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  1. Tigersteve
    Beautifully done. Enjoying this very much. Steve
  2. Tigersteve
    Mike- welcome. Chuck has designed a great kit. I'm in the middle of it myself. I've been using wood glue. It works great. Just a dot at each frame when doing the planking is enough. Best of luck. Steve
  3. Tigersteve
    Hi John- the planking is coming together! Here's a link on those minwax products. The pre-stain is to prep the wood before you stain for an even application of stain. The sanding sealer would be more appropriate to prep the wood for paint and not used before staining. Hope this helps. http://www.minwax.com/how-to-finish-wood/wood-preparation/ Steve
  4. Tigersteve
    Nicely done. It's one of the most tedious parts those tick strips! Steve
  5. Tigersteve
    Almost there! Good work. Steve
  6. Tigersteve
    I would use a dot of wood glue at all the frames/bulkheads. Clip it at the bow with your binder clip- and hold and press the plank for a few minutes. Flip the boat over and clean any excess glue with a smIll brush and water before it dries. The wood glue should get dry quickly enough to hold. No expert by any means. Just my two cents. Steve
  7. Tigersteve
    I really thought it would be smooth sailing from here until the rigging started. I was wrong. I sanded all of the laser cut knees. When I removed and dry fitted the knee that goes at the bow I discovered that the my cap rail shape (inboard) did not match shape of the knee that is supposed to go there. I spent some time scratch building this particular knee. Not successful yet. It will take a little time. Sorry no photos of the failure. Needed to post my frustration. Merry Christmas in the meantime! Next post after all is resolved and knees are painted and installed. Locker hinges should be complete by then also. Steve
  8. Tigersteve
    Looks great, Erik. Steve
  9. Tigersteve
    I have no clue. I was just curious. Your rigging looks awesome to me. I'm not close to rigging anything yet. :-) Steve
  10. Tigersteve
    I guess their cutting of pre spiled planks isn't great. If you're going to paint it then plug on. Wood filler and sanding should do the trick. You could always get some new strips and replank with your own shaping and bending of planks. That will be good practice and you may feel better after you've done a redo successfully. It's almost like redoing things is initiation into this hobby! Steve
  11. Tigersteve
    The platform looks like a nice fit. Some sanding will lighten up the graphite marks. Steve
  12. Tigersteve
    Wow you work quickly! And it's still sharp. Steve
  13. Tigersteve
    Chuck's method looks great. My only fear is to drill all those holes and then not have them lined up perfectly. You notice it right away. I'm interested to see how you proceed. Steve
  14. Tigersteve
    Do you use any wax on the lines? Steve
  15. Tigersteve
    I think this kit looks cool as well. I will follow. Good luck! Steve
  16. Tigersteve
    Thanks Erik!
  17. Tigersteve
    Very sharp, Erik. Are you going to do the tree nailing when the time comes? Steve
  18. Tigersteve
    Thanks everyone for your support. Haha- I know that riggging will pose a whole new set of challenges so I will not be finished soon. Also, I have intentions of displaying the Pinnace with this boat so I want to complete all aspects of this build except the rigging and come back to it when the Pinnace is complete. I'm going to have to decide if it will make sense to display these two together. Steve
  19. Tigersteve
    Some more progress on the metal work. Lift rings and thwart accepting the mast installed. The locker lid is complete and the mast step is also installed. The locker hinges are next. I think she is getting there! Steve
  20. Tigersteve
    Good stuff. Steve
  21. Tigersteve
    Your strategy def paid off! Great! Steve
  22. Tigersteve
    I'm in! Steve
  23. Tigersteve
    Count me in. Steve
  24. Tigersteve
    Looking really good. Steve
  25. Tigersteve
    Yes- go with your gut and redo. It looks good in photos but may cause a problem later? Steve

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