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Slick! Very nice! 🏆🏆

Yes, got them both, as well as the dividing attachment! 👍

Agreed, Jon! Although I am not (yet) building the Constitution, I have looked at that page before and it was difficult to discern everything one would need. Nice of you to point out specifics! 👍

Both of you gentlemen have demonstrated exceptional use of the tools you have to do remarkable work on your ships. I have just added the Proxxon MF70 mill machine to my arsenal and am hoping that Donna Byrnes restarts production of the Byrnes Saw soon, and I will be first in line for it. I have always repeated the adage "right tool for the right job". Great looking capstan, Mustafa! 🏆

Nice work, John! Long process but looking good! I'm beginning my own Bluenose mast work, so may be asking questions.

Nice work, Mustafa! How did you make the small quarter-circle pieces placed around the capstan simulating the drum?

Yep, it's getting there, Gary! Multiple "rounds" are paying off. 👍

Love the "loop form" process using the helping hands, Tim! May have to steal that idea on my Bluenose rigging. It all looks great. Congrats on some nice-looking rigging.

Yep! If you sand hard enough and long enough! Oops! <shrug> 🤣

Looking nice, Gary! Much improvement from your pictures yesterday! 🤣 Sanding does wonders. On the four hulls I have now worked on, I have done the fill/sand/fill/sand/fill/sand routine religiously, working my way up from 200 grit to 320 grit to 400 grit to finally 800 grit. It all pays off. Carry on! 👍🏆

Great detail on the stove!

That is a sharp-looking gun deck, Mustafa! What are the dimensions of the stove you had to build? What type of wood are you using for the construction?

An update on my dories... After not having great success using the kit-supplied pieces to construct the dories, I needed to come up with an alternative plan. One of the other participants in our local Kansas City-area shipbuilders' club also does a lot of 3D printing for tabletop RPG activities. I provided him the dimensions for the dories needed for this Bluenose, and he (quite easily, he states) printed out a handful of 3D resin models. Sweet! In the picture above, the dory on the left is what he was able to print and he printed a bunch for me to work with. The dory on the right is where I began to cut and paste the cleats and battens using 3mm wide strips. This is where a lot of trial and error came into play. It was very difficult for me to get these hand-painted well (still not good with the airbrushing technique...) with the wood pieces glued in. So, I needed to paint these first without any inside work. I also tried to prime these first and then apply paint, but I wasn't liking how that was looking on a few I tested. I finally landed on simply painting these directly with no primer, and the paint spread pretty nicely, albeit I probably put 4-5 coats of the acrylic paint on each dory. Once they were all painted, I was then having difficulty cutting the rails using 1/64" and even 1/32" thin wood, so I decided to use some thick 80 lb/118 gsm cardstock for the rails. I was still able to use the 1/32" wood for the cleats and battens, as well as for the thwarts (seats). I also drilled holes in the cardstock for the thole pins. I was also able to easily drill holes in the resin-printed dories for the beckets using a #74 bit (0.57mm). The beckets were made using 0.50mm tan rope. I made the oars using 1/16' x 3/16" stock. They were cut to 50mm length with a 30mm handle. They were stained with Red Oak and the handle grips were painted with Mars Black acrylic paint. I had previously built the dory kids and placed them aside. I now finished those dories, placing eyebolts at the base for the tie-downs. Although I am going to wait until I complete more work on the masts and some of the rigging on and close to the deck before I secure these dories and kids to the deck, of course I had to see how they are going to look on the deck... They look ok! So, now it's time to work on the masts! The work just keeps on getting more challenging! Appreciate the reads, comments, criticisms and advice!

Nice start on your Constitution, SUBaron! I have been seriously considering adding the Constitution to my own shipyard, so have been following all of the above-mentioned build logs. I'm pleased to add yours to that list. Enjoy the work, accept the challenges as they arise, and remember that it is not a race, but a journey. Have fun and keep up the good work! 👍

Great to see you back with your build log, Jim! Bulwarks look great! Excellent wood. 👍

Very sharp looking Bluenose, Gary! 👍🏆

Great start, Gary! Will be following from now on. 👍

Hi John, good to see you back! I have used your build log to-date as a resource for some of my own Bluenose work. Nice to see you back at it!

It looks sharp, Eric! Congrats! All three boats look outstanding together. 👍🏆 No rest for the weary, which one is next?!? 😁

Hi Eric - Looks really good. Yes, as I recall, the rigging on the Lobster Smack was a bit easier, especially after having one under your belt. 👍 You mentioned initially having difficulty with the tight rigging lines, and see that you have similar clamps to what I have, as well. My experience, probably like yours, was that the clamps weighed down the line too much. I had great success in simply using some smaller alligator clips as I tugged on the line taut, and that worked well for me. Looking sharp! Very close to done!

Eric, I was wondering if the dam (or just being farther upstream) had an effect on the increased recreational use. Appreciate the input from someone who would know! Been loving watching your work. 👍🏆

Your Peerless looks great, Eric! I've always found it interesting that, up in Sioux City, IA where I grew up, the Missouri River is truly a recreational river. I learned to ski on the Missouri when I was a teenager! And, in a recent visit to Sioux City this summer, I saw that the river is still very recreational, with boats and jet skis going up and down, and marinas on both the IA and NE sides. However, not sure I have ever seen any boats in the river in Kansas City or even in Omaha. Seeing even a canoe in the water here in Kansas City would be a rare sight! Sounds like an awesome adventure, Eric! 👍

Really sharp, Mustafa! I am assuming that, in addition to securing the pins into the bulwarks, you are using some kind of PVA on the bottom of the wheels to secure to the deck? 👍

Welcome, Tim! Looking forward to seeing your Mayflower build log! This is a great group and awesome resource with a wealth of knowledge and advice. Enjoy!

Really awesome, meticulous work, Mustafa! Very impressive! I'm lovin' watching both of your build logs! The Constitution may still be on my "add to the shipyard" wish list, so I am enjoying reading your build logs and learning so much! And as I have said both publicly and to myself countless times as I slowly work on my own Bluenose and see others working ahead of me, it's not a race, but it's all about the journey! 👍🏆