A half-hull ready for delivery	... and another half-hull	Yet another half-hull

All half-hulls shown above were built to the scale of 1:24, or 1/2 inch to the foot.

Provided we have the lines of the boat itself, it is possible to produce a half-hull model of any modern sailboat in a matter of days.  This is the perfect gift for the sailboat owner, who can then spend the bleak days of winter looking at the model, and dreaming of getting his/her boat back onto the water! 

I also do half hull repairs, as seen in the before and after pictures below:

Half hull requiring repair	Half hull after repair - this boat won a trans-Atlantic race in 1955

The tug half-model shown below was built from a small drawing in "Cruising Yachts" by Jay Benford.  It is not built to any specific scale, but is simply meant as a decoration for a child's bedroom:

Tugboats are cute!

This one's for my grand-daughter's bedroom - she's a lot cuter than the boat!

Wyatt's in there too!

Two more just finished......

A serious looking tug, the C F Lawrence	Jack's got one too!

 And another...

Flag is code letter A - pity color doesn't go with boat!

And probably the last three - I'm thinking of retiring...

Sam's tugboat - code flag S	Nico's tugboat - got the winner's flag!	Zachary's tugboat - code flag Z

 Well, retirement has been delayed.....

Emerard's tugboat, with Roton Point burgee

And then, what happened? Another granddaughter!  And so we get:

Baby Lila's tugboat!

And then, I offered to build a free tugboat for the person who pulled the winning ticket at Norwalk Yacht Club.  Hey Brad, this one's on you!

Lara II

 

 

 

Every child's (especially grandchild's) bedroom needs one of these.  You choose the colors, and I will build it for you for $250 all in.

And now, the Commodore's Hull and a Half...

In what is believed to be a first on Long Island Sound, the Past Commodore of Norwalk Yacht Club sails a multihull.  In fact, a bright yellow Corsair 31R trimaran.  Here is my hull-and-a-half, for the club's wall of fame:

The Commodore's Trimaran

Click here to watch development of the half-hull.