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  • Birthday 11/09/1970

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    Woodworking, sailing

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    Okay, i glued down the frames to a board and beveled the bottom, stem and transom for better seams and glue surface when installing the the planking.
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    Well, I started my first model. It took a little time to acclimate. The first thing I noticed was that the instructions were very basic. You have to read the detailed plans to answer your questions about how something goes together. This makes sense now that I have spent some time examining the plans and realized it is the separate skill of reading the plans that needs to be developed first to be a successful model builder. For gluing up the frames, I uses some setup blocks I had from my workshop. They are exactly 1x2x3", are perfectly square, and they have good weight to them. I thought they worked out very well. I had drawn a line on my work surface and taped the boat bottom square to the edge of the board. That way, I could use a square to make sure they placed exactly square to the centerline and each other.
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    Melissa--thanks! I had looked through your entire build log earlier this week. Lots of info in there--should help me a lot.
  18. Steve1970
    Thank you all for you warm welcomes. Look forward to getting to know you all.
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    Hello all. My name is Steve. I have been doing home improvements, woodworking, and restoration/maintenance on full-size sailboats as as hobbies for years. I thought I would enjoy trying my hand at building a model sailboat as that seems to be something I would really enjoy--especially in the winter months where there is less to occupy my time around our recently emptied nest. I am married, have 5 children (all grown), and 2 grandchildren who are approaching 3 years old. We own a 1970 Tartan 34C sailboat that I spend way more time working on than sailing. Just finished refitting it with an inboard electric motor (replacing the Atomic 4) if anyone is interested in that. We sail in Barnegat Bay with an occasional trip up to the New York area. This morning I received my BlueJacket Swampscott Dory as my first foray into the hobby. In addition to being a really nice looking model, it seems easier but difficult enough to see if this is something I would continued with. I plan to start a Build Log in the next few days. Looking forward to being part of this community. Thanks for letting me in!

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