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Keith Black
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Rick, it gets easier after the last knot is tied. Rigging is a difficult long drawn out process that at times seems never ending. -
Thank you to everyone for the kind comments and the likes. I've decided the barge size will be approximately 30 x 100 feet. It will be a simple barge without any dredging equipment as seen in the photo below (the barge stern, towboat bow) and will be pretty rough in appearance. I think creating realistic dredged material will be the most challenging part of the build. It just keeps gettin' uglier. Keith
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Thank you very much, Glen.
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Thank you very much, Ken. Thank you for the kind comment, Keith
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[taboo] The Sloop Liberty Inquiry
Keith Black replied to Redondo113's topic in New member Introductions
Redondo, welcome to MSW. Wishing you well with your research. Glad to have you aboard. -
Thank you very much, Grant. Thank you so much, LJP. Thank you, Eberhard. I'm still trying to learn weathering techniques, I wish I was accomplished as you are in that regard. That's nice of you to say, Phil, thank you. Thank you very much, Jacques. I'll be building the barge in this build log, thank you for asking.
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Beautifully made small pieces, Ilhan.
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Thank you very much, Paul. I still have the barge to build but I've got to step away from the worktable for a week or so to get some neglected yard and house work done.
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Great update, Vaddoc.
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Thank you for the comments and likes. This ugly Hard Coal Navy towboat is done with the exception of a couple of spots I noticed in the photos that need to touch up but that's only a matter of a couple of minutes effort. The deckhand has taken his rightful place. I like this view because the skipper can be seen in the pilothouse. When the boiler's firebox in cleaned out the clinkers and ash are flat nose shoveled over the side. I have extra chain in the winches but won't know how much until the barge is lashed. Thank you so much for your support and for taking the time to follow this journey. Keith
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Gerardo, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Thank you, John. I look forward to this project but it has to wait till I finish the barge in the Susquehanna River build.
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Thank you for joining in, Tom. It's always good to have family taking part in the journey.
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The railings look fantastic, Glen. As to painting, I don't understand the issue, after the stern is finished why can't you match the paint as best as you can and paint the whole? I must be missing something other than the obvious.
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Pat, you're never too late, I appreciate you being here.
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I don't think a cat would make it on this rig, Craig. I don't see a cat friendly corner anywhere. I wish there was because if there were I'd add a cat in a heart beat.
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Thank you for the kind comment, Glen. I'm glad that 5 gallon bucket is full of acorns and not something else. Thank you very much, Paul. The deckhand is waiting in the wings, it'll not be long till we'll see him standing on the bow, daydreaming as he blank stares at the distance bank of the Susquehanna.
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Thank you, Jacques. I think I did a better job keeping to scale on this build which really helps with the realism. Thank you very much, John.
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It's also the slight difference in color from one board to the next that makes it that much more realistic. Beautiful decking, LJP.
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Welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Thank you to everyone for the comments and likes. The handrail is finished and with that the heavy lifting for this ugly duck is done but I still have a couple of days adding the final details. After just four months the push boat portion of this build log is almost done and then it's onto making the barge. I've answered all the initial port side questions as best I could and I'm pretty pleased with the results. In the beginning the port side blank spot had me intimidated but as I added known elements the port side mysteries slowly revealed themselves. I wish I could take credit for meticulous planning the pump placement where everything would fit like a glove but that's not the case. I placed it where I thought it should go but in truth it's much more of "even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then". Thank you for your support and for following along. Keith
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It does fit perfectly, Eric. Eberhard, I look forward to having you along for the journey.
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