In much of the information that I have read pertaining to building a boat I have read that it is a good idea to make a model of the boat to get a good idea of how to do it and what it will look like when it is three dimensional. I looked around on the internet and found a couple of really nice examples of the boat that others have built. Using those examples I made a model of the Featherwind. It is 1/6 scale (30 inches). All rigging is to scale also. I made it from 1/8 inch door skin and a hot glue gun. I painted it to the color scheme that I am going to paint the boat. It was easy and it helped to see how it would be put together. I did leave out the chines a gunnels for simplicity sake. I liked what I came up with and I went on with the build. I have found that many other builders do the same. Some of the models are very elaborate with all of the rigging including the blocks. Here are a few of the examples that I drew inspiration from. Pictures of my model coming soon.
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