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Jack12477
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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. 😉 -
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 -
No we will put you out of the car and make you walk home in the scary scary dark 😠
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"Daddy, are we there yet?"
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The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck NY has one of these in their collection. I've seen it participate in their weekly airshows a number of times over the last 30-40 years. Photo and text below are from their website "M1917 Light Tank (1918) The M1917 Light Tank was an American copy of the French Renault FT which was manufactured by three American companies during and after World War I, including Van Dorn Iron Works, Maxwell Motor Company and C. L. Best Company. The American M1917 tanks were made under a special license agreement with the Renault company of France, and although it looks virtually identical to the FT, the M1917 included many subtle improvements. A total of 952 examples of the M1917 were produced, although none saw combat. This particular tank was once part of the famous Colonel Jarrett collection of World War I artifacts."
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Go to your first post in your build log, scroll down till you see the EDIT tab, click on that. It opens an Edit Topic window, change the title, then click SAVE .
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