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She looks fine to me, Trevor. You have done a fine job on her mate!- 166 replies
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Maurice, Taking the time to make that jig for the gun rigging was well worth it. It gives a consistency to the collection of carriages on deck. Nicely done.
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Let's certainly hope not, Steve! Right now they look very nice.
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Glen, there is an old german saying; "Je später der Abend, desto schöner die Gäste"' which literally translates to "The later the evening, the more beautiful the guests". You get my drift Welcome aboard, sir. I am honored to have you here.
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Phil, We rigged up a splint similar to what you described, it certainly helps. Without it there is always the danger of inadvertently going to grab something and that would be quite painful. As @Coyote_6 said, time for some research methinks. I want to read up on the rigging for the masts and yards to make sure I get that all right when the time comes. You enjoy your G and T, sir, and I will stick to my single malt.
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Well my concerned friend, I do still have my left hand you know and I am using a laptop and not my phone to write on. I am resting it, believe me. Holding a book doesn't put too much strain on it What else am I going to do if I don't pop in here every now and again to see what is going on The fish started jumping in our creek yesterday. Now THAT is extremely frustrating. I am a very keen fisherman and was just itching for them to come back so that I could get out there. Now I sit here with a damaged paw and can only look on while they mock me. So, sir, I am going to be recalcitrant on this one I am afraid.
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I appreciate that, Keith. Thank you for your concern, sir. I will be back n deck in no time.
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Thank you so very much, Phil. Now that it is strapped up I am not in so much pain (or has that got something to do with the two shots of single malt I had 🤔😂
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Absolutelt, Steve. I have Marquardt's book and wanted to clarify the spar rigging for the time period, among other stuff. Me digits will be itching to go looooong before the three weeks is up lat me tell you. But, I will heed your kind words there mate, I don't need this to be along term thing.
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Morning folks. Calamity has struck. It would appear that I have badly damaged the tendons of a couple of fingers in my right hand. We are guessing it happened over the weekend while I was screwing in the 1000 plus screws on the new deck. I cannot move my middle finger at all without a lot of pain and the one next to it has limited mobility. They have been splinted and I will need to rest them for at least three weeks to enable the tendon/ligaments to heal. Planking the hull could prove quite interesting with only one paw ...............
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I am happy to have you aboard, Steve. I like the way she is shaping up too I must say.
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Yep, I like those davits too. I intend to do a similar thing with the catheads on my build. The kit supplied plywood ones just don't to the model justice.
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I couldn't agree more on this one.
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Glenn, she has come together very nicely. Well done sir.
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Congrats from me too, John. She is certainly a sight to behold!
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Wow, a lot has happened while I was otherwise occupied. She is starting to look quite regal. As I have said before, quite the inspiration for us newbies.
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Good morning, folks. I managed to squeeze some time in the shipyard these past couple of days as things are slowing down now that the house is finally sold. The move, at least as far as I am involved, is complete and I no longer need to be running back and forth between here and DC. The other main job we were concerned with that was keeping me from my build was our deck at the back of the house. It was made with composite decking and the water was pooling on it quite badly when it rained. We had to remove all the boards, replace some of the joists and then refit new 5 1/4 decking planks. In effect I guess it was good practice for my deck planking on the build Anyway, on with the build. I finished the first layer of planking and covered the hull with a fine wood filler before sanding the whole thing smooth to accept the second layer of walnut strips. I am not using the material that came with the kit because the quality of the wood in this kit really does leave a lot to be desired. I then started adding the second layer: Because of the position of the deck hatches I had to adjust one of the deck beams so that it wasn't going across the middle of the hatch opening, that looked a little weird when I laid the false deck on. It looks better now: Today I hope to continue with the second planking. Stay tuned
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You did a very nice job with that sail, Trevor, your usual meticulous approach has paid off. I shall red through your recent posts when I have more than 10 minutes to spare (we are into our house reno again now......)
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Welcome, George. Enjoy the journey.
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Welcome to the forum. As stated above, don't be afraid to ask questions, it will help you along your way. Enjoy!
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I am finally home and have the moving truck full of stuff that we are keeping from the house unloaded, Trevor. I haven't been able to get in the shipyard just yet, the CEO's list of to-do's seems to grow longer instead of shorter Tomorrow is a rainy day here (no sudden, unwanted snowstorms for us!) so I will be bale to sit down and get on with my build. I am very much looking forward to that.
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You made a fine job of that, Trevor, I really like how the sail turned out. I don't have sails on my current build but this post will go to my "aha, that's how it's done" folder
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I agree, Phil, those railings really add to the overall look of your build. You are doing a fine job with this one.
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