B-Ram

Hi Yves,

I agree it's a fishing schooner and all of the pictures I have seen of fishing schooners, that have been working for years, have a lot of wear. I spent a lot of time sanding, filling running my fingers over the hull and looking at it from every angle. I was just surprised that it wasn't as smooth as I had thought. Looking back, I should have used a primer before final paint. That would have allowed me the opportunity fill and sand again before final paint. I think I got a little hurried to see the hull painted and did not take the time I should have taken. Overall, I am very happy with the way it is turning out. With everything I have learned during this build, I will be better prepared for my next build.

Thanks,

Bill

Hey everyone,

 I’ve gotten some paint on the hull. It turned out pretty good. I thought I did a good job building and sanding the hull, but the paint accented all of the imperfections. 
 

Bill

It will be very interesting to see how you go about the restoration. 

Bill

Hello Richard,

Your work is absolutely breathtaking. I am very much so enjoying your narrative and pictures. 

Thanks,   Bill

Thanks Bob,

I’m happy with the results. I’m finishing the hull next. I just have a little filling and sanding and she will be ready for paint. 
 

Thanks for the encouraging words and likes.

Bill

Thanks Yves. That's good to know.

Bill

Hello everyone,

I’ve gotten the deck stained. I decided to go with a water based stain. I had to do several coats for the deck to have a uniform color. As a result, the deck turned out darker than I had planned on. I’m going to have some touch up of the white paint after staining. Next I am going to get the hull ready for painting.

Bill

Bill

I think the scale appearance turned out perfect.

Bill

I think they turned out looking great.

Bill

Hello Valeriy,

Your workmanship is absolutely amazing.

Bill

Thanks Yves. I’ll check it out. I have a Lowes close by.

Bill

Hello everyone,

I have gotten to where I would like to apply a finish to the deck. This is a step I don't want to mess up and I feel I only have one try to get it right. My big problem is that I don't know anything about wood finishes. There is a lot of very good discussion on this site about finishes, such as stains or dyes, water based or lacquer based and so on. Unfortunately, after reading all of the information, I am still unsure want would be best direction. I would like to give the deck a subtle color enhancement without hiding the grain.

If anyone could give me any suggestions or direct me  to some information I would greatly appreciate the help.

Thanks,  Bill 

Hello everyone,

 I have started working on the scuppers. At this scale, the scuppers are about 3/32”. The drawings show two scuppers between the stanchions. So far, I have added one between the stanchions.

Bill 

Wow! The condition of the ship is absolutely amazing.

Bill

Hi everyone,

I'm going along very slowly now. It seems no matter how slow I go, I am still making some glaring mistakes. I'm blaming it on age, but I am having lots of fun and I am learning so much.

I have made a little progress. I have finished the deck hatches and am now working on the hawse pipe area and the manger. For reference, I am using a picture of the schooner Ernestina. There are some very nice and useful pictures on the Library of Congress website.

Bill

Beautiful work and great detail Joe.

Bill

Hey everyone,

 I have started building the hatchways. There are two on the Latham. I have seen a picture of a hatch similar to the ones on the Latham, I need to find a picture to know if the hatch doors are one piece or built up from planks.

Bill

Thanks for the kind thoughts.

Yves - I like the lines of the schooners and as my first build, the lines of the hull made it easer to do my first planking. 

I am already looking ahead to my next build. I would like to try my hand at scratch building. It would be another schooner, but this time it would be larger. There are several nice sets of schooner plans being offered on the internet.

Bill

Hey everyone,

Nothing has been glued into place as of yet. I still have some finish sanding and shaping the bases of the fixtures before I secure them into place.

Bill

Hello everyone,

I am continuing to work on the aft deck. Most of the trunk cabin is finished. I still need to add a few components. The wheelhouse is complete. It took me almost two week to get it to where it looked correct.

Bill

Your work is beautiful Dusan and I have learned a lot from your build thread. 

Bill

Wow! Beautiful work Keith.

Bill

Happy New Year everyone,

 I am continuing with the trunk cabin. I have the basic framework finished and now working on the companionway.

Bill

Nice looking model. It will be interesting to see how it comes along.

Bill

Hi csander,

Mating the deck and hull did present some challenges. Check out the second and third photo on the first page. I glued styrene blocks near the edges of the inside of the deck. This kept the hull in the correct position while the glue dried. I used rubber bands to hold the hull and deck together while drying. When it was dry, I just removed the rubber bands. After getting the hull and deck mated, I did not have too much trouble.

Do you have a build thread going?

Bill