joshukr

Richard,

 

I have been away from the site for a little while and just checked your progress. I am way impressed with your A frame, the impressive paint job with a brush and your sails. I have a lot of work to do, I am hoping to get some good work in this summer, and when I do I will post my pictures for you to see. I also really like the stand, very cool looking. I have a feeling I will be asking you many questions down to road.

 

-Josh

Looking good.

 

-josh

it is looking good. Enjoyed your last post.

 

-josh

Wow, looks like you have enjoyed numerous hours of tedious work there. Looks great, keep up the good work.

 

-josh

Augie,

 

It is looking great, you have such a skill for attention to detail, very impressed.

 

-josh

Richard,

 

Wow, you are just moving right along. It is looking great. The metal work you have done in my humble opinion is very impressive.

 

-josh

Richard,

 

Well done, it sure is neat to see your progress. Sure motivates me to work on mine. Keep up the good work. You going to build the deck or cabins first?

Mobbsie,

 

It is looking great. The planking is looking good. I am impressed with the work you have done so far. Did you say this is your first build? Regardless you are doing a great job. She is a biggen. 

Garward,

 

Molodets, krasivaya robota. I loved looking at your build log. You do great work. I see you are from Ukraine, I used to live in Ukraine, How are things on the other side of the world? I never lived in Kiev, but I visited on my way home. Love that city. 

Adam,

 

I've never been part of an armada before, let alone a Skipjack armada!!! I'm in. Thanks for the kind words. Hope the home remodels have gone smoothly, or at least have moved forward, ha ha. In my experience remodels never go as smooth as they are planned. Hope you had a different experience.

popeye,

 

It is looking good, great detail and a novice shipbuilder like myself really appreciates the photos, I am able to learn a lot from them. Thank you. Keep up the good work, for what it's worth, I think it looks great.

nice job with the decking, it is looking great. 

Matrim,

 

This is unbelievable, wow I have no words.  It looks amazing. I enjoyed watching this, the cannons are beautiful. Well done.

I have a few questions that I would like to get answered.

 

1. When it comes to painting the hull, I know I need to sand it well first, then prime, followed by painting. Am I missing any steps?  

 

2. What is the water line for?  I see it everywhere and see everyone talk about it, but I'm very unfamiliar with what things are. Never really been around boats and the lingo.

 

3. Is it better to build the deck first or the hatches and cabins first? 

 

4. in my instructions it says to notch out different parts of the side coamings for the hatch plank. Is this for the roof of the hatch or for the bottom of the hatch? Also am I assuming right with thinking the coamings are the deck beams? 

 

Any insight or possible suggestions would be much appreciated.

robipod, yes it is a ball mount. Not that I have anything to compare it to, but it seems to work pretty well. Yep it sure is my first build. Thanks

robipod,

 

What a beautiful boat you have done. I love your work bench too. I wish I had that setup. I look forward to following your build.  Good luck with everything else. 

Wow that's a few guns you have on your hands. You're doing a great job, Enjoyed looking at your progress. 

Patrick, 

 

It is coming along very nicely. You are doing a great job, looking forward to seeing the coppering and painting. 

gerty - I'll take a look at the article posted by Russ, I appreciate the info.

 

riverboat - thanks for the kind words, I have really enjoyed the build so far, and I know that I will continue to enjoy it. I have been enjoying my schooling as well. 

 

trippwj - Thanks, it's nice to be told my build is crisp. That's a first. ha ha. I don't know how the degree is for other, but it's been a challenge for me so far, but I've enjoyed it thus far. 

Wow I am impressed, looks really great. Well done.

 

-joshukr-

Oh, just one thing.  The title of your log is just a bit confusing.  I thought you were Skerry Amp!

Thanks for pointing that out to me, I copied Skerry Amp's header and forgot to change the name. ha ha.

 

I am studying Industrial/Organizational Psychology at East Carolina University. Ever heard of that degree? 

It is really coming along nicely. You have impressive skills. I look forward to following your build.

This is my first build, I haven't been able to work on it much as of late due to grad school taking up all my time. But I am going to post pictures and some info. Hopefully I'll be able to get a little work on it done here and there, I know I will have many many questions as I progress along.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The typical first picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting started with the build. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shape is coming together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding the planks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of sanding happened here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First look of the inside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we are up to date. If anyone sees anything that I might have missed or needs fixing, please don't hesitate to let me know. This is after all my fist build ever. I am always open to criticism and suggestions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I see that I am going to have to do some soldering, I have never done this, and I don't have any of the tools. What do I need to get to do a good job and make my life as easy as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

-joshukr-

 

What a beautiful job, I love how the color has turned out, looks like you have made some great progress.

 

-joshukr-

Popeye,

 

The build looks great, I am excited to see your progress. You truly have talent. A novice like myself can learn a lot from you and your craftsmanship. 

 

Thanks,