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Thank you IMustBeCrazy. That I will do.
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Sorry not brass, it is copper. The hand drill keeps skating and I can not get it to bite. I have tried to punch it to give the drill a start. I don't have a vice, so I am holding in one hand against the table and using the other to try to drill. Got it to work on the wood.
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So while I am waiting on some tools I started the Swift. I got it off Ebay and it came with the original receipt. It was first purchased in 1983. It looks like they were die cut in 1983 versus laser cut. Laser Cut didn't exist then. Looks like everything is there. Only is issue is mold on the spacing blocks. That is not a problem. I do mold remediation for a living so this will not be an issue. I put the frames on.
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Running into a problem. Finished the rudder, tiller and horse. Sanded main mast down and drilled sheaves. Working on the brass collars. I need either a drill press, or dremel stand. I also need a desk vise. I have just not be able to drill through the brass to attach the deadeye. Going to work on another ship while I get the tools. Swift 1805.
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Front deck and risers installed. I don't know how you guys do the deck, but the only way I seem to be able to do them is to do the templet at the gunnel and sand down until it fits. If I try to do the templet where I want the deck, I just screw it up.
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Rear platform installed. I really screwed this up. I did not get the templete right and ruined 2 attempts at the platform. Thank goodness I do not have the cap rail on yet. Hopefully I can save one of the bad rear platforms for the forward platform.
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Tigersteve, I did look at the planking tutorials. I am going to have to go though them several times to get them to make sense to me. Thank you for the heads up on them.
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Removing interior frames. Planking turned out better than I thought after filling and sanding. Great learning experience. Instructions state to now sand interior frames and install cap rail. I would think that I want to install floor planks and seats before the cap rail. I will go back through the directions again.
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Thank you Tigersteve. I will look those up.
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That looks outstanding Rick. Lot better than mine. I like the idea of the tape to copy the curve. I will steal the idea.
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Pulling up a chair and following your build log.
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Planking done on starboard side. 1st time planking and I am not happy with my work. I will be using filler and sanding a lot. I have one board about halfway down on starboard side that I might just take off and redo. Now on to the port side and let us find out how much I learned on the starboard side.
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Yes I am finding that out reading the other logs.
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If it goes boom! It is good.
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Yes, I like your larger scale. I have problems with the real small items.
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Frames are done. They are not perfect, but I am pretty happy with them. I have sanded the frames to flair them. Next step is to start planking. Should I attach the transom now or after I plank. The directions say to attach prior to planking but to not flair it. I would think it would slide in after planking.
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Pulling up a chair. Going to follow your build. I am building the same ship but in a smaller scale.
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