Building and learning to sail a model sailboat

On my northeast trip, I built and sailed a model sailboat. And found out that sailing is pretty cool!

I found my sailboat plans in an online publication called "The Coastal Passage". Here's the article (https://thecoastalpassage.com/cheapca...) and the whole issue (https://thecoastalpassage.com/papers/....

More about sealing model boat hulls: https://www.building-model-boats.com/...

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Sections:

00:00 Intro
00:08 Project Details
1:52 Getting supplies in Boston
2:11 Hull bulkheads
2:26 Hull stringers and sides
3:48 Hull side assembly
4:26 Seeing some ships in Boston
5:43 Putting together the hulls
7:37 Hull lower side panels
8:50 Let's go OUTSIDE!
10:01 Welcome to Providence!
10:18 Getting some (more) supplies
10:40 The keels
11:05 Connecting the hulls together
12:07 Painting things white.
12:22 Testing a hull waterproofing technique
13:28 Waterproofing the hulls!
14:18 The mast
14:54 Radio control!
15:21 The rudders
16:55 The sail angle adjustment
18:00 Hmm... That didn't work.
18:31 The sail beam
19:00 New sail angle plan!
19:56 Radio control test!
20:14 Hull leak test
20:28 Uh oh... THERE'S A LEAK!
20:47 Leak fixed
20:55 Making the sails
23:24 Rigging the sailboat
23:41 I'm DONE!
23:56 Where can I test?
24:16 SIDE STORY!
24:37 Trying out the sailboat!
25:51 A new plan
26:06 First experiment
27:00 Second experiment
27:20 I need a bigger tub.
28:13 Wow, I've learned so much
28:37 Outro