Scow Robbie Hunter

[zathros]

Not as much documentation on this Scow as there is on the "Alma", so I will borrow some attributes of the "ALMA", which still exists, and use and modify as needed. I am transplanting some pics from the "A nice Small Boat thread started by "The DC", who motivated me to do this Scow of a ship!

 

[zathros]

Hull lines where actual breaks will occur. The bottoms of these boats were planed with 2" thick planks of wood. They had a double bottom, and carried 55 tons, yet only drafted around 4 feet of water.

Preliminary Hull lines, the side is right, the bottom will get a second layer of wider planks. Nice to research a bit more.




Hatchway

 

[subnuke]

Looking good so far. Most ship modelers feel the need to build British ships, but the US has preserved the drawings of a lot of really good boats that can keep one busy for a lifetime.

 

[zathros]

These scows carried so much weight, and drafted so little water. they have been passed by in history, and their contribution was so great. They sail fantastically well, heeled over, the Hull offers much lateral resistance, and the centerboard keel allows for much variability in sailing and where you can go. Before the Chesapeake bay was dredge for shipping, scows were the only sips that could sail the bay with impunity, and lasted a very long time.

 

[THE DC]

Looking real promising!

The story of scows has been long neglected. Thanks for targeting one for thought.

 

[zathros]

There's going to be some artistic licensing, as all that exists is that blueprint/drawing. No pictures at all. Some of the modern racing scows boggle the mind. Scows are basically an American thing, most other countries go with traditional hull shapes, but scows are traditional in the U.S., and there are many racing clubs and classes. In a 2012 race, a Scows one the transatlantic race beating out the 2nd place boat by 124 miles, a world record!

This is the Scow that did it:

 

[zathros]

Incremental step, hatches, main hold cover, etc. The textures are for visibility, the final textures will be quite different. In Rhino it's easier to apply Textures to the finished single parts as a whole. Rhino Render kind of sucks in that respect.I also have no idea how tall the masts are. I will have to borrow that from the "ALMA" which has similar proportional dimensions, which I can extrapolate from.

 

[Revell-Fan]

That looks beautiful!

 

[zathros]

Tanxs!

 

[tino]

Looks great!
I wich I could also design some models, or at least make some repaints.

 

[zathros]

You can make models. You just need to find a software you can use/afford/free, and stick with it. The program I use costs $1000 dollars, but if you are or have one in your family, you can get it through them(the student) for $200 dollars, and as an adult must buy it, all you need is a valid school I.D.. I use Rhino 5.0 64, it is a Nurbs modeling program, as it's specialty, but also does Non NURBS CAD. I have used it for years, and have designed real car parts, my Barn, reverse engineered airplane parts, designed models, and made parts for real boats, and real motorcycles. You own this software when your purchase it. You are allowed to put it on 3 computers at a time!! I could spare you years of aggravation, and some of the best designers on this forum use it. It just takes a cash outlay, and a lot of sticking to it. There are manual ways too. Many work really well for lofting ship hulls, one of the harder things to do. One has to study up on the subject matter to know what is necessary to reproduce, and what isn't. If you can build models as well as you do, see what you are making, and start to reproduce it in different forms. A ship hull can be a battleship, widened and shortened a bit, a sailboat. It is a matter of perception.

 

[zathros]

Deck is now at proper height, fo'c'sle is in place, as are cargo hatch and after entry way.

 

[zathros]

Photo I found of Scow used for transporting hay. These ships could carry between 600 to 700 bays of Hay per trip. Horses eat a lot of hay!