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About Christopher Janki

  • Birthday 11/26/1982

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    Connecticut
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    Baseball, model building, my family

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    Thank you!
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  13. Christopher Janki
    Finished! Just in time to give it as a Christmas gift to my father-in-law. I named it Fortunate Hual, it's an inside joke we have from our trips aboard the Lucky Catch. I hope he likes it!
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    I've been working late all week to get her ready for Christmas, I think I might make it! I've decided to leave the top white. I'll paint the bottom red this weekend and add a white strip. I've still have a lot of finishing details to work on.
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  19. Christopher Janki
    The red tops with a green stripe are from the Lucky Catch lobster boats out of Portland Maine! My family loves going out with them every time we visit.
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  21. Christopher Janki
    Pots are coming out nicely! Now that I see the blue I'm leaning towards leaving the top white. A nice red for the bottom paint with a white water line stripe. Once the windows are installed with the window frames I think it will look good.
  22. Christopher Janki
    I'm getting ready for finishing details, I'm planing on painting the primary color a Nantucket blue. I want your thought!!! I'm thinking the hull all blue with a white line at the water line and then a bottom color a black or red. I'm also debating if I should paint the cabin roof and top of the cover the same blue, or leave it white. Any thoughts or ideas are welcome. In the mean time I'll work on the pots and live wells.
  23. Christopher Janki
    Well with my kids winter activities in full mode finding time to work on the boat is getting hard! I've put about 5 coats of white paint down before I glued the roof on. I trimmed the sides flush with the cabin and filled any gaps with wood puddy. After that drys I'll sand some more and paint again.
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    Hull is primed! I spent a lot of time filling gaps and any spots I felt needed with hobby lite wood filler and then sanding, sanding, and more sanding. I studied the plans and reviewed build trends to get an idea of how I wanted to put the cabin together. It's coming alone good.
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    I finished planking the hull. I used some hobby lite wood filer to help close any small gaps and smoth out the hull a little. I this works very well. I just need to do a little more sanding tonight. I noticed a very small bulge on the left side of the hull at the 5th bulk head. The hull looks fine from the naked eye but if I really exam it I can see it. Any tips on how to catch this before planking is 90% done? Or am I just being to picky?
  28. Christopher Janki
    Planking is coming along. The glue I got just wasn't working well enough so I ordered the original brand I had. It finally came in!
  29. Christopher Janki
    Planking is underway. This is definitely my weakest part of the build. I've one planked one other boat so I'm very skeptical of my technique. I ran out glue so I had to stop for the night. I use the thin and medium cyanoacrylate and the insta-set spray. I like it and think it works great. If anyone has any thoughts I'd love to hear them. I do glue my fingers together often!
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  31. Christopher Janki
    Thanks ahb26, I love the tips, and welcome any and all. I still consider myself a rookie. This is only my 2nd build of this caliber. This is my first build, without the sail. I'll be sure to fallow your build once you get your log up and running.
  32. Christopher Janki
    Not much work done tonight, I added the support boards and reattached the last bulk head. I just wasn't happy with the way it was. I decided not to install the block of balsa wood in the bow. I'll start planking in the next day or two.

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