Ben, I have an extensive history with sailing and have just found this video. The comments you received from a great many of the peanut gallery were quite comical to say the least. I laughed my you know what off at several of them. Port and starboard where switched but you know that by now. In answer to the many blueprint requests I strongly recommend Mystic Seaport as a source for thousands of original drawings. Add your own scale and start building! My choice was a two masted gaff schooner designed by Capt. R. D. (Pete) Culler. I have the actual hull at 47' in length and for my model I chose 1/10th scale and worked in metric units. Thanks so much for the fine efforts!
Ччерт! Вы подобрали прекрасное музыкальное сопровождение, отличное видео Вашей работы и шикарный парусник. Меня даже слеза прошибла, детство вспомнил когда весной в ручьях пускали кораблики и бежали за ними..... Спасибо! Пришлось подписаться. Надеюсь Вы еще не раз " забросите" меня в детство...
What a beautiful build -- just fantastic work. Thanks for sharing. Btw, you have her tack descriptors reversed in the video. At 4:07 she is on a starboard tack and at 4:35 she is on a port tack (wind coming from port).
You can create your own scratch building plans by buying a set of plans from a smaller boat, such as Elsie or Gertrude Theabaud, on line and do a little scaling math. You need these views: body plan with half breadths, deck plan, and the sail plan. Take what you have to the office store and have them enlarged to the desired scale; I've used 1/4" to the foot. You can find accurately printed plates with all the requirements by Skeene or Chappelle. I've taken a plan of Elsie from a bound book and used the drawing and table of offsets (measurements) to build a 16 foot replica (yes, that big). Scratch building in the larger scales I believe is easier that the itty bitty scales; for one thing, the tools in an ordinary shop give you a better start. There are used Model Shipways plans available online that have details from the work of Chappelle.If you are stuck on the idea of cutting a page out of one of your prized books, just pick up a used copy online and an Exacto knife. To get a really good idea of the whole process in full scale, binge watch Leo Goolding's RU-vid series on rebuilding the Tally Ho, paying particular attention to the vids on design and rigging. Check it out.
You have done a wonderful job on this schooner. I have one that I race most week ends . But not as nice as yours . Mine is only 3 feet long OAL. And no Evilboy37 , they are made to sail on their side like that .
Ben- Hey it's Scott from the SOSS with the Happy Hunter and Brutus. Found your video after you told me about it at yestereday's sail. Great job, love the music.
She is a truly beautiful piece of work, mind you I think she would look better flying the Union Jack! 😊😊😊😊😊😊 I would love to know where to buy her as a kit!
Omw, so relaxing music watching this, calmness while building my boat aswell. This my next one. Pls tell me were i can get these plans so long. Great vid.👍👍
you got your tacks wrong! looking from the back to front: when the sails are on the left side you are on starboard, when the sails are on the right side you are on port. just had to point that out. great design looks really cool!
did anyone ever get a response if plans are available? such a great boat. over 200,000 views.wow! are their any plans out there close to this? or better yet a set of plans for bernard moitessier's "JOSHUA" or jean knockers design. I love these working ships.
At present I am building and repairing sailing dinghies but I built models, up to 6ft, as a teenager. I am building a free sailer sandwich style yacht at present, a rehearsal I suppose for when increasing age will no longer allow me to build full size craft. Ironic really, I found I could paddle the 6ft topsail schooner hull, (FG) and my next boat was a 16ft ply pirogue. Regressing to a second childhood?
@yeehawwoohoo naw, the motor didn't ruin it. a lot of full scale sailer's have an auxiliary engine of some sort for docking and doldrum conditions. it's not like he's using it to putter around the pond. looks like if he ever engages it is just to bring it in. I'll allow it
Beautiful, both the concept as well as the appearance. May I ask if this would be a so called "J-Boat"?. Talking about spirit, I wonder if there was Bourbon or Gin to be offered around those elegant decks. Now take the helm and fair winds Ladies and Lads.
No, it is not a J class yacht . This a Newfoundland schooner . a fishing boat of about the 1890's or 1920's . J class yachts were developed from this hull shape and raced in the 1930's for the America cup.
@@welshpete12 Thankyou Captain WP. I stumbled over a documentary on 'American Schooners' in the meantime to learn more about these fascinating designs. Seeing them in full fly is the most exhilarating analogy of the expression 'Fast & Bonnie' I happen to know. And to having learned from you that the most exclusive form of raceyacht was developed from a 'work horse' compliments that conception with plenty food for phantasie. :)
Very nice boat. You have your tacks wrong though. Windward side is tack. Not were the sail is over the deck. Wind coming from starboard, sails on port side is a starboard tack. Beautiful boat, but get the sail talk right.
Port & starboard tack are universal talk with universal meaning. They are not context dependent Wind coming from the starboard side of the boat is onSTARBOARD tack regardless of the language you speak. Port tack is just the opposite. .
@cappy you are wrong, that is only the case in the English language, in other languages (countries) you can say things another way. In Dutch starboard tack is when the sails are on starboard (i.e. the wind is from port)
very nice schooner, reminds me of my schooner america, one metre! , they take a while to build, don't they, ! r/ c, is fun, to build, and sail,, gene k
@J3NNYVO What? That is as schooner as it gets..... It looks like an old Gloucester fishing schooner. If it had one mast.... then you may call it a gaff rigged sloop, but this boat is most certainly a schooner.
What kind of servos/motors did you use for taking in sail line? Or how is that done in general? I haven't been able to find any helpful websites at all.
