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  1. John Ruy
    My Gallery Images Thanks for riding along… Here is a link to my Glamour Shots of her, she is a beauty. My wife says it’s beautiful and my best. I am getting better at this, but I think the Bowdoin is one beautiful schooner. My Gallery Images
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    Mast Caps and Ice Barrel… Still trying to find out what the yellow balls are all about. I am officially calling this model finished. 🍻 Thank you all for your comments, encouragement and 👍 along the way. It has been fun… See you all on the flip side. Onwards 😎
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    Dory Hooks… Dory Hook rigging tied off to stowed Dory on the Starboard side. Dory Hooks tied off to eyes on the Port Rail. Stowed Dorys tied down to the deck. General question… What purpose do these balls on top of the masts serve? I do know they are to be installed and that they were white before the last restoration and are now yellow. I cannot find anything regarding there function. I wouldn’t think they are decretive, everything on a ship should have a purpose. You would think. 🤔 I sent an email off to the Captain of the Bowdoin at the Academy, but I thought I would crowd source an answer and see if anyone is actually reading my build log. 😆 Thanks
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    Dory Hooks… Four Dory Hooks rigged. Some more details… Ventilators and the Ships Bell installed. Baggywrinkles… Had to research this one. 🧐 I wondered what those fuzzy things were on the rigging. I found mention of the in @Jond diorama build log. Baggywrinkle is a soft covering for cables (or any other obstructions) to reduce sail chafe. There are many points in the rig of a large sailing ship where the sails come into contact with the standing rigging; unprotected sails would soon develop holes at the points of contact. Baggywrinkle provides a softer wearing surface for the sail. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggywrinkle I have not seen them on any other build of the Bowdoin, other than jond’s. But then I haven’t seen Sails up full set, either. So, I had to find a way to make it right. 😆 Give a pipe cleaner a close cut. A quick dip in Carbon Gray stain… BaggyWrinkles… Tie them on with black thread a d paint then with Acrylic Yellow Ochre. More detailing coming up… 🤔
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    Dory’s stowed on deck… Researching Dory Stowage, yielded these photos from the Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College. Interesting, 1930 bathing while out to sea in the Arctic. Dorys now properly stowed on deck. Onwards. 🍻 Next up Dory Hooks…
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    Dory’s continued… Two nested Dory Hulls, easier said than done. Micro Carpentry indeed. 😆 Nested Dory’s completed… 😎 On to the final details. Cheers 🍻
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    Dory’s… Building a couple of MiniMe 😆 Dory’s to nestle in on the deck of the Bowdoin. Cutting out pieces from 1/32” basswood stock. Using templates from instructions. Pieces ready for assembly. Wetting with Ammonia/Water… Staining of Dory pieces prior to assembly. I will only need to detail the top Dory of the two stacked on deck. Micro Carpentry, for sure. 😎
  8. John Ruy
    Sails now stiffened. I think she is looking pretty good. 👍 Still have have a few details to add. Almost there… 🧐
  9. John Ruy
    Stay Sail and Jib Rigging Stay Sail Sheet rigging on the traveler. Note: Temporary tie to hold the Boom out. Another view of the Sheet rigging. Stay Sail Halyard and Boom Lift in place. Jib Halyard in place… Jib Sheet lines completed and Lines Belayed on the Deck Cleats. Running Rigging Completed. 😎 Now, on to the final details.
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    Fore Sail… Throat Halyard on Fore Sail. Tying off the Lazyjacks for the Fore Sail. Belaying of the Throat and Peak Halyards at the Fore Fife Rail. Peak Halyard rigging of the Fore Gaff. Next up the Jib and Stay Sail Halyards. 🍻
  11. John Ruy
    Very nice build on the classic lobster boat. I will follow along, I would like to see your finished product. 👍
  12. John Ruy
    Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I am currently building the Bowdoin myself. Bought a vintage Laughing Whale kit in the Bluejacket Shop last year, up in Searsport. Using Bluejacket’s instructions. Visited the Bowdoin Arctic Museum last week. Great college, nice campus. Here is a link if you would like to take a look. It’s a great kit and fun build. Cheers 🍻 My build Log for the Bowdoin
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    It’s more like really thick acrylic paint, in fact you can mix acrylics for a custom color paste. Made by Testors. https://www.michaels.com/testors-craft-dimensional-craft-paste-4-pack/10566664.html?r=g&cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-MICH_Shopping_US_N_Craft+%26+Hobbies_N_Smart_BOPIS_N-_-&Kenshoo_ida=&kpid=go_cmp-9972406265_adg-99939223639_ad-433378147590_pla-1354477352600_dev-m_ext-_prd-10566664&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4b2MBhD2ARIsAIrcB-QsEkj-zVQIbkiZnvTLm72pLtLodtCbCT8m-jSefKX5aUhIyg3y7kkaAhsTEALw_wcB
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    Running Rigging Main Sail… Main Throat Halyard… Belaying the Main Throat Halyard to the wrong side. 😑 Fixed it later… 😆 Main Throat Halyard Whip… Belaying the Whip… These tools were well worth the 10.00 I paid on eBay. Main Peak Halyard Tip: Stage white card in the back ground, gives better visibility. Less squinting. 😆 Lazyjacks going in with the boom tied down. Tied off the LazyJack pendant, behind the Throat Halyard Blocks. That was fun. NOT! 🧐 Termination of the LazyJack ropes on the Main Boom. Main Sheet Tackle… Topping Lift tackle… Time to put some wind in the Main Sail. Wow! That actually worked…. I glued the Mast, Boom and Gaff in to position. Then laid her on her side and soaked the Main Sail down with Fabric Stiffener. Let her dry overnight. 😎 Peak Halyard Whip installed. View from the stern down the Main Boom. Main Sail Running Rigging completed. Cheers 🍻
  15. John Ruy
    Yves, I vote for the natural look. Give it a few more coats to be sure you like the darkening of the poly. Having said that, what is the historical coloring of the ship? That probably doesn’t help your decision. 😆
  16. John Ruy
    Standing Rigging completed… Those battens were painful 😖 Just as they were on my Charles W Morgan Let the Running Rigging begin. 🍻
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    battens continued… Portside done… Thought I would report a couple of learnings. 1. Using white card behind the shrouds helps to see the knots you are tying. 2. Lots of light and a magnifier. 🧐 Cheers 🍻
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    Yep, it is a very good way of doing this. I’ll use it on the Bluenose I have in my stash. 😆 Not my idea though, got it from @ahb26 his battens were laser cut that he had gotten from @MrBlueJacket . This technique may be in the current Bowdoin kit from Bluejacket Shipcrafters. Very nice kit they have. 👍
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    Battens… Taking a cue from newer kits, I am creating evenly spaced battens. 8 mm separation to be exact. 😆 Te frames will be cut away, once the battens are tied in place. White glue for this application. Verify spacing, one piece at a time. Battens with framing completed. Painting flat black before mounting. Separate each shrouds batten set. Battens clamped into place. Tie each one to shroud… Just a tiny drop of CA glue to secure the knot. Got to say I like the outcome. 😎 Only 252 of these knots to tie. But who’s counting. Half a shroud in 2 hours, only 14 hours to go. 😆 But who’s counting, no deadlines here. 👍 Tails to be trimmed later. Onwards… 🍻
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    Very nice work! 👍
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    Shrouds… The Bowdoin’s shrouds are cables and the Laughing Whale kit supplies stranded wire and aluminum tubing (1/16” od) for the shrouds. All of which I used to pre-build the shroud cables earlier in this build. This photo shows the wire jigs used to hold the Deadeyes at a proper distance. The rigging for the Deadeyes on the Bowdoin are tarred after installation. I used Acrylic Paint to blacken my rigging thread for the Deadeyes. Using beading needles I thread the Deadeyes. Remove the wire jugs one at a time while rigging the Deadeyes to maintain the tightness. Once the lower shrouds are rigged I then rig the upper shroud. I applied a drop of CA glue to the crimped tubing, per instructions, just to be sure it doesn’t come loose. Upper and lower shrouds now completed on both the Fore and Main Masts. 😎 Its time to get after those battens used as ratlines. 🍻
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    Fore Stays… Fore Stays installed with Jib and Forward Stay Sail. Stay sail Boom… Details… Main Sail Boom… Main Mast ready for Shrouds. 😎 Progress… 🍻
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    Fore Sail… Photo from Bowdoin College archives. View of the Fore Sail Boom, Stay Sail Club and Jib from the deck of the Bowdoin. Great archive of Bowdoin photos, to get rigging details. Lashing the Fore Sail to the Gaff. The Laughing Whale drawings show this same lashing technique for the boom. As can be seen in the photo above, the boom lashing of the sail will require a bit more detail. In my opinion… there goes my OCD again. 😆 Making up some 2mm jump rings. Sewing the rings to the bottom edge of the fore Sail. Lashing the Fore Sail to its Boom with the rings, makes for better detail. 😎 Mounting the Fore Sail to the Fore Mast. Finally, some Running Rigging. 😆 Standing Rigging… Time to get out the Shrouds I made up earlier in the build. Starboard Fore Shrouds completed. Port Side Shrouds before painting. Upper and Lower Fore Shrouds complete. On to Fore Stays with Forward Stay Sail and Jib. Tomorrow… 🍻
  24. John Ruy
    Yves, This is an awesome project, can’t wait start seeing details. i.e. planking, chainplate and bowsprit. Your doing a great job reviewing this kit as well as laying the foundation. Who knew you were a beginner, like me. 😆 John
  25. John Ruy
    Sail Details… Gluing on Bolt rope, easier said than done. 😆 However, I like the end result vs hand sewing. Making sure it is not glued to the cork board. I made corner patches out of stiffened sail material. Glued the patches in place with fabric glue. Again stitching this is too tedious and appears out of scale. Jib corners completed. Drilling holes for the Jib hanks… Used black split rings. Jib completed… Mast hoops sewn on the Fore Sail. Mast hoops completed on the Fore Sail. All Sails completed with exception of those pestcky Reef Points. 😆 Again decide to try the glue on method vs sewing thru and knotting on both sides. Pinned reef points in place on cork board until dry. Pinned the tail on the sail 120 plus times, had to do it twice this way. I think it was easier than knotting on both sides. Finally, Sails are complete. 😎 Let the rigging begin. 🍻

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