Two sizes of laser cut model boat kits of Chesapeake Light Craft's Skerry are available.
The 15" and 22.5" model boat kits have the same sail rig options as real boats. They are available in birch which can be finished to look like Okoume mahogany plywood. Assemble them with the
same stitch and glue methods as the full size Skerry.
Call Milton Thrasher to discuss the various options - 941 966-9179 or e-mail mthrasher@verizon.net. Go to www.clcboats.com for info on Chesapeake Light Craft's Skerry.
They can be painted or stained and finished like mahogany Okoume which is used by
Chesapeake Light Craft for making the full size Skerry parts.
They are in two sizes: 15" for 1/2" to 1' scale and 22.5" for 3/4" to 1' scale.
The kits include aluminum tubing masts and wooden dowels for booms and yards.
Half round rub rails are made from dowels planed down to make half rounds.
Prices are not yet established. Call now to discuss options and obtain early
pricing advantages.
941 966-9179 - Email mthrasher@verizon.net
I make
Stuart Knockabout 28 half models by plank-on-frame methods. One was made for W. O. Bell of Winston-Salem, SC. He keeps his SK 28 at Prouts Neck, ME. The SK 28 is a Nathaniel Herreschoff classic centerboard day sailer
from 1932. Check out the videos at Edey and Duff's web site for more photos of the Stuart Knockabout 28 and other boats.
The lines drawings are from an ad by Harding Sails. They make it possible to produce very accurate half models. Over 60 Stuart Knockabouts have been made in fiberglass by Edey and Duff. There are a number of them now for sale on-line.
The hull shape is sanded with a long board to be sure that all the curves are
fair. It is then filled with bondo glazing compound and many coats of primer to assure a very smooth finish.
Lines of the Stuart Knockabout 28 were found on an add for Harding Sails, Inc.
Click for a beautiful tribute to the beauty of the Stuart Knockabout 28.
These models have cockpit coamings to add more realism.
The Daniels and Tucker classic 3rd Edition
from 1952 with a lot of information on yacht design has been the main attraction
to model makers worldwide. I have been getting about 1 order per month for the
CD-Rom with the two manuals.
See my other web site at www.angelfire.com/fl4/mft
See videos of my models on YouTube.
Contact me at:
Milton Thrasher
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Model Sailboat Kits
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This assures that you
will have a similar experience as building the 15' Skerry.
Laser Cut Parts
The layout on the left shows the shapes of the laser cut parts made from birch plywood. Stuart Knockabout 28 Half Models
Beautiful Stuart Knockabout 28s make wonderful subjects for half modellers
Lines of the L. Francis Herreshoff 1932 design from an ad by Harding Sails, Inc.
The lines are used to create plank-on-frame models
Plank-on-frame made half model at .75" to 1' scale
I enlarge the lines drawing to .5" or .75" to 1' scale for cutting profile, deck and frames. I mount the frames on the profile and cover them with the deck plan.
This makes a very accurate frame which is planked with balsa or bass wood
strips to assure a very accurate hull shape.Other models that I offer
I sell IOD, Star and Etchels models and laser-cut and band sawn frames for many classes of boats.
My IOD and Vanja manuals are offerred along with a CD-rom that includes two excellent
model making books continues to be popular for $25 postpaid.
mthrasher@verizon.net
4258 Hearthstone Drive
Sarasota, FL 34238
941 966-9179
See my other web pages for all types of model boats
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Contact:
MThrasher@verizon.net
4258 Hearthstone Drive
Sarasota, FL 34238
941 966-917 or 966-9179