RC Sailboat DIY plywood Hull for Gaff Cutter "FLYER'

DESCRIPTION:
Photos and video from the build of the original ‘FLYER’. This is a semi-scale model inspired by the legendary English Pilot Cutters.
PDF PLANS for Bearospace boats are available from Bearospace Industries:
www.bearospacei...
PRINTED PAPER PLANS for Bearospace boats are available from Flying Models:
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DACRON SAILS for all the Bearospace boats are available from sailmaker Rod Carr:
www.carrsails.com/
The hull construction is plywood over bulkheads, very much like the other Bearospace boats. What sets the Cutter apart from the other Bearospace boats is the sail plan which has 2 (or 3) overlapping headsails. These headsails require a second winch system below decks. The skipper must pull the headsails around to the other side each time the boat tacks, creating a whole new level of involvement for the Skipper when sailing.
Music from KZbin Music Library:
Morning Mandolin - Chris Haugen
Down the Street Blues - Unicorn Heads
My Train’s a Comin’ - Unicorn Heads

[@thomearle1294]

Easily the best construction video I have ever seen. Plans ordered!

[@jws1503]

I first saw your videos about 3 to 4 years ago when the dark age of Covid and lockdowns kept the world in suspense... thank you very much for your videos, which brighten up my days

[@davem1633]

Thanks for these extremely informative and helpful videos on scratch model boat building. They have been a real eye opener to me and I am amazed how clever and practical your approach to doing things is.

[@michaelruoff7524]

Hi Gary, a few weeks ago I found your videos about your sailingboats. GREAT !!!! I love the way you are building your boats and the way you present and comment your videos. Actually I do a restauration at a sailing-bota called INGA IV which is about 45 years old. As a young boy I had not the money for this boat. 4 weeks ago I bought a secondhand INGA. Thanks for your tip to make the plankinglines with a ballpointpen, it works and look great. Hope you are well and you will have lots of fun with sailing your boats. greetings from Germany, Michael :-)

[@jensnitsche4994]

Eben genauso gedacht ..., hatte bei meinem Modell noch die Plankinglines geritzt und dann mit schwarzem Nähgarn ausgelegt und mit Mattlack fixiert. War ziemlicher Aufwand. Ein Unterschied in der Optik zu einfachem Kugelschreiber nicht feststellbar. Warum kommt man nicht selbst auf solche praktische Lösungen ? 🤷‍♂

[@hardystein114]

What a superb video on RC boat modelling. Best of it`s kind.

[@tinuscronje2546]

Be-au-ti-ful boat, Gary. Will definately order the plans, have to finish Emma and Annie first... Please make us a sailing video! I agree, you are THE MAN!

[@alannewman85]

Garry you are cool!!!!

[@SteveBull-tg8mi]

Beautiful workmanship.

[@robertrussellmd]

You do clean, excellent work.

[@Coyotehello]

Fantastic boat and the plan looks very detailed, I am going to order the PDF first and then the full printed plans. From a quick search having the PDF printed in a print shop is more expensive than ordering from Gary.

[@pavelmalinnikov]

Thank you sir for doing this for us.

[@trevorcornes]

Bows to Gary and Crew!

[@williamstamps3408]

Gary, You are a man after my own heart...... Thanks for the great video.... Sailor Bill....

[@TheMendipman]

Hi there Gary! Another boat for me to build! Best wishes, Noel

[@sailtails2775]

Always good to hear from you Noel, keep building, don't slow down!

[@normanfawley7379]

Fantastic work !

[@newueelnavmip]

Seeing this Cutter i must give up those racing boats! Pure joy of building and sailing this beauty must be rewarding :)

[@sandkil579]

Amazing build and beautiful boat!

[@psystealth]

Beauty Pop's beauty !!

[@dhdhhbxbxh9093]

Впервые вижу такую точную сборку .... Обычно начинают с киля .... И вверх килём ....Удачи ... !!!!!

[@pnwRC.]

Gary, FANTASTIC video! I love watching you build these projects. I wish I had the time & talent to scratch build boats like these.

[@tinuscronje2546]

My friend, don't think like that - ANYONE can build this boats and even if it takes you 2 or 3 years... no talent needed - I build MY boats with hand tools - HUGE fun!

[@mr.morgan5643]

Great video, lots of detail!! Thanks so much! I want to share this with my grandson's and build it with them! Fair winds!!

[@Deperdussin1910]

Best design yet! With that hull shape, there are a variety of Chesapeake Bay hulls you could build.

[@ralffroberg1322]

I love it, you are truly talented, it is so fun to look att your videos. Very nice.

[@mariogutierrez126]

Great job

[@Zbip57]

Perfect! So tidy.

[@sailtails2775]

Thanks Zbip57, and thanks for the sharing your schooner 'Kamanik' adventures

[@arthurives1443]

Great video! You have inspired me to build your schoone. It looks like a lot of fun. Arthur from Pasadena, Maryland

[@henkgoosen5617]

Great video. Looks like an interesting project.

[@michaelrandall2098]

Many congratulations, superb boat. Love the detail on the bow. Mick

[@fishingshallowminded8600]

finally i have been waiting for this boat build

[@genekloszewski5484]

Nice job...

[@danielgjorgjieski783]

So cool really

[@user-iu3mc5gr1e]

One day l'll be at the pond with the fleet of Gary's boat. Well done sir!

[@michaelgrimes8828]

Amazing…!!!!!!

[@turefarnsten8662]

This technique is kind of different from mine, absolutely something to learn from. Good work :)

[@aloysiusjones3985]

Hilarious, he is making a boat inside of a boat. Fantastic. 🇦🇺👍🍺🍺

[@petercane6890]

Well done Gary!!! Superb model. I have just made you $15 richer!! Cannot wait to start it. Pete

[@MrTerrymiff]

A picture's worth a thousand words. A video (of it sailing) is worth a thousand orders. I want to see 'FLYER' tacking please.

[@sailtails2775]

'FLYER' can be seen tacking on her maiden sail at moment 7:48 in the video "RC Sail Control - Rigging a Winch Line" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGGUmoNtjrWsh6M I hope to be able to show more as restrictions are lifted in our area.

[@MrTerrymiff]

@@sailtails2775 Roger, got it thanks Gary. Just when it was nearly safe to go into my garage you bring out another boat.

[@ShipShaper]

You're the man!

[@sailtails2775]

And you are the sailing video Man! Keep those boats underway and the camera rolling. Thanks for sharing your projects with us all.

[@fordman7479]

I couldn't find anything thin enough to make a boat before covid. I might just have to order some door skins here soon, it's getting winter so it's getting to be project season for me lol

[@mattivirta]

thats video inspired me search my favourite ship plan and cut frame parts to hull. one meter size LOA endeavour J-Glass race boat, little modificated own size and not to race. next need buy 4mm plywood and cut my DIY cnc machine all parts out off plywood.

[@piearm1271]

Superb skills, almost a shame to hide the work inside the hull.

[@alannewman85]

How’d you make the Thru-deck fair leads for headsail sheets???

[@LaurieBurrow]

Hello Gary, I'm part way through building 'Flyer' - the plans are great. Looking at your video I think I see that you have put a glass fibre skin on the inside of the hull. Your instructions don't mention that - is it for extra strength or a good finish? Many Thanks

[@sailtails2775]

Thanks for asking about this. Sorry about the confusion. Although it appears to be fiberglass cloth, it is not. The plywood I used had an embossed surface on its back side which gives it that appearance. This is not a feature I chose, it just happened to be that way on this inexpensive plywood which was found at my local Home Depot store. The only place I used fiberglass on Flyer is the inner surfaces of the fin trunk and the outside of the rudder. All the remainder of the boat is sealed with clear penetrating epoxy sealer then painted / varnished with brushed on oil based products.

[@laurieburrow8150]

@@sailtails2775 Thanks Gary

[@martinmeasures829]

Gary, just before you fix the two side of the fin housing together I noticed there is an area that looks as though there is no epoxy, it's a strip corresponding to where you will glue and fix the sides, can you explain how and why that is please? Do you use a specific grade of glass and how many layers please? Sorry so many questions its just that I want my build to be perfect, just like yours. Martin 😀

[@sailtails2775]

The sides are glassed over completely. The strip you see is where I have roughed up the surface with 100 grit sandpaper to improve adhesion when epoxy gluing the trunk together. I use just one layer of glass. It is fairly lightweight, actual weight unknown. It was the only glass to be found here in Ensenada Mexico and the merchant was unable to tell me the weight. The weight is not critical for we are just using it to create a waterproof layer and not for structural strength. Happy boat building Martin, just sent schooner 'Annie' plans your way.

[@rogersymes9510]

Sorry about the p!!! What I was gonna say was I’ve just brought the plans for Annie and I won’t to add deck planking as I don’t know the scale what size planking would be to scale? Thanks

[@sailtails2775]

No problem Roger, 'P' excused. There is room for imagination when it comes to the scale of any of the Bearospace boats. I like to think of 'Annie' at a scale of 1:12 which would make her a 58 foot (18 meter) boat. At that scale, deck planking could be about 1/4" - 5/16" (6 - 8 mm) wide.

[@JohnHernandez-mc8kk]

We're did u find the plans Love the lines of her. Too beautiful

[@tarciziolapa112]

good night....I am passionate about naumodelos how to get the plant in pdf

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

Beautiful,just ordered plans. Are you going to be doing other videos for this boat? Is this made from “door skin “ as well? I can’t get it at the box stores around my area.

[@sailtails2775]

I do intend to make more videos about this boat. 'Door Skin' yes, though 'Flyer' is actually made of 1/8" Pine plywood which I just happened to find locally (Mexico). Almost any plywood could be used for these boats if not more than 1/8" (3 mm) thick. Check with cabinet makers in your area if the stores don't have it.

[@tarciziolapa112]

Boa noite ....sou um apaixonado por nautimodelismo como conseguir os planos em pdf.

[@eipelay6829]

Hello, what kind of glue you used for that fin trunk after fiberglass. CA or Silicon ?

[@sailtails2775]

5 Minute Epoxy. Note that the fiberglass is set in epoxy resin, and the surfaces to be glued with epoxy are first sanded lightly to enhance adhesion.

[@eipelay6829]

@@sailtails2775 Thank you for reply . Love your sailboats from Myanmar.

[@JohnHernandez-mc8kk]

Trying to locate web site, couldnt find to purchase set plans

[@sailtails2775]

On the website home page, click on the word "boats" in the bar near the top of the page. www.bearospaceindustries.com/

[@robertrussellmd]

How do you make your epoxy fillets so even and tidy? Give us a tutorial please.

[@sailtails2775]

Hi Robert, I dab the epoxy in place with a stick or a screwdriver, then trowel it out smoothly with a "tool" which is simply a scrap of thin plywood sized and shaped (rounded end) to give the desired radius to the fillet. You will want to make several "tools" with different radius ends to fit the various angles inside the hull. Gary

[@robertrussellmd]

@@sailtails2775Thanks for your answer. Do you wet the tool with any sort of solvent or use the tool dry?

[@sailtails2775]

@@robertrussellmd - I use the tool dry, cleaning it frequently with a bit of lacquer thinner.

[@carterbeighey4362]

what thickness of ply do you use on your models i am making a sloop but a little bit lighter and more narrow than emma

[@sailtails2775]

I use so called 1/8" ply for all my boats. Often it is actually not quite a full 1/8" thick.

[@cawaynesti]

I’m curious, when cutting out the templates, do you cut to the outside of the line? Do you then cut the plywood to match exactly the template including the line? Thanks in advance.

[@sailtails2775]

Center of line or outside of line - no matter. Use the same technique throughout the project, everything will fit. I cut the templates center of line, and cut the plywood to match the template.

[@cawaynesti]

@@sailtails2775 Very good, I appreciate the response. Your designs have made a lot of people very happy. Schooners and Cutters are classic vessels and I'm looking forward to getting mine in the water soon.

[@Мелекес-Пикчерс]

Жаль не знаю по английски, но можно получить от Вас чертеж этого корабля?

[@rogersymes9510]

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[@rogersymes9510]

Thanks Gary and greetings from England, I think your videos are great and very informative keep up thy good work as a newbie to this boat building hobby I need all the help I can get, will you be able to make a build series for Annie In the near future? Thanks again. Roger.

[@СергейКухарев-н6б]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ чертежами не поделитесь????

[@sailtails2775]

Чертежи доступны www.bearospaceindustries.com/boats2.html