The Model Craftsman: Volume 7, Issue 8 – January 1939

a \ A RACING ICEBOAT EVEN THOUGH YOUR YACHT-RACING POOL FREEZES OVER YOU CAN ENJOY THE THRILLS OF SAILING ALL WINTER thickness of the wood and covered on – MX than a fireplace model, this n heaped Solin jig pieicnee sep Heap ke gle cectbetng’ape hiietieiambcani sees 1 feat cee ates and a snappy little racer. aera the bottom with thin slabs. Drill an 3” hole between the cockpits for the miniature iceboat is a scale replica of a championship ice speedster So build this craft with the rest of the fellows and get into the thick of things. Designed for service, the equipment and gear specified are vitally necessary and they actually work. Fittings are simply made. Turnbuckles might run the cost up a dollar or so, but the project will pro- vide more than your money’s worth in fun. Get a piece of 14” by 21/2” by 44” spruce or pine for the backbone, or center-timber. Taper this to the dimensions given in with a stern for the rudder post. Use pine or spruce of #” by 13” | by 28” stock for the runner plank. Make the plank authentic with an . arch on the bottom by planing it from nothing at the ends to 3” at the center. Duplicate the curve on top by planing it down from nothing , ‘ at the center to 3” at the ends. This method is easier than trying to bend the wood. Before tackling the metal parts, it is well to make the spars and get the woodwork done with. The mast is 4” by 1” by 40” rounded and tapered so cross-section shaped. drawing. The double cockpits, which lighten the hull considerably, should first be drilled to size steering post and another 4” from the Model iceboat racing is becoming as popular as model yacht contests afloat. that is The the oval- boom measures $” by 34” by 28” tapered to }” at the ends. Sand the hull and spars down to a slick finish and put on a coat or two of white shellac or light varnish. brace and bit, then cut out with a wood chisel. Cockpits may be merely hollowed out, or what is easier, cut clear through the teering cable | Re | — 2+ | oC MI a 12 ies z } brad 5 soldered disc Tue Move. CraFrsMAN For contrast, paint the insides of the cockpits red. Saw the runners out of }” aluminum and shape to Side runners pivot on cotter the size shown with a file. pins in hobblers, which are made of four pieces of bent tin as illustrated. Each piece is bent in a vise corner, arc-fashion, and squared by hammering it to shape. Holes are drilled or punched into each piece for fastening it to the runnerplank with }” screws. Runners are hung on }#” cotter pins, for which holes are drilled through the hobblers. The rudder post is soldered to a U-shaped piece of tin, made as shown in accompanying drawing. Close to the “U” which holds the steering runner, a 1” diameter disc is soldered to take the steering control wires. A similar U-shaped piece is soldered to the tiller-post; and at the lower end thereof, after the post is inserted in the backbone, another 1” disc is soldered. Adjusting the tiller, which is similar to that of a boat. The sail can be an old bed sheet, but a good grade of sailcloth is best ~, a wooden jaw, which straddles the mast. sketch for full details of this part. Refer to the An old bed sheet, cut to size makes an efficient sail, but if you prefer to make it authentic clear through, get a remnant of fine-weave racing canvas. Cut the hoist of the sail along the edge of the cloth. Then you have sufficient material for two sails, if you want to make another model. Three or four strips of }” celluloid, sewed with criss-cross stitches at right angles to the leach of the sail, make ideal battens. The steering quadrant is cut to shape out of }” aluminum and hinged to the “U” of the tiller post Now you are ready for the real thrill, when your model ice yacht is launched for the first time. Handle her properly, and she will give many hours of outdoor pleasure. Underside of the ice yacht, showing how the runner plank is braced against the hull by wires, Turnbuckles tighten the braces The runner plank is fastened to the backbone with a 1” screw 19” from the front end. Brace the criss-cross of the hull with four stays made of thin leader wire, of the kind used for fishing. Secure the stays to the hull with triangular pieces of tin or brass, made as shown. ‘ Using miniature turnbuckles, available at model hobby shops, tighten the stays. The steering cables of pic- ture wire are also rigged with turnbuckles to get them taut. This can be seen in the photograph. The mast is rigged with double side runner = required “2 forestays and sidestays with a 5” tilt “Ms backward. Each of these stays has a turnbuckle. A wire is reeved through a sheave in the mast as a permanent hoist for the sail. The wire hoist also has a turnbuckle to tighten the sail. The sail is secured to the hoist every two inches with brass paper clasps, which serve as slides. The foot of the sail is attached to the boom similarly. The end of the boom is fitted with January, 1939 s al a il | Auge Plonk. Pa.3 ~ 28″ ; >| t w Detail drawings of the runners end tiller. The rudder and aluminum pivoted between L-shaped brackets to provide for “equalizing” stable ee2 sid 13 Ws AA AL ell YA Hi | ‘ Re ————————_______ _ EE eee pe te “ 4 a + – NEWS OF THE CLUBS By C. O. Brook — + Hy == —_ A metal rail will be set up ten feet back from the water to hold back the crowds. A group will be at the pond at all times to demonstrate how the models are designed, built and sailed; books of rules will be at hand, races will be staged in the various HE boys have certainly been busy at the close, or near’ classes time after time during the week of the show. Skip- in the news. He took home the beautiful Gillette Cup on Oct. 11th in the International class‘A meet for that pond sailing and skiff sailing. How models are handled close, of the season. Again we have to put Bill Bithell trophy. And this, after taking the National Champion- ship honors at Grand Rapids the month previous, and nine Firsts in nine different events at home. Seems hard to move that chap out of top place! The scores were: Wm. Bithell, Boston M. Y. C., 58; W. S. Cox, Cleveland M. Y. C., 44; W. Topping, Columbia M. Y. C., 38; Fred Pigeon, Boston M. Y. C., 34. Tex Foster, Long Island M. Y. C., was officer of the day. Six Rounds were sailed. In the Campbell Cup Races held Oct. 8-9th, Soren Pederson of the Lynn M. Y. C. took top honors with 69 points. In this event there were twenty entries from eight clubs, there being Atlantic, Marblehead, Boston, Columbia, Jersey City, Long Island, Lynn, and Red Bank. K. Baumgarten of the Washington M. Y. C. was officer of the day. One round was sailed in a comfortable breeze, making the boats slip along at a nice pace. A. Mattson of Marblehead and Charles Farley of the Boston Club stepped on Pederson’s heels with 68 points. Many of the other competitors kept their score in the upper 50’s and 60’s in this 50-800 Class event, showing there must have been some keen racing for both days. Before proceeding with scores of events I want to break a news-flash that to my mind tops most events that have ever happened to the sport. That diligent, energetic gogetter of results, Walter K. Moss of the Milwaukee M. Y.C., sends me a letter on stationery headed “Wisconsin Hobby Exposition,” and on which Walt’s name appears as secretary, along with a number of officials in the bigger pers will demonstrate how models are sailed in pairs in on different points of sailing; everything possible about the deck equipment, and so on. From the sale of tickets it is estimated that more than 50,000 people will see the models raced during the week. Walter writes the most excited letter imaginable—and who can blame him? I became so excited when I read the news that I felt as though we were going to have the pool in our own living room. And there’s a thought—think of reclining in comfort on a carpeted floor while sailing your pet model. It will be well if club secretaries and individuals write letters of commendation to Walter at 3820 N. Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and compliment that club. Such letters will be worth something to those chaps when they try for a similar event next year, which they undoubtedly will. That’s really boosting the sport. In the report of the Winnebagoland Trophy Races on Oct. 16 the results follow: wind, 10-15 M.P.H.; day, clear; O.O.D., Bill Lawrie; scorer, John Purdy; starter, Dick Robbins; judges, Walt Hull and L. Matthews; public address announcer, F. Best; nineteen starters on the line from the Chicago, Oshkosh and Milwaukee M. Y. Cs. Top scorers in the finals were: Geo. Barron, Chicago, 26; Ray Harenburg, Milwaukee, 21; Walter Moss, Milwau- brackets of state officials. The news is, that for the first time in history, I believe, they will actually have pond-sailing indoors. Through the efforts of Walt and his fellow members, a tremendous indoor tank will be constructed on the floor of the audito- rium, with canvas, and pipe frames held in with soil; many tons of water will be put into this tank; electric fans will be placed at three points of the “pond” so that any wind direction and force from light to moderate winds can be obtained, and actual races will be conducted with both 50-800s and class-A models, as well as powerboat races. In addition there will be replica, decorative and racing models of all types on display around the pond. 34 Out for a day of racing, this group represents about half the mem- bership of the Tre-Pol-Pen Model Yacht Club in Highland Park, Mich. Tue MopeLt CRAFTSMAN kee, 20; Ben Ehweler, Chicago, 19. In the pre-finals, scores ranged from 58 for Barron on down to 9 points for the low scorer. A NEW SIZEFOR MODEL YACHTS From our old friend Howard Curry of the Mill Pond M. Y. C., comes the report that the “A” class champion- mer if interest in the new “ X” (experimental) class continues as it has been’ doing in the past few months. Designed to further the sport of model yacnt ships for the Eastern Division held at Washington, D. C., petered out to a flat failure. On this attractive 2000 by 156 foot pool, the winds simply failed to function, and after several at- tempts to start, the event had to be called off. This was most unfortunate for the Washington M. Y. C. as it was the first Divisional event they had asked for. We had been hoping they would have a whale of a breeze, because they are a hardworking crew h the water demonstrate 4; books of the various how. Skip- an pairs in ure handled sible about e of tickets will see the inable—and 2 I read the rve the pool bia: of | our rand indivi- cat 3820 N. compliment ng to those year, which r the sport. ty Races on d: an in a ar anty…… < forming; countless designs clubs : ountry . aul od wie copy of SEND 25c for your Vier V4’ and of g catalo our 1939 . d ” scale model railroa 17/64” , . ded first 13.25 21°00 : 5.35 . hs Refun equip gulP ment. of $1 00 or more order ANYia a constructed; LHillSTRU ly MODE certain Californ CruxCOMP Santa ES Road,CTUR hoats being Graham % ~ ad : e — those who have worked for the future | = Gauge 00 in Goat ouse Roundh The | should decade of the sport in the past winter and he able to sit back this . . ROLLIN K. LOBAUGH 1179 Howard St., San Francisco, Cal. feel quite satisfied with the results of their efforts. 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