Hello Yoshio,
First of all let me thank you for all the stuff you posted here.
Then I would like to state that I'm quite new in modeling.
In 2003 I bought a (RTR) IOM Bagheera from meterboats (Sweden) with which I'm still racing. Back then I only had to put the sails together and trim the bulb to the correct weight.
Only last summer I started my first attempt to build a Footy Razor3 which after 3! disastrous builds managed to race (and win) a couple of months ago.
So please be extra patient if my questions seem stupid.
To the point, I would like to build an Apsara Bouchain and found your post searching for the frames in vector, since on the French site there are only in .jpg or an image within the .pdf
I even ported your .iges model (Ver III) in Softimage (which I use for work) but got a bit confused.
Pascal states in the English 2008 .pdf that he has tilted the frames to be vertical to the deck (instead to the waterline) and offset them to compensate the use of 1mm wood. He has also placed them 7.5 cm apart (except the first 3.25cm).
I didn't find any directions about your frames (Ver III) and compering the two I found them completely different.
I then tried within Softimage to find where they fitted on the 3D model but with no luck.
So could you please be so kind to inform me, how to place your frames. Do I have to offset them (I will probably use balsa 1,5mm or 2mm)? At the end do you keep all of them in the boat, or just a few?
Secondly is there a file with the planks for the deck as you have them for the hull (A1 paper).
Thirdly since i have to build one for my wife too (who has never sailed anything before) I would like to make it as simple as possible and decided to use an Unarig sail. Any help about the position of the mast?
Last (for now), Pascal has the keel tilted backwards do you as well? If not could you give me some pointers.
I even began a test build with cardboard before destroying balsa as I did with the Footy.
I hope my post wasn't too long or my questions too obvious.
Many thanks in advance
Abi