The Wachtsman
BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION
“A” CLASS ONE-DESIGN DINGHY SPECIFICATION
Contac ei beret il wis accordance
‘with the drawings and this specication, and the greajen ace
Imuat be talento ene that all boatsarens nearly areola
alike in every respect Minor deviations from sanded my
be permitted, atthe discretion ofthe Coumel of he Aros
Sata bons lt for the same cabs case most bene Ts
0 Case will any deviation from the design be permited
‘ogards mage or weight I ateroatve materiale lowes
the finished weight ofeach boat must note less haa tha ot
the sandaed. Notwithstanding any error in ot omission, rom
fhe drawings and specication, cach boat shall be bos
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ped, and fsshed complete in overy respec and so aso be
At for use asa “useful yacht's centre board digi Why,
atherwise mentioned, all scantings given are ineshed ees
rig eonsiuction, each heat shall be spon ta mares
‘any person appointed bythe Council ofthe Asoeiaton eeeney
vernal fe permed oe any meaarement tela
paricolarstocheck theaccuracy of te work Boch hoaicinad
be built on mons made fom the (ull se drauisgorearenent
fand the planking must fe such moulds propor geet foie
hroughout.” When completed, and belove formal Soiwet
made, cach’ boat must pass the inspection of ihe pees
ppoined by the Council ofthe Assotaion
Duwessions.—Lengih overall 2" Team
1/90, Sal aren 100 sq te
‘Depth amidships
Joxe 12
11s
[Kxi,—To be of clean rock elm, of of pitch pine for fosh water.
Siding t9 be 2 amidships and tn ay of sta, tapered to 11° for
wardand 1f"af0” Moulding to bein accordance with drawing,
tapered from 7" aft 10 1" forwaed, Hog to be of rock elm ot
pitch pine,” by 1" amidships, tapered same: an beck; te be
fixed by brass screws (2" No. T2) spaced about 4
‘STm\\-—To be an English oak crook, IY’ side searphed tokeet and
clenched up with three No. 6 copper nails, or the equivalent,
‘To bo rabbetted as usual for planking, and the sent head to
De finished as per decal
Srenxrosr axD KwEb.—To be of English oak. The
‘be stumped into hog, andthe {” hue to be clenched an
‘stened with copper nae
——- ‘TRaxsoM—To beof English elm, matog-
gS any, or teak, 3 thie, screwed (0 tare
post to
dead
Dost. Ascullingnatetobecuras usual
Caxrnt-nomnn Case.—The slot for plate
‘be lefe J" wide in the cae, "The
onstruction of ease to be a8 pet deta
raving, with Sides of auf pine or
‘oregon pine tick, stanchions of oak
for teak, capping” of kauri pine, oregon
Dine, mahogany, or teak, “The werk.
Inaship to. be’ specially carcial to
hate freedom Irom. leakage. ‘The
Plate pivot to be af” metal pn, witha
Frbnolt on same, vetted in pace’ wit
wasters each side of esas
PLaNKING.—To be of selecied and wel
‘seatoned clean white sprvce, fee fram
nots and shakes, tleneh Ted. a
fitished thickness 12 stakes enc side,
flap allbevel taken off lower stako=:
xcept towards ends, and lands sot
tote rounded off ‘The garboard and
sheer strakes may be” of mahogeny
‘Stother hard wood if desired by oweers
‘Teolandtastonings(No. 14 copper nals,
roved) to be poe between eath pair of
timbers, in adattion tothe wsual umber
nal
‘Toutes —To be of clean tive rock ei,
seam, beak el by ole,
Spaced?” centro to cent along ‘el
ihe" aces of tnbers to be: sight
olnded fi Embers to nun arose
ea in onetength from gunvaletogune
wale where possible, “Ihe garbontd to
te “wedged ander timbeis, where
necessary, with elm wedge,
FooKs.—To be of English oak {" sided,
‘onlded’ to drawings. and spaced’ as
shown. To bo Jeygled. down 10
plavking, and fed by a dead nail Ja
sch sake, witha clenched all ia
Exch floor tp.
Masz Sti.—To be of oak, teak, or lan,
fied tio shin nd to stem, elonccd
throngh akin and" screwed "down to
Goxvatits.—To be, of clean rock lm 1)"
it tapered a2" ore and ale Tame
ead tobe jogeied into gunales and
clench fastened trough cach
ists —An elm riser 1%", beaded on
(tas 10 be fits, below sats and
(similar oneround onteredgeotsratioes
Tobe clenched througlt each tinber
‘Tuwaxrs—Two rowing thwarts tobe itted as shown, 74"