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As I have said the Smack is my next build. In doing preliminary research I found these plans available. Does anyone know if they are applicable to the Midwest kit? ------------------------------------------------------------- MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM VESSEL PLANS CATALOG Muscongus Bay Sloop Lucille (R22) Built in New Harbor ca. 1905. Length 22’. Lines taken from boat in MMM collection. Profile from borrowed half-model. Price: $12.00 One sheet of lines. Scale: 1”=1’. Lobster Smack Satellite (RS13) Gasoline-powered smack measuring 60’ in length; built in 1916 in East Boothbay by Frank C. Adams. These lines and offsets were drawn by James P. McQuaide from measurements taken by himself, John Bloemendaal and Lynn Riotto in 1995 for MMM. Price: $12.00 One sheet of lines includes a profile, half-breadth, body plan and offsets. No drawings of superstructure, scantlings, details. Scale: ½”=1’ -
Dee Dee, Are your deck planks basswood? Pete
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This is my next build (after rigging the Midwest Sakonnet Daysailer). I built the daysailer (my first wooden boat build) strictly following the instructions. I am looking foward to following your lead and suggestions by others in bashing/customising the Smack. I especially want to ditch the plastic rigging pieces that came with the Daysailer. Pete
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Thank you for bringing this build back. My next build will be the Midwest Lobster Smack. I think you had a build of that also. If so, I would love to be able to access that log again. Pete
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The deck looks very nice. There was a build (before the crash) of this kit where the modeler used either tung oil or Danish oil for all of the finishing on this ship. Pete
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Is this process just meant to give billow to the sail or does it also keep it from fraying?
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I am about to work on the mast and sails and the kit instructions call for brushing diluted wood sealer over the sailcloth. I did not purchase the Midwest paint kit and could not find water based sanding sealer at my LHS. Can anyone give me a substitute product or guide me through creating the sails for this kit? Pete
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Thanks for the suggestion Wayne. I contacted Model Expo via email and received a pdf version of the instructions the next day. Great customer service. It's still the same file but I was able to print it in (somewhat) higher quality. I don't know if the instructions alone are sufficient for my first plank on frame kit - although at only $9.00 I guess it's worth a try.
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I picked up one of these little kits in a plastic bag at my LHS. Marketing material reads as follows: Lifeboat - Plank-on-Frame Construction by Model Shipways Lifeboat is built upside-down on a set of formers, just like real boats. Kits include keel, sternpost, rudder and basswood strips for framing, ribs, and hull planking. Complete with construction base, plywood parts for building jig and illustrated instructions. Well... the illustrated (photocopied) instructions leave a lot to be desired as the images are so dark as to be unreadable. Has anyone here built one of these little guys? Any advice, hints (better instructions)? I'm just finishing a scratchbuilt Banks Dory 1:24 scale and this looks right up my alley. Pete
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I just received this kit last week. I'm working my way up to it by way of a couple of MidWest apprentice builds.Good luck - I'll be following closely. Pete in Portland (OR)
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