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Papa

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  • Birthday 04/22/1943

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    Ashburn, Virginia
  • Interests
    Modeling of all types. Mainly ships, but also
    plastic aircraft.

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  1. My drill bits must be dull. It took about 30 minutes to drill a hole in the pulley at the top of each davit! I am also adding detail to the prams which were simple castings.
  2. The rigging is about done. Next up are davits and the boats. I learned the hard way on the Morgan that installing davits before rigging is an invitation to break the davits.
  3. I have one last belaying point to tie up and put a rope loop on. The model has been in my study for months now and I just can’t get the enthusiasm to clean up that last pin. It looks great as is and one has to look closely to see the loose line. Also I should probably add some more gear in the whale boats. I just totally lost interest. ps, the untied line is for the cutting stage.
  4. We had an oopsie while rigging the main braces and knocked off the dolphin striker and associated rigging. One step forward two steps backward. A new striker is in place and waiting for the riggers.
  5. The belaying key labels on my Gjoa sail plan are all in English except for one pin labeled ørefiken. I assume this is Norwegian as Gjoa was a Norwegian ship. Can someone translate this for me? Google translate isn’t helpful. It says it means cuff or slap on the face. thanks
  6. Excellent work as always John. Sometimes I wonder what the point is of planking a hull that is smoothed to look like a solid hull and then painted. Seems like one has gone to a lot of hard work that is then hidden from view. Ron
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