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Hello(sorry this is Google Translater) I would like to build the Mary by my personal wishes and it for me still the Orginalität of the model is to be received importantly. The model in the Royal Musem Greenwich is very faulty and precise information to the Mary is heavy to receive. Also Mamoli is very faulty here. The trunk was built as well as Mamoli, nevertheless, coloured were chosen by me. The first pictures show the construction progress. Greetings Hubert
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Hi all ! I am back with a new boat having had a break from them for a while. I picked this kit up on ebay for a fairly reasonable price. I had been looking for one for a while but only found Chinese copies so I was pleased when this came up. It is the first Mamoli kit I have tried. First impressions - nicely packed but looks a bit minimal on wood. I am ok with that as I have some spares and I am always careful with usage. There are 7 sheets of plans which look ok but the instructions for the build, such as they are are on the plans. The plans are two sided but the instructions only on one side so a lot of turning required. Otherwise castings and wood quality look good.
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So I decided to attempt making my first POF model using plans by Mamoli of Yacht Mary. Enlarged the plans to double the size, so nearly 3/8 scale. I am making this model out of bass wood. So far I have the keel made and am now working on hull frames. Pics enclosed. Brian Davies
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HMS Mary was the first Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy. She was built in 1660 by the Dutch East India Company. Then she was purchased by the City of Amsterdam and given to King Charles II, on the restoration of the monarchy, as part of the Dutch Gift. She struck rocks off Anglesey in thick fog on 25 March 1675 while en route from Dublin to Chester. Although 39 of 74 crew and passengers managed to get to safety, the wreck quickly broke up. Guns and other artefacts were taken to the Merseyside Museums for conservation and display. She was the first of some 27 yachts which the king owned between 1660 and 1685. The word yacht derives from a Dutch word jagen, meaning to hunt. She was 52 feet long, with a beam of 19ft (15.8 by 5.8m) and displaced 100 tons. Her hull was copper clad. The Dutch yacht is the fore-runner of the Thames sailing barge. They had a large sail area, but a shallow draught that enabled them to navigate shallow waters. As with a sailing barge, sailing was achieved by means of a leeboard instead of having a deep keel. The shallow draught meant that she needed to carry additional ballast when sailing deeper waters. She was built for luxury with a decorated counter. I started building, The First Royal Dutch Yacht ”Mary”, 1646 from Mamoli in 2010. After the planking of the hull I put her away as there was little time for any boat building. I started working on her last year. Presently I am working on the masts. I like this boat but the instructions are horrible and the drawings are all done in freehand. No CAD was used like my Bounty from Constructo. Furthermore, translation was done by an Italian and a dictionary because it seemed like he did not speak English. But all is not lost. The drawings are similar to the Statenjacht Utrecht drawings. So I have been working with those as well. -
Hello I started this log on the old site so a lot has happened since I started building. So far it's pretty standard fair. All the bulkheads needed to be adjusted. They were off center and uneven. First layer of planking is installed, filled and sanded. Decking installed and treenailed. I added a strip of wood to the fore end of the upper deck, gives it a cleaner look. Stern planking is also done and I have just started the second layer of hull planking. Thats it for today more tomorrow. Mark
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