The Model Craftsman: Volume 9, Issue 5 – October 1940

BUILDING SEASON HERE FOR MODEL YACHTSMEN cedar is more expensive. We prefer white pine as it is easy to work and is available in most lumber yards. A good grade of sail cloth will cost about 90 cents per yard. Sails made to order, about $3.50 per set. Spar varnish will cost about 90 cents per pint. So, before we start, we will see just about what it will cost us, (Turn to page 57 for further yacht news.) By R. P, DEZENDORF Around the Country a bunch of the boys journeyed to Asbury a regatta sponsored by the Junior Chamrun by the Red Bank, M. Y. C. Somecrossed, and the lake was in such shape an X class or maybe an A class. Whichever you start remem- Sunday, August 18, Park, N. J., to attend ber of Commerce and body got their signals They were published in the MopeL CraFTsMAN a short while in the lake to sail a small department store boat, let alone a 50. fe EER season is drawing to a close, and all the skippers are going to get out the old drawing board to design bigger and better models. Maybe they will want to build a 50-800, or ber, there are certain rules that govern each one of the classes. ago. We personally like the 70-800. It is easy to transport. We will not design our own model, but will shop around until we find a model to our liking, then build it and try to give a comprehensive idea as to the trials and tribulations of the amateur craftsman. Let’s look into the matter of tools with which we will build. First, we will need a good try square, a straight edge, at least 55” long, a couple of pencils. We will also need a pair of calipers, or dividers, and about a dozen clamps (possibly more). These we will borrow from our friends. A good 6” block plane, a 1” chisel, a 34” spoon gouge, a compass saw, a hand drill and some assorted drills, a brace and 1” bit, a couple of paint brushes and some sandpaper, and lots of elbow grease. The cost to build a 50 will be about $10 to $20, it depending on the individual. If we intend to purchase our fittings already made, they will cost between $10 and $15. We make practically all of our fittings, so the cost is a good bit less. Wood for the hull will cost about $1.75 for white pine. Mahogany or that the race had to be called off. There was not enough water So the boys spent the day walking up and down the boardwalk. It was one of the biggest disappointments of the season, as the sponsors had secured nine of the finest prizes that we have seen. The Red Bank M. Y. C. was apologetic and hopes to be able to announce a date in the near future when the lake will be cleaned out, and enough water will be in the lake. Although the Atlantic ocean was only 1 block away, the race was called on account of low water. South Jersey reports its lake practically completed. At last reports, they were pouring a 4’ walk around the lake. When this lake is completed, it will be one of the finest ponds in the country. There will be plenty of open space around the lake and no shrubs to block the wind. Warinanco reports a new member in the last month. Also there was an 80% attendance at all league races. The club will celebrate its 10th season of sailing next year. We will try to have all the changes in rules since the book was published in 1938 in the next issue of MopEL CRAFTSMAN. METRO POWERBOAT CLUB WINDS UP BUSY SEASON j 1/3 a eae Ta Although the speedboat season around New York and New Jersey will be pretty well halted, 4; – ha – ae so far as actual F . ’ ti the coming of cold weather, don’t7 think these fellows, members of the Metropolitan Model Powerboat Club, willela: halt Page adios of their sport, Nope—they’ll keep right on. Winter, to them, means a time to overhaul their jobs, design and build new craft and, generally, prepare for the 1941 Spring and Summer season. The lads figure they had some pretty nice events this past summer, including the various meets in New Jersey, Washington, D, C., Detroit and Lon g Island, and their aim is for bigger and better speed contests next summer, Races at the 1940 New York World’s Fair left somethin g to be desired, for the boys just didn’t seem to be able to get together on these bi-weekly affairs. However, they did get to do some running, though, and several of them did the trick of killing two birds with one stone by racing their boats and cars, too, on the same visit to the Fair. Those in the picture are (left to right) Harry Hansen, Harry Erickson, Ed Schroeder, Martin Waller, Wolfgang Pfister, Ed Erickson (kneeling), Fred Schroeder and Lou Werner, Incidentally, in the picture, Waller is holding tightly to his trim Class C World’s Record holder, This fleet boat d by a2 i set a new high of 41.41 MPH at the Detroit races in July. Bob Graham, another of the Metropolitan Model bier cis wens picture—-because he was the man behind the camera. 38 The photo was made recently at Little Ferry, N. J., during a Sunday session. Tue Mopet CraFrsMAN