Michel Selig II

as R6M's), most of which are "moderns" as opposed to
"classics". Michel Selig is a "classic", so MS II will be also.
The association has its own Rule which is virtually identical to
the International Rule and ten times more readable.
The scale of the model yachts is 2/3" for each foot of a Six or a
multiplier of 0.139.
The yachts are radio controlled.
Three of its members were extremely helpful:
- Mike Ewart, president of the class, who encouraged me
every bit of the way and who guided me to the two key
counselors, without whom I could not have built the
model.
- Henry Farley, the official measurer of the class, who
has measured over 80 model yachts. He was extremely
helpful for all the quantitative aspects of planning and
building the model.
- Cliff Grove, one of the top builders of model yachts in
the world. Our ample e-mail correspondence led to a
genuine friendship. He helped me with all the details
of actually constructing the model.
When finished, I hope to donate the model and its plans and
offsets to a maritime museum so that Michael Selig can continue
to live after I'm gone. (I'm now 79.)
The finished boat would measure 1415 mm overall with a mast
of 1806 mm.
B. Bread n' butter construction method
There are two principal ways to build a model boat:
- the "planking" method which approximates that of
building a full size boat with frames and planking
- the "dugout" method which resembles the construction
of a dugout canoe, starting with a single piece of wood
and then emptying the inside and carving the outside
At age 12, as a summer camp project, I had already used the
dugout method, starting from a single piece of redwood.