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Paul Le Wol

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  1. Paul Le Wol
    Nils, the plumbing looks excellent. ( as well as everything else)
  2. Paul Le Wol
    Bryan, congratulations on finishing the Sea of Galilee boat. There shall be four very happy grandkids!
  3. Paul Le Wol
    Jacques! Congratulations on finishing The Cargo Canoa. Looking great.
  4. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Seb, nice start to your build log.
  5. Paul Le Wol
    Nice upgrade on the anchor!
  6. Paul Le Wol
    Seb, congratulations on finishing the Dinghy. Excellent work! Looking forward to the Jolly Boat.
  7. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Captn, I never had any fitment issues with my kit so I apologize if I steered you wrong. Good luck with your build. It was a lot of fun
  8. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Captn, this is how I went about attaching the stem. Managed not to break anything. The second part that is the same is a spare. I’m assuming because I still have that piece.
  9. Paul Le Wol
    Jeff, congratulations on finishing your longship. Beautiful work!
  10. Paul Le Wol
    Amazing model, amazing photos. Congratulations Chris!
  11. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, I think both stain and paint look equally as nice. On the Cargo Canoa maybe you could slide a slice of black wire insulation or something similar over the pin of the upper pintle to fill the gap. Everything is looking great
  12. Paul Le Wol
    Mike, congratulations on finishing your skiff. Fine looking job!
  13. Paul Le Wol
    bbrennan! Congratulations on completing your dory. Looks great. Good luck with the Skiff.
  14. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, I did the same as you. Started with a small drill bit and then enlarged the hole with a small round fill. It was easier to get a clean edge with the pear.
  15. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Jacques, everything is looking great. When building the Nordland Boat I had the same decisions to make on how to finish the inside of the plywood hull planking. It didn’t accept stain well at all. I ended up sealing the planks with a coat of Minwax wipe on poly . I then added some finely sanded pencil lead ,using a sanding block , to a small amount of wipe on poly. The poly turns black after a bit of stirring. When applied as a second coat and removing the excess, the planks had a grey look to them. At the time I described it as a mildewed look. Maybe there are other ways of tinting sealer. The fun is all in the experimenting
  16. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Elia, beautiful ship. If this were my case I think that I would try adding a dark colored board to the floor of the case so that it is flush with the tops of the bottom/horizontal pieces of the frame. It looks like there is enough clearance at the top.
  17. Paul Le Wol
    Nice!!!. Love those deck shots.
  18. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Kit, welcome to the forum. Good luck with your restoration. Great looking photos!
  19. Paul Le Wol
    Jacques, the locker (and everything) looks great. Using the needle really made a difference. Very nice work.
  20. Paul Le Wol
    Congratulations! Beautiful job
  21. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Keith, maybe you could try changing the dns server you are using. Search for how to change dns settings on whatever device you are using. I’ve used Open dns in the past. ( owned by Cisco ). Now I just use Google dns ( 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 ) because it’s easier to remember. There are lots of geeks here that can tell you whether or not that will help. Good luck
  22. Paul Le Wol
    Rod, congratulations on finishing The Robert E. Lee. Steamboats are special. Yours is extra special.
  23. Paul Le Wol
    Greg, congratulations on finishing Speedwell. She and her display are beautiful. As for lighting, I am in favor of not lighting her.
  24. Paul Le Wol
    Hi Mike, the build board was made using extruded aluminum t-slot tracks screwed to a pine project board. I bought the tracks at Lee Valley because they’re handy to where I live. They are surface-mounted because I don’t have a router to cut slots to flush mount them. The two outer tracks have an area to accept self adhesive measuring tape. I bought Starret measuring tape from Amazon. It comes in metric or imperial. The t-bolts come in 1/4 or 5/16 inch sizes and the plastic knobs have an embedded nut in them. They have different types of knobs depending on your needs. I used 2 inch aluminum square tube screwed under the board to to keep the board honest and to make it possible to clamp to the board. The square tube was bought ar Aircraft Spruce in Brantford Ontario also because they are handy to where I live. The board is a few.years old and so far has remained straight. I hope this answers your question.
  25. Paul Le Wol
    Peter, I am looking forward to the continuation of your new build log. What a great start!

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