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Tigersteve

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  1. Yeah- whatever is missing or warped they will replace. They make mistakes but seem to make good for it. I had messed up my longboat and they sent me a whole new set of planking and bulkheads upon request. Steve
  2. Uggh! Email them a photo of it and request a new one. Sorry to hear this. Steve
  3. I wonder if the line for the gun tackle is too thick, resulting in the spaghetti look. It's all looking good though. Steve
  4. Absolute crap. I can't believe they sent that to you! Just wait on the replacements. Steve
  5. They have Monday-Friday 9-5 business hours but email them. They are good with taking care of replacements. It would be good if they sent better quality first time around though. Nirvana is right- there shouldn't be that much char on the tops of those sheets. Maybe request an entire kit replacement if most of it is like that. Char on the back of the sheets is normal. See below copied from their website... Our guarantee … Should you lose a part; accidently break it or just take a wrong turn while building we are here for you. Just find the part number in the kit’s part list, email it to mmosko@aol.com and we’ll send it out to you as fast as we can. Please don’t offer us money for postage. Pay us back by finishing your model and think of us next time you buy a kit, tools or accessories. Photos of your finished model are always appreciated.
  6. Request new plywood from them and new plans. Ridiculous! That kit is not cheap either. Steve
  7. Thanks guys! It was not easy to accomplish these results. It was important to me to include all rigging detail from the rigging plan in a strategic way that made sense. Also important was to highlight all the small details and avoid a cluttered look. Photos of the overall model will follow upon completion... very soon. Steve
  8. The length of rope for the jibsail halyard was taken from the rigging plan and placed in a rope coil on the floorboards, aft the windlass. This coil was seized with light colored rope. A gasket coil was created next from the remaining line on the gaff. Included is a reference photo of this type of coil. The remaining line on the boom was placed in a coil on the aft platform. When these steps were complete, the remaining staging could take place and a final rope coil could be created for the remaining lanyard at the stern. Lashing the boat is next. Steve
  9. That worked really well. Looks real clean. Good leaf might work. Test it out for us. Just don't paint them white. I may have to "borrow" your idea of assembling off the boat before install. Steve
  10. Mike, my patience is certainly being tested at this stage of the build. I'm glad Ken's logs are helping you. They are impressive. Jct, I'm glad you like the presentation I've chosen. I have some variation in the rope coils coming soon. Stay tuned... Steve
  11. Thank you, gentlemen. The boat is coming along. Will be better after you can sand the excess when glue dries. Steve
  12. Maybe leave the panels off in that area. Guess you'll have to redesign a bit. Looks good. Steve
  13. Al, please create a separate build log of your Mayflower build for us. It's getting confusing to follow, at least for me. Looking forward to both your builds' progress and pictures. Steve
  14. Lucky only chainplates vanished. Sounded like it was going to be worse! Steve
  15. Len, thank you for saying so. I appreciate everyone's interest and support. It's getting close. Four more rope coils to go! Steve
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