MY57
I have recently acquired a pond yacht from a local house clearance here in Plymouth Devon.I am informed that it is of 1920/30's vintage and has been stored for over 40yrs (this is borne out in state of sails and spars etc)
The boat is 57" in length with a beam of 11.5",draught of
7",depth 10.5".Constructed of mahogany plank on frame with
copper nails.The deck is of sheet mahogany with brass screws,and chrome
on brass fittings. The Mast length is 75" ,the main boom 30"
and fore sail boom 15"
Inside the hull there is a carry handle and also an adjustable mast
fitment with a mast slide fitting on deck for mast rake?At the stern
the traveler is screw threaded to adjust for boom travel,whilst right
at the stern there is also a adjustable spring loaded fitment I presume
for main sheet tension?
Steering I believe is via the "Brian" steering system. All
original rigging with bakelite fittings are complete with the boat.
The keel is of lead. The paintwork would appear original and untouched.
Any advice or suggestion on type, year,and correct rig would be greatly
appreciated.I have stripped out all the rigging to start on the hull,but
any advice would be of immense assistance
VMYG Comment:
"This is a 10-rater, and almost
certainly dates from before 1939, possibly a bit earlier than that. The
hull form is typical of the early 1930s and the retention of a limiting
screw over what would have been a Braine quadrant is sign of a relatively
early date.
"The rig would have been a bermuda sloop and the sail area would related
to the waterline length under the provision of the Length and Sail Area
Rule. See the relevant page on the web site. At that period the divisor
was 6000 and the mainsail was measured as a simple triangle. The foresail
was taken as 85% of the foretriangle.
"The best guide to the style of a boat of this period is Daniels and
Tucker 'Model Sailing Craft, 1932, 1939 and 1952, any will do. Your local
library will produce a copy through interlibrary loan if you beat them over
the head for long enough.
Russell Potts
Here is a a sail plan for Brilliant 10R of the right period, from Daniels and Tucker. In How to do it you will find an article on Braine steering. Lots of references to 10R (or 10 rater) if you use the search facility on the site. I never did manage to get a copy of D&T from the library service!
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