Rating Rules for Vintage Models
This article is an examination of some of the history of our hobby and the evolution of model boat design.
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Boat Repairs: Rub Rail
John makes a nearly invisible repair to a highly visible rub rail on Tritonia.
Planning and Building Scale Models that Sail. Part 3: Building
In Part 3 of this series, we apply the calculations from the first two articles to build the model.
Balance
Most sailors know that a boat must “balance right” to sail correctly and efficiently, but what, exactly, does that mean?
Planning and Building Scale Models that Sail. Part 2: Design Calculations
In part 2 of the series, we undertake some more detailed and a bit more extensive calculations to try to get the boat right as built, requiring minimum modifications and fixes after the fact.
How to Make a Boom Vang
This article describes how to make a boom vang with a turnbuckle. It can be whatever length is needed to fit your boat and have either a brass or aluminum finish.
Planning and Building Scale Models that Sail. Part 1: Implications of Scale and Model Choices
This is the first of a three-part series that helps you understand how sail area and displacement have to be accounted for when shrinking full size boat plans to make a sailing model.
Make a Mold for Bending Wood: Part 2 of 4
Use a form to shape your complex curves.