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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Hey Micha, looking good. If you haven’t already, now that you have a few planks attached on each side maybe you could flip it over and check to see how the notched frames sit against them. Perhaps even attach them. These plywood planks seem to have a mind of their own.😀
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Micha, the only experience that I have with this type of Billing construction is with their Nordland Boat. It wasn’t built in two halves but rather the molds were one piece and mounted upside down on a build board. Since you have glued the two halves of your molds together, maybe you could consider converting your build to an upside down one. By the looks of it you will have to remove everything from the build board to attach the planking. You might have to add some plywood to the molds to extend them so that the stem and the stern clear the base. The molds are just etched to guide you where the planks will sit and will be removed later so should not be glued to anything. I wired my keel ( ? ) to the molds to keep it secure. The link to my Nordland is below. It may give you some ideas although it is a totally different type of boat.
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Jerry, happy to see you working on the Pinky again. Looking forward to your posts.
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      So I typed “ ? “ into status. Just couldn’t let this go😀

  5. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you Jacques. When I started planking the bottom I started in the middle and worked in both directions using the basswood that came with the Glad Tidings kit. When I ran out of 3/16” x 1/16” basswood I changed to the 3/16” x 1/16” leftover Alaskan Yellow Cedar that I had bought to plank the Glad Tidings. So the bottom has a few inches of AYC at the bow and the stern. The sides of the hull are AYC. Started with 3/16” x 1/16” until it ran out. The rest of the hull will be finished with 1/4” AYC. She will be painted white so it should be okay. That was kind of long-winded wasn’t it 😀
  6. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Gary, thank you for your nice comment and for checking in on the sharpie. I’ve been slowly planking her. Been using two planks in each strake so usually I glue the end of the plank at either the stem or the stern and then the next day finish gluing the rest of the plank. So it’s been taking four days to complete a strake. A couple of months ago I picked up an Ultimation disk sander and started using it to taper the planks. I like using it a lot. And it’s so quiet! That’s it for the planking for now. Going to do some sanding and then work on giving the deck beams some camber before laying down the sub deck.
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Micha, I am glad that you have accepted the Billing challenge. It will turn out great!
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Congratulations on completing your Yakatabune. Fine looking boat and great pics!
  9. Paul Le Wol
    Hi DuckDetective, what a great yacht and model. Such a shame that Billings would discontinue her. Everything is looking super!
  10. Paul Le Wol
    Craig, congratulations on finishing your Mustang!. Thanks to you and everyone for sharing so much great information.
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Challenger86, congratulations on completing this beautiful Duyfken.
  12. Paul Le Wol
    Thanks Dave, when I put the build on hold last year I was afraid I would lose momentum. Well I sure did 😀
  13. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, I got sidetracked when I moved last summer but I’ve managed to find some time between the renovations to work on the sharpie. The bottom of the hull was finished being planked and the stem was attached just before I moved. A couple of weeks ago the 1/8” x 1/8” strip of wood that blocked the center board slot was removed with an 1/8” chisel. A 1/16” strip of wood was added to the skeg to make it stand a little more proud. Then the shoe was made using 5/32” x 1/32” AYC. and attached. It should have been a bit narrower but it won’t be noticeable once it’s finished. The staves were glued to the round stern with PVA so that took a week to complete. From what I’ve read the planking on the sides of the hull weren’t tapered but that might have been on the smaller sharpies. It seemed to be easier to taper them so that’s what I did. The planks were glued at the stem using Medium CA and then PVA for the rest of the plank. Now on to the starboard side with three strakes. Hope to see you soon.
  14. Paul Le Wol
    Good stuff Bob! Very happy to see that you’re back on track.
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, everything is looking great. If the coating on the steel wire is giving you grief you can try sanding it off and then heat the wire with a butane lighter or mini torch.. The metal will turn dark grey giving it a more natural look. Someone posted this suggestion a little while ago but regrettably I can’t remember who it was.
  16. Paul Le Wol
    I’ve never built one but I keep looking at the Wasen - Japanese style boats made by Woody JOE. They look like they would be an interesting and fun build. Good luck with your decision.
  17. Paul Le Wol
    Gary, congratulations on finishing your Lobster Smack. Beautiful looking boat!
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Gary, thank you for showing your planking techniques both inside and out. She is looking great!
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Major, congratulations on finishing your Lobster Smack! She may have been ornery, but she is a fine looking boat.
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Jacques, congratulations on finishing your Juana y Jose. Your scratch builds have been very interesting and informative. Always enjoy seeing your updates.
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Gary, thanks for sharing your gifting of such a beautiful boat to the Jonesport Historical Society. Very nice! And the Pelican’s planking looks amazing
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Thanks Dave, this will be a very interesting build to follow 👍
  23. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Dave, glad to see that you are starting this log here. What do you think of the GasPatch accessories. Are they a lot nicer than the kit parts?
  24. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Joe, the Sharpie you’ve acquired is truly beautiful and inspirational. I didn’t realize that it had been that long since your last post. Time certainly flies. Hope you are able to finish and display her soon.
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Dave, and thank you. Your Sharpie is one of the best examples out there!

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