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    Thanks Popeye for checking in... Soon, soon I will be back at it. Cheers!
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    Thanks Mustafa for checking in... just busy with work and life. I noticed this last year that I have had less time for this wonderful hobby... I have also had some wrist and hand problems related to my occupation that just does not want to seem to want to get better. We are in the midst of summer here in Canada and I am going to set a timeframe of September or October to start into it again. The other problem is I am dreading doing the rigging work... so procrastination is a big component as well. Cheers!
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    Thanks Popeye, Jan-Willem for checking in on the build... I used the bits manually, , much like a pin vise and everything went smooth without much concern or worry. I used one of the smaller bits in the power drill only when drilling an opening, carefully, passing the bit through the hawse hole and then drilling through the bulkhead hidden behind the bow and yes, no problem to "snake" the ropes attaching the anchors as only one bulkhead was required to drill through. Wrists better, yes... Cheers,
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    Hawse holes... Only a little nerve racking drilling into the completed hull. I used my Milwaukee hex drill bits manually from small to large (no power tool used) to open up the holes.
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    My finished anchors...
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    Thanks Nils for the compliment! I am hoping to start the rigging sometime this summer and I am certainly a "sail" type of guy. Cheers,
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    Thanks Popeye for the greeting... and yes starting to get better but now a bit of laziness has set in. But I did this last night...
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    Thanks Andrew for following along... I think this older Mamoli kit builds out to a wonderful Santa Maria. Though the instructions have not been great, the kit materials, both wood, metal, and other fittings have been excellent. I have lately been slow with progress as lots of spring yard work here in my “neck of the woods” plus a developing issue with carpal tunnel syndrome is limiting my work on the kit. Cheers
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    Thanks Ian, Popeye for the compliments and recent likes. Much appreciated...
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    And her current glory...
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    And here is my most recent work... I stained the masts with Minwax Golden Oak and the spars Dark Walnut
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    And some pictures of the crows nest...
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    Some progress to report finally... I took a power tool to a couple of the spars that were double side and that were to be mated together. I achieved a nice clean union... The rest of the finished masts and single and double spars are depicted in the last picture. All this work certainly easier than I thought and expected.
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    Thanks Jan-Willem for checking in on me and my Santa Maria.... it is coming along very nicely and I am pleased with the skills I picked up with my Bluenose build. Look forward to seeing some progress on your build!
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    I as well...
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    Wonderful job!
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    Hate to open an old thread but this is very interesting... John from Caldercraft in August 2014 received my request for parts missing from a kit that I purchased and after waiting and waiting and after numerous subsequent requests, the parts were eventually received in March of 2015. Some of my crankiness is outlined in the thread above... Low and behold and pushing 4 years sine the original request, I get a package from England via Royal Mail with my missing parts... not sure if it was the first or second package that was sent that finally got delivered... I am wondering where in the mail delivery system did it get lost as the customs declaration slip looks to have the date of February 8, 2018. Anyways, its a story...
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    Don't know why I was scared to tackle the tapering of the yards and masts without a mini lathe... So easy to do with a cheap mini plane and a bit of time and patience. I just divided the mast /yard into increments, knowing what my end diameter is and planed the furthest to the midway taking gentle cuts with the plane as to not gouge into the wood. I constantly measured with my caliper being careful not to take too much off and then sanded first roughly with 80 and then final sanded with 120 to get the perfect taper.
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    Thanks Popeye for the input, I think I will affix the chains just above the strake and thus onto the hull, even though it may not be historically accurate. I think it will be impossible to find the chains to match should I wish to extend the chains by a link or two. The other problem with regards to tapering the masts are likely best tackled with a drill and the problem here is the main mast is a diameter of 12 mm which will not fit in the chuck but I am sure I will find a workaround. Cheers
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    Still hemming and hawing over what to do with the masts... I have noticed with this hobby that the further you progress in skills, the more perfectionistic you become and with these masts, I feel I do not want to tackle them quite yet and I keep mulling over the fact that I should buy a proxxon mini lathe to truly do them justice. Anyways, one problem that I have from the picture below is that the chains don't reach as far down as they should according to the plans. My understanding is that they should anchor into the upper of the two lower strakes pictured. Either I put the series of strakes a bit to low and perhaps I put the chain plate a bit too high as well... and thus the problem. Question: just anchor them into the hull and don't worry about anchoring them into the strake or try and purchase the chains to match and extend them a bit further down. This is an old kit from Mamoli and it will be difficulty to find a perfect match of the existing chains.
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    After lots of "hemming and hawing"... Should I buy a mini lathe or not... I decided to tackle the tapering of masts in the most basic way. I marked out the main mast at the point where the taper begins from 12 mm and ends at 5 mm on a piece of cardboard and dividing the total distance, that by the difference of 7 mm, marked out my hashmarks on the cardboard, and began with the mini planer to strip the dowel from the end to the base in ever less increments, constantly measuring with the caliper. I kept the dowel at about 1 mm larger than need and plan to final finish the taper with sandpaper... which I ran out of, thus the lack of pictures with final finished mast. This process took me all of 10 minutes with the new sharp planer that I had and was pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out. Glad I saved some money in the non purchase of the mini lathe but would still love to own one nevertheless.
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    Thanks Ian/Popeye for the kind regards... I was Ian, going to put a Danish or Tung oil finish on until I saw your Brazzera finish... and that easily convinced me to do the wipe-on poly. Now I am contemplating what to do next with the masts and tapering of them. I feel a bit intimidated with the prospects as I will likely taper them with just a hand mini planer and sandpaper. Would love to invest in a proxxon mini lathe...
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    As more evident on these images...
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    And I used a contour gauge to mark out and notch the chain plates, also further notching out the spaces to allow the deadeyes to fit more easily, further adding a mahogany strip on the outside, prior to affixing the plates on the hull.
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    And here are images of my hull with 3 coats of satin wipe-on poly. The images/photos are taken with the fresh, most recent coat of finish, and appear much more glossy than what they really are...

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