Dan Vadas

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

There are three sections in each of the two barrels, and 17 rows of fins in each barrel. Cutting,folding and gluing the fins took the best part of two days :




 
Danny

Thanks guys. Denis, I doubt you did much wrong on yours, it looks great in the pic .
 
I've made the tail-light/rear mudguard assembly :


 
Now to start the motor. This has 13 pages of parts, so it may take a while.
 
Danny

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

There are three sections in each of the two barrels, and 17 rows of fins in each barrel. Cutting,folding and gluing the fins took the best part of two days :




 
Danny

Thanks guys. Denis, I doubt you did much wrong on yours, it looks great in the pic .
 
I've made the tail-light/rear mudguard assembly :


 
Now to start the motor. This has 13 pages of parts, so it may take a while.
 
Danny

Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 303 – Boom Topping Lifts Revisited
Let me politely try again.  Please start a new topic.  Meanwhile, back to the business of this model.
 
The first installation of the spanker boom topping lifts was not correct.  I was not completely satisfied and others noticed the problem.  I wanted to fix it, but the question was how to do that without dismantling more than two day's work.
 
First, some discussion of these lines is appropriate.  The purpose of the topping lifts was to hold up the outer end of the spanker boom when the sail was furled or for reefing.  The sail itself supported the boom at other times when set.  During reefing, the gaff was lowered to allow the sail to be shortened by tying off reef points to the boom, so the boom needed support.  The amount of lift required at the end of the boom was probably in the range of 5 to 10 feet – not a lot.
 
Different configurations were used.  A single lift from the end of the boom through a sheave at the end of the gaff to a block at the top was often used.  Single pendants on either side of the boom were also common.  To distribute the lifting force over more of the boom-end, a doubled span through a single pendant block was also used.  There may have been other arrangements.  Lacking any specific YA design data, I chose the third option based on the large size of the boom and relying - as I often did in matters like this – on Bill Crothers' drawings.  He showed this arrangement for both Young America and Lightning and showed two single pendants on his Challenge drawing.
 
With the length of the doubled span and of the pendant specified at 48' and 24' respectively, the lengths of the tackles would be correct – if the forward span connection was correctly located on the spar.  It was not – a drawing mistake by me. 
 
The first picture, of the original installation, shows the movement of the band and shackles required to correct the error.
 

 
To make this correction and to avoid dismantling the entire spar, I decided to try and do it in place.  In the next picture the two shackles have been pulled out of the band with pliers and are hanging just above the spar.
 
 
 
Sliding the tightly fitted band along the spar was the most risky and difficult part of the job.  It was done mostly by pushing with pliers while firmly holding the end of the spar as shown in the next picture.
 

 
In the picture the final position has been reached with the only damage being the (usual) bending of the iron railing.  The wheel enclosure and binnacle were removed for their safety.  New holes for the shackles were then drilled into the spar through the existing band holes.  In the next picture the starboard span shackle has been fitted and re-glued into the relocated band.
 

 
And in the next, both spans have been re-rigged.
 

 
To allow relocation of these connections, the belaying points had to be cast loose and the tackles lengthened.  The next picture shows the two topping lifts with the falls pulled down. 
 

 
The length between the two tackle blocks has been increased from about 54" to about 86" – a satisfactory correction.  The fall on the port side had just enough length to permit re-belaying on the spider band.  The starboard fall was left short, however.  Rather than re-rig the tackle, a splice was put into the line as shown in the next picture.
 
 
 
When the glue holding this splice together has dried, the excess ends will be clipped and if the appearance is OK, the line will be belayed.  If not it may be replaced or redone.  There are two such splices in other parts of the rigging so far – perhaps no one has noticed.  Some cosmetic repair to the spar itself will complete the job.
 
I hate rework, but my nature seems to generate it on occasion.  And, oh yes, the drawings will of course be corrected.  Other boom/gaff rigging shown in the above pictures will be described in a later post.
 
Ed
 

Fixed . A tip for those who don't know - don't simply hit the "Quote" button when replying as it copies the ENTIRE post to the reply. If you want SOME of the original post in your reply - highlight the appropriate passage (Shift + Left or Right Arrow or drag with your Mouse) and click the little "Quote Selection" button that appears. BTW - you can Edit your OWN posts if needed.
 
Back to you Ed , Danny

Fixed . A tip for those who don't know - don't simply hit the "Quote" button when replying as it copies the ENTIRE post to the reply. If you want SOME of the original post in your reply - highlight the appropriate passage (Shift + Left or Right Arrow or drag with your Mouse) and click the little "Quote Selection" button that appears. BTW - you can Edit your OWN posts if needed.
 
Back to you Ed , Danny

Fixed . A tip for those who don't know - don't simply hit the "Quote" button when replying as it copies the ENTIRE post to the reply. If you want SOME of the original post in your reply - highlight the appropriate passage (Shift + Left or Right Arrow or drag with your Mouse) and click the little "Quote Selection" button that appears. BTW - you can Edit your OWN posts if needed.
 
Back to you Ed , Danny

Thanks guys. Denis, I doubt you did much wrong on yours, it looks great in the pic .
 
I've made the tail-light/rear mudguard assembly :


 
Now to start the motor. This has 13 pages of parts, so it may take a while.
 
Danny

Thanks guys. Denis, I doubt you did much wrong on yours, it looks great in the pic .
 
I've made the tail-light/rear mudguard assembly :


 
Now to start the motor. This has 13 pages of parts, so it may take a while.
 
Danny

Thanks guys. Denis, I doubt you did much wrong on yours, it looks great in the pic .
 
I've made the tail-light/rear mudguard assembly :


 
Now to start the motor. This has 13 pages of parts, so it may take a while.
 
Danny

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

yup...that would have sent me scream'in out of the room       they look awesome!

nice, Dan. brings back the memories. now I'll see what else I did wrong...😄

great looking model Danny  

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

Hi all, this is the start of my latest Card model- a Yamaha MT-01, which was built between 2005 and 2012. As I did with the other Yamaha (YA-01) I built this will be a very truncated Build Log, consisting of pics of the major stages. Here's a pic of how it will look (hopefully ) :

 
I started this one by building the wheels to see if I would carry on with the build. If you saw my YA-01 the wheels were the hardest parts to build, and didn't turn out 100% on that one. This time they turned out a LOT better, not perfect due to the tags, but still good enough to keep going . The design, being mag wheels, was different to the spoked wheels of the YA-01. Here are some pics of the wheels :

 
My method of fitting the last part - a band in the middle of the tyre. I glued extra card between the tags to get them the correct distance apart and stabilise the whole unit, which had significant distortion and stress before I added them :


 
Punching out the cooling holes in the twin disc rotors :

 
The completed front wheel :


 
And the HUGE rear wheel. I'm fairly happy with the way they turned out, so the build will continue :


The two wheels for comparison :

 
Danny

The model is now finished. I coated it with clear gloss from a rattle can. I'll build a stand for it, as it's rather difficult to pick up without damaging anything. The actual stand on the model is rather fragile - I've broken it several times already, but I managed to glue it back together each time.










 
Next model will be another Yamaha - the MT-01 (2005 - 2012) model. I've already made a start on it, and I'll post some pics shortly.
 
Danny

Next up is the hardest part of the whole build _ the wheel/tyre combinations. If I'd have done these first I wouldn't have continued with the build. The design is very poor to say the least (it's much improved on other motorbikes in this series) and I'm not very happy at all with the way they turned out. But it is what it is - I won't be re-making them.
 
Here are some of the pieces for one of the wheels :

 
As this model Yamaha has spoked wheels rather than the mags of later models work starts with a "frame" that holds the hub and spokes. Why they chose that horrible aqua colour is a mystery, it gave me a bit of grief later on. If they were light grey it would have been a lot better :


 
Once I'd finished the spokes, for which I used mercerised cotton, the temporary spokes were cut off :


That was all the progress pics I took - the following post has the pics of the finished model.
 
Danny