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rwiederrich
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You're doing a great job fer sure. Here is an antique model of Thermopylae. The Sir Lancelot is similar. Beutiful vessels.
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These techniques are good for copper plated hulls....but Muntz covered hulls oxidized very differently and actually tuned a metallic brown. No green patina. Note this on Cutty Sark.
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You're doing a fantastic job. It takes time to learn the names of all the *thingy's* Rob
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Kevin...those are bitts. Rob
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Sorry, there has been little activity in the shipyard as of late...but as summer comes in full strength.....summer projects and holidays are numerous. My study and research continues through....so hang in there. I'm working out the method I will use for the iron stanchion/railings. The easiest and fastes method will, of course, win out.....but, it still takes careful thought. Rob
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Nope. Next to the Lightning, the Donald McKay had a very unique deck layout. Kinda a hybrid...between the full open weather deck of the Great Republic and an exposed lower mid deck of Lightning with a single catwalk for crew access to the Poop deck. Donald McKay was always looking for ways to improve his clippers...not only in their hull designs, but in their overall functionality. He was the first to employ the new Forbes double topsail design on the Great Republic...the first to employ flush deck plate glass skylights, and the first to install a 5 HP steam donkey engine to assist in heavy lifting on a clipper. There is truly very little on the Donald McKay...no photographs and just a few paintings that show very little of her deck furniture and fittings This means, apart from Duncan Mclean's, write up of her....and Crothers general deck layout....I have my artistic license. Which under the current circumstances, means I am free from the burdensome scrutiny of the discerning eye. As is my habit, I wanted to build a unique McKay clipper...unlike Lightning, which has been reproduced many times and even on these pages. To my knowledge(I could be wrong), there are not many models of the clipper Donald McKay....and in her open ocean setting...she will be a delightful addition to my collection. Rob
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Finishing the day by retro fitting(heavily modifying), the fife rail and making the cat heads. Good evening. Rob
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Still working out the mast boot and putting together the fore fife rail. In this session I also reconfigured and mounted the McKay clan figurehead. It’s about 6/8” long. Rob
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Worked bit today. I installed the ventilation hoods for the cabins and a view sky lights. I also added the forecastle access ladders. Rob
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Oh, absolutely. Eyebolts for braces...eyebolts for downhauls...eyebolts for jackstays...eyebolts for blocks....pad rollers(eyebolts) for sheet chains. It goes on...an....on.....an......on......an....... I didn't mention the foot ropes , stirrups or possibly flemishhorses..because they generally tie off on the jackstay. I was just focused on the hardware. Go get-em. Rob
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Great update George. There is so much to a yard....and you still haven't added any blocks yet....swooooh. You're doing a magnificent job. Rob
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Mike...it is so nice to have you back on these pages...and as usual, your work is impeccable, and without question, as accurate as can be achievable. Watchin with enthusiasm. Rob
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Now begins the addition of forecastle deck furniture and fore house roof details. I think I’ll work on my forward details before I finish the aft poop deck and it’s rail. It breaks up the Monotony. As if there were any. Rob
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Welcome. Glad to see another clipper build of “Another” clipper typically not doing the rounds. I build American clippers……namely those of Donald McKay. I’ll be following along. Rob
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Begun to add the fancy rail cap to the forecastle and bulwarks. Rob
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Didn’t work on her today………but, tomorrow I hope to get more done. Thanks for the comment. Rob
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Very impressive....nice and clean. Your experiences are producing great results. Nicely done. Rob
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Thanks Pat. The bow mods were probably the hardest....getting the hull curves...took some doing. Now its time to lay the trim along the monkey rail and along the forecastle deck. I'll begin the poop decking and all that's aft....as another project....tying them in amidships. The decks and hull will also get a dusting of weathering to bring out the plank details. Rob
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Finished off the plankshear and am test fitting some trim. Rob
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Next……I stained the decking and will wait to dry before I add any trim work…..such as the monkey rail cap and the weather deck(forecastle) rail head. Rob
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Did a bit of work today……. beginning with the remodel of the bow and concave section up to the forecastle. This had to be meticulously had created. Blending the sharp below water angles to the more blunt concaved angle beneath the forecastle deck. Here are some images of each side after I made the mod………a bow shot and a few others. Rob
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Deck is glued on, ready for the next move Rob
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The next bit of fun will be some hull modifications. I need to fill in the concave portion of the hull up from the sheer line to the forecastle decking. The CS hull if far too extreme to pass off as a fuller bowed Donald McKay. So….. when the forecastle/main house decking is dry(from gluing). I will tackle the bow mods. Another reason why I removed all the head gear. Rob
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Spent some time working the forward deck house and plotting out the forecastle deck and the house roof The trick was getting it around the fore mast. No problem. Just did a bit of measuring , cut out along the masts width and simply slid it in from the front and used the piece I removed and put it back. Cut right along the deck strakes……no seams across any strakes. Rob
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Yep……the benefits of the Howes design. Great picture. Rob
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