mattsayers148

Thanks to everyone for the likes.

Hey CaptainSteve and Buck,

Thanks guys, you've both paved the path, I'm just blindly following it. The most challenging part was drilling the holes for the three separate pieces. It was a #73 on the main spigot shaft and a#75 for the little handle. I just don't know if I could bring myself to make another without some better vision. You guys are breaking down my walls. I'm going to have to succumb and stop fighting this issue for the sake of humanity.

This quandary goes out to everyone. It was my understanding that the barrels were made water tight and a bung hole was drilled to fill with fluid of your choice. The bung hole could be drilled at the bilge or the head and sealed, then drill out a hole for the spigot when ready to consume.

So where should one drill for the bung? Also are all spigot holes pluged then spigot placed into barrel when in use? Would they just have a spigot or two to be used when needed? I've seen photos with a small water barrel strapped on the gunwale for ease of use, is this accurate? Should every barrel have bung and where?

Matt

Thanks George, I'm not sure I can take much more of their abuse, I'm beginning to feel dirty.

Matt

There's a good chance this may be the last time I enjoy my vision after that little sucker pulled me in! I thought all them vermin were nocturnal. Apparently there's one that must dawn shades and wander among us day dwellers. I was happy with doing the barrels today, but his seductive charm got me. Anyhow, it's a spigot.

Hey CaptainSteve the bark looks really awesome! The white waterline makes the boat look like it's floating! The contrast does an excellent job of separating the boat from the stand, well done Sir!

Matt

Yeah, you'd have thought they'd be happy on that little boat.

I found one of the barrels in a different drawer so the count is 14.

Thank you George, they are a stubborn bunch, but they get the job done.

So far the barrels are coming along nicely, half-way there.

See you take all that knowledge and run like your bungs on fire! If you smash too much info into said brain without releasing it through your fingertips, you might short circuit!

Matt

Thanks Ken,

I decided, after the first trial, that I'm going to do the assembly line thing with the barrels. Last time at the hobby shop I bought some more barrels that will be included, 13 total. Uh...maybe that's what's goin on?! I might have to lose one if them. When I posted the spec sheet, I measured the kit supplied barrels to check capacity. The two big ones are a little bigger than the 20L so I rounded up to 6 gal each. The little ones are 5L, or 1.3gal. That totals only 20gal and the log book said they brought 28gal. So my extra 5 are 10L(2.6gal) which raises total capacity to around 33gal. But who's really keeping tabs? Now if those barrels were full of rum, MS would have no doubt added many more barrels.

Matt

Oh most definitely! Them squirrels would drill a few holes, chew down some toothpicks, insert said toothpicks in the holes and stab that bad boy on deck!!

Matt

Thanks George, I haven't dove into the bung part yet. As Buck has shown, I desperately need the Optivisor for that phase.

Awe come on Buck! I minds well put a dustball on my barrel. You need some supervision when you use your "super"vision.

Matt

Good reminder George, I'll keep an extinguisher near by.

Thanks Gerty and thanks for everyone smashing that poor little "like" button. What'd he ever do to you?

So, I "borrowed" Scott's barrel technique and did a little tweeking of my own(to avoid the copyright infringement). I chose the smallest of my barrels, sanded well and penciled in the lines. I used the point of a triangle file to groove lines and penciled afterwards. I stained first with classic grey then early American. Then, straight out of Scott's play book, did three wraps with black thread. My hats off to CaptainSteve(for showing me Scott's build log) and to Scott for his brilliant mind.

Here's the specs. You know what, the model supplied barrels scale out to be around 20gal total capacity.

Do you see where my OCD has gotten me?

Hey Scott,

Man, those barrels are awesome! I'm at the barrel part on my bounty launch. I'm sanding them down and was rolling ideas through my head, when CaptainSteve told me to check out your barrels. I will try hard not to steal your idea, but make no such promises.

Matt

Dude, those barrels are awesome! Now my wheels are turning!

Hey CaptainSteve,

Yeah I just took a look at it yesterday and saw the carpenters clothing chest. What the heck kinda special clothes were in there? I also had made a pretty pathetic 1:24 chest for my pinnace that might be able to carry some if the bottles. I'm going to make it a point this weekend to scour over your spreadsheet and see what direction to go. I'm sanding my barrels now to do something with them, don't know what'll happen.

You're too kind Ken,

I'd like to finish off the tools first. It seems fitting to make another box/crate that would carry sail repair items. If I can get the bulk of the items done, I can implement a storage solution that's been rolling around in my head from the start of this build, it may or may not work. Sometimes I don't know what's next until I get some tools and materials in my hands.

Not sure, might have to sit on it to get it closed!

Hey George,

Them lil suckers are literally going nutz!

Hey Janet,

Absolutely beautiful! I agree with the industrial look of the kit sails. I wonder if fine silk would work? I kind of luck out with all the rigging and rope work. My great grandma taught me when I was little how to do fine thread crochet which I still do often. So I have an unlimited supply of thread. Because of this I've done all the sewing by hand, and the rope whipping. DMC brilliant tatting(special dentelles) size 80 comes in a lot of colors and is great to work with. Can't wait to see your sails!

Matt

Hey CaptainSteve,

I'm tellin ya, them damn rigs! If I were still a drinking man, that'd be about a fifth of Yukon Jack to get em done! Get your rope n wax and crack open a cold one...or two...or three, and be the boat. Once you get a few lines going, it actually seems to go real fast(I stress "seems"). Good luck.

So I got off early today. I started at 4am, got home around 1pm...wait..that's not early! Anyways I decided to pull out the big nuts(for the squirrels!) and chip away at some more tools. The big ones called a goosewing axe.

Hey Janet,

Thank you. I'll check your build, I'm sure the sails are beautiful. My aunts name is Janet. What's funny is that in my endless search for info on the dipping lug sails, I kept getting directed to junk boats. I've always loved their sails and definitely have one in my future some day. So what are you going to do with the oops sails? Maybe make a scaled down model and reuse?

Hey Dave,

Did you know that Oregon is the largest supplier of hazel nuts in the world?(or filberts, depends who you're talking to) I'd definitely give them a go! Thing is they get real rowdy and tend to take over!

Hey CaptainSteve,

I just couldn't see how it would work itself out in my head, so I had to jump into the deep end and hope the squirrels would save me!

I think your idea of the buntlines would work just as well. In the one drawing it looks like the bunt line wraps from the mast area and loops underneath possibly up to the spar? If so that should gather up the sail as much as this way, just more in the middle. I just had seen some crackpot on YouTube making a sailboat in his backyard. He had 3 ropes to 3 pulleys, joined into one pull cord, it definitely looked sinkable!

Matt