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    Sydney, Australia
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    We own a small classic yacht - a gaff sloop - which is excellent for day use & racing also. Cherub gets lots of use.

    I enjoy fishing & used to surf a lot. These days I'm a family man but we sail together.

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  1.    Canute reacted to a post in a topic: Paddlewheeler Golden City by Louie da fly - Scale 1:50 and 1:25 - solid hull
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  7. Mark Pearse
    thank you all one more shot of the boat being copied, from the stern, crossing behind Ranger, the 1933 original boat
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    Yes, a lot of fun & what a nice boat. Sort of a large verandah with a paddlewheel. And it floats.
  15.    Mark Pearse reacted to a post in a topic: Ranger type yacht by Mark Pearse - 1:12 - SMALL
  16. Mark Pearse
    Hi Steve Good to hear from you. Yes, I think Cliff had a good eye. I hope your new home is working out well. (south coast..?) Hi Micha, Thank you, & thanks for reading the log. Re your oped-for next build: have you asked the people building them if they will send you lines drawings? They might do it. One more photo, it's the James Craig & the Ranger Cherub, bowsprit to bowsprit....Sydney Harbour a couple of years ago.
  17. Mark Pearse
    The planking is finished & I've spent a few hours sanding. This planking method (strip planking at scale) was visually messy, so it's very nice to see the hull lines start to become more visible. Although the nature of strip planks (being parallel sided), the planking lines throw the optics of the shape off a bit, as the line of the planks towards the keel don't bear much relation to the hull shape....the planking just follows the ones above with no tapering. The stern photos show the excess hull near the transom - that planking needs to be cut away - as the hull has the sweep down from the upper deck to the height of the transom. Photo below shows that gently curved line of that transition. I'll do a bit more sanding & then start on the keel & outer stem pieces. Also the infill piece that will turn the square cutaway at the stern into the curved propeller cutaway. They are a fat boat..... plus this for comparison: thanks
  18.    Mark Pearse reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
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    They certainly are. Looking excellent Vaddoc.
  20.    Mark Pearse reacted to a post in a topic: Le Gros Ventre 1767 by Woodrat - Scale 1: 48 - POF - French exploration vessel
  21. Mark Pearse
    Is it possible the ladder was integrated with the stays?
  22.    Mark Pearse reacted to a post in a topic: The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
  23. Mark Pearse
    Hi Vaddoc Perhaps matt finish below the waterline? Antifoul paint is usually matt, & if the hull is still moving it shows inconsistencies less. I used a matt acrylic below the waterline (one model only) & the results were good.
  24.    Mark Pearse reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
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  28. Mark Pearse
    Hi Vaddoc, good progress. And your daughter's boat is lovely, she will remember the experience of making something with her dad. I know it's painful subject, but is Beech timber more inclined to change size with changing humidity? I think Phil's advice to seal the timber is good, it should significantly slow down humidity changes of the timber.
  29. Mark Pearse
    Hi Steven, I went to a talk on the sailing of the Duyfken late 15C ship, they noted that the person on the steerage can get thrown across the boat. My thoughts are that your stance looks good, but perhaps a stance more braced...wider stance perhaps? Just a thought
  30. Mark Pearse
    What an interesting vessel! The previous post with the roof on looks so nice.
  31. Mark Pearse
    Hi Dick, The amount of timber in the ships of this type & era is an extraordinary thing to contemplate. With the deck timbers on this vessel, what actual size were they? (also, were they usually Oak?)
  32. Mark Pearse started following Kitty by iMustBeCrazy - 1:16 - 1949 18 foot Racing Sloop - SMALL and Paddlewheeler Golden City by Louie da fly - Scale 1:50 and 1:25 - solid hull
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    Hi Steven, I hope you aren't in danger with the current bushfires in your area. Best wishes on that.
  34. Mark Pearse
    Hi Craig I hadn't seen this log before, I clearly need to browse the forum a bit more. She's very nice. Is that a heavyweight sharpie?
  35. Mark Pearse
    fascinating stuff, thanks for posting it
  36. Mark Pearse
    Thank you Håkan, that's a lovely yacht, & thee S & S dna is evident. I have been lucky enough to do a motor boat cruise through the Finnish SW archipelago, & we went as far as Åland (Avenamaa), so have some experience of the rocky aspect. It was slightly shocking that some rocks 1m or less deep can be unmarked.....but I suppose you get used to it. Avenamaa of course has historical ties to Australia, being the home of the last sailing trading ships between Europe & Australia, as late as the late 1940s, I think. all the best & thank you for the minor detour

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