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Work on the planking continues. I've now added the second layer of the wales and painted them black, and done the first two strakes of the lower planking, including the drop plank. Those lower strakes were given a rough sanding.  If I had it to do again, I would probably not add the second wale layer until after doing the lower planking, since the the paint got pretty nicked up and will require extensive touch up later.

In any event, I will now move on to the remainder of the first belt of lower planking.

Bob

Great work on the carving Nigel. I can't even imagine doing all of that carving. BTW, I tend to agree with not painting, but obviously you are the one to judge what looks right to you.

Bob

Brian, You are doing an absolutely great job on the rigging. Wonderful work.

Bob

Thanks so much Thomas, Grant, Augie and the "likes".

Right or wrong Thomas, that's how I feel as well.

Bob

Thanks so much Nils, Nigel, George and Kevin for the very kind comments and also to the "likes".

Bob

A beautiful piece of work Nigel.

Bob

Back from another summer trip and eager to to get back to Cheerful.

I chose to deviate from the sequence that Chuck and the other Cheerful builders have followed at this point. Rather than doing the wales and the lower planking, I decided to treenail the upper planking. My reasoning was simple -- I hate to do all of the treenailing at once, and this allowed me to break it up. The treenailing was done by the drill and fill method, but I chose to use a more visible filler, rather than the subtle ( and likely more accurate) route taken by Chuck. I must admit that I simply like the look of the more visible treenails better. After completing the treenails, I applied a coat of Wipe-on Poly as a sealer.

Now I will move on to the wales and lower planking.

Bob 

Really great looking work Brian. The fix was perfect and well worth the effort, given the final result.

Bob

Your planking is looking great Mike.

Bob

A sigh of relief from all that the hull has recovered. The deck planking looks great.

Bob

Frolick, your wildly over-generous comment is greatly appreciated. The future is now. I've gone in the other direction, and am now building Chuck's Cheerful cutter (the log is referenced in my signature).

Bob

Thanks so much greatgalleons. I had the original kit, which had all kinds of problems. Basically, I discarded the kit parts. However, the gratings were an exception and I used them out of the box.

Bob

Thanks so much Chuck, Augie, George and the "likes".

Bob

Some further progress at the stern. First, I painted the counter planking  red. Then I cut the fashion pieces from a boxwood sheet, bent them to shape and glued them in place.

Bob

Thanks so much John and David for the very nice comments and also to the "likes". John, I promise that I didn't try to sneak it by you.   

Bob

Thanks so much Nigel and the "likes". I'd slow down Nigel if I thought that by doing so it would make anything I do  look like your Mordaunt.

Bob

Those windows are fantastic Nigel. I can imagine your needing a rest after doing them.

Bob

Beautifully done Mick.

Bob

Thanks so much Rusty and all of the "likes". Always appreciated.

Bob

Great looking planking Grant.

Bob

Summer is vacation time (although my family always asks what retired people take a vacation from  ). As a result of the travel, progress slows considerably. 

I do have some new work to report. I've done the planking of the counter and the transom. The first step was to trim down the outer stern frames. I did this with a #15 Exacto saw blade initially, and then sanding sticks. The planking of both areas went relatively quickly and easily, with some shaping and bending of the planks.

Next will be the fashion pieces and painting the counter.

Bob

That's a lot of very nice work since your last update Ed. Into the homestretch now.

Bob

I had no painting issues that I recall. I used pollyscale paints which are no longer available.

Bob

Glad to see another picket boat. It was a fun model to build. I'll be following along.

Bob

Looking great Nigel. I'm glad that you went with the treenails. It's a look that I like.

Bob