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Subdued, interesting wording. but thanks for not mentioning the extra white stripe at the bottom, its already been fixed. Lextin.
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I received the sailcloth a few days ago. It is two yards of white taslan nylon. I wanted to make a sail for my Byzantium but I am lacking the confidence that my sail templates are correct so I decided to make the flag instead. Lextin.
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Getting warm. Lextin.
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No not the Europylus. Lextin.
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It was built after WWI ended and was sunk during WWII. Lextin.
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I'll give you a hint: this British steamer sunk carrying a full cargo of coal. Lextin.
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Your soldering is a heck of a lot better then anything I could have done. Lextin.
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Hopefully this one will be a bit harder to guess then my last one. Lextin.
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If not the Wawona than possibly the C.A. Thayer? Lextin.
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Is it the Wawona Lextin.
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Grrr. Bob got it before me but the page hadn't been refreshed. Lextin.
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Its the H.M.S. TAMAR. Lextin
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Yesterday I got some more hardener and applied resin to the rest of the deck beams as well as the bottom of the deck. Since the resin is applied so thin and it is really cold outside it may take awhile to fully cure. The Supplex and Taslan fabric samples arrived today. There is not much difference between the two fabrics so I will be getting the Taslan. Lextin.
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Yes it is the Vermont. Lextin.
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Guess the ship. Just Kidding. Here is the real next one. Lextin.
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Is it the Californian? Lextin.
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The weather was nice today so I started sealing the deck. I didn't get to far though because I ran out of fiberglass resin hardener after the first batch so I'll have to get some more before I can continue, as of now I have the servo tray mounts and half of the deck beams coated with resin. The fabric samples for the sailcloth didn't arrive today so maybe Monday. Lextin.
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A few days ago I bought a Excel razor saw but not wanting to pay the outrageous price for the handle and miter box I decided to make my own and this is how they turned out. I probably should have used a better piece of wood for the miter box but my angles are precise which is what counts. For the handle I was shooting for comfort rather than appearance but I managed to get both. Lextin.
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I am now finished below decks so maybe I can break out the resin this weekend and get the deck sealed in place. Lextin.
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I got the brass tube I needed and made the rest of the fairleads. The only thing remaining before I can permanently install the deck is to add several small eye screws, which I an out of meaning another trip to the hardware store is in order. David: I don't think that a dirty wash would work on supplex fabric as it doesn't readily except dies. I did however find a similar material that I am going to order some samples of. Lextin.
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Mark: I am not sure if supplex can be bleached although the care instructions do say not to use bleach suggesting that it might take the color out. Lextin.
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Sorry about the rather lengthy hiatus from this build, I had become burnt out from trying to figure out the rigging also I lacked funds to purchase the necessary materials so I decided to take a short break. One thing led to another and my "short break" turned into a long break. I am back now and excited to get back to work on the Byzantium. I have obtained some money and am thinking of getting the supplex for the sails aswell as the fabric glue and brass tube for the fairleads. I have been monitoring Rockywoods.com and they always seem to be out of white supplex so I was wondering if slate grey or wrought iron would work? Lextin.
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I didn't realize triremes were so big, I've always thought of them as being little vessels. Lextin.
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I milled down some wood (possibly cherry [it came from a cabinet makers scrap pile]) and made the mast partners. Lextin.
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I saw some pictures of Kevin's Triton cross section on a facebook group the other day and it got me thinking about my Triton so I pulled it out of the box and did a little bit of work on the deck framing, though its not much its progress. I have straightened out the alignment issue that probably was bugging anyone who saw my last post. Lextin.
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