A Small Pavement Sail Boat

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English

Year

1936

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Jl11y, l!J.'/6 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 121 HOBBY PAGE Conducted by gilmo baldovino A Small Pavement Sail Boat Have you ever madt> small paper sail boats that can sail on the land? I know how to make som~ boats which can run along. the pavements almosc JS fast as che wind. They are so simple that ewn chin pieces of paper can be used for sails. The frJmcwork consists of a front axle. reach. or beam running from the axle to the rear end. For a simrler frame, chr.:e wheels may be used. If you prefer co use four wheels. a shore axle may be placed ac the rear 1.?nd of the reach. The plans on chis pge will show what I mean. The axles can be made from a pic~e of I ight wood 3/8 inch lhick and with J width of I inch. It your model is 4 feet long. yon must mJkc che front wheels 2 feet and 6 inches far apart. The tops from coffee or other tin cans can be made into excellent wheels. Before placing th.! wheels. nail a whed block undc .. each end of Ch\~ axles as shown in the plans. But in case of a single n:ar wheel. extension scrips are used. as also shown. In order chat c_he wheels will. noc wobble, nail a $mall wood hub about I inch in diameter and l /~ inch thick to the imidc of e11ch tin wheel. Punch a hole through these wooden hubs. Then n;iil each of them co lh-.> wheel blocks. Use smaller nails than the hole of the wooden hubs so chac the wheels will run smoothly. A good location for the mast is about one third the distance from the front to the rear of the reach. A piece of hard wood. 3/8 inch in diameter and feet high. can serve as the mut. A square saiJ' needs a yard arm near the top. The lower corners of the yardarm are held down by two pieces of cord tied to a crosspiece attached to the reach. This crosspiece is placed about one third the distance from the mast co Che end of the reach. 'To hold the mast and yardarm in place. fOl! must provide stays as shown in the plan. When there is a strong wind. a small ballast or lead sinker may be necessary. This ballast is used to balance the toy against the strength of che wind. The sq•iare sail may be of cheap thin cloth oi: paper. But I suggeo;t clorh b~cause even if the land sail boat overturns. rhc sail remains in condition If you cannor get enough pieces of wood to form a good framework for your land sail boar. pieces of bamboo are quite as good.

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