LCdr Dave
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Progress is slow and not very exciting to talk about but I have given the hull some stain (3 coats of mini wax Golden Oak) and a coat of Bull’s Eye Shellac. I will give it a second coat tonight and a light sand and see where to go from there. I noticed that the stain is splotchy due to the different woods and wood filler. It looks worse in the picture but I may just give it a wash of something to even out the colour. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Dave
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Been thinking ahead to the rigging and such. Realized that I need to get the lifeboats made. I opened up the package that also has the anchors to find that there is only one and not two! Grrr. Not sure what to do there. Dave
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Looks great! Nice and clean! It sounds as though you painted, rather than stained the brown. I may do the same as I am finding (no surprise) that the wood filler and different woods are taking the stain differently. Keep up the inspiring work. Dave
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Thank you for all your help and input. I got it figured. Cheers, Dave
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Bob, I think your ship looks great. Cheers, Dave
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Didn’t see where I could download it but found a used copy on Amazon for $15. Thanks for the recommendation. cheers, Dave
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Thanks for the encouragement. Dave
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Krill4 thanks for the info and nomenclature! I really appreciate it. I will take a closer look but it seems my plan to locate the spar to the right of the extension is not wrong. cheers, Dave
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I was looking at the supplied drawings to see where to locate the stern spar that protrudes out the back. Maybe I missed something but it seems to be inline with the bulwark extension. Not sure if the error is in the drawings or the construction of the hull. I could position it to one side of the extension or just butt-join it to the hull. Ideas? Also in the realm of unclear instructions… the drawing shows a part running vertically across some of the strips (#31) which is supposed to be shaped to a bit of a longitudinal peak but the wood is the same size as the ribbing strake and I am also expected to run a sheet through it that is tied off to #30 in the drawing. sorry about it being upside down….. Not sure if anyone can tell me more about this part 31 and whether they have it or if not, then how is the sheet run? Thanks for looking. Dave
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Railings done. I think that the shaving of the bulkhead extensions worked well. Once painted it will be unnoticeable. Next I have sea ladders to add, anchor davits, the spar out the stern, chain plates and some deck stuff. I’m also trying to figure out what to do with the life boats. They are plastic but I don’t know if I’m up to scratching them from wood. Anyway, thanks for looking. Dave
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Not to hijack your post, but I’m having a hard time figuring out where the rigging goes in some cases. I also seem to have parts (or lack parts) compared to others. If you don’t mind I might be able to message you separately and you may have some insight. cheers, Dave
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Looking great. So clean! My Billing Boat Mayflower has so little info, I can’t wait to see how you deal with some of my issues. Cheers, Dave
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Fabulous build! I will have to go back and see the whole log. Cheers, Dave
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Thank you gentlemen! I opted for the shaving down of the bulkhead extensions (thanks for the terminology). I think once colour is introduced and the rigging is strung, it will be less noticeable. David, thank you for the kind compliment. cheers, Dave
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On the subject of things not fitting…. I see that the railing strips provided are not wide enough to cover the bulkhead tops and overhang the hull planking to match the strips on the hull. Not sure what to do about that. I could shave down the bulk heads so that they don’t protrude inwards or I could remove the railings and put on hull planks (they are a bit wider, but still not wide enough). I don’t know if this was some error by the first owner or just a bad design. Dave
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