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You're Welcome Paul. And thank you Gerty and Adam Andy -
You're welcome, Paul I almost forgot about the canons. I used the kit supplied ones, which are OK. But if you want to replace them, I'd go with Chuck's. Get his carriages as well, they will better match the guns than the Amati ones. Andy
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Well.. the Mataafa was wrecked in 1905. But you are correct, the mystery boat is the Daniel J Morrell. Wrecked off Harbor Beach, Michigan in November 1966. Only one Survivor, Denis Hale (he's still alive BTW) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Daniel_J._Morrell
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Not quite that far back.
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Hi Jim, thank you.
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Hi Paul, For tapering at the stern, I marked out the bearding line and used a small plane for the largest area, working down to a file for the smaller sections. If I had to do it again, I would go even a bit further with my tapering than I did. In the end I had to sand down a good chunk of the first planking to get the second planking to fit nice against the keel. Some builders go as far as to avoid putting any first planking over that area of the bulkhead former (see Spyglass' build log). Whichever method you choose is up to you, both seem to work well. I cut the rabbet using an ordinary craft knife and steel ruler. At the bow and stern, be sure to taper the inside edge of the rabbet to accept planks entering on an angle. You can pretty much follow the bottom edge of the bulkheads for the depth of the rabbet. it's also easies to do all this before you glue on all the bulkheads. Rabbeting at the bow is a bit more of a challenge, but not impossible. Just take your time (and watch your fingers). For the small part of the walnut stem, I used a small cordless Dremel and a cutoff wheel. Careful light passes and you should be ok. One thing I did find, I needed to add a shim strip along the rabbet as the keel pieces did not sit tight in the scarf joint with the stem. This helped increase the depth a touch, and when it came time, the first planking snapped right in and held quite securely. Hope that helps, at least a little bit. Good luck with your upcoming build. Andy
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I believe you mean "Edmund" Fitzgerald... and no, sorry.. you didn't want me to make this one too easy did you?
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If I have to say thank you one hundred times, I'll keep doing it. Thank you Matti, Anthony and Rhonda, Michael, Greg, Lawrence and Frank. And before I forget, Thank you Kester and Michael (md1400cs) Andy
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Nope, sorry.
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Hey Jan: :P :P :P
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A small update for everyone. I was in touch with the company this afternoon, and they have a relief for me. I'll be able to go home when the ship gets back to the Welland Canal in 6 or 7 days or so. Never in my life did I ever think I would actually be looking forward to going to a funeral..................... Andy
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That looks like the sinking of the General Belgrano....
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I'm guessing you're glad you went with the prefab strips now, right? Looks great, even without the close ups Andy
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Just an idea.. you might find these even better (and less work): http://www.sceneryexpress.com/products.asp?dept=1053 More specifically: http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HK1863
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Naval History On This Day, Any Nation
realworkingsailor replied to Kevin's topic in Nautical/Naval History
1975: Loss of the 730 foot lake freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald, with all hands. This marks the last large vessel lost on the great lakes. Andy -
Thank you all, so very much.
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Whew... I though for a moment that was the view from your house this morning.... note to self: read captions first....
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Great work. The colours are excellent. Muted, not garish, but still brilliant. And they compliment your hull nicely. Andy
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Once again, I can't thank everyone enough. And every time I show up, there are more of you to thank. Such a great community here. Andy
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Naval History On This Day, Any Nation
realworkingsailor replied to Kevin's topic in Nautical/Naval History
November 9 100th Anniversary of the great storm of 1913. In one afternoon, 12 ships where lost with all hands and another 30 where stranded. Over 250 sailors died in the freezing water. The twelve ships lost are as follows: Lake Superior: Leafield, 1892, 18 crew Henry B Smith, 1906, 25 crew Lake Michigan: Plymouth (barge), 1854, 7 crew Lake Huron: Argus, 1903, 28 crew James Carruthers,1913, 22 crew Hydrus, 1903, 25 crew James A McGean, 1908, 28 crew Charles S Price, 1910, 28 Crew Regina, 1907, 20 crew Isaac M. Scott, 1909, 28 crew Wexford, 1883, 17-24 crew (actual number unknown) Lake Erie: Lightship #82, 1912, 6 Crew For a full description of the storm see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913 Andy -
Thanks, Mark and Sherry.
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Again, thanks to everyone for your messages of condolences. I had a long chat with my sister earlier today, and we spent a lot of time talking about our fondest memories from when we were kids. There's going to be a celebration of my grandfather's life later this month and I'm trying to figure out something to say. I've started put some ideas together, but nothing concrete yet. I'll figure something out. Andy
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Nice work on the spars, Sjors. And thank you and Anja for the PM this morning. Andy
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