My Build of The Flying Fish

[Clink]

Today has been a wood cutting day. I cut out the keel, rudder and stern post. The media is 1/4" plywood, tomorrow I'm going to start cutting the Bulkheads.

Dave Clink (I bet you want to know where the "Clink" came from--my last name is Clinkenbeard)

 

[AllanKP69]

I am not sure of the similarities, if any, between the Flying Fish and Young America, but you might want to look into the book Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America by Ed Tosti, modeler extraordinaire. His drawings and photos as well as text are exceptional.
Allan

 

[Clink]

Yesterday (1/5/2025) and the day before, I cut bulkheads and sized them to the keel. This morning (1/6/2025) I cut dowel to size for all the Yards, to be shaped later. Today I will install some Bulkheads (having plans helps). I am attaching 2 pictures and an Excel spreadsheet that shows the Fore, Main and Mizzen dimensions I am using to fit my scale 1:50. Anybody any questions let me know.

Clink

BUILD CHART
	IN FEET
LOA of old vessel	MAIN	FORE	MIZZEN
Full length of MAST on old Vessel
Full length of TOP MAST on old Vessel
Full length of TOPGALLANT on old Vessel
Full length of ROYAL on old Vessel
Full length of SKY on old Vessel
BOWSPRIT		Diameter
	Length		MM
In board	5	3/8	10
Outboard	5	3/8	10
Jib-Boom In Board	5	1/4	4
Jib-Boom Out Board	9	1/4	4
FORE MAST		Diameter
	Length		MM
FORE Mast	10	1/2	13
FORE Spencer Gaff	5	1/8	3
Fore Mast Yard	16	1/2	13
Fore stunsail boom	10	1/4	4
Fore stunsail yard	5	1/8	3
FORE TOP MAST		Diameter
	Length		MM
Fore Top Mast	9	3/8	10
Fore Top Mast Head	2
Fore Top Yard	9	7/16	11
Fore Top stunsail boom	7	1/4	4
Fore Top stunsail yard	4	1/8	3
FORE TOP GALLANT		Diameter
	Length		MM
Fore Top Gallant	5	5/16	8
Fore Top Gallant Head	2
Fore Top Yard	9	3/8	9
Fore Top Gallantstunsail boom	6	1/4	4
Fore Top Gallantstunsail yard	3	1/8	3
FORE ROYAL		Diameter
	Length		MM
Fore Royal Mast	5	1/4
Fore Royal Yard	7	1/4
Fore Royalstunsail boom	6	1/4
Fore Royalstunsail yard	3	1/8
FORE SKY		Diameter
	Length		MM
Fore Sky Mast	3	1/4
Fore Sky Yard	6	1/8
MAIN MAST		Diameter
	Length		MM
Main Mast	13
Main Mast Yard	13
Main Mast Head
Main Spencer Gaff	3
Main stunsail boom	6
Main stunsail yard	3
TOP MAIN		Diameter
	Length		MM
TOP MAIN Mast	9	0.375	10
TOP MAIN Mast Yard	10	7/16	11
TOP MAIN Mast Head	2
TOP MAIN stunsail boom	7	0.25	6
TOP MAIN stunsail yard	4	0.125	3
MAIN TOP GALLANT		Diameter
	Length		MM
Main Top Gallant Mast	5	0.313	8
Main Top Gallant Mast Head	2
Main Top Yard	9	0.375	10
Main Top Gallantstunsail boom	6	0.250	6
Main Top Gallantstunsail yard	3	0.125	3
MAIN ROYAL		Diameter
	Length		MM
Main Royal	5	0.250	6
Main Royal Yard	7	0.357	9
Main Royalstunsail boom	6	0.250	6
Main Royalstunsail yard	3	0.125	3
MAIN SKY		Diameter
	Length		MM
Main Sky Mast	3	0.250	6
Main Sky Yard	6	0.319	8
MIZZEN MAST		Diameter
	Length		MM
Mizzen Mast	9	0.5	13
Mizzen Mast Head	3
Spanker boom	13	0.300	8
Spanker gaff	9	0.188	5
Ringtail boom	6	0.300	8
Ringtail yard	5	0.225	6
Mizzen Mast Yard	13	0.526	13
MIZZEN TOP MAST		Diameter
	Length		MM
Mizzen Top Mast	7	0.375	10
Mizzen Top Yard	10	0.375	10
MIZZEN TOP GALLANT		Diameter
	Length		MM
Mizzen Top Gallant Mast	5	0.375	10
Mizzen Top GallantMast Yard	8	0.375	10
MIZZEN ROYAL		Diameter
	Length		MM
Mizzen Royal Mast	4	0.25	6
Mizzen Royal Mast Yard	7	0.25	6
MAST CAPS	DIMENSIONS IN INCHES
LOWER MASTS
FORE
MAIN
MIZZEN
UPPER MASTS
FORE
MAIN
MIZZEN

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