The final prototype of the Dragon is being built and this is being documented to form the photo building sequence for the new kit ‘photo. CD’ in the instruction set.
As mentioned in the previous post about this boat the deck will feature a dinghy style spray rail to deflect water from the mast tube. This [...]
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Dragon Tales 2…
Posted in model sail boats, tagged Dragon, Footy, RC yacht, sailboat, Scale Sailing on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
a lovely summer
Posted in model sail boats, tagged Footy, Footy NCR, K2, Kittiwake, MGB, OPUS rig, RC yacht, sailboat, Scale Sailing, yacht on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well it’s been a lovely summer so far here in sunny Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The lakefront is looking beautiful and the lake itself is sparkling daily. My walks along the river have never been more fun and the Opti’s dancing in the harbour more delightful. The coffee tastes great, the music lively, the arts scene busy [...]
Sheboygan Footy Fest ‘09
Posted in model sail boats, tagged Dragon, Footy Regatta, OPUS rig, RC yacht, ScaleSailing, Tanglewood, una rig on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sheboygan Footy Fest 2009
May 17th. Wood Lake, Kohler, WI.
Our third annual Footy Fest is in the book and a good and enjoyable event it was. The weather was good with wall to wall sunshine and around the mid 50’s F with a light to moderate NW wind. The forecast was for W swinging to SW [...]
change of ScaleSailing phone number
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have just changed our phone system here at ScaleSailing and as a result our new phone number is (920) 208 1652. Remember if you have any questions about our kits or need advice about building or sailing our boats, just give me a call 9am to 3pm weekdays.
Graham
Dragon tales…
Posted in model sail boats, tagged Dragon, Footy yacht, OPUS rig, RC boat, una rig on April 29, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Lurking below the OPUS rig which has been getting all of the attention lately is my new hull design, the Dragon. Construction is a hybrid form of my usual system, EPS foam core, balsa wood sides, stem and transom with a high density foam bottom. The bottom is 5mm thick and this allows the chine [...]
housekeeping
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been doing a little reorganising around here so I thought I should explain. There is now a new tab or ‘page’ at the top called ‘the OPUS rig’, this is where I will collate all of the information about our Scale Sailing OPUS una rig. Some content will be copied from the normal [...]
racing battery boxes
Posted in model sail boats, tagged boats, Footy, model sailboats, R/C on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have secured a supply of 3 cell battery boxes with integral switches. These boxes are in AA and AAA battery sizes. I am converting them for RC Footy use by the addition of a universal receiver plug.
These battery boxes make for a neat installation and save the space and weight of a seperate receiver switch. [...]
introducing Dragon and the OPUS rig
Posted in model sail boats, tagged bendy mast, Dragon, Footy, McAllister, model sailboat, OPUS rig, Scale Sailing, una rig on April 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Over the winter I have been developing a different style of una rig and a new footy to test it on. Early talk about flexible rigs and their benefits for use on footys centred around the flexible mast but apparent complexities in their design meant there was little development in that direction. Later the ‘McRig’ came [...]
NCR the view from my transmitter
Posted in model sail boats, tagged Footy NCR, K2, Kittiwake, model yacht, Pond Sprite, sailboat on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first National Class Regatta for the Footys really was a great event which I thorougly enjoyed despite a raging head cold. Darrell and his crew of organisers did a very good job of keeping things moving along and keeping the skippers happy. The courses set worked out well by using a basically rectangular course [...]
Orlando regatta, quick update
Posted in model sail boats, tagged Footy, OPUS, Orlando, Pond Sprite, rigs on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are still away on our travels and I found an unwatched computer so am taking my chance for a quick update. The Orlando NCR regatta weekend was great fun and very well run by everyone involved. I’ll have some photos and thanks to add once I get home. Racing wise I had [...]
