Grosse yacht

Grosse Yacht

Built in 1678 in Kolobrzega Dutch type yacht belonged to Brandenburg fleet

and served as a yacht for Elector Frederick Wilhelm.

Model in 1:48 scale

Tadeusz Probulski 2010

Double planked hull construction

Equipment

Ship’s boat planking over GRP shell Guns machining

Sculptures making

Techniques and materials used

Hull Planks on bulkheads (double planking)

Deck Birch veneer strips with thread caulking glued on plywood

Sails Cloths lines – machnie sewing (courtesy of my wife)Leeches and leech rope – glued with textile glue

Boat GRP laminate covered with veneer strips, clinker planking

Side and stern decorations,windows

Photoetched

Anchors Cut from aluminum bar

Bow figure Commercial figurine

Stern sculptures Oven-hardening modelling clay

Guns Brass machined

Flags Computer printing on rice paper

Rigging Commercial cordage and blocks