Wooden Mini Yacht
THIS AUTHENTICALLY RIGGED MODEL BOAT SAILS ACROSS POOLS AND PONDS.
BY THOMAS MARTIN
Photography by Thomas Martin
When my son was 3 years old, I made a small bathtub boat with him, using scrap wood and a piece of dowel. It lasted much longer and got more of his attention than any dollar-store bath toy, and about six years later we decided to try building a larger boat for the pool and local ponds we fished.
Here’s the result of our experimentation: a simple and worthy pond sailer that’s rigged and scaled like a real yacht. You can build it in a weekend using readily available materials and tools.
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