captgino

Last night's work. 

Planking starts... After fairing the Hull, I started with the first plank. 

Some parts were warped so I had to put them under clamps

Started to put together the hull. It was pretty straight forward so far.

Prepared the stern and drill the hole for the tiller.

Here is my new build. It will be for one of my daughters. It looks like it is going to be a fun build. I will be working on it at the same time as my other project, the Confederacy

I think I am just going to build this one out of the box.

1 hour ago, popeye the sailor said:

great job!  she looks awesome.......did the decals come with the kit?   congratz on a fine looking model   

Thank you!! 

Some decals came in the kit, but they were for the Marie-Jeanne. I bought some decals paper, use MS Word to create new name and ID number. 

I am done. Here is a few pictures before the official photo session 😁

Naming time... 

Flag on... 

A few overall shoots.. 

Port side fishing lines are on. 😊

Fishing rods attached. Starting to work on attaching the fishing lines. 

An update I had forgotten to post 😊.... 

Before (as we received it) 

After... The case and a family welcoming party. 

Construction of the tolet and the hale rack.

The hale rack seats on the rail. 

The tolet will hold the lines. 

This is a system to hold and pull the fishing lines as they are been dragged. 

Finished assembly. 

Production completed. 14 lines with hocks and lures. 

This afternoon I made 7 of them. 

Hocks and lures... 

A few days for vacation.... but holiday season in full swing. Not a lot of progress. 😊

Planked, weathered and attached the canoe

Worked on the fishing hooks

Attempt to make some lures. I may change it. 

Beautiful finish. It is looking very sharp. Joyeux Noël !! 

Rigging continues... The challenge is to find where each ropes is attaching too. I have to recognize that the majority of the time is spent on attempting to decrypt the plans. 

Main sail rigged up. I am still working on securing all the lines. I am waiting on the last sail to come up to ensure I can make the necessary adjustments. 

Interesting to have 2 French man relocated in the USA corresponding in English about ship. Modeling 😂

1 hour ago, yvesvidal said:

Beautiful model of a fishing boat. I remember seeing some of these boats during my childhood, in France.

 

Yves

Thank you Yves.

Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Annecy, Haute Savoie.

Dry fitting the fishing rods

Quick update. 

Attached the various ropes and sails on the Mizzen mast. Pictures are coming. 

Worked on the fishing rods. Next is attaching the blocks and lines to insert on the ship. 

I am thinking about making some baits for the fishing lines. I will see if time and patience permit. 

Small update. 

Last night activities. 

Added the second light. 

Second jib is up but not fully attached 

2 hours ago, cog said:

but well worth the time spent. Rigging takes time ...there are no shortcuts

You are so right. It will be the first thing people will see. 😊

Small and tedious progress... 😁 

More details were added to the various sails. Time to mount one of the jibs.

I still have to work on giving the sheet some life. What do you use?