Weetamoe J Class Rc Sailboat J Boat Build
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- BUILDERS: BOB EGER AND JOHN HANKS
SCALE: 1/16
LENGTH: 94”
WIDTH: 16”
MAST HEIGHT: 104”
OVERALL HIEGHT: 122”
REMOVABLE BALLAST: 60LBS
HULL: PLANK ON RIB PINE GLASS OVERLAY
DECK: PLANKED ALDER & MAHOGANY
Sources for J boats, hulls, rigs, Plans, how two's and resources
www.theamya.or...
Weetamoe was a 1930 yacht of the J Class. It was ordered by George Nichols and designed by Clinton Hoadley Crane. Weetamoe was scrapped in 1937
ORIGINAL BUILDER
Builder Herreshoff yard
ORIGINAL BOAT DESIGNER
Clinton H. Crane had a somewhat unusual career. Beginning as an amateur naval architect, designing for himself and his friends and relations, he then established a yacht-design firm that he operated for around 12 years, and then left the profession to run the family mining business full-time. He came back 10 years later to his passion of yacht design; part-time and as an amateur. He was as interested in motor racers as he was in sailboats, both small and big, and designed both Universal Rule and International Rule boats with talent between 1896 and 1958. In the meantime, he worked hard to bring together the world’s yachting authorities.
A Harvard engineering graduate in 1894 and a student at the University of Glasgow from 1897 to 1898, where he met the French naval architect Jacques Augustin Normand - who introduced him to design of high-speed torpedo boats - Crane ran his design firm between 1900 and 1912. He designed the schooner Endymion (1900), which set the record for the Atlantic crossing in 13 days, 8 hours; a record beaten in 1905 by Atlantic. The sudden death of his father in 1912 obliged him to take over the reins of the family consortium, of which he was chairman until 1947, although from 1922 on he was a part-time naval architect.
It was against this backdrop that he designed Weetamoe in 1929, assisted by the Cox and Stevens office; his ‘J’ narrowly failed to win the final selection for the Cup defense. In 1937, he designed the International 12-Metre Gleam, which took part in the selections for defense of the Cup in 1958. He died soon afterwards, on 1 December 1958.
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The J boats sure are pretty! Thanks for the video.
Great job you did with the construction of this magnificent J Class boat. We are currently building three boats Endeavour (completed), Rainbow and Ranger (hull completed) in my model clubs scale a littel smaller. Our intent is to host an event where the boats would compete. Great to see that our construction process is very similar to yours. Bravo.
can u please give me some advice on building one years ago i sailed marble heads
@@electoplater I sail Marblehead too as well as 10R and RG65. As for advices my club mates are far more competent too provide you with...
Wow what a beautiful sailboat you did a great job building it well done!
Beautiful
Absolutely beautiful and an excellent build. Music was awful.
Thank you! As for the music, CZcams's music library definitely leaves something to be desired.
Amazing !!!
Woow
Wow, nicely done. So this is completely scratch build, then? There is no digital version from what I can see?
Yes, trace and cut every part. Approximately five hundred hours. Here's more videos, sorry for the quality.
amyajclass.com/construction-videos
@@crownvalleytrans The videos are plenty fine, thank you! They are an excellent resource, as well. I had not seen the new J-class website before. That's really great. I will direct people that way because I do have requests for information. I am sure the site will help drive business. I will share it on my Facebook page, as well.
Where did you source the plans to build Weetamoe?
Some J's are fiberglass. rcyachts.com/JClass.htm
Others are laser cut kits.
modellers-workshop.com/category/laser-cut-frames/
Weetamoe is a scratch build. All originate from the original full size plans which are available from Maritime Museums.
What did you use for ballast?
Two sections totaling 60 pounds of removable lead that's been mold to the inside bottom of the keel. The two sections makes it more manageable to install and remove.
@@crownvalleytransah, okay. Where did you get the lead, if i may ask?
@@bryanwasnesky6554 www.ebay.com/itm/20-lbs-Soft-Lead-Ingots-for-casting-sinkers-jigs-bullets/154297139230?hash=item23ecd3801e:g:gwQAAOSwlARfxaJb
This is the question I wanted answered! Can we see some footage please? and FYI here's a scratchy self build of my own (not a classy J) - czcams.com/video/QIQc-As83i4/video.html [NB - I ended up adding a lead keel, ballast sacks of lead shot shifted and wasn't low enough for stronger winds.]
@@the_grand_tourer Hi Gavin, Here's a link to a build video and hope it helps. Please let me know If you have any other questions and thanks for watching.
amyajclass.com/construction-videos