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his manual was provided by The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, WA. It was the result of building seven generations of Pirate Pond Boats with Alternative School #1 in Seattle since 1999. The instructors and students have both learned a great deal about building pond boats over these years.
The designing and building of model power boats has much to offer to both young and old, for it combines indoor and outdoor activity in a manner which is both healthy and instructive.
This book is primarily intended as an aid for the newcomer to model boat building. In taking the stage by stage construction of a typical model power boat, from the drawing board to completion, the book intends to present the fundamental principals of model boat building so that the novice will have no difficulty in constructing any of the models which have been dealt with in detail in the latter part.
The design of a model yacht is in all respects analogous to that of a real yacht. It is a scientific business requiring study and calculation, and therefore this branch of the pastime has a high educational value.
The building of models again calls for a high degree of accuracy and craftsmanship. It 1s futile to design a boat carefully and not to build her true to design. Patience and accuracy are, therefore, essential.
Claude William Horst was an extracurricular boatbuilding instructor with the Milwaukee Vocational School. This book describes building and sailing a freesailed Marblehead with the lift method.
Claude William Horst was an extracurricular boatbuilding instructor with the Milwaukee Vocational School. This book provides suitable material for boys who are interested in models of "modern" boats, with special emphasis on proper design, so that they may get a true conception of modern yacht designs and other essential details of construction.
It is the object of this book to explain concisely the construction and operation of sail and power driven racing yachts and through a careful reading of these pages it will be possible for the beginner to build the boat of his choice, which, when completed, will have the value and appearance of a professional job.
This is a collection of articles from The Rudder magazine republished as a book that provides "practical instructions in the art of model making."
There are wonderful educational possibilities in a good model yacht, while as a sporting or recreational activity, boating deserves serious consideration. A young man can get more pleasure out of an afternoon's try-out of a model boat along the banks of some cool lake or stream, than he could by spending days in some closed-in back yard.
