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  1. Jack12477
    In American homes it is referred to as "clapboard" siding, Piet. Judging from Marcus' photos, I would say it is clapboard. On boats I think it is lapstrake as you say.
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    Had a nun in 8th grade try to wack the back of my hand with a plastic ruler, at last second before contact, I clenched my fist tight and rotated it 90 degrees, ruler hit the thumb side of fist and shattered. man was she mad but never tried it on me again !
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    Ok, just rigged the bosun chair to the rafters to watch, Greg. Whose got the popcorn?
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    OC, for filler I used to use Squadron green putty (also comes as white putty) worked well to smooth and fill in gaps on plastic. Don't know if it is available in UK, I even have trouble finding it in the "colonies" lately.
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    Al, when I did the furled sails on my Willie Bennett, I made the sails full size (scale full size), raised them to full height on mast, then slowly lowered them onto the boom folding them as I went (same way we fold the sails on the ice boats at end of day), then tied scale rope around them to secure them to the boom. Did the same with the jib and club foot. Furling a square rigged might be a little different, don't know.
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    Thanks John. He passed away this morning at 6 AM Eastern time. Funeral arrangements haven't been finalized. He was 75.
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    Mike, WOW, that gun stock oil really makes the wood pop. Nice job. Great job on the sails and battens, as well as all the brass work. Now if we could just shrink ourselves down we could take her for a nice sail. Glad you joined me for something different in subject matter.
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    Sounds good to me, Chuck. I did make sails for my Willie Bennett from scratch, wasn't too daunting a task but I would love to see/learn other methods.
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    Nice, Carl! Decals look good, nice paint job. Nice close up photos too.
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    Nice, Carl!
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    Update on ice boats photos: Herreshoff designed ice boat - only one he ever designed - note the chain and sprocket steering Lateen rigged Hudson River Stern Steerer: Vixen (1870-ish) Note for Scott - this ice yacht is rigged the same as FDR's Hawk. That's all the photos I can find for now.
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    As requested DN Class Great South Bay (Long Island NY) Scooter Hudson River Gaff Rigged Stern Steerer Those are the only photos I can find in my collection at present. Photos of other classes are subject to Copyright protection so I will have to post links to those photos. Skeeters : https://www.google.com/search?q=skeeter+ice+boat&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=XAEZo-i04vJO5M%3A%2ClZ4l0pEwPB4cYM%2C_&usg=__9qzC5Eb-5AB5H7C3yzTOrDZs6XE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih7Pqj9dbbAhVR2VMKHdPlAy4Q9QEIPTAE#imgrc=XAEZo-i04vJO5M
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    Chuck mentioned "ice boat design concept" in his original post. Does anyone have any interest in ice boat model(s) in general ? MikeR and I each have a build log of two of the many styles of ice boats; there are a number of other designs, from Arrow, Nite, Scooter (Great South Bay Long Island), Skeeters, to name a few. If anyone has an interest post a comment below.
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    OC, I beat the 3 Amigos !!!!
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    Hi OC ! I'm here, even beat the 3 Amigos getting here from the trifecta build ! Looking good !
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    Eric, your approach is pretty much the same approach I took building my version of the kit, especially since my work table was only 2 ft by 4 ft in size.
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    Congrats ! Is it in your same field ?
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    Wow ! Nicely done, Sjors.
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    Wow ! Very nice Mike. I can just see it gliding across the ice. You did a great job capturing all the detail. Are you going to include a sail ?
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    Mike, great job on the runner skate. Even the "parking" brake looks great.
  21. Jack12477
    Nice, Greg! Great job on the rust and grunge weathering. Looks great alongside your other warships. Okay, Carl, your turn !
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    Very nice, Nils. Well done !
  23. Jack12477
    I have to agree with CDW, capsicum is red peppers native to the Americas, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsicum. It's related to nightshade which we consider to be a poison.
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    Gee, if you guys are worried about Denis being so far behind, you two could stop and treat your audience to some fine food. Carl could whip up some of his world renowned Dutch sherbert/sorbet and Greg could fire up the Barbie and rustle up some of those fine grilled Australian prawns. Maybe Denis could then catch up to you. Hmmmmmmm!
  25. Jack12477
    Thanks Tom. Yes some real serious speed. Back in the early 1990s a couple of our club members took our Class 1 50 ft ice yacht Jack Frost up to Lake Winnipesaukee for some serious sailing. They clocked it, using their GPS, at 91 MPH on a 16 mile long run down the lake. This is a 2,000 lb boat.

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