Start of hull planking.

The framework.

Presentation of machinery and paddle wheels.

Painting.

Covering of the central part and the wheels.

Setting up benches for passengers.

NAVAL MODEL MAKING SINCE
1880Association governed by the law of July 1st,1901, registered on April 6th, 1912 N 155 197
Approval of the Ministry of Youth and Sports N ° 11863 of May 26th, 1952

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DIDIER BOURDON'S LA RANCE

The Rance was the ferry ferry which connected St Malo and Dinard.
It was during the Atlantica Steam meeting in 2015 that I fell in love with a paddlewheel boat present. Information taken, it was a reproduction
of a steam ferry from the Rance estuary.

MODÈLE YACHT CLUB DE PARIS

The hull plating completed.

Protection of the hull by 25 g/m² glass fabric.

MODÈLE YACHT CLUB DE PARIS

The completed hull.

The slats forming the stern are glued on both sides to glass fabric but especially not their edges.

We obtain a largely sized foldable form…

…which we add to the stern.

After sanding the rear bulwark is formed.

The bulwark at the stern.

Paddle wheel with feathered floats.

In place with the bearings.

The steam group with the horizontal Quartz on its sliding base.

The second distribution with a “bicycle chain” type chain and metal gears of 10 and 30 teeth.

The upper deck with the helm and its benches.

A stern.

The completed boat.

Essential passengers between Dinard and St Malo.

Last update : 2024/11/30