Emmet
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Thanks One never knows what might happen when doing something not included. It is good to get warnings about the future.
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The sun is shining and we have blizzard looking storm but it is all for naught as it hits the warm ground. I was prepared for all sorts of whatevers when I got into this stuff. I will do whatever it takes. I see complaints about the laser cutting on other logs. Putting the deck on shows me the slots for the longways beam are not correct. I am not doing anything until I add more decks and check every aspect possible. The kit seems good compared to the La Nina from Amati but it came out ok. The Santa Maria looks like a better kit. The Victory came so fast I only got around to translating the Italian instructions. When I go south in November I will be working on it.
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Sorry I have my fronts and backs switched. Just a landlubber you know.
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Thanks Keith The plans are no help. McKays Victory shows the stern gradually sloping up towards the stern. My problem frame, however, is towards the bow. Still the slots for the longways beam will have to be corrected. I will keep exploring. It is clear that one has to file many pieces so that they fit. the lower deck took quite a bit of filing.
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Working at alignment of the frames. longways beam.psd
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OK I do nave some left over. I could have used it. I was concerned about staying out of the way of frames that are close there. Our snow is gone now. It was 34-a hair over 1F. Actually the temp was higher on the ground. The snow was coming out of very cold air. I got the wood stove cranking this morning-very unusual this time of year here. The daytime temps, however, have been warm at about 12-15 C. I am into a complicated situation at this point in my build. I will be posting soon. Stay warm.
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Reinforcing the bow/keel connection.
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I was just looking again at the card bands and now realize how it was done. I never used card material before.
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You got me now-that is what Cornwall, the vendor, said.
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The railings for the ladders from the poop deck to the quarterdeck are nifty-nice patient work.
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It would seem difficult to run a plastic spatula(or similar) over the surface in the bow area. I am not sure how to handle filler between the gunports- that looks tricky. I am sure you will figure it out. It is kind of like auto body work only in a much tighter area. In the end you will get it.
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Appreciate your input. I really enjoy the challenge. I am forced to think hard about how to go about something that may have ramifications for the future of the project. It is great to be encouraged by you.
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Now why could I not find that info. Thanks I am now having my coffee. Hope you enjoyed yours. Check out our morning view this morn. It is a record for us-not sure about the past 1000 years.
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Enjoy your coffee. And thanks Keith.
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This is Emmet They look pretty to me. Any idea what the real ones were like?
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The admiral just walked in with these after me saying I may have to go out and cut a bunch of square blocks. Isn't love grand!
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Right on Keith. Well I am not going ahead until I am satisfied with the certainty of the locations of the frames. I see some builders use blocks but that seems wild. I should be able to measure the frames distance and be sure of squareness with a simpler approach.I do not have any lego blocks but I will come up with a way of making sure that the frames stay where they are supposed to be when I glue them. Perhaps putting a wood band across, making a hole in the frame, gluing and then putting the frame back with the band being reinstalled making sure of the holes in the bands-just thinking. I was going to say that the distance between the slots on the keel are slightly different for each space.
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Keith just told me I have to enter my media here in order for members to know I added content. I thought it made more sense to keep all of the pictures of my build in order. I hope I do a better job of building the ship than I have with this website. At any rate I have a bunch of pics on my build.
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Thanks Keith Trying to negotiate and website seems more difficult in building a ship. Right now I am dry fitting everything to be sure that all pieces are aligned With respect to the big slut I wanted to do something where I could put the piece in and out. The idea you gave me about the poop deck is the kind of help I need.
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Thanks Keith, I guess that will be a thought for another situation. What I did was use two layers of paper on each side with a touch of glue and it tightened it up. See my log I am doing a lot of entries. Meanwhile I am following you all the time.
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Hi Keith, Those deadeyes are great fun. Help! I have a frame that is designed to support the poop deck and it fits very loose onto the keel (it wobbles). What technique could be used to make it fit tighter? I could put strips alongside but I was wondering if there is any other way.
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Thanks Rob Fantastic! I have used Minwax products for years. I did the La Nina with Bondi. It was a nice smooth job but a water product would be easier to handle. I am enjoying your progress.
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Hi Rob What is name of filler? I never used a water based one and am interested in doing the same.
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I'm in the process of doing inventory and writing instructions using those given. By putting things down in my own words I will, in a way, be building the ship in my mind. As I go along I will change my instructions to reflect gained knowledge. Hopefully there will be fellows like yourself that will be advising me. I probably would have done this without the website but it is much more interesting studying the work that you and others do. It will certainly make for building a better ship. Thanks for the encouragement,
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Incredible! Just so you know I am on your site a lot.
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