FlyingFish

Me too. The remarkable thing is that as they grow up we get younger. Strange that. Great Picture Tom; you could almost field a football team there!

Good to see the loose ends tied up. Will you be ready for the grand reveal by Christmas?

The tension as you sprint for the line is showing (literally) in some very neat rigging. Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Well that's good news indeed. A very merry festive season to you!

Great job!

On 11/19/2022 at 11:05 PM, KeithAug said:

I find the trick is to recognise them early and go off and do something else.

That's what fly fishing was invented for.

Very nice work Steve, enjoyed getting caught up with it.

Love the attention to detail. As you say these things can multiply up later. Great work!

Hey - great job Woody!

Quite extrordinary! Well done on your research Cort, and your tenacity in finding all the right props. 

Like you I mostly use hand tools, and improvise with home made jigs for other tasks - I enjoy the challenge!

Well I am researching boats similar to your ketch - there is a long tradition of fishing ketches here in the south coast of England. I'm interested in the fact that they were built for the task longlining or trawling - powerful and able to work in big seas, yet fast to get the catch to market. 

I hope to choose a suitable boat for a build soon.

Great to see this Hakan, really like the original methodology, and hand working!

Ok - I believe you now!!! 😀

Perfection!

3 hours ago, KeithAug said:

details of the engine room with the skylights open to allow viewing

Now you're talkin'! Looks aren't everything, as I frequently tell my bathroom mirror.

4 hours ago, Valeriy V said:

Flywheel manufacturing process.

Bloody Nora (a British term meaning 'I cant believe this') Vareriy - even the famous match is too big to fit in this photo! Stupendous.

On 10/27/2022 at 1:51 AM, Tony Hunt said:

the quality of the result from this point will reflect your skills as a draughtsman

No false modesty now - you've done a cracking job! As Keith says you have 'saved' the boat for the future.

Now this looks very interesting... I have been researching a similar style of boat recently, so I'll pull up the workshop stool and watch along Tony!

The grain on the frames looks really good - very authentic!

Hey Hakan, she's looking good!

Remember that every day modelling, like flyfishing, is added to your life. Very best wishes from me too.

5 hours ago, wefalck said:

One could add to one of the strands a length of the finest fly-tying yarn that is available in many different colours

I was just thinking that... as a fly tiers we are fortunate to have available synthetic and natural threads in a huge range of sizes and colours, from 18/0 (VERY thin) to 6/0 (you'd tie a button on with this) and everything in-between. I'm sure any modern braid could be replicated on a rope walk machine quite easily. 

I must say to my (inexperienced) eye the scale is spot on Keith, and whether it's the reflection or not, it looks just great!

What he said...

Oh that's just ridiculously good!

On 9/13/2022 at 6:49 PM, FriedClams said:

Waiting for your next build, soon I hope

Workin' on it Gary!

I'd like to know how you make the cowl vents Valeriy? Were they cast?

You are the Nijinsky of model making. He was born in Kyiv - (I looked him up!).