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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Tim, the blocks look great. It’s nice the way the rope runs around the sheave. Did you have to shape them at all?
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, your Chilota is coming along very nicely. In post #32 the second photo shows that one of the deck planks looks somewhat wider than the others. Do you think that is a structural thing?
  3. Paul Le Wol
    ‘Thank you Gary. I appreciate your Comments very much!
  4. Paul Le Wol
    Rick, John, Keith, and Al. Thank you so much for your great Comments!
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you Rick. I really appreciate your comment!
  6. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, wishing you all well. Thank you all for the Comments and Likes. This build seems to be coming together quickly. This update consists of a bunch of little things. The first thing that I wanted to do was to tie off the standing ends of the lazy jacks to the foremast. Too many ropes and not enough cleats. The ropes were marked where they pass the center of the cleats and tied together on the marks. The pairs of ropes on each side of the mast were then pulled down and hooked under the cleats Rope coils should hide this indiscretion. The stove pipe on the cabin roof is made from excess parts of carrier sheets and a thumb tack. After priming, the parts that are supposed to be made of metal were painted with Vallejo Steel Grey. The dredge rollers are made from aluminum tubes telescoping from 1/8” down to 1/16” with #22 wire acting as an axle. The rudder was glued into place with CA and the main sheet horse was also attached with CA. And finally the main boom was mounted. A piece of #22 wire is used for a pin to secure it to the mast. The lazy jacks were threaded onto the boom first. Once again the rope is allowed the settle into place. The gaffs will be next. Hope to see you then!
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Gary, thank you for adding so much how-to information to your post. The portholes are phenomenal. Well actually everything is!
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Thank you very much Gary. Hope you’re having a great Thanksgiving weekend!
  9. Paul Le Wol
    ‘Dave, thank you very. I really appreciate your support.
  10. Paul Le Wol
    ‘David and Ian, thank you very much. Your comments mean a lot to me!
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Thanks so much Keith, you are very kind.
  12. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well. Thank you very much for your Comments and Likes. The fore boom has been made, painted and installed. Before mounting it I wanted to rig the center board lanyard. The rope attached directly to the center board is.023” and the rest of the lanyard is.018”. I forgot to mention last time that the mast hoops were made from 3/8” styrene tube and painted with Vallejo Old Wood. When I first put them on the mast they looked a little small so I made 20 more using 7/16” styrene tube. They ended up looking too big so I went with the 3/8” ones. This is the fore boom being made I would like to thank Joe @Thistle17 for posting the photos that David Bennett of the North Carolina Maritime Museum sent him. They are on Joe’s “Florida Sharpie Fishing Schooner of 1899 “ build log. They help a lot with trying to understand how these boats were rigged. The fore boom topping lift runs through an 1/8 inch block mounted on the main mast. The rope used is .013”. I’m guessing about how the lazy jacks are routed and tied off. Using 3/16” blocks at the top of the masts and bringing them down to a cleat. It is a real balancing act to get the sheets, lazy jacks and topping lift all tensioned properly. The main boom is being worked on but before it is installed I would like to finish the stove pipe on the cabin roof and the rudder. Thank you for dropping by and hope to see you soon.
  13. Paul Le Wol
    Whatever this is it seems like it might be behind the post .
  14. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Keith, there does seem to be something between the starboard post and the wall about six rows of siding down from the top. Maybe a support?
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Really nice refit hamilton, I think the owners will be very pleased.
  16. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Cisco, I agree that your windows look very good. Really like how you used mica for the glass. We’ve all come to realize that cameras cannot be satisfied.
  17. Paul Le Wol
    Dan, congratulations on finishing your Flattie! Beautiful boat and beautiful photos.
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Glenn, sorry to hear this news. Have you considered using something like styrene tubing possibly cut in half length wise, glued and clamped.
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Toni, welcome to MSW. Your project looks very interesting. I look forward to seeing your progress.
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Keith, the finish on the hull is amazing but more importantly is the doll house going to be a separate log?
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Bob, good to see that you are back to work. Everything is looking great!
  22. Paul Le Wol
    John,congratulations on finishing your yawl. Beautifully done! Is there going to be a ship in this yawl’s future?
  23. Paul Le Wol
    Very nice photos Jacques. It’s always interesting to see how crews rigged their boats.
  24. Paul Le Wol
    ‘Robert and John, thank you both for the wonderful feedback!
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Chris, exceptional work! I especially like the photo from last night with the fade to black border. ( Can’t remember what that is called. )

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