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    Thank you for the warm welcome, yes, I will definitely start a build log!
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    I'm pleased that I joined this site, and I hope to learn tons as I embark on a return to building! About 30 years ago I built my first, and only, RC meter-long sloop from scratch (pics included). This involved shaping the lead keel in a teardrop shape using the lost-wax method (I found the lead by scraping around garages for lead tire weights hanging around their floors). I made the sails from some scrap Dacron sails from a real sailboat, and the mast was made from a curtain rod. I planked the frame with cheap veneered wood wall panels cut into strips on a band saw. Up close, it ain't pretty, but it did the job! Having only two servos, and not very strong ones, I hand built a ratchet system that would turn and catch the sails at any angle I wanted, but I had to coordinate the rudder and "winch" so that the wind did the job of moving the sail. I finished it with 7 coats of varathane to ensure that it wouldn't leak. It still graces the top of my bookshelf (I actually called it "Grace") and, although it is replete with embarrassing flaws, I am still proud of the instincts I had at the time, which paid off by creating a boat that sails relatively well in moderate winds and creating that beautiful wave pattern behind a slick boat. I recently sailed it on a lake, and it cruised as beautifully as ever. So, also this past summer, I have decided to get back into the hobby and build me a beautiful boat for next summer. I suspect I will likely choose to build something from a Herreshoff design, something like the Buzzard's Bay; what amazing boats he built!
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  13. Arthur Fernandez
    Hi, Beautiful model! Where could I get the plans for a build? Regards, Arthur
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  15. Arthur Fernandez
    A beautiful model! Where can I get plans for this boat?

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