cobra1951
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The manual said to construct the main hatch in place in the deck but i thought it was easier to do it on my workspace Underneath view shows the ridge that fits in the hole on the deck Main hatch finished with blackened eye bolts an rings fitted Main hatch in place in the deck
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Thanks John
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Thanks Don When i saw it that was my first thought too, with a few expletives in there
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Those dead eyes look really good
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Thanks Frank It won't even be seen once the hull is planked, except the very top of it in the hatchway, but i decided if it's going to be there it's going to be a whole ladder not half a ladder and a block of waste wood
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I can just see Jason and his Argonauts sitting in it And you can never have enough Hennessey
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In the last photo it looks like your bulkheads are not seated all the way down, they look to be higher than the top of the keel. Especially bulkhead 1
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She's a build to be proud of Frank love it Are you getting her a case ? She deserves one
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Hehe Thanks Carl
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Started On some of the hatchways The kit supplies Lime wood for this and says to paint it a Walnut colour Forecastle deck hatch Hatch painted and glued in place on the deck For some unknown reason the manual says to make up a ladder then cut it short, Then glue a block onto the lower deck and fit the ladder on to this, as show in the following photo This seemed to be ridiculous because the ladder will reach the deck anyway, so i left it the correct length and fitted it directly on to the deck and omitted the block
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Nice work you are doing on her, even with all the alcohol you have in your work area
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Thanks Frank Yes just marked the planks down 1 side and 1 end using a Sharpie
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Haha been there often
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Thanks EJ Yep as you say blood sweat tears and glued skin, and the admirals think we are having fun
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Thanks Don Glued fingers is my speciality, in fact my builds are official sources of D.N.A
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Some excellent wood work going on here
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Hi Paul Not a fan of contact adhesive myself. Up to now everything assembled has been done with CA, i don't get too much leakage as i apply it with a cocktail stick. For simulated caulking i use a Sharpie felt pen.
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Painted and planked the inside of the bulwarks. The first row of planks, where the deck and the bulwarks meet, were painted before fitting, to give a nice tidy edge
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Awesome Frank She sure has a lot of firepower
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Looking good the gaps will be shrinkage for sure. You're best off fitting the plank in place without glue until it is thoroughly dry and then gluing it in place. Takes a lot longer but gives a neater result
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The more mess the better IMHO lol Planking looks good but the bend will increase the further up the hull you go
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