Mahuna

Nice work, Chris. I'll be following along, and hope to see it in person sometime.

Thanks for the suggestion Jack. I'll be driving a small SUV, so won't need to use the seat anchors. Too bad - always like to meet other MSW members.

I'll be taking Kathryn to next week's meeting of the San Diego Ship Modelers Guild, and then will be going on to Carlsbad, California - total driving time will be around 12 hours. I'm a little nervous about Kathryn bouncing around in the car for that long, so I had to devise a way to keep her steady in the car. The building board for the Kathryn build is about 6-8 inches longer than the overall length of the model, so I will use that board and I devised a clamping arrangement to keep her steady on the board, as in the following photo. The cross-pieces press down on Kathryn's base, and the surface of the cross-piece which touches the base is lined with a soft rubber padding to avoid scratching the base. The boom is only held from swaying side-to-side by the main sheet, so I wedged a piece of soft foam rubber between the boom and the board that joins the 2 davits. The yawl boat is suspended from the davits by a block configuration and could easily sway back and forth and do some damage to itself and/or the model, so I epoxied a clear acrylic rod between the side of the boat and the bumper at Kathryn's rear. This is a permanent solution, but I thought it was necessary to protect the model during its life - not just for the trip. Some future work still remains for Kathryn - she needs a display case to protect her from dust, dirt, grandchildren, and cleaning ladies. In the meantime I've started the drafting process for the next model, and I'll post a link here when I start a new build log in a month or so. Cheers, everyone!

Looks great Rich - stay on the journey! Hope to see you soon.

Welcome to MSW Chris. It’s good to see another ship modeler here in AZ.

Thanks Carl, and thanks Tom.

Thanks Druxey. I think I'm the one who should be sending appreciation to all of the folks who have been very encouraging along the way.

Thanks Jerry. I admire folks like yourself who have actually worked on these boats. I have a good friend who is an experienced waterman (and an excellent modeler) who has been a great source of info during the project. Thanks Will. I think when you see Kathryn in person you'll probably pick out some things that are NOT the best parts!

Thanks Patrick - but I don't think I'll be making sails again. Thanks Popeye. The JTL will be interesting when compared to skipjacks. Thanks Gary. Thanks Ed. I've tried to apply what I've learned from watching your work since I started modeling. Thanks Greg. I've actually been thinking that at some point I might offer the Kathryn to CBMM. Thanks John. I guess you could say this is how she looks at the start of each oystering season, before the paint dries.

Hi Patrick - she'll be a little beauty. Amazing work, as usual.

Thanks everyone for the comments, 'likes', and support during my Kathryn build. Here are a few photos of the completed model. I've started doing some CAD work for my next model - the J.T. Leonard oyster sloop. I hope to start a build log soon.

Thanks Druxey. I did dye the netting, but it might still be a little bright. However, when you look at the whole model it doesn't stand out too much. Thanks John. It feels good to finally be 'finished'. Now on to the next one! Thanks Chris. Glad you like it! Thanks Rich. I try. 😉

Hi Will - I'm looking forward to your build log. (Also looking forward to meeting you next Tuesday)

Thanks Carl. It has been a very educational build for me, and I'm glad others have benefited as well.

I just added some photos of my Skipjack Kathryn build. I had named each file using a sequence number, assuming that the photos would be shown in that sequence. The photos are shown in reverse order - last in first out. I've tried sorting the album by Caption, and I see the album in the proper sequence, but the Gallery still shows the original sequence. Is there a way to resequenced the album in the Gallery?