Steve116

11/14/2025 update( back to it- golf season in the Northeast is over) Construction notes: 1. Entire hull was painted with Rustoleum 2x Painters Touch Flat white 2. Exposed interior planking was spray painted Rustoleum 2x Painters Touch Wildflower Blue satin( I would choose a different color in retrospect ) 3. I used delicate surface Frog Tape to mask the water line. Hunter Green Americas Finest ( Rustoleum) below the water line. I sprayed the frog tape with matte clear b4 painting with green to prevent color bleed 4. SIGSCS642 1/8” Super Stripe black for the water line 5. I attempted (unsuccessfully) to make wooden mast hoops as outlined in the instructions. I purchased 13/32” hoops ( part no. F-1504) from Blue Jacket 6. Model Shipways makes a wood single sheeve 5mm block MSBB1050- similar in size to the cast components provided with the kit. 7. I am fortunate to have some viable Flo Quil model paint. I used this to paint the ends of the mast, boom and gaff. 8. Much appreciated shout out to Sue A. who I met at the Blue Jacket rigging class a few years ago. We’ve stayed in touch since, and she provides great advice and ideas as I progress. She stitched the mainsail and jib- great job- and we opted not to install the bolt rope. 9. I had painted the interior mahogany transom blue, and realized that didn’t look right. I used citric acid to effectively strip the paint.

Hull, mast, gaff, boom and cub, becket and blocks essentially complete. I used Minwax natural for the spars, and mahogany stain for the deck planking

Soaked the mahogany cockpit coaming with hot water and ammonia (~20%) for 30 mins b4 attempting to bend. One piece split- I was able to mend w CA - and built a simple jig to finish the contouring

Hull planking and painting essentially complete

Planking is complete. Difficult to bend basswood planks in 3 dimensions- I’m soaking the planks with boiling water and ammonia. There are several small gaps between planks. I painted several toothpicks the same color as the cockpit interior and glued them to the exterior hull to smooth the plank transitions

Time for the stealer planks

It’s been awhile( Summer vacation?) Happy to be back at it

Slow and steady

mahogany sheer strake in!

Day 3. Let the planking begin

Day 2 - Bulkheads painted/ stained and installed

Day 1-prepping keel and bulkheads

Blue Jacket kit Assembling tools, glue, setting up work station

This is an excellent narrative. Thank you! I just completed my first model- Cape Cod Catboat- and I purchased the Herreshoff 12 1/2 in Fall ‘21 from Blue Jacket and I will start in Fall ‘22- after the golf courses close in the Northeast

Thank you!