Thank you for this nice demonstration. I just bought my first kit (aero-naut "Pinguin"), that I want to build with my son. It is an old design from 1959 that was meant for free sailing on a pond, so the plans do not include any guidance for RC components. I think I will try to copy your design with the winch and pulleys for this build. Cheers from Germany!
@martinmeasures8293 жыл бұрын
This is going to be a brand new venture for me and I was very concerned about how I'm going g to put it all together, but now I can share your wisdom I have the confidence to start and finish a beautiful project with lots of fun leisure time ahead. Thankyou Gary. Martin in the UK
@mrsmith46623 ай бұрын
This all has to be sorted before I move on to sorting the deck & hatches out. Thanks for the video.
@gwheyduke Жыл бұрын
Your boat looks excellent. well done!
@txflyguy00765 ай бұрын
I enjoy your work and videos, there not loud and cut with a bunch of 2 second scenes, anyway thanks I'll keep watching and waiting for your next helpful and enjoyable post.
@alannewman85 Жыл бұрын
Excellent mentoring Gary!
@martinmeasures8293 жыл бұрын
Hi Gary first let me say what a wonderful craftsman you are and the fact that you not only have all your plans for sale but you actually show us how to build the boats. Wonderful. Anyway a couple of questions if I may, do the sheets attach to the winch line running in the same direction? and secondly how do you attach the sheet ends to winch line so they don't slip please?. Best regards Martin and Debbie in the UK 🇬🇧
@tonyperez26273 жыл бұрын
Great illustration. Just got my HiTech HS-785HB today. A great solution. I bought it right after I seen your video a week ago. Thanks. Oh, you have fine looking selections of other boats as well. Bon Voyage
@ukandrew5 жыл бұрын
Very nice craftsmanship Gary. Sure she will survive Force 9 without sweating. Thank you for taking the time to make this very interesting video.
@pj0eb7 жыл бұрын
My Schooner built from Gary's plans for the Irene uses this winch system and works perfectly!
@thomaseggenberger43659 жыл бұрын
I definitely found this helpful and instructive as I am planning on a model yacht in the future. thank you so much for putting this great video together!
@billknocker42973 жыл бұрын
Gary,. I love your videos. Thank you so much for producing them. One thing that concerns me about the winch system is that I don't know if you can connect the sail winch directly to the receiver or whether you need some kind of power relay.
@sailtails27753 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill for asking. This particular sail winch servo can plug directly into the receiver and the receiver will pass power to the servo. No relay required.
@billknocker42973 жыл бұрын
@@sailtails2775 Thank you for your speedy response!
@williamensign14082 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ship
@michaelnarramore34158 жыл бұрын
What a nice chap! And thanks for the tips!
@bilgepump609 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Gary- excellent as usual and answers a lot of questions. I get that there isn't much difference in sheet lengths and won't make much difference in practice. All the best, Ian
@CarlosGutierrez-ou2bb5 жыл бұрын
Yo Gary thanks for the information. But I am a little (ok a whole lot slow). I can figure out the servo and pulley thing and the fair leads thing and how one servo handles all three sails. I even get how the end of the sheet goes to the booms around blocks and tied to the cleats, but where are they attached at the other end, before the lines go into the fairleads? I sure can not figure it out. any help appreciated. thanks , you are a very helpful guy.
@sailtails27755 жыл бұрын
Hi Carlos! The sheet for each sail is attached to the winch line below deck, passes up thru the deck fair lead, thru the block on the boom, then thru the block on deck, and finally is secured to a cleat above deck. Adjustment is achieved when the sheet is tied off to the cleat. See the system in action at 0:31 in this video. Hope this clarifies things. Cheers, Gary
@CarlosGutierrez-ou2bb5 жыл бұрын
@@sailtails2775 ok, finally got it. Really enjoy your videos. Very informative and full of ingenuity. my project is still a ways out, but am gathering as much info as possible. CIAO happy sailing
@acidhead10012 жыл бұрын
what ropediameter are you using?
@sailtails27752 жыл бұрын
The twine I use is #18 braided nylon twine. It is about 1/16" (1.5mm) in diameter
@irandar6 жыл бұрын
Gary, How is the 18.5 inch distance for the winch line determined? Is this the sheet travel as it is rigged? I am interested in putting a winch into your Sloop Emma, since my present arm-servo-radio system only does 60 deg. Thanks for showing your nice boat building.
@sailtails27756 жыл бұрын
The 18 inches of travel are the result of the 3-1/2 turns provided by the winch servo. On this schooner, the sheets are rigged to have a 2:1 advantage so the boom travel is 9" ( half of that 18" ). Sloop Emma is actually OK with a 60 degree arm servo as shown in the plans. This may not seem like much movement, but Emma's sprit rig is unique. When the sheet is let out, the top of the sail, supported by the sprit, will swing out considerably farther than the boom. Cheers to All - Gary
@dorianeric5 жыл бұрын
great video, helped me a ton, than you so much
@ThePopypete8 жыл бұрын
cleaver bugger . thank's . I am gathering info to make my own 1.4 m 55" two masted schooner . I won't copy yours but this helps ..
@慢羊羊5214 жыл бұрын
A good video for greenbird
@stanburdick97088 жыл бұрын
nice inspirational video, thanx
@oliviervansuchtelen99285 жыл бұрын
Great video I currently building a sail boat with LEGO
@Verklunkenzwiebel7 жыл бұрын
Kudos, thanks for the video!
@ken125y8 жыл бұрын
Short, sweet, educational, and enjoyable! If you want an additional challenge perhaps you might add something similar to a SkySail to your boat. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkySails Barring some unforeseen catastrophe, I presume that radio controlled and computer controlled wind and solar powered cargo ships with no onboard crew whatsoever will likely supplant conventional diesel cargo ships within the next decade or two as the primary means of shipping cargo. Why would shippers pay for fuel and crewmen when the technology exists today for them to avoid these costs altogether? Sure, initially these hypothetical ships would move slowly (perhaps only an average of 5 knots per hour), but the savings in fuel and crew salaries in most cases would likely outweigh the cost of slow shipments in the majority of cases. I suppose sailing cargo ships will likely come to be seen as "floating warehouses" that transport goods. Eventually with sophisticated, large, high flying kites these hypothetical ships might be able to travel very fast, perhaps in excess of an average of 20 knots per hour. The winds that are, say, 1/2 a mile above the ocean are often very fast. Sure, the engineering would be challenging initially, but it would pale in comparison to many of the technological hurdles that scientists and engineers are regularly surmounting today.
@joaoeduardomigliorepintoso26027 жыл бұрын
adorei como poder traduzir pra português por favor