Thames Sailing Barge Stuff

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Tom,

We like the variety of interests, we have much experience in many fields of modelling between us it's good to share the knowledge

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

AMBO barge racing this Sunday 27th May @ Mote Park Maidstone, let's hope for some wind

Veronica & Gertrude on the grid

Regards Ray

[Andy StonemanParticipant @andystoneman15177]

Hi Ray,

Good luck Racing your new Barge today, You've had some horrible weather i understand, Fingers crossed its perfect racing weather today, Not much going on down here, Just got back from Holiday to NZ. Ive not any definite plans for a new build just now, so I'm contented refurbishing old models Bit cold out in the shed.Good picture of Veronica, she looks tip top.

Andy

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Andy, glad you enjoyed your NZ holiday, we are off to Spain in couple of weeks , a break awayfrom the workshop, plenty of time to formulate sketch some new projects to build. Barge yacht Nancy Grey high on the list, as she is berthed at Faversham Creek 15 miles from here

All the best from the UK

Ray

[tomarackParticipant @tomarack]

Hi,

in the past few days I participated in the open championship Footy in South Moravia, near Znojmo .. Výrovice

The technique betrayed me, ruder servo burned during race. Then I participated in open regata with my barge Capricorn. It was my first race. my model also had the first opportunity to sail on "big water".
It turned out that I need to adjust the sails to add and manage a large jib servo.

Technique was against me once more..maybe battery collapsed after first round in second race.

Weather nice and hot, but the wind was very weak, so the  models of the racing sailboats were the first ..

My photos..> http://tomarack.rajce.idnes.cz/Mistrovstvi_footy_Vyrovice_2018/

Deck cam >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6izcQCeYN0&feature=youtu.be

 

Tom

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[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Happy Days,

Lovely warm day at Maidstone, with light airs I'm pleased to report Veronica managed 2 1st places & 1 second, little Gertrude my 30" barge cleaned up and won all her 3 races very happy, it has to be said not against massive competition but good shake down for the first races of the season for me.

Regards Ray

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Well done, Ray

Your barge models look very nice and your barge knowledge is impressive too

Plus a belated, well done, for having your Silver Mist build published…….Another nice model

Keep up the good work

Bob…….Slowing down, these days

[Andy StonemanParticipant @andystoneman15177]

Hi Ray,

Didn't you do well, All that sailing experience and knowledge has paid off with both of your barges winning races, Well done, mate ! Thanks for your help and Tips to improve my barge, Ive not sailed it off that big pond yet ! going quite well sailing with 1 metre class yachts just now.

Andy

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Thanks Andy,

Bit of luck really as Peter Simmonds was'nt racing if I can beat him, I'll be buying the beers is the Dragon Flite 95 catching on down under ? I'm really impressed by mine !!

Best regards from the UK

Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Bob,

There's no harm in slowing down a bit ! We all enjoyed you big Silver Mist build, let's hope a few more are built

Best Regards

Ray (plenty of water down here at the moment sure to be a hose pipe ban soon !

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All

If anybody wanted to see the difference between the 1/24th scale SB at 42"long and the 1/32nd scale at 30"long here are Veronica and Gertrude waiting to test the water at Mote Park Maidstone on Sunday 27th May,

Regards Ray

[Martin Field 1Participant @martinfield1]

Nice little corner to set-up in.

Martin

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Hi , All, has anyone used the vac formed keels for a TSB from mastman, if so do you know what is the best glue to use to stick the two sides together?

Regards

Eddie.

[Martin Field 1Participant @martinfield1]

If they are the usual type of vac-formed plastic, then something like Plastic Weld works as it does more different plastics than most solvents.

Martin

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Thanks Martin I will look that up and see who supplies it around here.

Many thanks.

Eddie.

[Martin Field 1Participant @martinfield1]

It's made by EMA Plastruct, Eddie f that helps.

Cheers,

Martin

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Hi, Ray, Back to the TSB thread! yes I have been doing work on Veronica, I might be putting the horse before the cart but I have made all the masts and spars first, when they were finished I thought if I set them up on a false deck ie. a piece of MDF, the only thing that is going to change when fitted to the hull is the length of the various stays and of course the material they are made from, I could then make up paper patterns for the sails and and make them, at the moment I have just started on the staysail, that only leaves the mizzen to make, the hull is my winter project, so by next year I hope to have a fully rigged and functioning Thames Barge to sail.

Thanks to you and Mattias for showing the way to make sails for TSB's it has made the job so much easier, and to Tom who has sent me information on the rigging details, I think I will finish up with part model rigging and part scale rigging so that I have a boat that is easy to handle but still looks like a TSB as far as possible.

Regards.

Eddie

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Eddie,

Sounds good to me, there are no rules about the order of construction, please yourself

Regards Ray

[Eddie LancasterParticipant @eddielancaster]

Thanks Ray, I usually do, but I'm pleased you approve!

Regards Eddie.

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All

These sailing barges are a good size fully rigged, and the management is not too happy with them on the conservatory window cills, so the void area above our staircase is ideal to keep them out of harms way Photo not up to much!

Regards Ray

[Andrew B 1Participant @andrewb1]

ref the 'sail by sail' book, the author was in fact the late Peter Hearne….and it should still be available from the TSBT Sales Officer, via this email address…[email protected]. It contains highly detailed diagrammes of the rig of a barge…incidentally if people want to sails a full size barge then a weekend saiing with the TSBT is extremely good value.

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[tomarackParticipant @tomarack]

Recently, there is a Thames Sailing Barges group on the fb

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036890286476399/members/

Tom

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the fb information, really hot summer here this year doing more full size sailing than barge racing this year for a change, teaching my granddaughter to sail, I like to pass on the knowledge

All the best from the UK

Ray

[tomarackParticipant @tomarack]

Please excuse me for less inaccuracy –

in this case it is a public group and

Model Thames Sailing Barges

on fb is of course a group with a theme
Thames Sailing Barges

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1491060737778004/

Tom

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All

The AMBO barge racing finals next Sunday 2nd Sept @ Mote Park Maidstone, the racing starts at 10.30'ish Little 30"Gertrude & 42"Veronica will be hoping for a fair breeze

Regards Ray

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