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  1. HIPEXEC
    fnkershner You can also look at my pages 7 and 8 to see I used pins, clamps, rubber bands etc to curve stern planks in place.
  2. HIPEXEC
    Finish the transom like on my page 9. Then you have a target for the long planks like on page 13. To hold them while the glue dries takes some creativity. Clamps, rubber bands pins, etc
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    Grate is finished and installed by the companionway
  4. HIPEXEC
    Thanks Thomas, Tom and Alan. Several models ago I was completely driven crazy trying to build gratings when I hit on using a comb. It works perfectly. Half the comb has fine the other half larger spaced.
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    Rough finished first grate. After the diluted glue dries I will trim it to size
  6. HIPEXEC
    I'm building the first grate. My jig is a simple comb. The glue is a mixture of water and PVA. 3 or 4 to 1 mixture
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    I'm using Watco Danish Oil Golden Oak, but any golden oak will do
  8. HIPEXEC
    I built and installed the capstan over the hatch next to the companionway. I made it so it turns.
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    I'm pre-staining various parts before gluing and installing.
  10. HIPEXEC
    Nice job!
  11. HIPEXEC
    I love your self made cleats!! I've got to make them also. The ones with the kit are awful. Nice Job
  12. HIPEXEC
    Shot rack factory with my #2 pencil drill. A miracle has happened ....I have not dropped one mini cannonball to be lost forever on the floor of my shipyard!
  13. HIPEXEC
    Continuing building the deck works and shot racks. The instructions say to drill partial holes for that tiny tiny shot? I finally just drilled the semi-holes with a sharp #2 pencil. It worked just fine. These are the smallest cannon shot I've ever had to work with.
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    Looking good!
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    I'm am now installing the companionway and all the woodwork surrounding it. If you remember, I pre-built the companionway weeks ago while trying to figure out pintels and gudgeons. Then I will take up Jesse's suggestion for installing the Carronade swivels
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    Thanks Jesse. From the looks of it, I could have just left the waterways square and the human eye could not tell the difference
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    I scratch my head when I run into this kind of planning. The plans had me install the waterways after they have been sanded to a triangle shape. Now the plan wants me to install the carronade swivel brackets with barely anyway to keep them level since gluing surface available is nil. I'll hold off installing them so I can figure out how to do this.
  18. HIPEXEC
    Well I'll just have to fix them if they get bumped. That's part of this game we play building ships
  19. HIPEXEC
    I spent the 14 months on a big floating airport. The swabbies had to put up with us.
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    She's looking good, Sjors
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    Pre-painting the carronade swivel brackets. Everything with guns is mass production. These go on the bulkhead so I'm painting them before hand since there is no way my shaky fingers could paint them after glued on. I stuck them to masking tape to keep paint off the glue side.
  22. HIPEXEC
    Bow finished for now with a coat of varnish. Now on to the deck
  23. HIPEXEC
    I've installed the bumpkins. I call them whisker poles. I pinned the end into the hull for support.
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    The guns are called Carronades. They were first made by a Scottish company named Carron. I hate the provided side badges also and will probably make my own. I'll take a look at the provided Carronades and maybe change them to regular cannons too.
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    I installed the top rail. I'm not very good with three dimensional puzzles. That's exactly what trying to install all those pieces involved with the top rail are. It's far from perfect, but it's the best I can do. Now I have to clean up excess glue, etc.

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