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    Pete: I am looking forward to seeing the planking on. Russ
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    Sam: Good work so far. I think you made a good decision on the timberheads. Russ
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    Looks very clean. Nice work. Russ
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    Dave: That is a great looking model. Good color scheme and weathering. Congratulations. Russ
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    Alfons: Thanks for the kind words. I am hoping to get a few more planks alid this next week, if everything goes right. Russ
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    Great details. Nice work on this boat. Russ
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    Very nice looking frame. The sheer line on this boat is outstanding. Russ
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    This is a quick build. Lot's of instant gratification. Looks good. Russ
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    Elia: Thanks for looking in and for the kind words. Russ
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    Ron: Thanks. With any luck, there might be some more progress on the deck in a bit. Russ
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    Hull planking was just an example of how they could be used. Rescaling is possible, but you are right that modern technology does a much a better and faster job of it. Russ
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    Ken: Yes, the block is just glued to the cothes pin. That worked fairly well, but not as good as some other home made clamps I have used. Honestly, the best clamps I used on this model were the metal paper clips. I was fortunate that I usually only needed a few seconds of finger pressure to set the planks. The clamps were a luxury rather than a necessity. Part of that is due to the small planks, wet bending, and the carpenter's glue, but there is also the hull form to consider. No really sharp bends etc with which to contend. Russ
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    I use them to calculate the widths of hull planking. Set the knob at say 5, and the width of the points at the small end will be 1/5 the width between the points at the long end. So, for instance, I can measure a space for 5 hull planks with the points at the long end and then flip the divider to the short end to get the width of each plank within that 5 plank band at each frame. Russ
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    Ken: The sail looks good. The wrinkles are not that noticeable. I think they add some character to your sail. Nice work. Russ
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    Everything looks great. Excellent work. Russ
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    The westhering of the sail looks good. I am not sure about the accuracy of the sail itself, but as I said earlier on, this kit has gotten pretty good reviews over the years. Unless you want to do some research and test the sail's authenticity, I would go with it. Russ
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    The bars on the skylight came out beautifully. Well done. Russ
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    The bowsprit detail looks good. Nice work. Russ
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    Ron: The skylight really looks great. I wish I had had that kind of relaxing time today. It looks like you had a lot of fun. Well done. Russ
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    Larry: I think these areas are too far forward on the deck. Scuppers are most likely found along the middle part of the deck where the deck is lowest. At the ends the deck is higher and the water likely runs down towards the middle where the scuppers were located. Russ
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    It depends on the type of ship, I think. On a US navy ship, perhaps not. On a merchant vessel, maybe so. I would not stress on this issue too much. Lay a few rope coils around and solve your problem. Russ
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    A few rope coils should do the trick. Russ
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    Good looking hulls. The companionway details came out really well. Russ
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    Ron: That looks good, but please consider doweling those pin rails in place to the atanchions. That will add a lot of strength relative to simply gluing them in place. Russ
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    The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860 by James Lees Russ

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