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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Hi Robert, thank you for correcting the url. My apologies to anyone inconvenienced by my mistake. I will edit my post right away.
  2. You can also go to syrenshipmodel.com and download Chuck’s Revenue Cutter Cheerful monograph. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 deal with planking. Of course this is after you pop over to the new members forum and introduce yourself 😀
  3. Peter, congratulations on finishing this wonderful ship. Your build log has brought me much pleasure. Thank you!
  4. Hi Jacques, everything is looking great. Can’t say why, but I like the five and three placement of the frames.
  5. Bob, congratulations on completing Nina. The entire fleet looks fantastic. Well done!
  6. Dennis, congratulations on finishing Speedy. I think that your “diversions” have made this one of the finest examples out there. The copper looks great against the wood of the hull and the action shots of the deck are top notch!
  7. Hi Jacques, this is a very interesting project that you have started. Last November OldSaltf started a topic called “Contemporary Fishing Vessels “. During the discussion links were provided to plans of boats used in different parts of the world. There may be something there that will be helpful to you. Good luck with your build
  8. Chris,congratulations on finishing Fly. She looks perfect!
  9. Very nice planking Patrick. Your happiness is well deserved!
  10. Mark, congratulations on finishing this fine ship. It is beautiful!
  11. John Wayne and Lana Turner! This Pilgrims in for the long haul. Great subject Nils.
  12. Bob, congratulations to you and the 1st Mate on completing this beautiful boat!
  13. Gary, this is a great start to a very interesting looking project. I am all signed up and ready to follow.
  14. Peter, in every square millimeter of your Xebec there is something to marvel at. Outstanding!
  15. Hi Wookie, my bad. I should have said ‘that I’m building a model of a 44 foot North Carolina Oyster Sharpie. It’s my understanding that the earlier sharpies were smaller with free standing masts. As they got bigger then stays were added. As to whether they had deadeyes, shackles or turnbuckles not sure. There’s probably someone here that knows a heck of a lot more about sharpies than I do. Maybe they can chime in.
  16. Hi Wookie, this first picture is an excerpt from The Sharpie Book where the author is describing how to attach a chainplate if you were making a sharpie today. The second picture is taken from the plans of the 44 foot sharpie I am building. It looks like either way the chainplate passes behind the rub rail. Perhaps you could add a fake piece below the rub rail instead of doing any wood surgery. Sorry about bunging up your log with photos
  17. Hi Bruce, Sunwward Hobbies in Toronto Ontario has a good selection of AK products. Don’t know about 3rd Gen. They ship to USA. I have bought from them before and was always a good experience.
  18. Lucky for all of us that the timing was so good
  19. We stopped by to see SS Keewatin just after her arrival at Port McNicoll. She looked so sad and tired. I didn’t realize that they had done so much work on her. This is great news. Thanks for posting this.
  20. Hi BeeWee, a few years ago I bought an “Ultra Thin Razor Saw from Lee Valley ( $14.90 CAD ) ( item # 60F0310 ). Been using it to cut wood as well as brass and aluminum. Still chugging along. Mentioning it because you have a store in Calgary. Good luck with your search.
  21. Hi Everyone, thank you for your Comments and Likes. Work on the bottom planking of the hull progressed far enough that I had to start thinking about fairing the stern. The hull was removed from the build board. The edge of the sub deck was protected with tape and the filler pieces on the bottom of the hull at the stern were faired. Then the edges of the bottom filler pieces were taped and the edge of the sub deck was faired. This went back and forth a few times until it was all fair. Now the hull will be mounted back onto the build board and the bottom planking will be finished. I also wanted to mention that I bought The Sharpie Book. It has some interesting detail drawings and narrative about how these boats were put together. Hope to talk to you soon.
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