock. I.ay out go the gz`aln I.uns ln as Straight a dll.ootion aB poBBlble. UBe a fairly :::a.peE:i:.::.#rf.:EL::gEico::;I:: backbone oa.n be taken apaz-t for easy handling tthen` it is very long. used on dark colored wood. 7 8 B U I L D I N a 4. P L A N K E D KEEL APPEroAGE, OR FIN. M O D E I. S ends of the pods are three,ded to take a wing-nut at the top end and a hex or Bquar® nut at the bottom end. (See ::3£:ro::#:i:::::±§8:£¥£:i:wh±:i The bottom ends and nuts may be Cast, in the lead a.nd the nut pr’events the ;:: , “;¥n” :a #geti:::-:;5:::a::og::T rod from poBglble looseninft. an integr.al part of the baoAk]b±o8nne t3; ::::Fag: Efem;tgtE%% olud®s the lead ballast, and rna,y be middle pop- lines, unleBB appendage ig already a pal.t of the backbone, and Carefully :££nB::e*:-: :%°=£:n:;::ernage::r8:::S. A por.tion marEo::S€±:°£o::: ±:: :hi9r:£ :¥:::., of the keel a.ppendage will have to be out off for use as a patt,epn with which to cast the lead and insert the I.Qds, having the latter long enough to go well douri into ballast. It ig best to cut, the E]epaLratlon line BEFORE shaping and while the E]took iB ln square or block form, this:8Pg¥g:83F:Edf:F¥et::1::ikb°ne. a,a a better job Can be effeoted with cut edges square when replaced. ups:B:v:u±ti:e::1,`,:i:?ybu:°€fi±:n±stEbibe_8 necessary if a hea,vy lea.then washer is placed under each wing-nut on top of the ba,okbone, instead of at the Remember tb_at in Sawing the Bepa- r.ation line that the saw-cut reduces the area of the appendage, hence to top of a wood support ag E}hown belou. remedy i,his loss a.nd to maintain the i::£e:1:::8¥e::io:gb:%:3 g±: ±Pa3=e: to make up the difference. , Another prooeBs iB to build , up W I N dr NUT ::: :::::::g:he:yt o:::i::gb:::d±:friE: – WA5HE.R LEPITHER BR FI S£ E:t*:au::g±:.bfh:a8±¥nedg-8£:±€::Bmo¥ Pl ate ¥£:dbako.:£# t#fie:a :::¥:E #:a::# BRBSS TUBE and- ration line. KEElj BOLT HOLES ale best bored thru kEEL-Bol.T each lift Separately and lined up bgr fore final Slueing. It iB dlffloult S a. WOD0 i! ii to bor.e a deep hole through a thick appendage, as it iB seldom that the I PP0RT BoaE’D’f3i TUBE ttit or drill will bore true, even on a drill-press,aB there is a tendonoy for. the bit or drill to wander Side- MORTISE ways. Vther.e such a deep hole must be bored, bore half. way throurih with a smaller sized bit than will finally be used, reverse the appendage, and bore from op|>oslte end. Enla.rge the hole with full-Sized bit. Top of Vthen the appenda,ge 18 made in two BRf\S5 PLATE :!X:last:¥m±:n¥£: o:h:£=p:£§# ::; be lined up with the rest of the backbone as deEicrlbed above a,nd then pieces ,of wood are Slued on either a t:£:: #L;:uf3:r:r%::ht¥E:;gin:§Eb:t out of line with the bolts. Bore a, hole f or one tube a,nd fit in place. :::: i:rm:£:p¥£gihe required thick. 5. KEEL BOLTs Arm TUBEs Keel bolts may be diepenBed with on boat-a with lead ba,llaBt only two :rngy, tg:ua€£:n€a8: F::hfI3: Ff°±:u±: ness, in which Case gcrewEi or oarri.- ::!:t:;:i!3:::i:;ie:!!h:i:i:;::8!!:! or three inoheB in Slightly out of line athwartEihips lt vertical thick- ge bolts may be used, put thru the lead from the bottom and up into the ig okay, bore the second hole. The keel appendage and backbone migt be backbone . ln perfect alignment both in a f oreand-aft direction ag weuag athwart- Ifost large models have detachable lead ballast. The keel bolts paEi8 up thru bra,Ba tubes ln the-backbone and ghips. Final oheok of the aippendage and backbone will be made later when are set up tight with wing-nuts. they ar.e trued up from the building board, to make Sure that the keel- 5-16 dlaneter brass rod iB recom- mended for A & X OlaBs, 14″for the M-OlaBs. Two rods are enough. Both a|)pendage and skeg are plumb. 9 B U I I.D I N G 6. THE SKEG. P LA NK E D (See Fig. PF-I). If a full Eikeg i8 fitted it usually 18 a continuation of the fin, and lf vez`y wide b® built up or 9tl.eamllned broad-and-I)utter lt may with g:¥::in 1:#:;mLEE:d:so:ake:o a::§ ±: made of wood or bakelite. Cloth base bakelite iB the best variety, does not ohlp ol. twist, and will not Split when belngdrilled. or tapped lf handled Ba.n®ly. If wood iel used for an lE]olated Bkeg, two M O D E L S It 1g recormended that the skog be only temporarily fitted, and to wait until the backbone and fl.ame assembly iB trued up later from the buii£:ngap:::d.edge of . the gkeg and ::er:3:dT::do£=8:o°:1::!n:¥:d8:pd¥::? •—–,—-====, ‘-.i-.___.==:— ` ::._L> The old method of grooving out the layer.a Slued together iB best. Bakelite skeg may be from 1/8″ to 5-16″ thick. The best. method to attach a bakelite or wooden lgolated :i::: i:i:tor 1:h:o€k:8a::Off:#n8a: the backbone a.nd pa,sg the upper par.t rudder and 8keg will assure this. . skeg gwelllng of the wood usually oreateB blndlng. The rudder. must be abso- ls to cut a slot right thr.ougb of the gkeg thru the slot,, leaving it project about 14 1noh above the top face of the backbone, a,nd block up on both sides with small pieoeg of wood. A fillet of plastic wood or “duratite” may be worked into the %g£:? :£::a ih:Lsk:8±:e=:g±:h:a:%::? and provide additional strengt,h. If the Projecting top of the Bkeg oomeB ln the way of a, fr.ame, cut out notch in 8keg to Clear frame. ~c,3 :¥:::yu5r::i±:6Efr%fp::P£::E’b:¥weean eke:h:h:::SL:8 :£g:afiin:= a¥°::::: left Bquar.e. 7. RUDDER TUBE. (See Fig. PF-1). The I.udder tube Should now be f ltted. After flttlng lt may be laid to one side and flnallv installed during the lining-up pr.ooesB. Hake the t,ube long`enough 9o it will project above the deoL- camber. at least a quarter of an lnoh. Any e=cegB can be filed off after the deck has been fitted. The rudder tube ghould be large /\E\\’ c`f BACKBONE enough ln diameter Bo that the rudder-Stock or post will not touch the walls of the tube at any point;hence if a 1-8th inch outside dianet,er post is used, 1t Should turn inside a tube of 5-Sad ol. 8-16th inBlde dlan®ter.. A needle-point bearing at a LOG,K i A 1′ ltl5 (– a rudder-head ®1`-•’. .B^cKBONF`; and I.udder pintle gives :r:::I:::a:dw±#a3:oi:¥:I;meg::::=; when using vane gear. fECT/oIVJ^ I?uj]DE:’R TiiaE. DETf}i Ls lsoIAT -SKE6. © Then adding the fillet use very little plastlo wood or duratite at, a time, aLa using too nuoh may r®Bult in uneven drying, impar`tlng a twist to the 8keg. Sand down after oaoh thin coat of filler with a bit, of 00 Sandpaper wrapped around a small dow- el. Be careful not to sand lntothe Bk°Ef°:k::°¥:°::%¥ke¥i¥:,:h8r:::36r rlt” BRfls5 Plntle ghould be made and f itted and the holes for Screws drilled or tap- ::dLtb::0::f§±:::¥t:0 i%etE::k:£¥:i the E]keg ig per.mnently mounted.- 10 PLflTE 8 U I I. I) I N G P L A N K E D MODELS baoE:£e b::±ngak:heth:°:add:F¥u:g? start with a Small drill and work up gI.adua,lly to full Size drill. If you uEie a full Blze drill at flrBt,1t ig apt to I.un off to one Bide of the centel.line. A rat-tail file calm be used to f lnlBh the hole for. a tight fit of the tube. A flange plate iB Soldered to the tube to hold lt rigid and prevent leaks.ge. If lt^gtandg at an angle, I ilo around the hole :#o::pB:!:a.f#Tgsett:1:::g3Ia:¥:: white lead when f inally 8orewing it to the baokbon®, which may bo tlBed to take the flange plate. 8. STOPV/ATER. A 8topwator nor.- ls an 9. BUII.I-IN BuhH?FR. overlapped Joint to prevent leaks. A stopwater at the f or.ward upper edge of the lead ba.1last 1g desirable,but tlon of oar.eful lnltial flttlng. triangular. tip and glue a flat piece of wood on ag is Shown in diagram, a,nd out to f iml to taken friom an old nakeB stem-piece . butt fair. against the after face of the Btopwater. after edge of the (ThlB ar`tlcle to bo Continued) * * ft qwth fro „TEIIO IV” 4f MARINE MODE:L COMPANY Reedy soon-a complete kit including molded hull and all fittings. This is c[ quctlity product you will wctnt to own. Send us your ncmie cnd crddress for literature when rec(dy. a: the :ht:I:::T_p::o:£am5:f:;E:au¥:ggw±:£ a pun.ohaBe on the #:p:fa#:r|::3 :#: E:ese:6 be :i: off I.ubber best material. Glue a piece of this rubber to a flat piece of -wood-about 1/8 inch thlok, using clamps. Then dr.y, shape on a fast-spinning gandwheel, and t,hen glue the whole onto from Catching ln the 6rack that uaually appears at this point lr`. Saw off the of wlr.1nging maohlno I.oller :::e:b::::tf:gpen:::gs::y6t::: a:SEE spite (See Oct.MYM) ::#:ixa3hLipe:a:ayabop:=E. BEeg6o: ill RE MA-n”E MO’DEL 00., Im¢. HALESIT[, L. I., lIEW Y” THE SELF-TACKING VANE + ;g:i: ‘ 1.:Bond:i:e::=:. °g±Xoghe:oukh: the-Compass Bettingg of vanes in gear Oral has been ably digoussed in preoommonts are limited to this particular dif f er eno a . Prlnarlly, the advantage of the golf tacking vanQ\ lies in the fact that it Permits putting about of the yacht from one tack to another by ward bound. Theor.etioally, the adJuatments should be mounted, one on making sure that the oscillator will each a,I.in may the ls oronded, go the agymmotry 18 more the results are not exactly the same unless a, compensation is made by the o8oillatol-a,djustment, should the,t gear, 18 the Elimple adjustment whereby the ampli- be neceeigar.y. 1.then a yacht, eq.uipped with vane steer.ing gear iEl shoved faster than the speed warra,nted by the wind, the apparent wind afloa,t is mostly ahead. tude of the oscl]]ator is vat.led synohronously for the two sides. Thni the linka,ge this variation is transmitted to the angle the vane-f eather makes with the oentel.-line of the yacht. The result is that .the ya.oht can, Solely thru the amplitude ad- If the appar.ent wind flndg its pl.oper’ Col.nor. will she get on the oour.se. If a made moz`e positive and manually oper’ated vane geleotive than by any other known means.For a short gain in off’ing,the latch is raised put about, shoved too hard, but ln the proper direction, the appar.ant wind 19 a- before the yacht iB and in such a manner. as #;:n:h::diL:8: tE: ;::£:£n8tw±:Ld:: movement of the vane fr.are. Then She iB let go, rather. low ln the wind, giving her. a chance to gain momentum needed for. a somewhat_ pr.otraoted i: e:a ::I:±±:gwE3$6men:hetge±e:%g:t In the oaEle of the self-tacking vane an a,dditional hazard. can occur. where by the osoillf?,t,or get,a stuck on t,he ::::inge#::::eri.gotx::i3:::::Y#u: oenter-line irons , ::e :::¥:: :fft:: :il:o:::c:3Eo:e¥ formanoe. At other times,better gain by using a r.ubber. t)and, one end of which 18 attached to the Seattle bar and,the other to the oBcillator’. `then the yacht ls making the off lng, the ba,nd iB under tension, but dLle to the minimum of leverage, i8 inoperative.13ut should the heel be disturbed by the yacht hitting an obBt,ruction,getting into the tr.ough of a have,or entel`ing a.n area of updr’aft or a ”dead area”, the inertia of the counterweight is over- short – and the yacht Stays ln Aside from oonfornlng to the Eia.il1ng rules, which ln effect say ”Temper the Shove to the wind”, one ha,a the reoour.ge of uBlng tiller. stops, or. “E}pinnerg” which pl.event wide tiller movements. # 4€ # 3S # # # {i # # # # M. Y. M. SUPPLEMENT theT::pp::::,±ao*ngh¥:n:a8u:h:fwnri£¥ ie one of Hr. LaBsellB Buoceggful models, and many are now in use. He come, and t,he tenElion of the I.ubber band cauBeB a positive har.d-over. lee helm. The lo88`of. overall speed at- tending a series of is set f or a oloBe-hauled pa,ssage a.nd t,he boat iB to cause its f lange to intercept the may be ha,d vane is set for running, the ya,cht will attempt to I.un before this apparent wind, and is go doing will describe aL Circle.Not until the justment, be rna.de to lie Closer to the wind or. to sa.il freer. Thir.diy, the gying posBibllities a,re widened-, the oscillator adjust- Conveniently created by moving the latch r’eoess on the dlgo. However, off Bhoro. The Eleoond advantage, in itself a. for. of ment plunger agBembly, but the place Call for a quick, gpilming impetus given the ya,cht, whloh may put her rather’ low ln the wind in getting Just’ification .83iA.ji.zASsEz the full and bye tack is made shore- means of the tut.ming pole. The tax on thiE} Convenience ig the need of tl`avel to its ne`’r.position.This + goes about with the helm hard over.. It hag been claimed that on some ponds an advanta,ge may be had by. oa.using a lop-sided performance of the ya.cht on a beat. The means has been oalled the “asymmetry” adjustment”. If the wind has a Slant toward the rna,for axis of the pond, an ad].ustment is made so that she takes off full a,nd bye, goes about and I.eturns Somewhat “plnohed”. Should the wind have slanted away from the axlg, van:?ea:pe::::::e:f Egeh::I:5:::::gg vious lsEiues of mrM, these + has recently gepa,rated the asyrmetry adjustment, so that instead of’ hav- : :gt:::::a|na:i:a :i:ge :a::T: :!3ri:::- off ing ment ie placed on the vane, disc. The following sketch Shows the ar.I`angement. The latch may be adjusted to one side or. the other by movirng the gyes, low in the wind begimlngs and extended radii of heaving about, iE! reduced by this means, for the yacht 18 doing her bee)t at all times and 12 Flat sta,inless steel may be .025″ or .027″ for vane diao, Sea,ttle Ba,I, va,ne al.in and spindle deck-flange. .017 for the rest of the pa,rtg. S.S.wit.e uEied for the fra.meg ig 1-16” stiff dr.awn. # i? ii # # S& jA # # # # # PLOVER The our`ront oupplem5nt ghowB a E::Ee :: t:e g:gt.:-#g:a”EZo5aERu: i; :±#u:Sly g:%Et[g:i:.plenty of gt,a.b±_ # ?a # ¢1 # # F, # # # # # RACING 1’HE ANNUAI. REGATTA of the FOREST HILI, M.Y.a. was held in Cleveland, 0. Sept.9,1945. Two I.ounds wet.e Bailed, as waEi an all-day The wind mag ligbt. th_is ra.oe. The O.D. was W F. Post, a,nd final I.esultg were: ARg NEWBACHER MIKE DONOVAN RAY SAVAGE RONALD lffllL 28 JOHN SRANKS 26 ELMER NEUFER ae Ronald ft[eil two nuts on the bolt„ The la,tch f its 98 25 15 and John Shanks each gnus between the nuts wherever they are moved. Vthen centered, the yacht having a, tots,1 of 86 polntg, sailed off with Ron Meil pulling ahead to take first prize, a vane gear’! The same angle to the wind.. sails and a Spinnaker. Should sail on either tack at the 2nd and 5rd pl.izes wer.e a \then moved to one side or the other, the ya,oht accordingly Elails higher into the wind on one tack and sails freer. on the Opposite tack. ifr.. LasBel makes Buit of -ART NEWBAOHER. WARINANOO M.Y.a. gone notes re- CO]”ODORE’s CUP On Sunday, Oot.7, 1945, the Wa,rin- garding the dr.awing as shown on our’ Supplement. The standa.rd ratio of the length of vane arm to diEJtance be- anoo M¥C held. the a,nnua.1 race for the Commodore.a Cup. Sailing eta,rted at :::e:u:3::t:::o:;nE:r37!g7.?et::i#:: 10.50 a,nd 1 round was completed by 5 p.in. The wind was very much absent & tanoe the linkage pin travels is 27%. In case of extremely short vane ar.ms allowance must be made for the thickness of the linka.ge pin. If the rud- der stock is I.aked, the f inal run rna,de just as a, thunder the tiller` slot must have a,n hour-glass aha,pe, wide S::u5Iil|:tn:te i:Et.:n:i:3 :Eeh:fdnk:S: er E£:it::fa°fL:h:h:ud:;=.end of the tiller should be made of two square bends and not a round one as Shown. Fig. 1 on the plan ghowB the asymmetl.y adjust,ment mounted a,a origiIially Pla,nned. Fig. 2 is the Wseattle Ba,r”. The storm Cane up, so the race was called. Wo believe things will be looking uP next yeal.. Sever`al old time menber8 were around and a.I.e planning to make new boats for next year. Sac)roe-W.LISON EM 25 T.ARGES OP 21 W.JONES WAR,19 R.MORAY WAR 14 -OARI. W. MOKAY a . LINDBLO0M W.Willia,m8 G. LINDBLOOM ::::i:a:::: ;E:c?#:dE::I.:iv g::n:: ATTENIloN, sKIPprms : :I:gd::’iiedTpfep%|:oE::efug:I::”t±: 93:;:I:8:n8v:i:g:::: 8gb:ef::: nlatch”. The pin oonneoting the tiller a,rm a,nd the vane arm is Called the “linkage pin”. J| . J .FISHER 1002 Etomh Av ., Royal 0a,i Mioh, 13 Model Yachting Monthly Newsletter CHART,ES G0B`EL, GORDON CURRY is out of 1422 I.’J.Jerome St …, army and ba,ck home. ‘.’Jelcome back, Cordon: CHARLIE HEISTERKAm? is now located Philadelphia, Pa., the CorrmodoT.e of The Pheonix I,rye wa.a on deck at the Deeper hudson PLegatta and- at the An- feot has been ln and out the hogpital for over a, :¥Z::#::::::3:is:g:n¥h:£::r#:i§:¥; !:a56n::gtigu::T:??. d3.E presented a, per.f eat-curve FULTON of the LI I.{YC has a,a a pl.ize for. the D.H.TI.ophy famous I,I-Class “]Iar.garet” Which we hope to repr.o- and received a vote of thanks. The perfect Curve inEitr.unent is adapted to desigDing a.nd Can be bent a.nd herd ln Philadelphia. BILL PER- ion Race in 1946. sent uB the lines of his have a key to the boa,t- house at the La,goon, eo they and the visitor in Boston in October ….. The designer of “Victory” was er.roneously repor.ted as S.Peder.son, but, the yacht in question was designed and of “wha,t we are writing about” …… We have Bone fine photos of the AC|ass Natiorial oompetltor.a taken by of the AnacorteB IIfo, ::i::db¥h:[hn[s¥3:g;£.:?:s:ra:a::;T:I?Y whloh arr.ived too late to make the Current issue ……… Our old fl.lend #g3F]]33E:_RF,;3g; Hg>3#a±hg5oP: ±£::,r PAUL OOLLET won \the Pacific D±vislon at a new location, 545-47 Jjroadway, Albany, N.Y. near the railroad eta.. I,i-01aBs race with a yacht o-f hlg own design “BojangleB” …… GEO.ATTHORE ig gpal.ring f or time Bo he Can Race, gki86e¥°ivfgmpg%faH6n?aEfg:a:3:°::°a: othel` members of the LOB AngeleB MYC will again glea.n first-hand knowledge JAl`,HS WR16HT instrumerb ln all sorts of ourveB. They are for sale, so if interested, wI`ite him… duoe soon. . .W.a.RANT and A.R.LASSEL Ill.. Gobel kindly get !::i3::: 8fa:3:i:f :gE; i::GEE? . . . SPECIAL NOTICE `’Je have another. X-Class design by E.A.Bull on tap, but ape waiting . f or a volunteer. to trace it ……… OIiuB OFFICERS : : ! Please Bend the list of your •W+e also riave :Hisbol`y of l[odel Yacht- Edltop of l[Y},i a Club Of.ficerB for 1946 a8 soon a,a they qre elected. We would like.to Carry a roster of Club Officer.s, as was-done in the Year Books. No questionaire will be gent you. List name of ing ln Detroit” by HA13R¥ A L'{II,LER on the llsit …. How about Bone more of our Clubs sending in a histor.y? ….. DR.CHAS. E.NORTH of the i-.Iontcla,ir If¥O has sent uE] two `articleg which ve 8:8£’o=FiogrTeB a’nd addresses of g::: :::eu:r::::e:a.:o:si:::ii6. ;6T: ::::i:%dv:?£.g::#:?mH::C::e#j::: a I I. L E T T E a Tr.a.nE}om, double featur.e by Hal`ry A.Richar.dson and Paul A.Fiske: . . .’J.`he (Oct. TROPHY 20 & 27) ‘lhi8 annual race was Bailed two da,ys in fluky winds, len and 20-25 in. ::::::±n:L3:3e:fb;OS::]y&:g±:±e:T.= sTAFF’ORD L]rvy 72 After t,he pr.eEIent article “Building Planked Hodelsn we hope to print one about building Bread-and-butter. •.I..’e have a fewby subsoriptiong fl.om the. FRlim COBURN FRED PIGI]ON w.p.BITHELL 29 4o 54 i’i.i.”iADs`,yoRTH as 2d and 5d pr.izes wer.e awarded. other side, ::essl.a. Ash, Little]ohn, l`.err.idge, Blagg and Hash hea,rd a,bout H.E. Richa,I.dson was O.D. # # i& H¥itl in L’ngla,nd. Hope for more later. * # # .L5 .a # # # e? BOSTON iloi)EL YACHT CLUB ure:]tgo:g3:eoFo %:, `;,:;I;:±¥g :::g3: out tha.r in Cleveland for. 26 dayEl; fi:i:£i:i ::3:efo:hit:o!?:a i:o:::sg:: so dldn’t it her.e, Bill’. tie is getting ready to build a. new boat, but ha,€ to make a. new bench first, 9o we think he expects to do some sailing,. next .season ….. Attention GUS LASSEL We lost about 5 vanes overboard here at Boston, and rna,y hire a diver. to get t,hem back unless you F,et Bone more wir.e and stuff …. How about put- racing wag held iri 5-8 in. winds. Two I.ourrds were sailed. H.F,. RiohardBon was A. 0,D. HOL!.`411S 80 8. I,!oNEIL 18 J.F:!IoeFITT 15 F..00BURN F.I[ackay L.GLTTDri|i.L Sterling `spoonB were given ea,ch con- testant. Itr.I,,Ioffitt was presented I spoon for making the best pr.ogresB in Sailing for t,he season.. ting another gadged on their Bo a dope ca,n keep it on the deck .or. a stupid .mate oa.nt yank it out by the I`ootg? # 14 ,A # i} i, # # 3? „ ,-a -=. # Mid-West Doings + + INImcLUB OHA”?IONSHlp, M-OLAss at Detr.oit, Sept. 50. +.+ By RUTH LENNIE STAN WARI]ICK Strong. E. wind. HERB cRAlmL1:R J. OLENIK JA:.IES LE1`JltlF Ijady A. AREOLL 25 Spit,fire JOHN TRANGO RUTH LENNIE 20 Lazy Lou Naomi HERB CRANDLHR ? to the above dot,e. 11 TOM \i7ILljlAIIS IIi8g Co-ed 0HARLOTTH TIP,ils I)lane This 593is;:P#:gh;er fa:ac:ge£°:6g%;o:g: 19 15 ::#y ::mop::ni:eoa2i!:aca in;:::::t 8 4 score until he met Chandler., who Sort of knocked the pins out fr.om under him. Sin Smith wants Bpeoial notice given “BaroaBtio skippers &o” that he won the Comodor®’s Trophy, and has thel-eby hoisted himself from the cellar whet.e Bone of the befor’e mentioned skippers f igured he had a, life-t,ime lea.ge. iB another open ;::e6ut:::::g=gskf3: peps to think about, come the day when new tires are to be had and the urge to tf.awl The wind was so Stiff Eiail was reduced on all boats except Lennie’B and TI.onjo’El, both ”Donald Ducks”. OpEN RACE, A-OI.Ass. JILi{ HNNIE ` roll got ot the wee sails after ‘Len- Even Ar- `l`O}.il wILljlA],IS nle took him both `.ways,and fr.om then STEINBRECHER on|,:i: ::t::eh:3a:v::i::gnaT%3 i:!:g ; i)on.t know on the run Someone had to be at the far end when he star’ted because noone Could run fast enough to keep up and save her fz.om a oragh.She planed all the way and Bailed a str.a,ight Course like on a ra-il. TOPPING TROPHY. GPO. O-at-ka Oomanohe I)etr oit er. what 15.5 15. 5 5. 0 these AlolasB Skip and the 5 buokB entry fees. Some- thing will have to be done to got more of the proud A’g out next year. CITY CiEN..4PIONSHIP. Spit fir.e sTElrvBBEOHliiR Light wind. perg aI.e coming to-only thr.ee entr.ies, and there must be a dozen or nope hereabouts. In t,he Bail-off to break the tie, J.I.ennie won the race M-CLASS. Wind S & SVJ, mod.to strong. A. AREOLL The Commodor`e’B 9 ITE!IS OF INTEREST 24 ::s!!E`’Ja:E!:f’iig:a:3!?:i:#::,i! 17 RUTH LENNIH JOIIN TRONG0 Na,omi Lazy Lou 15 15 JIM LENNIE Lady 14 see! Of courEie Tom will make her 1014 W`ILLIAI.!S I..:isg C`O-ed 9 Bail if an’rone Can, and here’s wishing him lots of luck. From what`ho says she’g “a,a wide aB a sliver and HERB OHAIJDLER Pa.tBy 9 twice aB mBty”. VIC VAN OUELBROEOK (remember him) No officers were on hand, so the one you old-timer’g Should, anyway; was at having a, bye acted a,a Starter, O.D. the pond to see what the boys wet.e Sool.er and what.-have you, and worked d°£83T3£ng:|g{3£±8=iL8:g:eg:Sfti:°g;t_ well, too. Waiter Foot®, here for a visit, rna.ted for Arroll, and you can ting off to a f ine start, judging by Bee by the score that the old team the f.I.iendly newsy letter we r’eceivd still worked. Oapt. Har.r’y Chandler, last week. !{a,keg one feel that after alE}o paid ug a visit, so one more of all we al`e brother spot.tsmen and why our best sailors is home again. Have not work together. to better. the another. Steinbl.echer in the game now, game? Good luck to 2,{r. F.J. SANIOS, young Donnie, grandson of l+eorge was and keep on from the fine start you mating I.or gr.anpaw in this race, and made , Had a letter. f’rom : a::+: :E:rk i:bL:et:%e;6ttoo,no:E9 has resureccted an old “fifty”, ROIi lu.ralL, our new Vice-president o±’ the I,lid-west. He thiriks a good begiming f or. get- ueorge seems to be getting an awful big kick out of sailing this Bummer, ting the Sport re- back to the strength of the good old days, would be todo all we ca,n a,bout getting those Clubs de8igned the keel, and she is going Places as you oah pl’ove by the eoore. going a,gain that have folded during the wa,.r. The wa,r is over now, fellas, ooifi.IODORH’S TRoPIIr and sCRIPPs TROL PHY, 6-H CLASS. oat.14.Wind lJ, Her.y light and screvy. JIM LENNIE TPP Lei La,ni 20 SILI SMITH CAD Cygnet 15 Ion WIIIIilAus CAD Shalimar 15 15 men from Victoria, B.a., namely Lt. Col. Broome and Ltr. Blandy. Those Coming from Vancouver were Ted Bla,ok- MII)\masTERN A-oLAss OHAI,JrploNSHIP SEP. 25, 1945 at Ohioago, Ill. more, G.Saumdry, R.Saundry, B.MaoLuok- a.t tw±mngB?i::a:i::LrgE:ng?n:;3 gg£:B Flat calm to 20 in. in the gusts, adding nothing to the ungeaBonable hu- ie, and S.Jose. All were welcomed to ;= :%±rF£::8e:yG:EZ::::.SimpBon a.nd The following morning the members midity ani temper.atul.e. However tempers were under. Control, and a good of the Seattle MYO t,ime was had by all-a.t lea.st they day of racing, gave that impl.e8sion. With the gusty breezes came the usual difficulties. Mike ]ilullin had whelming a,mount of fl`ee advice, they ::#:a EX T53g :igEo:Sea::nw:£ef3I:: Oharles SimiJson, Sea.t with none, tha.n iB the va,ne. Roy Keebler of the plaoe ribbon went to Ted Blao]rmor.®, Eiailing Mlneha,ha, who is not only a member of the Vancouver }ura, but 18 also a menb®r of the Seattle MYC. Fourth place wag taken by LI. Flare The scor.eg:29 OIYNDER Archie A’rroll 28 O-AT_RA Com.,IA!roo TERN Jim Lermie 16 ;:g88li1:£:y 11 13 sHAmocK ]i.ilike lilullln Tom I.[olloy KENYON ;;#i.;I;8:;i;::;:;:hl?::e:::I::E3± Shield was fir.Bt place award. Other winners in order were, a. SimpBon, with Two-Step; . S.Bookalie with Dolphin; S.Jose with Sidonia; H.Peder.- 7 6 A board to WW Has Bailed to br.Oak # ,i -;i # # 00REINED PAOIFIO DIVISION # ,u` # with Windwa,rd; SoorerB were Star.tens and Frances Grizzell and Lt. Col. Broome, with Har.old `’JeekB as Umpire. Wind 20 n., steady NE. -H . H .HOWELER €a J. Grizzell with Advano e . Ted Houk was O.D. which would affect the f ir.Bt thr.ee places were sa.iled off . # Eion with Sir John; Diane; a. Mc Luckie G. Tamka, with Shirley, :i:ha#FF:¥L5::6E6::unwLd:X and I.ed Blac]more with the tie for ZBnd place, being won by John D0nahue. Due to the fluky wind there were many fouls. Only those 1 who takes a ba,ok wa,a beaten only tio- cause of the outstanding perf ormanoe of both skipper a.nd boat. The third- I;i;;::¥::::Ij::?E:ggi:5;indg::I:3ria:;! 28 and movies, and to reooive a,wards earned by I.aoing gk`ill. With the glcL to Sver.re J3ookalie, skipper of the Shamr.ock. His nearest oompetltor- She ig rigged John Donahue the held, ry of’ aohievenent I.inging ln his ear trophi.es and ribbons \ were presented with Braine gear and lost no runs in the entire race. One may conclude fr.om that performance that a Braine gear’ is more effective) in f luky wind Jaries I,IOKinney M-Class raoeB were after which all I.etlred to the home of the Grizzellts for refreBhmente E:::M:b];i±°}{g£±nE:;P8 %8:::. w:’;’h±:: tmal`TE Mlsl FLIRT Championship taking up the morning, while in afternoon %:g±#:8e?°#±€Etg¥::fe?1:al±g8±=€r:? nails of aBeorted sizes and an over- stea,d, Judges for a full the oomblned P. I)1v. and t,he P.N.W. A-C|ae8 I.udder tl.ouble and iBional Championship. a,nd their. guests ga.thel.ed at the pondside -JIMSLL,Com.S.i\FTO. # & PAOIFIO NORTIIWEST A-CLASS ioHAI.H’IONSHIPS The Seattle lurc, playing host to Several out-of-town guests, Spent one of the most enjoyable days of gall- SAMPLE AI]vmllsEMErm SPAOE ing it has ever Been. Five members of the Vancouver iiYC arrived Saturday night, Oot. 6, with I A and 5 Mcla,sB boats. Arriving at the Bane time wer.e two diBtlnguiBhed gentle For Sa,1o vyanted Eto.,Eta. I Five llneg type,Sl.60 per lBBuo 16 WANTED ! PHOTOS of interest to Model Yachtsmen Send me your negatives oit models in action. cl.ub-houses. views o[ ponds. Skippers, gadgets. ctc. I will return them with an 8110 ENLARGEMENT, GRATIS Photos to be used f or Model Yacht Publicity piirposes CHARLES HEISLER 38 Willctt St.. Albany 6. BDATINE N. Y. HELPS IN BOOK FORM The experience of experts can be valuable to new sailors and old-liners alike. 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