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    Phil, I like your theory about the screw holes. 01 level has been changed significantly, but there may still be some things of interest to you. The bell is still there, one vent duct, the ladder on the port side, and of course the stack. The bow area was also changed a fair amount, but a few things are still there. I'll see about getting some pictures for you this weekend.
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    This is looking great! I tried to find some photos of the remaining sea chests but could not - there are only two now, in engineering, the minesweeping generators having been removed in the 1970's. We use one or the other at a time while underway, alternating each voyage. The rudder has evidence of having zincs at one point, but does not now due to electrical survey & tuning. Your stern frame is beautiful. One detail that may interest you is that throughout the surface grain of the sternfram support, there are tiny pegs, perhaps about 3/16" in diameter, hammered into the grain. I assume this was done to tightened up the grain. I'd never seen that before on other wood hulls. Please let me know if I can provide any more pictures. I love having been a little helpful with this build and hope to be of greater use.
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    Looks great! 👍 Happy Christmas and Holidays!
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    Your attention to detail is fantastic, Phil. I can look at your hull and recognize it! We're enjoying following this build. Regarding the garboard strakes, they may have been closer to the blueprints originally. The garboard and worm shoe were replaced several years back - this is worrisome because so far most recent work seemed to have been fastened with stainless steel, which doesn't mix with the old growth doug fir! Luckily the keel bolts are still bronze. I can't really blame anyone, given the price of these fasteners, but it's still annoying. I've spend countless hours removing stainless fasteners and replacing them with silicone bronze. I can't remember if I replied to your last email. We've been very preoccupied with holidays and a sick puppy dog. I apologize if your last email went unanswered. The blueprint displays well on my screen. We have most of not all of the original paper blueprints and ship documents. Although there's not much room aboard to roll them out for viewing. We still use the original Docking Plan blueprint when planning and implementing a stay in the shipyard. Cape is due to be hauled again this coming August in Port Townsend, WA.
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    I stumbled across this thread and thoroughly enjoyed reading the whole thing. Great stories. I would love to hear more, Phil. Also, let me know if I can help with your build. I own the Cape today. -Austin

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