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MikeR

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  1. The runner plank is made up of two pieces of wood glued together with the proper arc. Next I am gluing on the grab rails.
  2. Jack, I sold the iceboat years ago. Back in the 70's and early 80's we had a lot of snow covered ice. The only time I got to use it was at the end of winter when the snow was melted off the ice. Which left only a week or two of good sailing ice before open water. Being young and crazy we would use a plank from shore to the ice over open water for the last sailing day of the year. I used walnut for the base and sides, the deck and the cockpit is dogwood with a bloodwood stripe
  3. The previous picture shows some of the internal framing. I will attempt to build this model just like the boat I built 45 years ago. Boy time flies. Mike R
  4. Too easily convert the dimensions from the plan drawings I developed the following chart.
  5. In the early 1970's I built a DN class Iceboat that I sailed on Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park which is located in western Pennsylvania. I am now building one at a reduced scale of 1 1/4 in. to 1 ft or 1 : 9.6 scale. The plans that I used are from the International DN Ice Yacht Association. I am using walnut, bloodwood, and dogwood for construction of the model.
  6. Outstanding sails I have one question. How is the rope attached to the edge of the sails? Mike R
  7. Check out this site. They have micro drill bits with 3/32 shanks Mike R http://www.contenti.com/products/drills/200-089-005.html
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