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Thank you for your answer. I will follow your build with great interest !

Thank you for sharing this beautiful build.

I really love the red color that you are using.

You mentioned the term 'Red oxide primer'. Can you give me more information about the brand and your painting method ? This red is really perfect !

Thank you Rusty and Captain Hook for your kind comments and thank you to all the 'Likes'.

The coloring work continues slowly.

In parallel, I made progress on the installation of the windlass.
Just follow the steps described in the instruction manual.
The windlass templates are glued on the 4 sides of the cedar stick.

I  took advantage of having a perfectly horizontal seat to drill the 8 holes provided for the windlass bars.

The superfluous wood is removed using a cutter then the whole is refined with sandpaper

The angles of the 8 holes were squared using a mini chisel. The paper is moistened and easily removed.

Finally the ends are gradually shaped and the right length for inserting the windlass in the brackets is reached.

The windlass temporarily positioned.

Superb work. A big milestone with a wonderful result !

Fantastic ! A little gem ! Thank you for sharing the steps of the build.

Superb ! Thank you for sharing your method. Very informative step by step. It will be of great help !

The work on the cockpit seats continues.

The center bracket on the transom has been added.  To make it easier to put the knees on each side, I used a small structure created from some scraps.

Wood filler is then used to seal the inevitable small interstices.

It's time to get my brush back...

Very good news. I am in possession of the magnificent volume 1 and I look forward to the second part.

The Speedwell is really a great project.

Thank you Michael and Bob for your kind words and thank you to all the 'Likes'.

Bob, I'm just trying to give back a little bit of everything I get from this forum 😉

The central seat is ready. But first I'm going to give it few coats of paint.

Thank you Jeff and Bob for your comments. And thank you to all the ‘Likes’.
Bob, I am fortunate to have been able to build the Queen's Anne barge and many of the processes are similar which makes it easier.
What helps me are the following:
1. Read, read and re-read the instruction manual. Before each step, I read 2 to 3 times the part that explains it. The instruction manuals written by Chuck are a model of the genre and all the answers are there.
2. Refer to the work of others. We are fortunate to have on this forum extraordinary modelers who share their work. There too, before each step I go through the other build logs again to get inspiration from their beautiful work.
3. Take your time and never hurry.
Note that I too am rarely happy with my work and each time I tell myself that I could have done better. It is also a goal: to think that the next model will be better. That said, every moment spent on this longboat is a moment of happiness because Chuck has concocted a jewel for us.

I was able to advance on the installation of the cockpit seats.

Do not be afraid to accentuate the cutting angle on the back of the seat.

The rear thwart was glued and protected with some tape. Note the small tabs placed on the bottom of the thwart  to facilitate the installation of the 2 cockpit seats. Thank you Ryland for the tip !

I already pass several layers on the seats before gluing them.

And finally they are glued. Also inspired by Ryland's work, I glued 2 small tabs to facilitate the installation of the central seat.

Always a real pleasure to follow this wonderful build. Thank you Chuck !

For my Armed Virginia Sloop hull which was planked with walnut, I used a black pen (archival ink)

I only apply it on one side.

The excellent work continues. Thank you for the many details on the different steps. Very informative and motivating. A pleasure to follow !

Thank you all for your advice.

Thank you Tony for the url of the Brunel Institute in Bristol. The site is very interesting and above all allowed me to discover a next destination to visit during my next visit to England. I have already visited Portsmouth but I had never heard of Brunel's SS Great Britain. It seems to be a very good place.

For the book, I will probably acquire the first in the series and then gradually complete it.

While browsing the web, I came across this series of publications by author David MacGregor  on the merchant sailing.

Any advice on these books ?

He has also published other books like 'Fast Sailing Ships' or 'The Tea Clippers'.

What about this author and his publications ?

Than you in advance for your advice.

Wonderful job Dave. Always as clean and precise !

Superb ! I really love this build ! Very refreshing. Kisscool effect !

Superb job Bob. She is a little beauty ! Congratulations for this beautiful model.

Superb work ! All is exactly as it should be !

Superb work !

Superb work on this "cooking stove". Ready for a "grillade-party" 😀

I really love the paint job and the result is really great !

Nice start. I will follow this build with great interest because the Cheerful will be one of my next ship model.

I really love this cutter and we have so many great completed versions !

Thank you to all the 'Likes'.

The thwarts are provisionally in place. These are not yet glued. I have to finish the cockpit seats before.

Bob and Gary, thank you for your kind words and thank you to all the 'Likes'.

The risers are in place. They were previously pre-bended.

I used a little jig (on the model of the depth gauge 'T' square used for the Queen Anne Barge) to determinate the good position at each frame.

I simulate the nails only once the board in place. I wanted to be sure I positioned them correctly.

I started working on the thwarts.

A little additional information. This summer, the Ancre editions will publish a new monograph written by Hubert Mallet on 'La Victoire', a barge from Lake Geneva. 
The talented French model maker used the book and plans produced by Gérard Cormaz to write this new monograph. 
The new plans of 'La Victoire' will contain the entire structure of the framework and will thus make it possible to produce a POF type model. 
Indeed, Hubert Mallet produced a magnificent 3D modeling work to restore the entire frame and thus publish the timbering plans. 
Knowing the policy of Editions Ancre, an English translation of this new monograph should follow. I will report on this future monograph as soon as it is available.