Back in 1982, just before I joined the Air Force, my father bought me a Bluejacket model of the 1885 Americas Cup winner "Puritan" at a yard sale for $2.50. At that time I had more on my mind than building this kit and left it at my parents house. I was home on leave once back in the early 90´s and found the kit again. I took it back to Germany with me but only tried to work on it once. (Attaching the rudder and center board.) It was way beyond my ability at the time so I put it away again for better days.
Well, now that I have a workbench, some good tools and (thanks to this site) some good tips and tricks, I think it is time to give it a go. I was just wondering if anybody knows the kit. It seems kinda old. (smells that way, too.) It is a solid body hull. I don´t like that too much but what the hey. Experience counts.
I´ve been searching on Internet trying to get a good picture of what this ship should look like (Hull form ect.) but am not having much luck. I saw a few finished models of it but they don´t show to much of her lines. Has anyone built the "Puritan"? If so, got pics?

Bill

 

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This may not be of much help but here are two sites with photos and specs.
http://www.jsjohnston.org/~puritan.html 
http://www.americascup.com/en/acclo...?idContent=4686 

Richard

 

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Thanks Richard,
I was wondering about the keel. The model instructions show a very small keel and some other model pictures I have seen show a larger one. I was beginning to think it might be retractable so the length wouldn´t matter. Your link showed me it was made of lead and weighed 7 tons so I think the retractable keel is out of the question. I´ll go with the larger one but will have to guesstimate the dimensions.

Bill

BTW, I like your Bugeye. I see the pics are older. How did it turn out?

 

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I'm glad that material helped out, even though it wasn't visually very specific. I don't think any of those larger America's Cup contenders had retractable keels but I may be wrong. Try checking both Mystic Seaport (which have a lot of plans in their archives) and the New York Yacht Club. The latter probably has a scale model in their collections, though I tried to get in to see a model I was interested in once (the steam yacht Vanadis, once owned by the millionaire C.K.G. Billings) and they just kept stalling me until I finally gave up. But they might be able to refer you to someone else. Also, have you tried to contact Bluejacket for more information?

Thanks for you comments about the Bugeye - I was going along pretty well but then bogged down when I started the rigging. I've been newly inspired by the photos of other folk's work here so I plan to get back to it and finish it this winter. Good luck on your ship. I'll keep my eyes open for info on it and get back to you if I find anything else.

Best regards,
Richard

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Oops! I was wrong. the Puritan did have a centerboard. Go here for a view of the ship - no lines but at least it shows the side view.
http://americascupmuseum.com/portfolio/puritan1885.htm 

Richard

 

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I just found this site here in Germany. The guy did a super job on this model. Now I know what the model should look like. "It almost looks as good as mine will" (...and then I woke up....) It does inspire me to take my time on mine and give it my best shot.

http://images.google.de/imgres?imgu...3Dde%26s a%3DN 

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Ahhh...it did have a retractable centerboard. If you look at the picture titled "Centerboard Winde " It means Centerboard Winch. This must be the privately owned pleasure yacht conversion.

 

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That certainly is a gorgeous piece of work. I wonder what the scale is - must be a good size to get all that detail in. Thanks for posting it. I came across an on-deck photo (in a book) of the ship when it was still in it's racing days but it didn't show a lot of detail or I would have copied it and posted it.

Richard

 

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