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    I'm about ready to attach the first hull plank at main deck level. On my model the main deck curves up slightly at the bow. Should I sand the deck beams slightly to make the deck lay flat and follow the deck line with the plank? I understand that the next plank down from the first plank should be straight. Am I misunderstanding something? Any help appreciated.
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    Just got my carving blanks in the mail today. Thanks Chuck.
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    Dan. Thanks for the encouragement. Although both Dans have a different Mayflower kit than mine, by comparing the progress of our ships via the build logs, it can help with various building techniques and perhaps add details to our ships.
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    Thanks Roger. I'll check out the National Research Journals in the NRG office.
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    Building the Mayflower by Billing Boats. Neither kit 801 (which I have) or the newer one have much plans detail and very little furnishings on the deck (water pump, windlass ect.). It also doesn't have nor show where the Capstan is located or if it has one. Would any of you builders of the Mayflower from other kits have one? Does anyone know if it had one or where it was located? I'm guessing the forward part of the main deck. Thanks for any assistance.
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    Bruce. Thanks for the references. I'll check them out tomorrow. I spoke with a friend of mine who knows I'd rather read and turn pages than check on line but still told me to look it up on line. So I did and found an article entitled "A Meal Onboard Ship in the 16th Century." It seems to be a good answer. There are probably many more.
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    I have read a number of books about historical ships like the Santa Maria, Half Moon, Golden Hind, Mayflower etc. I've never read anything about cooking aboard ships of the 1600s and onward. As an example; the Mayflower had many settlers aboard. Did these settlers cook their meals aboard ship or did they eat "hardtack" and cold meals? If they cooked meals aboard ship, what was used to cook them and where were they located aboard ship?
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    Thanks Chuck. Just ordered mine from the link you posted. It's a great way to learn to carve and will help me carve the flower on the stern of my Mayflower build.
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    Chuck. Just read your Carving build log. Is the carving group still active. If so how is one able to get the carving banks you mentioned? I went to the NRG store but couldn't locate them.
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    Stepped away from building to assemble the Professional Building Slip from Hobby Zone of England. The slip is a tad bit longer than I need at the moment but looks as if its going to work fine. This is the keel assembly installed in the slip. Frames and Bulkheads. Going slow on this part. Now it's back to cutting the frames/bulkheads from the wood sheet. There are a total of 15 and I'm about to start cutting from frame 9. Takes about 1-1/2 hour of very careful cutting per frame as I'm cutting them from the wood sheet using Exacto three different knives. I'm going to have to get a mini saw for my next ship. Any recommendations for a mini table band or jig saw are welcome.
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    Magnificent job Glenn. I look forward to following your Robert E Lee build. 👍
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    James. Thanks for the clarification. Its working fine for me. Interesting thing, all the modelers in Georgia are like all the members of my MGTD replica club. All about 1-1/2 to 2 hours away. Oh! For the record I miss living in Felixstowe. Lived there for 3 years in the late 70's.
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    Osmosis. Are the two organizers MDF or wood? They appear to be wood.
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    I just finished building my HobbyZone Building Slip yesterday. I found the plans lacking as for instructions. I too like the idea of shortening the slip as its way to large and heavy. Shortening it will work for my Mayflower and Golden Hind builds.
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    Tried to Zoom out but it seems to not work. Is there another location of the map besides the one in this post?
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    How do you get the map to the US, Canada or Austrailia, etc.?
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    Started my new build, the Mayflower by Billing Boats. I will try to follow a better format with this build log. Below are the first photos of my build. In the bottom, photo, are items #2 and #3 bulkheads or a frames? They appear to be frames while #1 is a bulkhead. Am I missing something???
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    You're an inspiration!
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    Excellent work. Keep it up. What are the dimensions of this model?
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    I have planked many hulls and have always started from the main deck and downward four rows. Then the garboard up for four rows and then the middle. On my model of the Mayflower, the plans show planking from the main deck upwards. The excellent build completed by Sherry (of MSW) was planked the same way. I plan on following that method for my build. I'm just wondering why it was done in that manner? My theory is it is to protect from snapping off the tops of the frames.
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    druxey. Thanks. That's good information to know.
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    I have Jeweler's Vice which is a "V" slotted piece of wood mounted with a clamp. I have a Jeweler's/Coping saw. What is the best number of teeth per inch for the saw blades to cut the pieces from the wood sheets in my kit? Thanks.
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    Got through all your build photos. Most excellent work. In the Admiral/Captain quarters, where did you get the material for the rugs and the picture in the frame?
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    Glad you're dusting off your San Filipe!
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    News! I had the main deck of the Santa Maria planked and my son asked if he could finish it for me and add it to his little collection (he has the Nina and Pinta wood models.) So I boxed her up and shipped it to him over the weekend. So now I'll have to start the next build in the hopper which is the Mayflower. And I expect to ask a lot of questions because this looks to be a plank on frame kit. I've never seen bulkheads like these.

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