Julie Mo

Good point Bedford.
 
I have made a bit more progress on the deckhouse.
 
Firstly I built and attached the skylight pods to either side of the deckhouse.
 

 
Of course this meant more skylight windows.
 

 
The time had then come to glue the deckhouse roof in place. Not altogether straightforward as a protruding rim exists just below the junction of the roof and wall. I decided to shape the roof to be an exact fit and then remove it and add the protruding rim to the underside of the roof before refitting and gluing.
 


 
With the rim attached all round and sanded back to a .040" protrusion the roof was then glued in place with PVA.
 


 
The roof has edge rails down both sides as well as running rails for the roof hatch. The former were made from .040" x .100" strip while the runners were .100" x .080" with a .040" x .040" slot to take the hatch. I a bit of care was required as I wanted the hatch to slide.
 



 

I think the charts will be adequate for the sailing she'll do.

Hello Julie,
 
A friend of mine commented that for a 1931 boat the admiralty charts should be in black and white. I replied that I was building Altair as she is now and the yellow, blue, green and black charts were more correct. As for being up to date - not quite - they are from the first decade of the century. Have a happy new year.

I had considered a darker wood for the transom, Keith, but I am planning on applying a decal with the name and hailing port.  I tried to put a decal on dark wood on the head of one the guitars I built but the dark wood overwhelmed it.  No matter how light I made the letters, the decal created always came out partly transparent and got lost in the darker wood.
 
There is really only one part that bothers me.  Right at the rail, where the transom and hull meet, the planking is somewhat rounded.  But once mineral spirits are applied, the rest looks better defined.

I'm a bit hesitant to create a sharper edge because I don't know how much wood is left.  I probably need to stop fussing over it and just move on.  Perfection can paralyze one if taken too far.
 
 
hof00, thank you for the compliment.

Harry, I must have been reading your mind.  It seemed nothing I did could create the definition I hoped for,  I think the problem is the lines of the planking hid some of the definition.  So I just winged it.
 

 

 

 
I applied some mineral spirits and that did bring out some more definition but I don't think I will be able to get the definition I had hoped for unless I cut in a darker plank to define it.  Doubtful...

Julie,
I bought me Enterprise way back in 2009 and started in on her immediately. I still havn't raised a single mast yet. There is no rush, work as you want to.
We will be here.
Sam

I know what you are going through as I started The Hannah as a ship in a bottle in 2000 and just finished her in 2016. Would work on her until I ran into a problem and would put it on the shelf. A few months (year) I would start again only to have another problem. The last time I pulled it off the shelf low and behold all the sails had holes in them, I had to replace all the sails. It finally made it into the bottle and now sits on my finished shelf. So hang in there and you will get back the urge.
 
Al

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Keith, your mention of your rudder looking monolithic started the wheels in my head rolling.  Obviously no large rudder would have ever been made of solid timbers.  There would be a skeleton frame that would be skinned with wood planks.  As I envisioned that I was reminded of trim tabs I used to see on racing boat rudders.  And another idea is born!    
 
As much as I liked the pinstripes, I do see your point.  I'm glad you were able to use what you had and change directions.  But I believe you might be the record holder for the most parts used to make a rudder! 

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Dee Dee, I don't envy the snow but I do miss the city.  I'm on a silly quest to see how long I can stay in shorts and sandals but Chicago will always be my home.

Dee Dee,
 
I am posting every photo I can think I would hope to see if I was going into this blind, which I am.  I hope you find what you need.  My creative photographic skills may not be the best.  Sorry if I missed something you need.

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

Thanks for the supportive words, guys.  It's nice to know I'm not alone. 
 
Yesterday morning I walked into the workshop to look at the model and then it occurred to me the workshop is a pig pen!  It's become a dumping ground for all the stuff we had to get out of the way for the kitchen remodel.  I've become so used to it I didn't realize how much stuff was blocking my path to the workbench.  I know once I get it straightened out again I'll be drawn back to the model, time permitting of course. 
 
I laid five rows of planks the other night.  So far I haven't run into any serious side bending of the planks.  On the starboard side I went from bow to stern.  On the port side I'm running from stern to bow and it seems to be going better. 
 
I had planned on laying some more planks yesterday but I was called to action due to a leak that developed at the kitchen sink.  Someone who had no sense of straight and level plumbed the drain so poorly that it put stress on the pipe and fittings until it finally failed.  I had to run to the store to buy materials, tear the whole thing out and plumb it back in properly.  I hadn't planned on fixing that until we were ready to replace the sink and cabinet, but that would have been a month away or more.
 
Today is a day of rest.  My muscles ache from the last few days.  I guess I should be grateful.  My union from which I am retired called twice in the last couple of days to inform me two members (both right around my age) have passed.  Enjoy every minute of life you have been given for one day there will be no more.    

I started my whaleboat in 1986! Life has so many turns. Wherever your passion takes you, go for it full blast and you will always have the peace of knowing you did your best. By the way, your build is awesome!

Hello Julie
 
My record break from working on a model is 18 years. It collected dust in a spare room and every time I came across it It reprimanded me for my neglect. The symptoms of my dereliction grew slowly. A day off here and there became the odd week and then month. House maintenance, career, children all consumed my time and my ship became unloved. Occasionally I would blow the dust away and marvel at some item of detail, wondering how I had managed to create it and fearful that my skill would no longer suffice. In the end It became the itch than needed scratching and I resolved to finish it. !8 months later and it was done and everyone that saw it voiced their admiration. While pleased by the comments in the end they didn't really matter, as I had done it for my own pleasure and satisfaction. 
 
So I come to the point of my ramblings................................ do things you like doing the most and if they change go with the flow. What goes round comes around and you generally get a second chance.

I think it's been a month since I last worked on the model.  Time flies when you're busy.
 
I gave myself a break today from the kitchen project... well... kind of.  I made a couple of material trips to pick up much needed items.  I also bought some landscape lighting that I temped in.  The void Christmas lights created had to be filled.
 
Anyway, by the end of the day I got the bug to lay some planks.  I have to admit for as much as I enjoy working with hot hide glue, I have let the fact it has to be heated deter me from the occasional quick trip to the work table to lay a plank or two.  For some reason that mental block wasn't there tonight.
 
But what was unusual was that feeling I previously had of pure enjoyment working on the model has diminished.  I found myself asking why I was even doing this, with all I have on my plate now.  My neighbor across the street recently bought a Hinkley 36 and he asked me today if I would be willing to make some mahogany built-ins for his fenders.  I was excited about the prospect of getting back to woodworking!  But I am just at that point with the kitchen where I can see light at the end of the tunnel.  We have lived in a construction site for over a year now and I'd love to live a more normal life, at least for a while.  There's always a new project on the horizon.
 
So here I am laying some planks on the model and wondering why I am even doing this.  Has anyone else felt this way?  I really want to see the finished results but I am worried all the other things going on will cause dust to build on what was once a passion.

I think it's been a month since I last worked on the model.  Time flies when you're busy.
 
I gave myself a break today from the kitchen project... well... kind of.  I made a couple of material trips to pick up much needed items.  I also bought some landscape lighting that I temped in.  The void Christmas lights created had to be filled.
 
Anyway, by the end of the day I got the bug to lay some planks.  I have to admit for as much as I enjoy working with hot hide glue, I have let the fact it has to be heated deter me from the occasional quick trip to the work table to lay a plank or two.  For some reason that mental block wasn't there tonight.
 
But what was unusual was that feeling I previously had of pure enjoyment working on the model has diminished.  I found myself asking why I was even doing this, with all I have on my plate now.  My neighbor across the street recently bought a Hinkley 36 and he asked me today if I would be willing to make some mahogany built-ins for his fenders.  I was excited about the prospect of getting back to woodworking!  But I am just at that point with the kitchen where I can see light at the end of the tunnel.  We have lived in a construction site for over a year now and I'd love to live a more normal life, at least for a while.  There's always a new project on the horizon.
 
So here I am laying some planks on the model and wondering why I am even doing this.  Has anyone else felt this way?  I really want to see the finished results but I am worried all the other things going on will cause dust to build on what was once a passion.

We all go through it from time to time, it's kind of like writer's block.  To get through writer's block they say to wright anything, just nonsense.  and the act of writing will break the block.  I find for model block If I go to the workbench and do anything, move things around, straighten out the tools or supplies, or like you add a plank or two, It helps and soon I'm back up to speed.
 
Bob