Yachting Monthly Eventide

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi George,

Yes I do recall saying that about a sailing boat with bars poles 😀 I do have the ideal boat for that concept, built the Percy Blandford 17' Lysander at 1/4 scale around 45 years ago !! Never could throw it away, she is 50" long and has steel bilge keels but not heavy enough for the scale rig, it has a stern tube & prop so I may finish her off to motoring condition some day 😎

regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 06/09/2020 07:33:55

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 06/09/2020 07:50:56

[geconParticipant @gecon]

50" !! wow…"space for a pony" -as Hyacinth Bucket would say.

George

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Pressing on with the brass rudder blade being soft soldered to the stock, with the skeg it's the only way fixing it insitu 😀👍

Regards Ray

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Hi Ray

Coming along very nicely indeed.

I have a fear of building movable things in permanently so I would have chickened out and made the skeg with a removeable heel fitting.

Will that rudder be big / deep enough for sailing or are you planning to fit an extension TB style?

Tim R

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hello Tim,

Yes your right 😀 not enough thought on that rudder, I'm fairly good at building problems in !! She is fairly a fairly small model, I hadn't given much thought to access to the servo either , which is now tucked under the rear cockpit deck , wish I had built her slightly larger now. Extension rudder is a possibility if needed 👍

We have stayed at Ilfracombe this weekend took many photos of MS Oldenburg the Lundy island ferry maybe a contender to build a small ship 😎,

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Fair progress with the cockpit, rear cabin bulkhead and brass chain plates fixed with 10ba bolts & nuts and half the foredeck glued and pinned, I'd better order some sails from Frank soon 😀

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Eventides coming together fast now, mahogany cabin sides & front in place with a coat of varnish to protect the brightwork from the painting, I'm going to make the whole cabin roof removable for Access to the lever servo winch and the pin to retain the fin keel. I didn't make Wild Duck with enough access so we do live & learn 😀

Regards Ray

[geconParticipant @gecon]

Looking very good Ray. We're eager to see some colour on the hull…..this weekend?

George

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I have been using a more remote servo location on the last few models, so I can get to them easily.

Using aircraft snake line outer tube and garden wire for the inner (greased) is straightforward and allows you to put the servo almost anywhere. It also then gives you a longish run so you can fit the brass screwed insert from an electrical connector to connect a) the two halves of the wire and provide adjustment and b) to actually use two halves of a control rod to ease installation.

Coupled wiTh a nylon clamp-on tiller, which can be fitted by feel if necessary it makes life much easier.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Oops. Previous post didn’t show before I made a duplicate! However…..

Nice Ray. You are at the finished all in wood stage which always looks attractive

Edited By ashley needham on 24/09/2020 08:28:04

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Still some more mahogany to be fitted with rubbing strakes etc,

Here is my top tip for making the cabin roof insitu, make the subframe fit the opening and clingfilm the joint before the top sheet is glued in place, only an old aeromodelling trick for building wing root fillets, still works hopefully

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Eventide in the paint shop on the drawing of the next project 😀 MV Oldenburg, fancy a small ship ??

Oh yes and I ordered her  sails from Frank at Nylet today 👍

Regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 15/10/2020 20:54:26

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Looking sweet Ray

Do you really go to work as well!

Chris

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Chris,

Yes, but not much of a commute these days, set up office in the back bedroom, handy if your waiting for a coat of paint to dry 😀 I think office working is a thing of the past now !!

Regards Ray

[Peter VintonParticipant @petervinton69315]

Could you show how you rig and set up the controls please, I'd like some ideas for the Hunter Europa I've built!

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Peter,

My plans for the YM Wild Duck are available from Sarik, and has a simple cruiser rig.

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Cabin glazing in progress, with most of the painting complete, fixtures & fittings next 😀

For anybody new watching Formula 560 canopy glue is brilliant and drys clear so acetate Windows are a doddle 👍

Frank at Nylet is so busy making sails it will be 8 – 9 weeks before they arrive…..

Regards Ray

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Blimey, you'll have another model built by then!

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Hi Ray

Just been reading back through your build. How do you decide on the number of bulkheads to use? I assume it's based on the shape of the hull and the number required to achieve it and smooth curves? 

Chris

Edited By Chris Fellows on 20/10/2020 21:56:52

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Chris,

The frames on Eventide are equally spaced at 2ft centres which is 2" for the model, or just what looks right, some designers have much larger spacing but the danger is you get a banana boat with different shape sides, does that make sense, the first post shows my draft, I had to make an interim bulkhead for the cabin which was retro fitted when the hull was complete 😀

regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 20/10/2020 22:42:53

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Thanks Ray

Yes, that does make sense. I forgot that you had the details of the full-size boat.

I did get a copy for interest but couldn't find a Fairey in it!

Chris

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Remember this one ?? well the sails have arrived from Nylet, and very nice they are, this is the third set I've had made by Frank and worth every penny they come rolled in tube and take a while to uncurl once hung up. The original Eventide mast would have been made from solid or built up timber I have glued 2 pieces of spruce together and planed down to a slight taper at the top, fittings next

Regards Ray

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Very pretty Ray

Are the sails woven cloth? If so, do you know how many grams per square metre?

Like the cradle too. Very authentic

Tim R

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Hi Ray

Yeah, neat cradle.

I shall be using Nylet for when I need sails.

Chris

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Tim & Chris,

The sails are white dacron, but I'm not sure about what the weight & if woven but I will find out for you

The yard cradle pinched from Wild Duck, she doesn't mind as she has her own shelf/stand over our staircase with my sailing barges, the management has lodged a complaint about the number of boats in the conservatory !! but if have put some Christmas lights on the Dragon Flite which has eased the situation

Stay Safe Guys,

Regards Ray

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