The keel piece is cut out of 1/8" plywood to preserve the profile of the IOD design when building plank on frame models
The venerable IOD Class was started in 1936 by Cornelius Shields as a replacement boat for the popular Sound Interclub sloops. The design was...
The IOD has a cuddy cabin to get the crew out of bad weather and to provide for sail stowage. Some IODs were fitted with bunks and...
The IOD 48" can be built with plank-on-frame technique using balsa wood covered with thin fiberglass. Plans in an IOD Assembly Manual are...
This model was made for Martin Gibbs of Rye, NY who owns a full scale IOD which he sails with the Fisher's Island, NY IOD fleet.
The 33' 5" IOD Class makes an ideal model sailboat if you make the keel about 3" deeper than to scale to compensate for the...
