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  1. Rustyj
    Very nice planking Ken. Once I finished the hull planking I gave it all a good sanding and another coat of wipe on poly. Once we tree nail the hull another coat will be needed too!
  2. Rustyj
    Very Nice! Always pays to test your cuts before going for the real thing.
  3. Rustyj
    Looking good Rich.
  4. Rustyj
    Great rigging job Bob!
  5. Rustyj
    Looks like you nailed it! Well done. Enjoy the warmth and sun.
  6. Rustyj
    Thanks Jeff and Brian as well as all the likes. That's the plus side of being "semi retired" This is the quiet season for me until mid January!
  7. Rustyj
    The cap rail was trimmed to fit and added. While the glue dries the bolsters were formed and then fit at the bow. There are multiple angles to sand and cut into it. Once they were fit the outboard side of the cap rail was sanded down to 1/32". I used a scrap piece of 1/32" wood to keep checking my progress. The starboard side sanded to 1/32" and bolsters in place. Once the outboard was sanded I used a compass to mark the 5/32" thickness the cap rail needed to be sanded to. Next the inboard cap rail will be sanded to the correct thickness as well as the frames.
  8. Rustyj
    Yeah Steve I'm not sure that's something you want to have in common with me.
  9. Rustyj
    Thanks Steve and Chuck. Having a lot of time to build is a real bonus plus all the fun of building her!
  10. Rustyj
    Thanks Ken and Ben! Well she's been freed from the building board. I removed the tape, the braces from the bow and stern, took the fore section and grabbed the starboard side, lifted and it rotated free with no issues. I repeated with the stern section with the same results. I used a razor saw to cut the top tabs of the frames and the flexed the center piece fore and aft and it came free nice and clean. I then glued the building board back together, added a couple of scrap strips the width of the keel and now it will hold the model again.
  11. Rustyj
    Good catch and recovery! I don't envy you having to redo the frame marks though!
  12. Rustyj
    Thank you Rich and thanks for all the likes.
  13. Rustyj
    Thanks Joe and Capt Morgan. Sorry for the delay as I was out of town for a couple of days. Ok the planking has been completed. Here is the hull prior to adding the wales and a preliminary sanding with 220 grit. and then after the wales were added. The wales was just a second layer of 1/32" layed over the last two strakes. The last five strakes were the most challenging requiring slow minor changes and constant checking. I had about 20 hours invested in those five strakes. As I said before the pre-spiled planks were awesome. Now it's time to set her free from the building board.
  14. Rustyj
    I don't know if it is right or wrong but I did them one at a time.
  15. Rustyj
    Thank Joe! Also all the likes. Much appreciated.
  16. Rustyj
    Ok a bit of warning here. If you are anything like me you WILL either break a plank or over sand/adjust one or more. I have 3 racked up so far. Here is what I did to get a nice new plank almost as good as the original. First off be careful removing the planks from the sheet and set it aside not breaking it just in case you need to make a copy. I took the sheet that the broken plank came from, clamped it on an area of another planking sheet that it would fit on. I then traced the plank, cut it out carefully sanded it and test fit it. Hopefully you won't need to do this but just to be safe save those sheets the planks came out of.
  17. Rustyj
    Thanks Jeff and Grant and all the likes too! I'm also looking forward to watching both of you builds.
  18. Rustyj
    I agree. Chucks end points were more accurate to the actual run of the planks. Nice start
  19. Rustyj
    You're on your way now Brian. Very nice!
  20. Rustyj
    Here are the first four starkes in place. The pre-spiled planks are real nice and save a lot of work but still require work on our part. A lot of time was taken with each piece. Heat, bend, very lightly sand any portion that needs it and repeat over and over until a nice fit is obtained. As the AYC is a bit softer than boxwood I used fine sanding sticks and files as anything course would take too much wood off.Slow and steady really applies to the planking here. Though not as nice as Chucks I'm happy with it.
  21. Rustyj
    Very nice work Ryland!
  22. Rustyj
    And you're off! Nice start Ben!
  23. Rustyj
    It'll be great to see you build this. Looking forward to your return to the shipyard.
  24. Rustyj
    Go for it Ben. You know you want to! Thanks for the kind words and all the likes too!
  25. Rustyj
    The fairing completed with no frame damage. That's a first! The garboard strake was interesting. Chucks pre-spiled planks are real nice but they do require some work on our part. Below you see the aft most pieces and how much they need to be twisted and bent to the correct form for a nice tight fit. They were heat bent with a hair dryer I commandeered from the Admiral sometime ago. Ok I asked nicely and she gave it to me. It took about and hour per side to get a nice fit. One down 8 to go!

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