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Agreed

Have you been virused off Sam?   

well, that's true, ok so it is my fault

Hey Sam...welcome glad to have you along for the ride...blame Denis on this one, he started it 

Thx D

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to hit the like button...got the rail cap made, mounted and painted out, the paper pattern was layed out on some thicker basswood stock, took 9 pieces scarfed together to make the whole cap
each piece was cut to fit against both its neighbors to get the joints nice and tight 

and then painted out...

considering repainted the cap in the dark green...think it may tie the main hul and the deck furniture together a little better?   
 

Hey D...got my copy of Chappelle’s Search For Speed Under Sail   and was just leafing thorough and came across the attached, the lines look really similar and she carries a horizontal bow sprit 

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to hit the like button...got the rail cap made, mounted and painted out, the paper pattern was layed out on some thicker basswood stock, took 9 pieces scarfed together to make the whole cap
each piece was cut to fit against both its neighbors to get the joints nice and tight 

and then painted out...

considering repainted the cap in the dark green...think it may tie the main hul and the deck furniture together a little better?   
 

look'in good J.......well done with the caps  

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to hit the like button...got the rail cap made, mounted and painted out, the paper pattern was layed out on some thicker basswood stock, took 9 pieces scarfed together to make the whole cap
each piece was cut to fit against both its neighbors to get the joints nice and tight 

and then painted out...

considering repainted the cap in the dark green...think it may tie the main hul and the deck furniture together a little better?   
 

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to hit the like button...got the rail cap made, mounted and painted out, the paper pattern was layed out on some thicker basswood stock, took 9 pieces scarfed together to make the whole cap
each piece was cut to fit against both its neighbors to get the joints nice and tight 

and then painted out...

considering repainted the cap in the dark green...think it may tie the main hul and the deck furniture together a little better?   
 

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to hit the like button...got the rail cap made, mounted and painted out, the paper pattern was layed out on some thicker basswood stock, took 9 pieces scarfed together to make the whole cap
each piece was cut to fit against both its neighbors to get the joints nice and tight 

and then painted out...

considering repainted the cap in the dark green...think it may tie the main hul and the deck furniture together a little better?   
 

thanks Kevin......the hull is already look'in better,  although I haven't been able to get back to sanding her down some more.   when I do,  I'm sure that the hull will be good enough to carry on with  
 
I'm sure it did J.......test fitting the planking also shows that a couple of them  don't touch.......a visible gap to fill in.   as long as I can get it close,  I'll be OK with it.   I'm not throwing it away.   once I get a mile or two on the hull,  I'll start a log for her.  I though of additions..........did some checking and I think my idea will work.  first I need to be sure I have a hull to work with   

That definitely made my life easier

Thanks to all for the likes and comments...I finished the initial companionway
and promptly scrapped it when I set it on the deck, it just looked stupid
So I set about making a new flush type hatch...stripped off the house and doors to use the original coaming and made hatch side to fit within it
then made the hatch cover...it has a slight curve sanded into it, and glued it to the sides
and separated the pieces for paint

and mounted it on the foredeck

made a template for the railings and transferred them to some strip stock, still a bit under the weather so the ride to the bandsaw will wait till I'm up to speed 

Well that's all for today, thanks again

Todays update...first here are the mast and spar numbers I promised, the original numbers came from a plate in The Search for Speed Under Sail  of a ship named FLY, she was captured by the British in 1812 for blockade running and renamed HM Schooner Sea Lark, I chose it because the overall deck layout looked very similar to Jumbo, and she was a schooner rig.
 
First thing I did was blow up the page so I could read it, then converted yards and inches to feet

once I had those numbers it was a matter of converting them to scale lengths and actual lengths 

The above chart shows the results...seems she's still gonna have tall rigging, not as high as box stock but still up there...main mast total will be close to 18 inches
 
piddled around with some more small stuff...completed the rudder and oars for the ships boat, just some carving and sanding from plank stock
and started work on the forward companionway...sorry I didn't get pics from the very start, you'll see her below in putty and primer,  I built it up from card stock with a wood base for coaming, once the general shape was achieved a coat of glazing putty was applied to smooth it all out.  It will eventually be painted and trimmed out to match the deck house
Well thats all for today, thanks for the likes and comments

I am pushing to finish before the season starts...

That definitely made my life easier

..oh John.........you know me........I'm no speedster!    I'm lov'in it so much.........I'm building two      no book ends!
 
yes....the fun begins J!  at the moment,  it's waiting to be sanded some more......I repaired some of the imperfections with filler.  I haven't used much.......    it's going to be slow with the second hull frame........even with banding the frame when I put on the deck platform,  I'm still finding them off.  they don't fit the platform and a couple of the bulkheads aren't shaped correctly...I'm having to reshape them.   the bow posts are splayed like a boudwa babe,  so I'm embracing your idea with cutting them off,  and replacing them.  I'll likely focus on the first hull and devote some time to the second...I've already glued two sticks together,  so I'd hate to give up on her now      for her,  I'd call her 'Jumbo II'.....I would never call her a 'Swan'   
 
thanks Lou.......it's not a large hull......but I did use narrower strip stock.  dropping it down from 8 mm to 5 mm was a good move.  I'm using the 8 mm stuff on the other hull frame,  but the stuff is kinda stiff,  so I don't know if I will do the whole frame in it.  as I get down to the turn and the contour areas,  I may cut it back.  I completely used up the long bundle,  which was about 17 strips.  each one was cut in half to give me two strips...so it equated to 34 strips.  I still have the other bundle of shorter strips,  and I found another bundle in the spare room.   I'll have enough to do the job   
 
well gents......I just got the word that the admiral wants to go,  so I guess it is errand time here at the wharf.  I hope to have some progress for ya later 

Todays update...first here are the mast and spar numbers I promised, the original numbers came from a plate in The Search for Speed Under Sail  of a ship named FLY, she was captured by the British in 1812 for blockade running and renamed HM Schooner Sea Lark, I chose it because the overall deck layout looked very similar to Jumbo, and she was a schooner rig.
 
First thing I did was blow up the page so I could read it, then converted yards and inches to feet

once I had those numbers it was a matter of converting them to scale lengths and actual lengths 

The above chart shows the results...seems she's still gonna have tall rigging, not as high as box stock but still up there...main mast total will be close to 18 inches
 
piddled around with some more small stuff...completed the rudder and oars for the ships boat, just some carving and sanding from plank stock
and started work on the forward companionway...sorry I didn't get pics from the very start, you'll see her below in putty and primer,  I built it up from card stock with a wood base for coaming, once the general shape was achieved a coat of glazing putty was applied to smooth it all out.  It will eventually be painted and trimmed out to match the deck house
Well thats all for today, thanks for the likes and comments

Now the real fun begins, are you gonna focus on one or jump back and forth?

Yep... story of most of my builds

Thanks to all for the likes and comments...I finished the initial companionway
and promptly scrapped it when I set it on the deck, it just looked stupid
So I set about making a new flush type hatch...stripped off the house and doors to use the original coaming and made hatch side to fit within it
then made the hatch cover...it has a slight curve sanded into it, and glued it to the sides
and separated the pieces for paint

and mounted it on the foredeck

made a template for the railings and transferred them to some strip stock, still a bit under the weather so the ride to the bandsaw will wait till I'm up to speed 

Well that's all for today, thanks again

Now the real fun begins, are you gonna focus on one or jump back and forth?

Thanks to all for the likes and comments...I finished the initial companionway
and promptly scrapped it when I set it on the deck, it just looked stupid
So I set about making a new flush type hatch...stripped off the house and doors to use the original coaming and made hatch side to fit within it
then made the hatch cover...it has a slight curve sanded into it, and glued it to the sides
and separated the pieces for paint

and mounted it on the foredeck

made a template for the railings and transferred them to some strip stock, still a bit under the weather so the ride to the bandsaw will wait till I'm up to speed 

Well that's all for today, thanks again