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Lula is looking great with completion around the corner. Good call on your next build subject, Keith - interesting craft and just your style. Gary
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Hey Paul - Nice progress and looking great. Really like those last two photos. Haven't seen that style of Cleco before. The millwright shop at a manufacturer I once worked for had buckets of the temporary rivet kind for sheet metal fabrication work. Different colors for different sizes - handy stuff. Gary
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Phil, on my boat I would say yes. To keep the end grain from absorbing water and quickly rotting away they must have done something to impede that process. Being a low-tech fishing boat of the 1940s, I have this image in my head of a guy slathering the board ends with pitch/tar and then pushing the vertical strip into the mess and nailing it down. But that’s just a thought based on zero evidence of what they actually did. But considering the USS Cape, wasn’t the military using epoxy decades before it was widely used commercially? If so, I wonder what purpose these vertical boards would have served except for added mechanical protection against crushing/splintering the plank ends. Yes, sometimes I feel like I'm building a bulbous shed. Your sheathing is more extensive and complicated than mine and your plank widths are wider which further complicates the process, so I don’t envy your task. But you’re making a great job of it and the added interest it gives to the hull will make the effort worthwhile. Gary
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Just catching up, Phil and you're doing some very nice work on this model. I have never seen anyone install this type of sheathing on a boat before - except that this is exactly what I'm currently doing on my F/V Pelican. How coincidental. So, I can offer what I know as it pertains to mid-century wooden F/V in New England. The sheathing was installed below the gallows frames and extended down well below the waterline. The sheathing was ¾” oak and protected the hull from the heavy steel edged “doors” (otter boards) when the trawl gear was deployed and retrieved. This sheathing is sacrificial and was replaced/repaired as needed. They are not tapered and there are no gaps between boards. The Roann (built in 1947) is a small eastern-rig dragger and part of the Mystic Seaport Museum collection. In the image below, one can see that the starboard sheathing not only covers the hull below the gallows but also extends in a narrow band at the waterline forward to the stem. On port side, there is only the narrow band which extends to midships because there are no port side gallows frames on this boat. My understanding is that because this class of offshore F/V fished year-round, the forward waterline sheathing is there to protect the hull from floating slabs of ice in a time when harbor freeze-overs were not uncommon. Here’s is the sheathing that I've applied to the Pelican as per the plans and images of other vessels by the same designer. This is complete minus the trim to protect the end grain, and the waterline band still needs to be extended onto the stem. Because this boat had four gallows and could drag off either side, I will be sheathing the port side identically. If not helpful, I hope this is at least interesting. Gary
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The fact that the surgeon felt no urgency sounds like pretty good news, Keith. Hang in there my friend, we're all thinking of you and hoping for the best possible outcome to whatever course of action is recommended. Gary
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Catching up on your monumental project, Eric. This is more like empire building than modeling. It's very interesting to follow along in the planning and to get some insight into the choices that must be made when building a model RR. I lived in Colorado for decades and did considerable hiking and "peak bagging" and have always found geology, even at my amateur level, to be fascinating. So, I encourage you to "nerd out" when the impulse arises. Gary
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Congrats on finishing this beautiful wherry, Mike. There's just something about an open boat that warms my heart. As others have already stated - fantastic paint and stain combination - nice contrast. Excellent work! Gary
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Thank you, Glen, Paul, Keith, John, Phil and Wefalck for your comments and support. It is so appreciated, and I thank all for the "thumbs up". I want to clarify that when stripping the brass, both layers of the two-sided tape are being cut, and the strip remains taped to the stainless. The only way I know the cut is complete is when the blade glides smoothly across the stainless. A single edged razor blade is then used to release it from the stainless plate. Paul and Phil - they are indeed handy, and it provides precision when folding such parts. It's great for making angle iron and such from aluminum beverage can sidewall. But of course it is limited to thin, soft materials. It is a DSPIAE model # AT-MPB - just shy of $30 US. It's a quality tool that I've seen military modelers use. They work with a lot of PE so I figure they must know. The top clamp (red) can be lifted and turned as needed. Hmm, never thought of that. Must give that a try sometime, especially with slightly thicker material. Thanks. Gary
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