michael mott

:D Hadn't thought about that! Michael

Georgio, it is great to see that you are back. your model is amazing! Michael

I am happy that you are re-posting your entire build that is great. Michael

Good to see your back up and running Russ. Michael

Ok here are a few pics showing the relative scale of the pilot cutter. It was tough going through the shrinking machine but I managed to stay calm. Normally I am 6 foot 2 inches here I am at 9 1/4 inches tall. Michael

Great to see your log back Mark. Tour clean workmanship is inspirational. Michael

Hi Ron, I'm working on it I am just waiting for a few batteries to charge up. Michael

Carl, I think I could actually build a full sised boat faster. Daniel , thanks for your kindness. Bob Thanks I'm glad I did too. John, yes when one falls off the deck its best to climb back right away

Håkan!, I edited the drawing because I missed a part. The way it works is that the circular disk rotates like a cam it is off set so as it rotates it swivels the three hooks. Michael

Hi John, Yes the loss was painfull, I will follow along as you continue the build. Good to see you back up and running. Michael

Håkan, Thanks I am thinking I could probably build the real thing in the same amount of time. Michael

Mark Thanks. Remco, Thanks I am pretty pleased with it myself. I did a little more work on the cockpit walls today. The groove is visible for the gasket around the walls. Chiselling out the corner blocks to create the rounded corners. The shaping is in the first stage so that I can fit the floor plate. Michael

Based a simple rope walk I spotted on another forum, I modified the turns by using a disk instad of a bar with bent coat hangers this will work with bent coathangers as well. this is basically just a schematic. I will be building myself one quite soon and will add to this thread with more detailed information and descriptions. the idea is to not have to deal with meshing gears. Michael

Very Nice, low tech solution. Michael

Håkan, Great to see that you are back, how did you get the google cache I have no Idea how that works. Michael

Tony, thanks, there is still a long way to go so I will press on I am taking a break from scraping the deck and working out the cockpit and cabin parts. Michael

Catching up again, great to see that you are back at it. Michael

great to see that you are rebuilding the log, I will keep following along. Michael

Hi Remco I am happy to see that you are back at it, it was fun scrolling through you build in flash forward mode. Michael

Well that certainly was a bit of a shock. I will not try to rebuild everything back to the begining but here is a brief overview of from there to here. This pilot cutter is based on some plans that were published by MAP (Model and Allied Press) back in the early 70's and those plans were actually based on the fishing smack CK482. Those of you who have seen the build in the past will already be familiar with what I have done so far. The model is LOD 63 inches LOA 84 inches Beam 18 inches Draft 10 1/2 inches My intention is to sail this model here are a few pics of the build The frames are Jellutong, and the planking on the hull is Cedar. The roller reefing is custom built around a worm gear on hand. The mast is Clear Fir and the boom is Spruce. The deck is double planked the lower planks are white pine glued and treenailed into place the top planks are clear Fir the caulking is coloured Carpenters glue the top planks will also be treenailed in place. The cockpit surround is Honduras Mahogany as is the forward hatch and the cabin sides. The underside of the cockpit coaming the walls will drop into the opening 2 1/14 inches and there will be a gasket around the edge of the deck under the coaming. The cockpit will be fixed into the hull with a couple of brass machine screws then a teak floor grate will cover those. this way I can access the rudder controls and keep the water I have learned form this experience to back up everything and am now building my log in MSword and posting to the site. It is great to have the site back. Michael