Jack12477
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Thanks ! I hope you can get the internet problem resolved. The video shows how the boats are assembled kn the ice and then takes you for a ride, the cameras (4) were mounted on the boat for eye level views. BTW that is the Hudson River they are sailing on, the bridge in background is the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge approx 2 miles in length. -
I am surprised you are encountering this much warpage. My kit was stored in my basement, long end upward, for 9 years after it was given to me and none of the parts are warped. Maybe when you get it planked and the decks installed it will provide enough stiffness to overcome the warping. Good luck with it.
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Rule # 1: The customer is always right Rule # 2: When the customer is wrong, refer to rule # 1.
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Watch this video of Ice yacht Rocket launch , my model of this is in my signature. She is clocking 55-60 MPH . I was there when these were taken. We are hoping to complete the restoration by the end of this month, then get it moved out of our host, Jim's, workshop as he has an 1830s authentic Dutch windmill restoration project and will need to move back inside soon. Right now he's ouside cutting the main shaft on his sawmill. The windmill is on Long Island here in the colonies. Yes, it is a great and popular winter sport when we have ice, we need minimum 11 inches thick ice to safely sail these boats. The Dutch introduced it to America back in the 1700s or there abouts, we, Americans, redesigned their boats into the design you see today. The speed is theoretically 4 to 5 times the speed of the prevailing wind due to the combined effects of true wind and apparent wind and near zero friction of the (ice skate like blade) runner over the ice. The "basket" is where you normally ride and it is pretty stable. One of the reasons why we opened the backbone completely was because videos taken by the previous owner showed it twisting under sail , some of the glue joints had failed, so we added additional blocks (bulkheads) and reglued everthing. Should be stiffer now. Will know when we get her on the ice and under sail.
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Is that "Afternoon tea" or "High tea"? Since it is around 2000 hours (8:00 PM) over there in UK now, I would guess the latter. 😉
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I keep getting the date confused 😁 partly because were told it was 1912, then discovered the hidden note saying 1906. Yea, steaming the hide glue off to get the backbone open was a bear to do. Lots and lots of patience on that task.
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Edward, follow this Link for restoration blog. The family in Iowa built the trailer for it
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Edward, we acquired the boat about 3 years ago from a family in Iowa some 2,000 or so miles inland from us. It was originally built here in the Hudson Valley, Poughkeepsie, by George Buckhout who designed and built all the gaff rigged Hudson River ice yachts for the various "landed gentry". It needed a lot of restoration when we got it, including a reglueing of the entire backbone. We have not sailed it yet. But, yes, the crane is used to lift the backbone, 38 ft in length, in and out, the mast, runner plank can be lifted by 2 or 3 people. It could be used to step the mast, which I think the prior owners did. We sometimes will use the mast of another ice yacht, or a gin pole to step masts. Since Buckhout built it in 1912, it has been on Long Island, Greenwood Lake on NY/NJ border, and then to Iowa, wher it was sailed for decades before the family offered it for sale to us. BTW it has 2 cockpits, one of a very few that does. The trailer photos were taken the week one of our members returned from Iowa towing the trailer back to us.
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Here' photos of Manhassett's trailer, complete with its own lifting crane.
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We have sailed those and Lake Winnepasakee (sp ?) in NH. All the boats break down into trailerable components. Our club boat Jack Frost a 50 ft boat was clocked on Lake Winne at 91 mph back in the 90s on a 16 mile run down the lake.
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There is a section of river off of Barrytown down to Rhinecliff that freezes thick enough to provide a good sheet for sailing. Other location is off of Germantown. Last time we were about to sail in Barrytown was March 2014. Orange Lake in Newburgh is another choice. We sailed there 2018 and 2019 seasons, no ice anywhere in 2020. Do a YouTube search on "Hudson river ice yachts" for videos of our boats. Hudson ice yachts More yachts Orange Lake
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Just to let everyone know that I have not given up on this kit. I decided to take a break from model building and finish restoring the Manhassett ice yacht that we have been sporadically working on the past 2 years. This past Saturday we got a 3rd coat of marine varnish on the backbone, runner plank and main mast. Next weekend we will flip the backbone and coat the underside, the boom, gaff and jib club foot and reinstall all the hardware. We hope by the end of August we can be finished with the restoration and move the boat out of our host's workshop. Some photos follow Backbone (aka keel) with basket Runner plank and main mast At least this gets me outside in the fresh air for awhile instead of cooped up inside in my basement. I will get back to the model soon.
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Hmm. I have the same kit and mine were not warped.
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I put an angle in each corner, 4 in all, use 4 clamps.
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I bought some aluminum angle "iron", 90 degree, about 3/4 inch on each leg, using a hacksaw blade in my power jig saw, cut it into 1 inch, 2 inch, segments. I then clamp these against the bulkhead and false keel, only put glue on the slots. Wait for glue to set, remove and repeat with next bulkhead. The angle brackets hold the pieces at 90 degrees to each other.
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I use the Veritas miniature planes from Lee Valley
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My '65 Mustang, 3 speed manual, 6 cyl engine, convertible cost $2,500 back then
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I'll third that Craig, as an owner of 65 Mustang convertible. My younger brother had a 60 MG A which was constantly in shop for tune-ups etc, he swapped it for a 65 Mustang after me. Great car !
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Converting a Backyard Shed into a Model Workshop
Jack12477 replied to Hank's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
And when do you pipe the Admiral aboard for her Ready For Ops (RFO) inspection ? -
Anzio Annie
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Saw this bad boy at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and the shell at the museum at Picatinny Arsenal when I was stationed there in the late 60s. Little David mortar. I don't think it ever saw service.
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Diorama Water
Jack12477 replied to xodar461's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I concur. Great looking diorama and model, Jim -
Excellent presentation OC, very impressive dio. Congrats
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B 25 Mitchell ragove 1/144 Minicraft
Jack12477 replied to Papa's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Use copper clad steel BBs. They are small and heavy enough to hold nose down. See my Coast Dolphin Guard helo build
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