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  1. Tigersteve
    Getting better and better, Mike. What type of wood are you using again? Steve
  2. Tigersteve
    Completed rigging the boom, gaff, and bowsprit. As done previously, the length of rope was taken from the rigging plan. Rope coils for the boom and gaff will be completed before they are stowed. I think the rope coil for the grapnel and its installation will be next. After that, the oars and boat can be mounted on the display before the final staging. I believe I've wasted more rigging material than was included in the kit! Good thing I purchased other material. Steve
  3. Tigersteve
    That stripe pulls it all together. Nice! Steve
  4. Tigersteve
    Rudder stowed does make sense. Thanks for clearing that up for me, gentlemen. I made two more hooks that I seized with tan rope so the longboat can be lashed down later in the project. The grapnel anchor was also seized with tan rope. I did this with brown at first but wasn't satisfied with the result. Finally, the traveler ring was made from 28 gauge wire. Steve
  5. Tigersteve
    Yes- I'm in too! Steve
  6. Tigersteve
    Two more reference photos are shown. The windlass handles will not be installed into the windlass, but placed as shown in the photos. Installed, they took up too much needed space. There's a lot more to do, but I wanted to get some feedback on the rudder placement. Installed or stowed? Any thoughts? There will be a rope coil placed on the aft platform and one on the port side cockpit seat. Steve
  7. Tigersteve
    Wouldn't worry about it. Looks great. Steve
  8. Tigersteve
    Very unique. I like it! Steve
  9. Tigersteve
    I like it, Mike. Looks very clean. Steve
  10. Tigersteve
    Before mounting the longboat permanently, a decision had to be made about final placement of the oars and mast. I decided to keep the oars closer to the boat so the mast details would not be obscured. I also updated the photo in my previous post. Nothing is glued yet, but soon. Lots of planning for this type of presentation. Very enjoyable process. Steve
  11. Tigersteve
    I'll have to follow this one. Nice work so far. Steve
  12. Tigersteve
    Some interesting updates to report. In what I call another placement reference photo, the gaff is rigged and the rope coil where the beads are threaded was made from black thread included with the kit. One additional tan rope coil needs to be added for the throat halyard before its final placement. The photo with the gaff in the vise shows the method I used for the seizing. I place a drop of CA where the knot will be located and then tighten the knot over the CA. Snip off the excess when the glue dries. The shroud pairs were seized around the mast using the method shown in the following photo. Final adjustments will be made before it's mounted permanently. Steve
  13. Tigersteve
    Count one more. Steve
  14. Tigersteve
    It's important to get off to a smooth start. Better than fighting with warped plywood. You can email them too. It's not always easy getting them on the phone. One man show over there. jgarcia@modelexpo-online.com
  15. Tigersteve
    Yes, sir. First build so I wanted to stick with as much of the kit supplied stock as possible. Steve
  16. Tigersteve
    It's been a while since I've redone something. So here it is- revised backstay pendents. Smaller seizings and a cleaner rope coil. Steve
  17. Tigersteve
    If it were me I would get replacements from them on all the sheets that are warped. I have this kit too in waiting. I'm sure there's other solutions. They are good with sending replacements. Might take a little time though. Steve
  18. Tigersteve
    Thank you, Per. I try not to use CA at all. Hate the stuff and it dries shiny, which is why I used it under the knot. I'm trying new things and learning a lot! Steve
  19. Tigersteve
    You will see a huge difference when that dries. Check other logs also of this build. Lots of useful tricks. Bob F has some impressive tutorials. Steve
  20. Tigersteve
    Thanks everyone for the nice comments and likes. Shroud pairs are complete. Used a touch of CA on the rope and tightened the two overhand knots for each deadeye over the CA. This allowed me to work quickly and cut excess rope a little closer to the knot. I coated the assembly with diluted white glue. Again, the length of rope was taken from the rigging plan. They will be seized to the mast next. These photos show crazy detail, but it looks clean to the naked eye. Steve
  21. Tigersteve
    Congrats! Can't wait to see the photos. Steve
  22. Tigersteve
    Looping myself in. Beautiful work. Steve
  23. Tigersteve
    It does look interesting. I'll watch too! Steve
  24. Tigersteve
    Looks good! Steve
  25. Tigersteve
    It's coming along nicely. Steve

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