February 2008On line since 1997
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The Fairlead is our online magazine (webzine) a resourse for crafting and sailing your
line control model sailboat, and related topics.
We have a growing collection of free designs, field tested for you to draw ideas
from. Each update has new material or site features, (look for the "new" sign) for stuff
added within last two months.
What's New? Sailing tips - sailing at close and distant range pg.17 ...'Savi' a MkII Ketch with a sliding cabin hatch pg.6... Water debris bogging you down? pg.18 - New MkI design - A re-fit and cabin for an old model, pg.2
Table of contents....
| __Models made from our kits____ |
Saw braces (model woodworking) ...pg.15 visit our photo album...!
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page 2 - MkI model design change ! Sea-wiz! Return of the 'Bugeye' with a re-fit.
page 3 - 'Rocker' - The Beetle also 'Extreme Lateen'
page 4 - The "Cutters Edge" multiple headsails
'Ms.Molly' good golly!
page 5 - Your first model boat, taking the helm with the "Seader Cadet" also..The White Cap!
page 6 - NEW! sliding hatch on the ketch 'Savi'- Skippin' Jack Flash...a skipjack - BlueLugoon...MkI lug rig.
page 7 - "Breasy" sprit rig .. Sea Tiger..Our first Junk Rig! DutchTreat..."yacht" to see it!
page 8 - The big Red Cat, a catboat design plus a preview of our catamaran models!
page 9 NEW! - The 'bad bouys' page.....
smuggling with the chasse-maree
| __Pages on crafting Seader Sailboats________ |
page 10 - 'the cabin' how to craft your own! 'fairing in your boards' - getting the most out of your foils, Bowsprits and boomkins!
page 11 - Sail crafting 101- quick tips for crafting sails. Calculate a ballanced sail plan.
page 12 - Bambooms? - making spars using bamboo skewers. - Accessory pack, the way to store your gear- Mini-Marlinspike-pilot holes. - tighten it up with a 5 cent screwdriver- how to make wire fairleads. - deckboards
page 13 - Multi-colour Panelled Sails - add some colour to your sails - Adding Ballast - when you need it - Rudders as foils
page 14 - multi-purpose peg - how to make your own - rigging shrouds - choosing the best plastic for your sails
page 15 - model woodworking - saw braces - sharpen chisels and planes easy, with this home made tool
page 16 - model rigging - vinyl sails? - poly tubeing makes it easy - lacing sails!
| __Pages on sailing Seader Sailboats_________ |
page 17 - Navigation - sailing rules of the road! easy racing tips.
page 18 - NEW! Sailing models windward, and downwind - Sailing up close and at a distance
page 19 - Dealing with debris - Safety and Courtesy, Reconing - the traditional way - Apparent wind
| __Feature pages___________ |
FaSEAnating! - Life found at the 'Challenger Deep'...Monster rouge waves...
Knots - Let our animations show you the ropes!
Sailing Glossary - Now with an on-line dictionary!
Ports O' Call (links) - Cool places to visit, and fill up your hold with freeware.
Free Calendar - A new art calendar every month, all you need is a printer!
Sailboat Contest - Enter a photo of your model and you could win a kit!
Sailing Art - view hundreds of posters and fine art prints in our select gallery!
__Quick Tip!__________ Sailing
A spool with loose line, and an open line snap, can create havoc when transporting your gear to and from the beach.An open snap will hook onto anything it can, towels, etc. and the line will tangle around everything at will.
Its best to kept your spool its own bag, a plastic bread bag will do. To keep your control line from unravelling, clip a rubber band onto the line snap then stretch the band over the barrel of the spool. When its time to sail, unclip the band and store the band around one of your spools handles. .
- And that's the world in a nutshell -- an appropriate receptacle. ( Stan Dunn )