Elijah

The keel and sternpost are being installed. The sternpost was already installed, but the keel is glueing. The last thing to glue is the stempost. Maybe I will be able to glue it Wednesday. I guess it is time to start the rudder, deck carving, bulwark thinning, and planking!

Until next time!

Thanks everybody for the compliments and answers! I will be attempting to finish and install the keel tonight. It getting done depends on how much time I can scavenge. I will have pictures when it is done/glueing!

Nice painting!

Looks like I get the third chair! This looks interesting!

It looks to me like a spiked plank would best fit in that area. Good luck!

I like this boat, I hope you don't mind me following along. I'll have to find somewhere to sit or hang out .

Nice planking!

I finished the stempost! Now to the keel and sternpost!

Until next time! Sometime soon hopefully!

Thanks!

I will be planking the hull with cherry veneer, but it will be painted and coppered.

I haven't made it yet, and there is no laser cut cutout. You have to make it yourself. Does the sternpost get planked over?

Nice job! She is growing quickly!

I can easily say I am following too many build, but I can't resist clicking the button for this one ! This should be fun!

Those sails look great! I will have to try the tea soak sometime.

The catheads look great! I like the sheaves!

This should be fun to follow! She's a nice boat!

Nice planking! You're almost there!

Thanks for the comments guys! I was wondering, since I'm planking the hull, will the rudder need to be a little wider? I'm thinking I will try to build it the same way I have been making the stem post. I noticed that the grating in the kit is way to large, and the one shown in the plans is almost impossibly small, so I think I will try to 3D print it. Anyway, you can probably tell that a lot is going through my head !

Looks like a nice ship you have there! I will follow as well, if I may.

She looks great! Being a beginner, I don't see any mistakes .

They look very good! Nice job!

Aaaaaaannnnnd, Tada! I did it! Finally! That took a while! Wow, that's probably the largest single step in the build so far! I accidently made the area to support the keel and sternpost a but too thin, but I will fix that after I fit the keel on. That way it will be flush with the hull. I have a little more sanding to do on the stem post before it is done. After the keel installation is deck carving, as well as the indent in the bulwarks. Then probably scupper carving, bowsprit slot, and hull planking! I have a lot to do!

Before anything else, bedtime! Until next time!

Nice weathering!

Wow! Nice pillows! How is that even possible !?! I like the blue cushioned couch with the foot rest!

Ahh, I will have a look. Maybe I will be able to get it on Sunday, but that is Mother's Day, so maybe not.