Jerry Sturdivant

The plans call for about 60 short pieces of wood to place between ribs. So I set up a little assembly line by making a table saw out of my Dremel drill press. Then a little sanding on each one and started gluing.

I've always wanted to do one of those. When I finish my current project, I'll get one like yours. I, too, like to add my own touches. And I'll be referring back to here for your tips.

Now to gluing the ribs. When trimming the wood gaps where the laser cutter stopped, I didn’t clean the carbon very well and noticed the yellow glue didn’t bond well. So when I flipped the glued-together center boards over, I spend more time sanding the carbon off. When these last few ribs are glued, I’ll add some glue all along where the ribs contact the center boards. I will also sand the black carbon off the exposed parts of the ribs you see here before adding the planks.

Thanks, Ryland; you've earned a free ride in my boat... I'm doing some of my fairing ahead of time, thanks to the blue prints. (Should I call them white prints?). A little pencil work (being sure to cut the correct side). Then cut it down to where I hope it should be. I'll leave the fine fairing for when it's all together and braces are in.

Rather than christening the ship early with a pint of my blood, (and the inevitable stiches), I dropped my blade and grabbed my Dremel. That was nice, it was like molding wax.

I thought I could add more story and pictures to one post, but I guess not. (I'll learn the editing as I go). Cutting the Rabbit. Here I am, slinging my blade (notice no blood, yet). Worked rather well.

Laying the keel, so to speak. I’m doing what an amateur shouldn’t; deviating from the plans. The Center keel is so thick, ¼” that the laser cutter wouldn’t properly cut through it. So they made a port and starboard center keel of 1/8” each and they’re to be glued together. The plans say, after doing the ½ bulkheads on each side, THEN glue it together; but I watch the video of this young lady building it a different way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFT_cmY7NVI Here’s port and starboard center keel glued together.

This will be my third kit. I hope I learned enough from the first two. 18th Century Longboat (1750-1760) - Jerry Sturdivant - Model - Shipways Scale 1:48 Sloup Sloup Coquillier (1912+) - Jerry Sturdivant - Corel Scale 125

FINISHED! After I saw another Sloup here on a pedestal I liked the way it looked and did the same. Just in time, too, because after a long delay (because of the virus and international shipping, I suppose) I’ve just received my, Glad Tidings – Pinky Schooner. This will be my third model and an increase in difficulty. I understand I’m to put my pictures here and also in another area for, COMPLETED Kits. Hope I’m doing it right. 18th Century Longboat (1750-1760) - Jerry Sturdivant - Model - Shipways Scale 1:48 Sloup Coquillier (1912+) - Jerry Sturdivant - Corel Scale 125

I’m looking around for a forum to ask a question, this seems to be it. Somewhere in Model Ship World I’d seen instructions on how to wrap rope around ship oars. Now that I need it, I can’t find it. This is my current project: Sloup Coquillier (1912+) - Jerry Sturdivant - Corel Scale 125 I have the oars painted and the rope ready, but where in this large database did I see the rope wrapping and knotting? Thanks..

Thanks, Jim I guess us and the English are separated by a common language. Heh. I don't know if I should put this picture in the lead-in, or just add as I go. Anyway: This may be cheating, but in making the oars, the stock is rectangle. (Note the second oar laying on the drill deck) 4 x 6 mm beach board. So to make round out of rectangle, I chucked it up in my drill press and kinda ‘lathed’ it., ‘cause I don’t like sanding when I don’t have to.

Thanks, Clive: I found the sails too big. Seems they built the ship on paper, then the ship. My Gaff risers went two-block and left the sail slack. So I moved the block rigging up a centimeter. Sill had mainsail problems, but I noticed on seeing other models, everybody has. So I trimmed the sales and made do. I still can't find out why only 3 mainsail rings and why so high - and no boom downhaul. I've sailed a 90' Baltic gaff-rigged schooner (flat bottom) and had rings all the way up the main. I have his question elsewhere on this site; I just haven't learned how to move around yet. Jerry My other work: 18th Century Longboat (1750-1760) - Jerry Sturdivant - Model - Shipways Scale 1:48 Sloup Coquillier (1912+) - Jerry Sturdivant - Corel Scale 125

Thanks, JJT. Perhaps in error, I posted this title as 1:25 scale when it should be 1:48. I can't find a way to edit this so I was hoping you, as a Moderator, could. Thank you.

Top pencil marks where I two-blocked, leaving the sail loose, so I moved that rigging up. (See my photos.) 2ed, 3ed & 4th pencil are the three rings holding the mainsail to the mast. Not distance from third to boom. 5th pencil points to floating boom. In my photos (in the constructions area, for which I forgot the name) I put in a downhaul. Perhaps this is an historic rigging. I can't photo the English version of this ships history, if you with. Thanks for looking.

This is my second boat model. Mostly I picked it because I've crewed on a 90' Baltic gaff-rigged schooner and loved the idea of red sails. This kit comes in four languages. It appears the English part was translated by someone whose English was their second language. "Sandpaper" was written as "Glass paper." Perhaps because glass is made from sand? Anyway I'm enjoying it because there is lots of leeway and forgiveness. I had to make some changes because they apparently designed it on paper and some things simply did not work. Like the spar hoist went two-block and the sail was too big. As for the Red Sales, it came with white. So I purchased a bundle of red shop rags and soaked the rags and sails for a few days to turn them red. Now quite enough, so I soaked the 'pink' sails in some red wine. Just right. My hand isn't all that steady so when it came to painting the blue and black lines, I cheated and used tape. (Does this make me a bad person?) I have a question in another section as to why the mainsail has only 3 rings to the mast, and up high; and no boom downhaul. The sails came white; so I purchased a bundle of red shop rags from Home Depot and placed them all in a bucket of water for a day. That gave me, well, pink ("It's a girl!") so I used half a bottle of red wine (the cheap stuff) and got the colors below. Port gunnel was cut, shaped glued, as per instructions. For the Starboard, I used a flat board and a bunch of screws and made a curve. I used the full length and boiled it in water for 20-minutes, and curved it. Two broke, but the last one worked well. Gaff lifting block too close, so I have to move the rigging up. The kit ran out of rope for sewing around the sails. Had to get more rope.. I spaced out the three rings because the pictures had them all too high. I added a down haul. I did all this because the schooner I sailed on worked like that. Us old guys don't have steady hands for painting lines. (I did on full size boats) so I cheated and used tape. Now I have to make the oars and repaint the bottom.

Because of your videos, I've decide to step up in difficulty and attempt this boat. Thank you for your postings. And thanks for showing how to turn brass black. Being new, I kept trying to paint it.

Stuck at home because of the virus I decided to join my adult son and build a model boat. This is my first boat model, although I've built a real canoe. Now I have to figure out how to add the pictures. Look like their entered, I just can't caption them. Ah. "Edit." I really should have started with a bigger boat, but I'm learning from my mistakes and will do better on the next boat.

New member here and just trying to figure out how to get around this site. I just finished a Corel Sloup Coquillier (I saw photos elsewhere on this site), but couldn’t find an answer to a problem. Why does mainsail has only three rings to the mast, and positioned so far up? And why no downhaul for the boom?

I’ve been directed to place my introduction here. New member here and just trying to figure out how to get around this site. I see other newbies have entered here, so I will too. I’m 81. Been a U.S. Navy sailor (South China Sea in the late 50’s), sailed with the Sea Scouts in the San Francisco bay, and three times missed out on crewing on a trans-Pacific sail. Was a crew member on a 90’ Baltic gaff-rigged schooner out of Hood River, Oregon, where we crossed the Columbia River Bar (then had the Coast Guard rescue us). I’ve rebuilt a small craft for fishing, and I’ve built a 12-foot canoe with redwood strips from a set of plans. I’ve river rafted the Grand Canyon and the back waters of Oregon. Retired to Las Vegas, bought an 18’ sailboat, but soon gave it up because Lake Mead wind is either 1 knot or 50. My son (50-years old) has build a number of models now has me hooked. So far, I’ve build a Model Shipways 18th century longboat 1:48 and just finished a Corel Sloup Coquillier (I saw photos elsewhere on this site), but couldn’t find an answer to a problem. And then I found this site. I can’t figure out why the mainsail has only three rings and positioned so far up the mast. And why there’s no downhaul for the boom. So I’ll look around this site for where to post this question, and possibly upload my pictures. I’ve just ordered a Model Shipways Glad Tidings Pinky Schooner and looking forward to it’s arrival.

New member here and just trying to figure out how to get around this site. I see other newbies have entered here, so I will too. I’m Jerry Sturdivant, 81. Been a U.S. Navy sailor (South China Sea in the late 50’s), sailed with the Sea Scouts in the San Francisco bay, and three times missed out on crewing on a trans-Pacific sail. Was a crew member on a 90’ Baltic gaff-rigged schooner out of Hood River, Oregon, where we crossed the Columbia River Bar (then had the Coast Guard rescue us). I’ve rebuilt a small craft for fishing, and I’ve built a 12-foot canoe with redwood strips from a set of plans; all years ago. I’ve river rafted the Grand Canyon and the back waters of Oregon. Retired to Las Vegas, bought an 18’ sailboat, but soon gave it up because Lake Mead wind is either 1 knot or 50. My son (50-years old) has build a number of models now has me hooked. So far, I’ve build a Model Shipways 18th century longboat 1:48 and just finished a Corel Sloup Coquillier (I saw photos elsewhere on this site), but couldn’t find an answer to a problem. And then I found this site. I can’t figure out why the mainsail has only three rings and positioned so far up the mast. And why there’s no downhaul for the boom. So I’ll look around this site for where to post this question, and possibly upload my pictures. I’ve just ordered a Model Shipways Glad Tidings Pinky Schooner and looking forward to it’s arrival.