ice boat kits
Please be patient during this time. we are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly. > boats > wooden boat models > wooden boat model kits: dumas 18-3/4'' dn ice boat kit dum1123. C1920's vintage great lakes ice sail boat * custom made in the 1920's for ice racing on lake erie, this fantastic piece of nautical history is a wood body clad in galvanized steel in a superb industrial design, black and white painted wood plank support with a trio of steel covered wood blades to scoot across the ice and two wood masts (one with a yoke) to hold the sails and catch the wind.. Fig. 188 shows the top view of an ice-boat a trifle larger than the one just described; the braces shown in the diagram are unnecessary on very small craft. to hold the mast more securely in larger yachts, a bench is made after the plan of fig. 189; this will prevent the mast from being carried away under any ordinary circumstances, and also. 
ice boat kits Plan of ice boat these skates must be exactly parallel or there will be trouble the first time the craft is used. over the middle of the 6-ft. piece and at right angles to it, bolt the 8-ft. plank, leaving 1 ft. projecting as in fig. 1.. Little horses to hold your ice boat off the ice overnight or over winter are easy to make and last for years. the carpet hinges are freebe unused scraps from flooring shops. it is really tacky to see a nice ice boat resting on bits of rotten trees or scraps of wood, let alone old lobster traps that someone left for the summer at our beach..
