Timothy Wood
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I called BlueJacket Ship Crafters in Maine and ordered the plans around two weeks ago, the people at BlueJacket are very friendly and easy to work with. My plans arrived promptly in the mail without any problems. I then made ten copies of the plans, the reason for this is, I will need to cut out each lift then transfer it's dimension to the wood, after that's complete I'll cut out each lift with my bandsaw. This will also be repeated with other areas on the plans. Last Friday, I made the trip to Yukon Lumber in Norfolk, VA. I consider it a "Wood Candy Store" they have an excellent selection of rough cut lumber and finished lumber. They also offer finishing at a cost for the people who don't have access to a planer. I selected Cherry for the backboard, then decided on Boxwood and African Mahogany for the hull. I'll use the Basswood on the upper part of the hull above the waterline, this will be painted black on the finished hull, the African Mahogany will be used below the waterline and will not be painted. I was hoping for good weather this weekend so I could get my wood milled and ready to be cut, but it appears the Weatherman is going to change my plans. Cheers, Tim
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Thanks Jay, If you check the completed build photos, I posted the half hull of BlueJacket's Endeavour. I found the kit was very builder friendly, so why not try it on my own doing a scratch build of another very beautiful and historic hull. Tim
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Greetings, This will be the build log of the Schooner Atlantic (Half Hull). Some background history: The Atlantic was built in 1903 by Townsend and Downey shipyard, and designed by William Gardner, for Wilson Marshall. The three-masted schooner was skippered by Charlie Barr and it set the record for fastest transatlantic passage by a monohull in the 1905 Kaiser's Cup race. The record remained unbroken for nearly 100 years. Trans-Atlantic sailing record: In 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany proposed a race across the North Atlantic and put forward a solid gold cup to be presented to the winner. Eleven boats including the Kaiser's yacht Hamburg and the schooner Atlantic skippered by Charlie Barr took part. The competitors encountered strong winds and gales which ensured a fast passage time and all eleven boats finished the race. Atlantic won, breaking the existing record with a time of 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds. The record stood for 75 years until broken by Eric Tabarly sailing the trimaran Paul Ricard. However Atlantic's monohull record stood for nearly 100 years until was broken in 1997 by the yacht Nicorette completing the crossing in 11 days 13 hours 22 minutes. Passing of a legend: Atlantic deteriorated and sank at the dock in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1982, the wreckage was removed for the installation of a floating dry dock at Metro Machine Shipyard. Tim
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Maybe I should change my avatar to Yoda?
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PopJack, Actually very few blades because basswood is easy to work. It shuldn't get "dinged up" I believe I'm past the point of playing with boats in the bath tub. All I have to do now is convince my grandson this isn't a toy! Cheers, Tim
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Michael, No not maple, acutally I'm using basswood. It's much easier to work with than maple. Tim
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Popeye, You need to break it out, dust it off and start work.... Don't be slacking now!!!! Cheers, Tim
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The splash shields are cut from a supplied template. I made a copy of the template just incase I had a slip of the hand while cutting them out, I look at it as cheap insurance. The splash shields are cut from 1/64" plywood, this is easily cut with a par of shears or a sharp X-ACTO knife. At this point the starboard chart house spray shield has been cut and set in place for a "test" fit. As you can see I have a little more work until the fit is correct. Cheers, Tim
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Popeye, Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. (I believe you should pull out that kit, there's too many sticks and strings on this site) LOL.... The rounded edges on the forward part of the charthouse are correct, they didn't have sharp cornors on them. See this website http://www.pt103.com/PT_Boat_Components_Bridge_And_Chart_House.html Cheers, Tim
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Max, I already have a great set of tools including a table top saw, drill press, sander and thickness sander, these have been added over the past ten years. I believe my best purchase up to this point is a table top planer I purchased last weekend. I bought the Dewalt DW 735 13" thickness planer, it's a super planer for the price. Just my 2 cents worth! Cheers, Tim
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Greetings PT Boat fans, The half hull of the Endeavour has been completed and is now on the wall, the Admiral is happy! Now on to the next step for the 80" ELCO. After making the chart house to the correct length my next step was to construct the instrument panel and install the companionway block. The companionway block was glued to the instrument panel after the starboard part was cut away thus allowing for the addition of the companionway block. After the instrument panel and the companionway were dry my next step was to glue them to the chart house using wood glue. These were clamped and left to dry for 24 hours. After allowing the chart house and instrument panel to dry 24 hours, I proceeded to fill any small gaps with Elmer's Wood Filler. After allowing time to dry I sanded the smooth and they are ready for the 1/64" plywood windshield, shelf and cockpit bulkhead. Cheers, Tim
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Sweet! Very nice work!!!
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A very nice job! Tim
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I like all the comments above, it's not as bad it seems! All of us have "Been There and Done That" before, it's just a learning curve, don't beat yourself up. Personally I like Elmer's Carpenters Wood Filler, it goes on well and sands GREAT! Cheers, Tim
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This is a very good place to buy wood for people close to the Hampton Roads area, (South East Virginia and North East North Carolina). They have a extensive selection including exotics. http://www.yukonlumber.com Cheers, Tim
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Still looking sweet! Tim
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She looks great!
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Looking good...
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The lighting is a nice touch, keep up the nice work! Tim
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Jack, Still looking sweet, keep it up! Tom
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It's a pleasure, hope it helps! Cheers, Tim
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The extensions to the chart house have been filled and sanded and are ready for sanding sealer. Last two photos are with the instrument panel placed on the chart house for effect! Tim
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