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Model yachts and model yacht sailing

Model yachts and model yacht sailing

by James E. Walton

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Author
Walton, James E.
Title
Model yachts and model yacht sailing : How to build, rig, and sail a self-acting model yacht.
Original Publication
London: Griffith and Farran, 1880.
Credits
deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
Subject
Yachts -- Models
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 78905
Release Date
June 21, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.MODEL YACHTS AND MODEL YACHT SAILING.
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.PREFACE.
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.CHAPTER I. PRINCIPLES OF MODEL YACHT BUILDING.
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. HOW TO MAKE THE HULL.
  9. 9.CHAPTER III. HOW TO MAKE DECK FITTINGS, RUDDER, ETC.
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV. HOW TO FIT MASTS, STANDING AND RUNNING GEAR, ETC.
  11. 11.CHAPTER V. HOW TO MAKE THE SAILS AND SET THEM.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI. HOW TO SAIL AND STEER A MODEL YACHT.
  13. 13.MATERIALS FOR MODEL SHIPS.
  14. 14.GLOSSARY.
  15. 15.CONTESTS ON THE OPEN SEA BETWEEN CUTTERS “GOLDEN CREST” AND “STORM ALONG.”
  16. 16.TIME TABLE OF TWO MODEL YACHT REGATTAS.
  17. 17.BEST WATERS FOR SAILING MODEL YACHTS.
  18. 18.Untitled

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