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  1. HIPEXEC
    I'm starting gluing on the starboard side pinrails. BTW the glue side of the pinrails have to be curved to fit their particular section of the gunwale.
  2. HIPEXEC
    Port side pinrails installed. They seem very sturdy
  3. HIPEXEC
    I marked the top of the pinrails so they will all be on the same plain. I've found in the past when I'm trying to glue things on the same plain "by eye" somehow they never line up.
  4. HIPEXEC
    I sanded the areas where the pinrails will be glued
  5. HIPEXEC
    Jim & Jesse, Yes Sapele is a beautiful wood, but hard as steel. I built my whole US Constitution out of it and it was very difficult. It will good for pinrails though
  6. HIPEXEC
    I just finished the bulkhead pinrails out of sapele. Now I have to install a pin in each and sand the bulkhead before gluing them on
  7. HIPEXEC
    I had to give up making the bulkhead pinrails out of basswood. The stuff falls apart after drilling the closely spaced holes. I figured out a way of drill a straight line of holes in the iron hard Sapele wood, so I am now making all of them from Sapele.
  8. HIPEXEC
    Amazing craftsmanship!
  9. HIPEXEC
    No, I did nothing to the pins. They're right out of the little bag. I glued a square shaped support under the pin rail and I'll probably pin them also so they don't break loose while rigging.
  10. HIPEXEC
    I'm experimenting with making the dozen or so bulkhead pinrails. I liked the look of Sapele wood but I can't seem to drill the holes in a straight line. The Sapele is so hard it has a mind of its own. I then made a rail out of basswood and the holes drill in a straight line. I stained it with golden oak.
  11. HIPEXEC
    Amazing work!
  12. HIPEXEC
    Lookin' good!
  13. HIPEXEC
    Here's the wheel assembly mounted on to the deck. I'll rig it later. I made it so the wheel will actually move the tiller
  14. HIPEXEC
    I've assembled the wheel unit. Now I have to finish and mount it. This is not the wheel that comes with the kit.
  15. HIPEXEC
    Good luck!
  16. HIPEXEC
    She's a beauty!
  17. HIPEXEC
    I'm finally back in my shipyard. Between post cruise stuff and medical stuff it's been a while. I'm assembling the ship's wheel. I started making the bulkhead pinrails but don't like the way they are coming out. I'll have to invent another way of making them.
  18. HIPEXEC
    Amazing detail!
  19. HIPEXEC
    Looking good!
  20. HIPEXEC
    Good luck. I'll be watching
  21. HIPEXEC
    I'll enjoy watching your build
  22. HIPEXEC
    I'm back at work in my shipyard after passing through the Panama Canal. I glued on the center grate components that I made pre-cruise.
  23. HIPEXEC
    Great progress while I was gone. Nice cozy cabin. How'd the meeting go? Rich
  24. HIPEXEC
    I still have my USMC sword. Nov 10th 1775...uuuurahhhh!
  25. HIPEXEC
    Still working on the center grates. SHIPYARD WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL NOVEMBER 5th... CRUISIN" THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL IN A MODERN SHIP

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