Cap'n Rat Fink

Thank you guys for the likes. I appreciate you looking in.
 
Here is an update of the abbreviated (no bulwarks) davit presentation. The cranes use mortise and tenons as suggested in the build manual. Yellow cedar was used and it chiseled out very nicely although it was slow going getting the joints to look tight.

 
The davits and cranes will show from about the davit straps up. This is essentially the "cruise" position of the cranes. The hard part is to ensure the two cranes are parallel to each other and horizontal in that this is affected by the final hinge positions as well as the initial 7 degree back angle of the davits and crane supports.

 
This is the full kit of davits, cranes, crane supports, faux pintles, hinges, blocks, sheaves, crane hooks, horn cleats and thumb cleats.

Setting the cranes in the lower position would cause the project to be 1 1/2" inches taller and need more hardware so I'm trying to simplify here a little.
 
Thanks again for looking in.
Mike
 
 
 

HEY MARK,
    HEY YOU DID A GREAT JOB. NICE TO SEE YOU WORKING ON OTHER TYPES OF MODELS. IT A NICE CHANGE IN LIFE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
 
GOOD GOING BRO!!!
 
 
 

Coming along nicely Phil!

THANK YOU JOHN, MARK, N JOHANN, AND ALL THE LIKES TOO!!!
 
OK NOW HERE WE GO....

I AM COMING DOWN NOT VERY MUCH ELSE TO DO ON THE BOAT ITSELF. SO I WILL BE FOCUSING ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT GOES INTO THE BOAT. PLUS HOW I WILL DISPLAY THE MODEL. SO THINGS MAY BE SLOWING DOWN A BIT ON MY PROGRESS. I HOPE NOT TOO MUCH BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO GET BOTH MODELS DONE SO I CAN GO ONTO OTHER PROJECTS.

I DECIDED TO GO WITH A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION ON THE SAILS. BY ADDING A JIB, BOOM AND A GAFF. JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK GOOD AND IT WAS AN OPTION WITH SO MANY CONFIGURATIONS THESE WHALE BOATS HAVE.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
HAPPY MODELING
 
 
 

HEY MARK,
    HEY YOU DID A GREAT JOB. NICE TO SEE YOU WORKING ON OTHER TYPES OF MODELS. IT A NICE CHANGE IN LIFE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
 
GOOD GOING BRO!!!
 
 
 

HEY MARK,
    HEY YOU DID A GREAT JOB. NICE TO SEE YOU WORKING ON OTHER TYPES OF MODELS. IT A NICE CHANGE IN LIFE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
 
GOOD GOING BRO!!!
 
 
 

HEY MARK,
    HEY YOU DID A GREAT JOB. NICE TO SEE YOU WORKING ON OTHER TYPES OF MODELS. IT A NICE CHANGE IN LIFE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
 
GOOD GOING BRO!!!
 
 
 

THANK YOU JOHN, MARK, N JOHANN, AND ALL THE LIKES TOO!!!
 
OK NOW HERE WE GO....

I AM COMING DOWN NOT VERY MUCH ELSE TO DO ON THE BOAT ITSELF. SO I WILL BE FOCUSING ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT GOES INTO THE BOAT. PLUS HOW I WILL DISPLAY THE MODEL. SO THINGS MAY BE SLOWING DOWN A BIT ON MY PROGRESS. I HOPE NOT TOO MUCH BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO GET BOTH MODELS DONE SO I CAN GO ONTO OTHER PROJECTS.

I DECIDED TO GO WITH A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION ON THE SAILS. BY ADDING A JIB, BOOM AND A GAFF. JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK GOOD AND IT WAS AN OPTION WITH SO MANY CONFIGURATIONS THESE WHALE BOATS HAVE.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
HAPPY MODELING
 
 
 

HEY MARK,
    HEY YOU DID A GREAT JOB. NICE TO SEE YOU WORKING ON OTHER TYPES OF MODELS. IT A NICE CHANGE IN LIFE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
 
GOOD GOING BRO!!!
 
 
 

Fantastic work !

Catching up after a few days away, Mario.  She's really looking the 'bees knees'.
 
John

Looking good, Mario.  If you hadn't shown us, the lantern looks like metal.

HI EVERYONE,
I HAVE FINALLY GOT TO MY LITTLE BOAT HERE. WELL AT 1/16 SCALE SHE IS KINDA BIG FOR A LITTLE BOAT.

I started with the center board trunk cap. I made the lifting strap from brass which I'll show later because I forgot. What I did was indent the centerboard top edge then all i have to do is push the board up, a dab of glue to an eye bolt place on center board, let dry and it's done. Of course i will have the strap already fastened to the eye bolt when I do this. I also decided to glue the twart's as I went along. The instructions wanted the twarts glued in ahead of this step, but it made it easier to get my hands in there to do little stuff. So the 2 middle twarts had to be glued in place to the centerboard trunk as should in the instructions, not just to the port and starboard sides of the boat.
The Peak Cleats looked to be a challenge. With different bevels in all directions. I first drew the lines for location of the bevels. The size of the cleats are 1"x1/4"x1/8". I worked on the side bevels first. Using my little hand plane to start the bevel. i could only do so much. Then i used the plane to do the face of the cleat. I only took enough off to get close to the bevel I wanted. The rest of the way was using the sanding stick to get the shape. Actually it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. There was a total of 4 to do. Three went glued in place on the starboard side. One went to the port. What I am liking a lot about my boat is I made sure the floor board and little gaps. Not a clean fit, because reading about these boats they were made fast and not show room quality. I plan on displaying the boat with most of the gear out of the boat.








 

THANK YOU JOHN. HOWS THE LAND DOWN UNDER THESE DAYS?
 
 
AT THIS TIME I AM WORKING ON THE CUDDY AT THE STERN AND NEXT THE THIGH BOARD AT THE BOW. RONNBERG INSTRUCTED TO ADD THE PANELS A PIECE AT A TIME. I DECIDED TO INSTALL IT AS A COMPLETE PANEL. IT JUST SEEMED EASIER FOR ME.
BEFORE I WENT INTO DOING THE CUDDY, HE ALSO INSTRUCTED TO GLUE IN PLACE THE TWARTS. I DECIDED TO LEAVE UNGLUED AND GLUE THEM IN PLACE WHEN I WAS DONE IN THE AREA THEY WERE GOING TO BE PLACED. IT JUST LEFT ME MORE ROOM TO GET MY FINGERS IN AND OUT OF THERE.

I KNEW WOOD WOODN'T LET ME DOWN...

THE MAST REST INSTALLED
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
MY 5TH AND LAST TRY AT THE LANTERN WITH METAL
 
 
 
 

JOHN, MIKE THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
    I WISH I HAD YOUR SKILLS WITH METAL WORKING MIKE. BECAUSE I AM HAVING ONE HELL OF A TIME WITH IT RIGHT NOW.
 
HEY EVERYONE,
     JUST BEEN BUSY MODELING AND GETTING THINGS READY FOR THE CHANGE OF SEASONS.
     JUST DOING ALL THE LITTLE THINGS ON THE W.B. ONCE I THINK I HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER I WILL BE WORKING ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE BOAT. I DID THE RACKS FOR THE HARPOONS AND LANCES FROM BRASS. THE RUDDER IS DONE AND AGAIN METAL WORK WITH THE PINTALS AND GUDGEONS. LANDYARDS ARE ALL OVER THIS BOAT SO STARTED A LITTLE RIGGING HERE ALSO. THEN I DECIDED ON THE LANTERN.
    MY SCORE WORKING WITH METAL WAS PRETTY GOOD TILL I RAN INTO THE LANTERN. MY JOURNEY WENT THRU 5 DIFFERENT TRIES AT THE LANTERN. AFTER NUMBER 5 I WAS PLAYING WITH JUST BUYING ONE. BUT GAVE IT ONE LAST TRY WILL OL RELIABLE INSTEAD OF BRASS, AND I DUMPED ON THE METAL WORK ALL TOGETHER.
   AS FOR THE COMPASS I AM THINKING ON THAT ONE RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE. NOW I GUESS THE FACE OF THE COMPASS IS CALLED A ROSE? DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND ONE TO MAKE THE FACE. SO ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE WELCOMED. THE MAST IS NEXT UP. SO HERE IS MY PROGRESS.
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

I KNEW WOOD WOODN'T LET ME DOWN...

THE MAST REST INSTALLED
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
MY 5TH AND LAST TRY AT THE LANTERN WITH METAL
 
 
 
 

JOHN, MIKE THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
    I WISH I HAD YOUR SKILLS WITH METAL WORKING MIKE. BECAUSE I AM HAVING ONE HELL OF A TIME WITH IT RIGHT NOW.
 
HEY EVERYONE,
     JUST BEEN BUSY MODELING AND GETTING THINGS READY FOR THE CHANGE OF SEASONS.
     JUST DOING ALL THE LITTLE THINGS ON THE W.B. ONCE I THINK I HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER I WILL BE WORKING ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE BOAT. I DID THE RACKS FOR THE HARPOONS AND LANCES FROM BRASS. THE RUDDER IS DONE AND AGAIN METAL WORK WITH THE PINTALS AND GUDGEONS. LANDYARDS ARE ALL OVER THIS BOAT SO STARTED A LITTLE RIGGING HERE ALSO. THEN I DECIDED ON THE LANTERN.
    MY SCORE WORKING WITH METAL WAS PRETTY GOOD TILL I RAN INTO THE LANTERN. MY JOURNEY WENT THRU 5 DIFFERENT TRIES AT THE LANTERN. AFTER NUMBER 5 I WAS PLAYING WITH JUST BUYING ONE. BUT GAVE IT ONE LAST TRY WILL OL RELIABLE INSTEAD OF BRASS, AND I DUMPED ON THE METAL WORK ALL TOGETHER.
   AS FOR THE COMPASS I AM THINKING ON THAT ONE RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE. NOW I GUESS THE FACE OF THE COMPASS IS CALLED A ROSE? DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND ONE TO MAKE THE FACE. SO ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE WELCOMED. THE MAST IS NEXT UP. SO HERE IS MY PROGRESS.
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

HERE IS THE REST OF THE PHOTOS....
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
HAPPY MODELING EVERYONE!!!
 
 
 

THANKS FOR ALL THE LIKES...
 
     WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH MY ADVENTURES IN METAL WORKING. LOOKING HOW RONNBERG WENT ABOUT MAKING THE GRAPNEL ANCHOR. I SAID OH BOY, MINE WAS NOT GOING TO COME OUT THAT GOOD. SO I HAD FIGURE SOME OTHER WAY TO WORK WITH MY FEEBLE METAL TALENTS.

SO HERE WE GO....I HOPE THE PICTURES EXPLAIN ENOUGH OF WHAT I WENT THROUGH. IF NOT PLEASE ASK AWAY. I REALLY LIKE SHARING WHAT I GO THROUGH IN HOPES IT WILL ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR MODELING ADVENTURES.

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

HI JOHN AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
 
SO ONWARD WE GO WITH ADDED MORE OF LITTLE THINGS. I TRIED CARVING THE LOGGERHEAD INSTEAD OF JUST TURNING IT ON THE LATHE. NEXT TIME IT'S THE LATHE. I AM STICKING WITH WHAT I DO BEST...HAHA!
 
 

 
THE HARPOON CROTCH AND THE TUB OAR CROTCH FROM BASSWOOD...
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
TRYING TO BETTER MY METAL WORKING SKILLS WHICH I HAVE NON TO SPEAK OF. THE TUB OAR LOCK WAS A LITTLE CHALLENGE WITH SILVER SOLDERING. IT CAME OUT PRETTY GOOD. SOLDERING SMALL ITEMS IS A CHALLENGE FOR ME. LARGER ITEMS NO BIGGIE. RONNBERG HAS THIS IN HIS BOOK, BUT THESE WERE USED IN THE LATE 1860's THRU EARLY 1870's. WHY HE HAD THIS IN HIS BOOK AND ON THE PLANS??? ALL I CAN FIGURE IS THE BOAT DID NOT CHANGE MUCH IN EVERYTHING ELSE SO MAYBE THAT's  WHY. I AM JUST GUESSING HERE. IF I WANTED TO USE IT I COULD???
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
HAPPY MODELING!!!
 
 
 

THANKS JOHN, and THANK YOU ALL FOR THE LIKES!!!
 
 
SO I CONTINUE ON WILL ALL THE LITTLE BIT TO ADD TO THE HULL OF THE BOAT....
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

AND A LILLE MORE....
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
YOU ALL HAVE A NICE MODELING DAY!!!