The model boat is finished !
Notice the links on the bottom of this
page.
You
can follow the step by step progress on how we built this model from scratch. Or click here to begin the tour.
If
you need to get back to this page, just click the model boat link on top of any page on this site.
regarding anything
on this site especialy the model boat. We did leave out a considerable amount of detail on the boat in an effort to keep this
site as practical as possible. We would be glad to share information on things like materials, glue, paint, tools, fixtures,
ect.
We Started out
with 1940's plans. Click here or the picture with Flight on top of this page to see the details. You can download the file to your computer
and print out the plan. The plans are much easier to read printed out.
The
plans are for a 19 foot 6 inch or so full size boat. We scaled down the details to .16 which produces a 37 1/2 inch long
boat.
After
carefully laying out the individual pieces on white paper, we used spray glue over the wood, layed the paper on the wood and
cut most everything out with a band saw following the lines drawn on the paper.This proved to be quite accurate.
The
materials are mainly mahogany and oak. Although the model took a tremendous amount of material (much more than you would think)
we did have enough scraps without having to purchase anything.
After
building this model boat from scratch, we can now see why the kits are so expensive.
Come
back later and see many more final pictures. We will have break downs of the electric outboard motor during maintainance.
