model boat yard
This time, it's a model of the chesapeake bay tug, delaware. she is owned by the chesapeake bay maritime museum. she was built in 1912 and was used to haul ships in and out of tight harbors and rivers on the bay. the boat is just shy of 40 feet long and i will be building the model at 1:16 or 3/4" = 1'. that will make the model about 30" long.. In consultation with the museum, it was decided that a model at a scale of 3/4"=1' would be best for the available display space. the original boat is 30 ft. long (not counting the rudder) so the model will be 22.5" in length. the original plans were drawn at 0.579"=1' (how strange!) so they had to be enlarged.. The model is at 3/4" scale (1:16) will be just over 36" long. you will note its similarity to the flattie i built a couple years ago. the deck layout is similar, as is the rig, but the flattie didn't have a bowsprit and this boat is about 13 feet longer.. 
model boat yard Spent the day working in the boatyard and got the running lights made as well as the engine controls. i made the steering stick as well, but don't have it installed yet. port running light: engine controls: september 16, 2018 today, i got the steering stick installed and rigged. then, i made the gas tank. steering stick:.
