Rocket 1888 by Jack12477 - FINISHED - 1:24 scale - 50' Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht

[Jack12477]

Thanks, Lou.  Why wait till this winter? Here's a link to her launch in 2014 on the Hudson River https://youtu.be/dzf-jeKhk4Q  . Enjoy the virtual ride! 

[flying_dutchman2]

Beautifully done.  At the scale you build the ice yacht the details are especially great. You can add so much more.

You thought "outside the box" when building this yacht. MSW is not ships anymore. 

Marcus 

[michael mott]

Hello Jack, Very nice job on the yacht, I am thinking that this is a great subject to model because it gives all the advantage of working with the sails and their configuration and attendant details without having to plank a hull.  Also because it celebrates winter.

By the way it snowed here overnight and is still snowing.
 

Michael

[popeye the sailor]

congratz on hr finish Jack.........this has been a very neat subject to build on     the sails look great and you did a great job with the rigging and the fittings.   really nice bit of modeling!

[CaptainSteve]

Congrats, Jack. She looks just beautiful. The rigging detail is especially nice.

 

[cog]

marvelous job Jack. ... in time for the coming yachting season ... she looks superb

[lmagna]

3 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

Here's a link to her launch in 2014

That doesn't count.

 

That was the real "Boat". We need to see the 1/24th scale ride of Mr. Legoman!

[GrandpaPhil]

Very cool build!

[mtaylor]

Beautiful build, Jack.   Yes, the movie would be great!!!!!

[Canute]

Well done, Jack. Like the gang says, get the boat on the ice!

[John Allen]

Jack,

 

Noticed the wood runners is that the norm, do they perform better than metal, and does the width have to do for performance, speed and turning???

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations on finishing your Ice Yacht.  You did a beautiful job on this model and I like all of the details you added.  I hope to see this model at the Northeast Joint Clubs Conference in April.

[Jack12477]

On 11/3/2018 at 7:57 AM, John Allen said:

Jack,

 

Noticed the wood runners is that the norm, do they perform better than metal, and does the width have to do for performance, speed and turning???

John, no ! The real runner is cast iron set into an oak board. See Post #59 for a photo of an actual runner.  I simulated the runner with wood on the model  because I couldn't figure out how to craft a metal insert at this scale. My metal working skills are very limited.  If I figure it out I will replace the wood runner with a more accurate one. It's just bolted on. 

 

On the real boats the cast iron  blade is shaped at 45 degrees on each side, the actual surface contact with the ice is extremely thin, like an ice skaters skate blade. 

Edited November 3, 2018 by Jack12477

[Jack12477]

20 hours ago, michael mott said:

working with the sails and their configuration and attendant details without having to plank a hull.  Also because it celebrates winter.

By the way it snowed here overnight and is still snowing.

Michael, the shipwrights of the mid-1800s looked at the Dutch boats and the cradles they used to sail their cargo boats on the frozen Hudson River and decided that the ribs and planking were not essential.  Their desire was to build a boat suitable for racing on the ice in winter and they were mostly financed by the families of America's Gilded Age, e.g., Roosevelt, Vanderbilt, Astor, Livingston, etc. whose homes lined the eastern shore of the Hudson,.

 

The rigging on this ice yacht was quite challenging especially the blocks controlling the boom.

 

Snow in October?  Lucky you, I guess We have had nothing but rain for the last two weeks.

[Jack12477]

2 hours ago, Ryland Craze said:

I hope to see this model at the Northeast Joint Clubs Conference in April.

You most definitely will.  It was also at this year's conference as a work in progress.

 

I will be taking it to our Hudson River Ice Yacht Club winter meeting in December also. I'll post pictures here later.

[Jack12477]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and Likes. It's been fun bringing you a taste of Hudson Valley history and our winter recreational sport.

Edited November 3, 2018 by Jack12477

[John@65]

Jack, just came across this article doing a search on  "ROCKET".  You  realy captured the essence of ROCKET in your model.  The Rocket Ice Yacht Foundation thanks you for your efforts, beautifully done!

 

John Holian, President

[Jack12477]

On 12/30/2019 at 6:33 PM, John@65 said:

Jack, just came across this article doing a search on  "ROCKET".  You  realy captured the essence of ROCKET in your model.  The Rocket Ice Yacht Foundation thanks you for your efforts, beautifully done!

 

John Holian, President

Thanks John.  Sorry for the delayed response, somehow I missed your post. 

[Egilman]

Nice Job! Reminds me that there is a lot more to modeling than hull planks and photoetch.....

 

Excellent subject and execution of it...

 

Well done...

[Jack12477]

Thanks.