Building the Half Hull Model 'Minerva'

[@yuanyuanjiang8339]

Nice presentation and professionally done... like those photos and congrats

[@johnappleseed936]

One of the early owners of this boat henry bucknall owned my house a gold coast estate on Long Island he was commodore of larchmont yacht club. Nathaniel herreschoffs son francis lewis once commented minerva was the prettiest thing hed ever seen. There are many mid 1890s new york times articles with timed races mentioning the minervas superb performance, and bucknall. The boat was sold to henry w j bucknall somewhere between 1893-1894 which after he skippered in regattas and long distance races with overnight stays through Long Island sound into the foreseeable future. I am still researching

[@ladygardener100]

The boatyayrd at Farlie , West of Scotland built some great sailing yachts, William Fife and son. S9me are stillbaround!

[@toddelliott3239]

Great video! Great to also see you’re in the PNW to boot. Cheers,

[@billybaycroft8197]

Thx Todd!.... this is my 1st KZbin presentation so I was a little timid! Although slow to arrive, I'll be sure to create more videos in the future.

[@toddelliott3239]

@@billybaycroft8197 well, you fashioned a good one. Take care.

[@stefanomavilio]

Thank You Sir!

[@billybaycroft8197]

Thank You Stefani and I’m happy you enjoyed it!

[@patriciawallace6482]

Wow beautiful job..xx

[@billybaycroft8197]

Thank you!

[@caahacky]

Thanks for the video. How do you get the rail lift to the correct shape so that it fits when bent to the sheer?

[@billybaycroft8197]

Hi CAAHACKY, yup the rail lift is or can be a bit tricky but depending on the model there are many ways to tackle it, but here's a few I recommend. After the sheer has been cut, shaped, and sanded.. the 1st method involves shaping the lift rails as required by the plan view, then soaking overnight or steaming until it's easily pliable then dry fit for drying overnight...clamping with multiple rounds of tape or surgical tubing or using frogs (weights). When dry, the final shaping is much easier. Glue up requires all non-mating surfaces to be masked off and using the same method of clamping or pins which are countersunk after the glue sets. 2nd method is vacuum bagging the rail lift in place after the soaking / steaming process is complete. This involves putting the model or part of the model in a plastic bag and removing the air with a vacuum pump while the glue sets...there's lots of info online regarding this procedure....and it's fun to do! Glad you liked the lil movie and hope this helps..

[@caahacky]

@@billybaycroft8197 Thanks Billy.

[@yuanyuanjiang8339]

Who do I talk to about having a custom half hull model built for my foreign friends?

[@billybaycroft8197]

Please contact me by email at [e-mail] to discuss your request in more detail.