S.M.Y. ATLANTIDE

Development Page-4

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The glass hull form with shaft logs, stiffener-bulkhead and the forward bulkhead in position.  The hull has the bottom pre-coat painted on.   Behind the hull is the insert of the deck and boathouse front.


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Starboard aft quarter view of glass hull with boathouse, pilothouse and stack.
Note: photo in background is of Mariette rig.


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The profile showing the model advancing with the interior of the deck and houses in place.  The deck is removable with the houses while painting and work on the houses is being constructed.  Visible here are the station locations showing in the glass hull.  The boathouses and deck are made from thin layers of plywood to form the cambered surfaces.  The length of the hull is 29 inches tip to tip.
Note: the photograph in the foreground of the real boat as it was in Malta.