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Imagine what a Cliff Gale designed racing boat could do!

Thanks for the invite to the "Cliff Gale's Legacy" talk tonight, it was very informative. Cliff was a great designer.

I stood and looked at the model from several different angles and the hull just looks right, no matter where you view it from.

The model is larger than I thought and I'd have to call it museum quality, just beautiful and it was good to meet her builder.

5 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Now that looks really beautiful, Keith!

 

John

I second the motion!

Mate that's going to look great and you won't have any trouble with months attacking the sails

I put it to you that the item forward of the engine is in fact a gen set therefore the plumbing to the stern is its exhaust.

You can't have exhaust below the water line therefore you can't have cooling system pick up beside exhaust.

I was thinking perhaps exhaust, cooling water outlet and bilge pump outlet

My father once asked me where I got my skills from because they didn't come from him, I think I said something like life

Jim, the model makers bench is one of the first places I go when I visit, I'm thinking i'm due for another visit soon too

Keith when I build my next full size wooden boat can you do the finish for me?

Keith, I was thinking french polish when you mentioned the cloth, wadding etc. It's the way they do it but I have no idea where the pumice stone comes into it.

5 hours ago, Roger Pellett said:

Kieth,

 

Beautiful workmanship!

 

Your lines drawing depicts Germania Nova as a single screw vessel.  Two handles on an engine room telegraph would indicate a twin screw vessel, but your picture would appear to be for Germania Nova too.  ????

 

Roger

If you look at the pic showing the dial faces you'll see one side is speed and the other is "ahead or astern" the gear lever if you will

I think I'd be looking at laminating them fore and aft or shaping the inboard face to match the angle on the form, laying the rib flat to the exterior then re-sanding the fair them if that makes sense

The hard earned lessons are the best ones, we don't forget them easily.

To quote the "taunting french man", "It's vewy narce"

That's a good effort for two days Kieth

Yes Carl but if you look at Marks post about racing his boat you'll see that it wins in light and heavy weather, I think most of it comes down to "cost effectiveness" most owners will want the cheaper boat without considering the extra fuel bill during ownership. This is of course not the case with the pure bread racing yachts like we see in the Sydney-Hobart, they are built for all out speed with a big dose of gambling on the weather hence there are always some that don't finish.

Yeah I find it amazing that modern designers no longer seem to understand those design principles, hull efficiency seems to have gone out the window on power boats and sail boats can't cope with a bit of weather. The designers of 100 years ago had it all over the modern ones.

Michael the Harbour can get quite choppy due to weather and marine traffic, especially under the bridge which is a pinch point. I don't think I'd ever take my boat under the coat hanger.

Once while "crossing the heads" just off middle head onboard Waratah (33mtr 160ton steamer) we caught some waves that sent the main anchor half way across the fore deck. 

Upstream of the bridge is normally much smoother.

Yeah I remember when I moved down here I went to Blues Point for a walk and it was pretty blowy and all the modern boats had reefed or taken in sail altogether and were motoring while the older ones like yours were flying full canvas and looking magnificent.

I want to sail my little boat on the harbour but I'll be pretty picky about the weather.

Nice name.

She's got the most beautiful lines!

Keith at this point I am reminded of the case of the missing rudder on your last build. If you make the rudder for this build and put it somewhere safe might I suggest you tell the rest of us where it is so we can help you find it.

And just like that, her beautiful lines come to life

Mark in my RC schooner build I used sail winch servos with a max 12 turns and 12Kg force

Me being me and the keel bulb being at the bottom of the boat, out of direct view, I'd laminate some planks and carve the bulb.

15 hours ago, KeithAug said:

Hello Bedford - nice to be in contact again. Hope I don't disappoint.

Knowing your work I don't see how you could