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  1. rafine
    Great looking planking Rusty. Bob
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    The longboat installation is now complete. I first added boxwood chocks to the beams. I then made up and installed brass ringbolts on the beams. Next, I made up some oars from very small dowel and boxwood strip and placed them in the boat. You will probably notice that I only added 4 oars, which is certainly too few. It just seemed a shame to cover up all of the interior detail in the boat with a larger pile of oars. After gluing the boat to the chocks, I made up 2 lashings through the ringbolts to hold the boat. I'm quite pleased with the way it looks in place and am now debating with myself whether to add a second boat of some kind from the stern davits, at some point in the future. Work is now underway on the hammock cranes. Bob
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    What fun would model building be without a few glitches? You're doing great work with a novel method. Bob
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    Glad to see new progress John. Looking good. Bob
  5. rafine
    Nils, the sails looked good just laid out, but, judging by the first one, mounted they are going to be fantastic. Bob
  6. rafine
    Thanks so much Thomas, Terry, Frolick and Nils for the nice comments and also the "likes" for their continuing interest. Bob
  7. rafine
    Thanks Ken. Actually, the hull interior is also painted, to match as closely as I could, the boxwood that i used for all of the detailing. Bob
  8. rafine
    Thanks so much Augie and Mark. Augie it was going to be either white or black. The deciding factor was a photo in AOTS Essex of an Essex model with a black boat. I liked it in the photo and I like it on my model. Bob
  9. rafine
    According to Lees, the proper order is pendants first, then the shrouds in pairs, beginning with the forward starboard pair, then the forward port pair and alternating aft. With regard to which mast to begin with, I have long believed it best to start at the mizzen and work forward. The reason is that access for attachment of the forward end of the stays is easier without interference from the shrouds on the forward mast. Bob
  10. rafine
    Thanks so much Rich, Sjors, Tom and the "likes". Very much appreciated. Bob
  11. rafine
    The longboat for the waist is done. As I mentioned previously, I decided to go with a long ago begun, but not finished or used, boat made from basswood lifts. With some modification, this boat closely matched the shape and dimensions of the 28' longboat shown in AOTS Essex. I began by reducing the length and height of the hull and completing it's shaping. Next, I added the keel, stem and sternpost made from boxwood strip. I then painted both the exterior and interior of the hull. Work then proceeded on the interior with the addition of boxwood frames, gunwales and clamps for the thwarts and holly floor planking. Bow and stern gratings made from kit material with boxwood framing were next. After that, i made the thwarts and sternsheet from boxwood and added them. I also added boxwood knees at the bow and stern. Next, I added boxwood rubbing strips to the exterior, before returning to the interior to finish the detailing. This included the windlass, made from boxwood with wire mounts, boxwood bowsprit step and mast step, wire mast clamp and oarlocks made from boxwood and wire. All in all, I'm pretty pleased with this boat and don't believe that I would have done better, or even as well, if I had done it as plank on frame. The only downside was that I had to paint it, rather than leaving it natural wood, but I like the way it looks. I still have to add oars, add chocks and ringbolts to the skid beams and mount the boat with lashings. Bob
  12. rafine
    I'm with B.E., Thomas. Bob
  13. rafine
    Thanks so much John for the nice comments and for using your vacation time so well. I should have news about the figurehead in the not too distant future. Bob
  14. rafine
    Congratulation Sjors. She is wonderful and a tribute to your skill. Bob
  15. rafine
    Thanks so much B.E., Thomas and the "likes". Always appreciated. Bob
  16. rafine
    Thanks so much Grant. Until I came upon this unused part build in my storage drawer, it had been my intention to frame and plank. I've decided to at least give this one a try because I must admit that I don't really have much enthusiasm for either cutting all those tiny frames or notching a plug by hand. We will see what happens. Bob
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    Thanks guys for the comments and the"likes". I will be going forward to the rigging after I complete the boat (or boats?) and the hammock cranes and netting. As I've mentioned earlier, It has been my intention to use a combination of AOTS and Lees to do the rigging. BTW Frolick, no blood on the jig -- although I've certainly bled on any number of other places over the years. Bob
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    Happily, I 've completed one of those tedious tasks that I never enjoy very much. With the completion of the mizzen deadeyes and chains, that work is done. The mizzen work duplicated the work on the fore and main and needs no further description. For those looking at the full profile photo attached to this post, there is an addition that may or may not become permanent. I've been thinking about what to do about a boat or boats. While contemplating whether to try (likely unsuccessfully) to duplicate the wonderful efforts of B.E., Grant and others to make framed and planked boats, I discovered that I had a partially built boat made from lifts. To my surprise, this boat ,with some small changes , virtually matched the dimensions and shape of the 28' longboat shown in AOTS Essex. I'm going to do some more work on it to see if it will produce a result that I'll be happy with. Stay tuned. Bob
  19. rafine
    Nice work on the rails Thomas and I love the pins. Bob
  20. rafine
    Really nice work on the stove Martin. Bob
  21. rafine
    Thanks so much Tim and the "likes". Tim, I am the lowest of low tech. My "jig" is a pair of nails in a piece of wood. A piece of wire is bent around them and then cut at the overlap. Bob
  22. rafine
    Deadeyes and chains on the main channels are now done. As should be expected, the work went quicker and easier on the main than the fore. Practice may not make perfect, but it certainly helps. Really nothing new to show here, but I've included a photo of how I set the angle for the chains by using a piece of line tied around the mast head. I had thought that the tedium of doing these would lead me to take a break and do something else, but I've gotten in a rhythm and will finish up the mizzen chains next. Bob
  23. rafine
    You're doing a fantastic job Ken. Bob
  24. rafine
    Hi Ed. I had to take a look to remind myself how I did it. The blocks are hooked to eyebolts on the undersides of the caps. I hope that helps. Bob
  25. rafine
    Thanks so much Rich. I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't think that the chains on Connie would be very different than those on Essex. Terry,I used sheet stock and some 3/16" wide strips for the margin planks. Although I'm happy to help you in any way I can, I really think that it's time for you to start a log for your build so that you could benefit from the input of others as well. Bob

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