Geam

I see you have installed some holes/rings (2 small and 1 large) in front of cockpit. Are those for the servolines? May I ask how you made them? Looks very nice.

Hi Frodo. This is a long story.....The two small rings (steel washers painted brass) represent the two bilgepump outlets. I think these can be seen on the Colin Archer museum photo Gallery, but I'm not quite sure where I have seen this detail -I will check.  There are two pipes that go down into the bilges to pump out any  seawater which has leaked into the boat.  Of course, mine are simply painted washers placed on deck! The centre of the washers can be filled with brass paint, but for some strange reason I found out that I would make it complicated.... the bronze metal in the centre of each small washer is not brass paint. It's from the metal top of french crémant Bourgogne Pinot Noir from 'vinmonopol'. A few drops of brass paint will do fine though!

The large ring represents a port hole/skylight which allows light to shine down onto the steering compass mounted in the aft cabin -foreward of the cockpit. This is a larger washer (also painted brass) with a small round piece of green acetate/plastic below. I used green acetate to indicate the colour below decks. Before I placed the acetate on deck I drew an outline of a compass rose on the deck. So if anyone looks closely, it looks like they are seeing the steering compass one meter below the deck.  

 The servo line for the main boom comes up just forward of the mizzen mast. It will pass through the brass ring part 505 which is lashed to the mizzen mast.

Now you know why I have been building this RS1 for a looonng time!😬

George

Here is a photo of the original pumps. seem like the pothole for light down to the compass was added sometime later.

The photo is from the Colin Archer book, volume 1. by Knut von Trepka. Hope he does not mind me sending you - and the 'world'- the photo.

George