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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.
Cardinal II, built by the author at age 12 as a summer camp project (restored by his son, Nathaniel) A variant of the dugout method is the Bread 'n Butter method. It consists of slicing the boat horizontally into a stack of planks cut to the waterlines. Each slice (a "lift") can be cut to the outline of the waterline at the eventual thickness of the hull. This enables the use of a band saw to cut away all the excess wood both outside and inside the intended hull thickness. It was this method used for Michel Seling II. C. Lofting again 1. Profile The profile was the first priority. It permitted the calculation of the position of the beginning and end of each waterline. Similarly, it provided the values for the bottom ends of the stations. The profile plan permitted me to draw the bottom ends of the stations on each cross-section of the sections plan
Page 1 and 2: Construction of the classic Six Met
Page 3 and 4: a. Slaloming through the knots 26 b
Page 5 and 6: d = a measurement of how much the h
Page 7 and 8: As a sop, the conference included a
Page 9 and 10: almost exposing the rudder, to lowe
Page 11 and 12: Michel Selig, then named K 75 Joann
Page 13 and 14: Shored up with movable props After
Page 15 and 16: Establishing reference verticals at
Page 17 and 18: waterlines on a profile view, thus
Page 19 and 20: Holes of rotten wood where the floo
Page 21 and 22: Ribbands of Nirvana - the vertical
Page 23: Lofting platform for laying off the
Page 27 and 28: I wanted a light wood which would b
Page 29 and 30: The photos below show the cumulativ
Page 31 and 32: the sternpost c. Drawing station li
Page 33 and 34: emove the drill from the bit. Norma
Page 35 and 36: Gluing the forward part of two half
Page 37 and 38: Aft view of two pairs of half lifts
Page 39 and 40: The use of bridges on the inside of

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