The Sailor
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Very nice start, Shawn. I really like boats like this one. -
Fantastic project, Tim! I'll be following your build log with big interest.
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Go, Bill, go! And again: Don't worry about the first planking!
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VERY nice, Børge!
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Thanks again for your big interest. I know, Floyd but i‘m short on experience with such things. The other big difficulty could be to waterproof the wooden hull. I think, she lives much longer when I keep her far away from any action of water. Yes, it‘s a full size ironing board. The overall length is 115 cm (3,77 ft), the height is 146 cm (4,79 ft).
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Thank you very much for your nice comments, Bill, ZyXuz, Jeff and Hamilton. Much appreciated. The thread I‘ve used for the stirrups is out of the box. It‘s stiff enough. Jeff, have fun with the renovations.
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Hi Floyd, my admiral broke down when she saw the box. The height of the mast is very impressive but not the problem. Tapering the round timber could be a really tough job.
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Your Santa Maria looks very nice and you can be proud of what you did.
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Hello Børge, I like all the attention to detail. Your Dragon looks fantastic!
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Thank you very nuch for your interest, Tim, Yves, Jay, Børge and TBlack. Just take a seat. But be patient with me, first I have to finish my Pickle. Jeff, I just found your half hull build log. It‘s very nice. Yves, thanks for posting the picture.
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Hello, today a huge box came in. When the rigging of my Pickle is done I‘ll start with the America‘s Cup yacht Endeavour. The 1/35 scale kit includes laser cutted parts for the deck, keel and frames, limewood and mahogany planking material, brass and wooden fittings, photo etched brass details, cloth, plans, instructions in three languages (Italian, French and English). Endeavour is a 130-foot (40 m) J-class yacht built for the 1934 America's Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour, England. She was built for Sir Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. She was launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season including against the J's Velsheda and Shamrock V. She failed in her America's Cup challenge against the American defender Rainbow but came closer to lifting the cup than any other until Australia II succeeded in 1983. (Wikipedia) The box Frames and keel Metal parts Wooden strips for planking and the material for the mast The deck and the wooden fittings The building plans The Amati kit is really impressive. The wooden parts are of good quality, only the sails are not sewn. Anyway, I can‘t wait laying the keel.
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No way! After all the work my Pickle sails with two boats. I‘ve made a little modification on the fore yard stirrups. They are not made from brass wire but the same black thread I used for the footropes. The gammoning and the lower mast shrouds (fore mast) are rigged.
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Don't worry about the first planking. After the first filling and sanding the hull looks much better. But I agree, it's indeed a ton of work.
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Hello Jason, that looks fantastic. I also like the hooks.
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That's a very nice little yawl, Bob.
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Just fantastic!
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That's a very nice little boat, Hamilton. I think the traditional construction technique is the best.
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Thank you very much for your kind words Bill, Pete, Ferit, Jason and Hamilton. Jason I think styrene is a good alternative to simulate wooden frames. By the way I didn‘t use the provided paper. I‘ve bought a sheet of black cardboard with a higher paper weight and used it instead. Hamilton I‘m very happy with the result and all the rest is hidden by the colour. So thanks again, guys.
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At last the ship's boats have been completed. Believe me, it was a real challenge. First of all the boat's resin hulls should have been sanded. Otherwise you can have big problems when glueing the cartridge paper for the ribs into the hull. My big awareness... But the rest was quite easy. Well, the lauch is very tall and I'll don't fit it until the rigging has been completed.
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