SawdustDave

For what it's worth....
 
Gammoning....

 
Bow Collar....

 
Main Collar....

 
Standing Rigging.... just beginning.....

 
 

For what it's worth....
 
Gammoning....

 
Bow Collar....

 
Main Collar....

 
Standing Rigging.... just beginning.....

 
 

For what it's worth....
 
Gammoning....

 
Bow Collar....

 
Main Collar....

 
Standing Rigging.... just beginning.....

 
 

For what it's worth....
 
Gammoning....

 
Bow Collar....

 
Main Collar....

 
Standing Rigging.... just beginning.....

 
 

Got in some real good shop time since last update.....
Finished up the tops, including ripping out the oversized knees and replacing them with smaller scale.
Created main and mizzen masts, fitting and staining them and stepping all three masts.....

She is now tall....I do like shots from high above....

Close in on one of the completed tops....note that I widened the rails on each side where the deadeyes will be fitted (builders choice).

Shot of the fitted main mast....

Shaping the bottom fitting requires a bit of fiddling in order to get a snug fit.  Note the indexing mark and piece of tape (obvious reason).  Cutting the shape staying about 1mm outside the marks, then beveling the bottom edge inward to match up to the beveled sides. 

 
Not a bad fit here (both sides)

 
Finally, using the crosstree assembly, marked the opening and cut the hole. 
Final note, you can see that I have greatly reduced the size of the knees compared to the foremast top. 
Yea....Gonna have loads of fun trying to rip those puppies out and re-doing without tearing anything up. 
My original thought was to make them fat enough to treenail them.... another foolish thought on my part. 

Back to work.....
 
Dry fitting the Foremast and top.... and a few pics of the top construction.
I have not stained the mast yet.

Old people cannot be rushed!

Old people cannot be rushed!

Old people cannot be rushed!

Back to work.....
 
Dry fitting the Foremast and top.... and a few pics of the top construction.
I have not stained the mast yet.

Got in some real good shop time since last update.....
Finished up the tops, including ripping out the oversized knees and replacing them with smaller scale.
Created main and mizzen masts, fitting and staining them and stepping all three masts.....

She is now tall....I do like shots from high above....

Close in on one of the completed tops....note that I widened the rails on each side where the deadeyes will be fitted (builders choice).

Shot of the fitted main mast....

Shaping the bottom fitting requires a bit of fiddling in order to get a snug fit.  Note the indexing mark and piece of tape (obvious reason).  Cutting the shape staying about 1mm outside the marks, then beveling the bottom edge inward to match up to the beveled sides. 

 
Not a bad fit here (both sides)

 
Finally, using the crosstree assembly, marked the opening and cut the hole. 
Final note, you can see that I have greatly reduced the size of the knees compared to the foremast top. 
Yea....Gonna have loads of fun trying to rip those puppies out and re-doing without tearing anything up. 
My original thought was to make them fat enough to treenail them.... another foolish thought on my part. 

Pictures, where are pictures ?

I'll try to take a shot of the gammoning tomorrow Frank, but I don't think it will help much in terms of "how". And you're right about it being kinda tuff to get to. Just apply a little CA to about an inch of your rope to stiffen it....and begin by pulling more than enough length through on the lead end to complete the job. I had to work with the ship laying in my lap most of the time.

OK friends, time to dust off my Mayflower builds. They've sat there gathering dust since mid October and I need a break from the lifeboat project.
So, after an hour of thorough cleaning, I added the gammoning to the bowsprit. Added chesstrees and catheads, and began working on the standing rigging.
No pics yet. Think I'll wait til standing rigging is done.
Cheers

Glad to finally find the time to dust her off Piet. Had a real fun day.

Hi Dave, glad to see you back at the Mayflower.  She's really looking good!
 
Cheers,

OK friends, time to dust off my Mayflower builds. They've sat there gathering dust since mid October and I need a break from the lifeboat project.
So, after an hour of thorough cleaning, I added the gammoning to the bowsprit. Added chesstrees and catheads, and began working on the standing rigging.
No pics yet. Think I'll wait til standing rigging is done.
Cheers

Nice start Piet. Looking forward to watching this one come together.

I look forward to seeing this.  After all of your other magnificent builds, you should be able to do this with your eyes closed. Also since this was sort of the Maine coastal boat builder's "warm-up" before making the Friendships, almost everything that you did on your sloop model will apply.
 
Dee_Dee, Pete 48 and myself spent a fair bit of time researching and bashing this little guy, 2 things sort of stood out:
1: Although the skeg-type stern is very modeler-friendly, the quarters of this boat are shaped and planked much more like the Friendships.
2: The cockpit floor is way too high in the position Midwest has it, it should be much deeper.
 
I did a 3-d cad model of the hull, and I've saved all of my frame profiles as well as a line plan scaled up to 1/24th from the Chapelle book, if you have any interest...



 
 
 
 
 

Trust me Piet....the honor is mine.

OH YES!
Piet is THE MAN!!!!!
You are just too special my friend.

Thanks everybody for visiting my new kit build and your comments.
 
Hi Dee Dee, Oh I would love to get Chapelle's book, I'll check with Amazon or other book stores.  I have two books by him, "The Search for Speed Under Sail" and "The History of American Sailing Ships."  My bashing will probably not be into the extreme but just making it interesting.
Coffee bar is okay, there is plenty in the Bunn brewer thingy and cookies too  No popcorn though, Sjors is the keeper of that one.
 
Hi Brian, good to see you too and thanks for the welcome in the kit section.  Thank you also for your generosity in offering your input.  Yup, I like to get any input you have to offer.  I'll be checking in on your build log if that's okay.
Aviation is a real challenging way of earning a living, there is a lot of money in it - - - I know, I left a lot of it there  I have been in it since 1952.  Started out as an airframe and engine mechanic, got authorized by the FAA to certify aircraft airworthy after work was done to them.  From there I just moved up the ladder and enjoyed the trip.  Yeah, I actually was instrumental in creating new rules and special inspections recommended by the NTSB.  It's been interesting.
 
Hoi there Adriaan, good to see you in my new dockyard right next to the VOC ship and my father's O19 submarine.  As mentioned in my short intro this kit is meant for a good cause and instead of offering version 1.0 of the O19 dinghy or making a larger version of a Dutch dinghy I was contemplating of making for Dave's shindig I thought it better to make a true American fishing boat from the days before engines.
I hope that with what I have gained in experience building the three ships scratch this should not pose too many problems.
 
Cheers to all, 

Hello all you marvelous ship builders.  I am new to the kit build section of MSW but not new to building models.  My name is Petrus W. van Warmerdam and live in Palm Coast Florida.  I retired in 20o9 from Federal service with the Federal Aviation Administration as an Airworthiness safety Inspector.  My wife and I moved from the Pittsburgh, PA area to get out of the cold.
 
Having finished one scratch build of my own design and then started a self design of a Dutch VOC ship, also scratch build and currently in the finishing stage of a scratch build Dutch submarine, I thought trying my hand at a wooden boat kit.  This is not the first wooden ship kit I have tackled and a few plastic models but those are all a long time ago.
 
I chose a  mid 19th century fishing boat, the Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack.  It's an apprentice level 2 kit and I think that it won't be too difficult for me to tackle.  I'm also going to be daring and bash it some.  
 
There are few things I like to be able to show like the cabin, the actual working area and make the rudder movable.  There'll be some other changes I think in making but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
I just hope that I can do as well as PiperJoe!   Did all y'all see his little sloop?
 
When we lived in Bangor, Maine from 1979 to 1987, we had a friend who was a lobster fisherman but he worked with powerboats though.
 
I like the looks of this little boat, much like the Friendship sloop I designed and scratch build but smaller.  This boat will be donated to the "Injured Warrior" program.  A bunch of folks from MSW will attend in April, 2015.  If you are not familiar with this event then check with SawdustDave.  It'll be in North Carolina right off I-95 and anyone willing and capable to attend, please contact Dave.  We can also bring our builds to show (off  )  He has a beautiful model going himself.
 
This is my first page of the build log and will tweak it in the next few days.  I'll need some help from Administrator Mark T with name, avatar and the signature.  Hey, I'm an aircraft guy not a computer wiz like many of you.
 
Here are a few pics of the kit box.  I bought it from Model Expo, it was on sale for a very handsome price and being a frugal Dutchman (my kids used to call me cheap    ) I could not refuse it and it's for a good purpose.  I'll add my impressions and comments with each picture, in case someone else would like build this very nice looking boat.
 

This is the box with the kit inside.  Love the picture.
 

First impression when I opened the box was that everything was packed very neatly with the two-sided drawing rolled up, instead of folded.   
 

The wood used is primarily bass wood.  Im not a fan of bass wood and would exchange it in a heartbeat for a better quality wood, if I had more time.  However, I'll work with te bass wood so I can learn how to manage it and give my impressions in case someone else wants to buy this nice kit.  Overall though I am rather impressed with the quality of the packing and lazer and die cuts.  They use balsa for for the hull planking, ugh.  But I have some stuff that will harden it up.  I'll have some comments I'm sure when we get to actually working with all this stuff.
I'll most likely use some of my own wood for different applications.
 

As mentioned, I really appreciate them rolling up the drawing. I don't have to worry about the folds tearing.  The sail and rigging plans are on the reversed side.  The build instruction booklet is also very nicely laid out and in simple steps even I can understand it.  As a scratch builder I have the tendency to do things my way but I try to follow their process.  This will be difficult to do because I am bashing it.  
 

The hardware is also very nice and plenty of it.  
 
Cheers,
 
Piet, the Flying Dutchman.