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  1. John Ruy
    Before mounting the hull back on the mold I thought I would bevel the 6th strake for lapping the sheer plank. Now she is mounted back on the mold and ready for the Sheer Planking. The Sheer Planking does not get a batten. It overlaps the 6th strake by 1/16th of an inch. I used a compass to strike a line on the 6th strake to get a proper lap joint. Hopefully, no gluing errors to night. tomorrow is another day. Cheers 🍻
  2. John Ruy
    Thanks Moab... I have some great photos coming right up. In my last post I mentioned the need to be careful with the glue, well my worst nightmare occurred. The Stern and Bow Stems became glued to the mold. CA glue is so hard to see, it obviously ran down the stem as I glued the planks into the rabbit joints. I ended up cutting the hull out of the mold. The good news is all things wood can be repaired, right? 🤨 While cleaning it up to re-glue, I took time to true up the bow and stern. All trimmed up, I re-glued. It’s all good now and ready to set back on the mold. Not too bad, salvaged. 😆
  3. John Ruy
    Ok, got the cove molding from Home Depot. Had to go anyway for some “Honey Do” yard projects. 😎 Soaked the 5th and 6th strakes in water with some ammonia to quicken the process. Only about an hour required. Rubbermaid Lid made for a great tray that was long enough. I had gotten 4ft of cove molding, so I could clamp all four pieces at once to dry over night. The 5th strake went on well and then on with the next batten. The 6th strake has a lot more cup to it, just because it is wider. As with all strakes I clamped the 6th strake in place at the center. And trimed both the bow and stern ends to meet the rabbit joint in the keel. Well as Precise as possible, seems that as careful as I was to get this right, I do have some gaps in this area. That’s what they make plastic wood for, right? 🤔 CA glued the 6th strake to the batten on the starboard. Here is a photo the Port side batten prior to glueing on the 6th strake. Must be very careful to not glue the hull to the mold throughout the process. I did use beeswax on the mold prior to starting the hull build to minimize the hull sticking to the mold. With the 6th strake in place it looks like I may have “turned the corner” on the building of this hull. 😆 Now for some filling and sanding before moving on. A bit more than 30 hours into this build and I’m feeling pretty good about it. 😎 Latter...
  4. John Ruy
    Added the 4th Strake and noticed I needed to true up both the bow and stern ends of the strake so they were even port and starboard. Just a bit shaving and sanding before installing the next batten. Ready for the 5th Strake. Both the 5th and 6th strake will need to be cupped to curve the hull. Note the curve of the mold cross section. Cupping the stakes is accomplished by soaking the strakes and clamping them to a piece of cove molding. The cove molding is supposed to be supplied in the kit, however it was not cove molding. See photo below... So... I will have to call it a night and venture out to Home Depot tomorrow. To be continued... 🍻
  5. John Ruy
    NICE! 👍
  6. John Ruy
    2nd strake added more beveling. Adding seam battens for the lap joints for the 3rd strake. ready for the 4th strake I’m going to call it a night, good progress today.
  7. John Ruy
    After 12 hours of reviewing/studying the instructions, I have installed the Garboard. I spent a lot of time prepping the Keel and Garboards with proper beveled edges. Per instructions verified and reverified the fit of the garboards prior to glueing. I chose to use CA glue knowing I would get one chance to lay it down properly. Once glued into place I was not satisfied with the the reveal of the keel and decided to laminate another layer on the lower keel. I also did a bit of fill and sanding work on the Keel and Garboard seams before moving on. More final sanding work on the keel will be needed after the planking is completed. Now on to the 2nd strake.
  8. John Ruy
    Count me in, should be great ride. What a great find and an opportunity to honor your Dad finishing his build for him.
  9. John Ruy
    Thanks Tom for your affirmation It is very encouraging as I hone my craftsmanship on this Vintage Kit. The plans I have in this kit are copies of the 1939 plans used to restore the CWM. I too think she is a beauty. Stay in touch and I would be glad to share the plans with you once I have completed her. They are very yellowed and a bit tattered, but would only gather dust for eternity. I would love to see you get some use out of them. That is if you can wait a while, not sure how long it will be to completion although she has been coming along quite steadily as I have nowhere to go right now. Cheers 🍻
  10. John Ruy
    I agree, I have already placed my Davits and Back Spars and have had to repair them several times. It looks to me like it will make rigging more difficult. However, I agree with David, now is the time to get the placement marked and notch out the Main Rail, Sheer Molding and Channels for there placement later. Looking good... 👍
  11. John Ruy
    Very Nice, Ron... Strady as she goes. 👍
  12. John Ruy
    186 hours into the Charles W Morgan and the Masts are complete. I have spent the last 20 hours on the building of these three Masts. Marine Model Company’s metal details were an enormous help, although they did require considerable filing shaping and drilling. Lower mast material supplied was raw dowel needing sanding to proper taper. Topmast we’re pre-tapered, however still requiring a lot of sanding. Using four grades of sand paper facilitated a more refined smooth surface. Lots of calibration with parts to achieve a proper fit. Metal Fair Leeds were provided, however none of the holes were clear for rigging. Lots of slow hand drilling required. It’s all about detail when it is time for running rigging. 👍 Main Mast Fair Leeds and pin rail. Fore Mast Fair Leeds and Pin Rail. Mizzen Mast Fair Leeds with Fife Rail below. This will be a lot of fun to rig, Looking forward to that. 😆 Whale watching hoops also provide in this kit. On to standing rigging starting at the bow. I will also start building yards arms. More later... Happy Modeling and Stay Safe out there, these are crazy times. America will get through this and be stronger than ever before. ✌️
  13. John Ruy
    Excellent work Tuan, looks like you brought some great micro carpentry skills with you to your first build. Looking forward to seeing your finished product.
  14. John Ruy
    Eric, I will certainly let you know. I’ll need a lot advice on that build. However, it may be a while. Still working on my skill level with the Charles W Morgan and the Whaleboat projects. I’ll get there before you know it. One thing I have learned in this hobby/profession is patients and looking at the long term effect. There is no rush around here, just lots of inspiration. Thanks again for the ride, again it has been truly inspirational. John
  15. John Ruy
    Thank you for the inspirational build. A riverboat is now definitely on my bucket list. I am going to start looking for plans and make a Mississippi Queen my first scratch build. She is beautiful, can’t wait to see your glamour shots of her. Congrats on a superb build. 👍
  16. John Ruy
    Spent 5 hours today on the Whaleboat. Accomplished building the Keel. Laminated the first three layers of the stem and stern posts. Trimed out the upper keel. Magnification and a steel rule help with accuracy. Instructions ask for 1/32” accuracy. placed the upper keel... cut out the lower keel placed the lower keel on top of the upper keel 😆So confusing working the hull upside down. beveled the stem and stern posts Laminated the bottom three layers of the stem and stern posts Wow! What a process! I am finding that reading the instructions a bit ahead and rereading with careful study the best way to avoid reworking. I have never done anything like this before. It’s a really nice kit with great instructions. More latter...
  17. John Ruy
    Foremast complete with bits, painted and stained. This kit comes with tapered topmasts and yards. Lots of additional sanding to final shape and size. On to the Main and Mizzenmast.
  18. John Ruy
    Foremast assembly complete. 😎
  19. John Ruy
    Soaked up the stem and stern post lumber overnight and placed it on the mold to dry. I think I’ll go work on the Morgan for a while and let this dry up.
  20. John Ruy
    Started working on the Morgan’s masts today. My MS New Bedford Whaleboat has started consuming my time. Thought I would take a break from that And get back to the CWM. Slow and steady as she goes... Had to start over on the three lower masts. Must remember to measure three times and cut once. 😎 tomorrow is another day...
  21. John Ruy
    I’ll take it.... PM sent thanks
  22. John Ruy
    Ok! 10 hours into this project and I have a construction board w/mold for the hull building. Hopefully everything is within 1/32” accuracy, according to instructions for correct construction of the Keel and Hull. Wow, what a process! continuing forward, all be it one plank at a time. 😎
  23. John Ruy
    Well, the wood glue did not work well for gluing the sections on to the profile. It just as well, I had not made all of the markings as required in the instructions. Ok, back two steps and then forward again. Here is the profile and sections marked up and glued with CA glue this time. Final touches on the profile... Trimmed up and the glued horses, Now we are ready for the construction board. I have about 8 hours into this and am almost ready to start building. 😎
  24. John Ruy
    Reading my MS instruction “book” very nicely detailed. Feels like I’m studying for a test. Very good background for the beginner (me) 😆 Starting with the mold. Much more precision required at this scale. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. Marked up the pieces... Wow! A lot of adjustments needed, Laser cuts not very accurate. Stripped off some scribed decking material to use for filler where needed. Sanded where only slight trimming was needed. Used my handy new balsa stripper where more trimming was need for that perfect fit. Glued up perfectly square and true. We will see how it dries. Beveled all edges where required prior to glueing. Next up Horses... More Latter...
  25. John Ruy
    Your bow work looks great 👍. I know some of this can be challenging, to say the least.

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