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  1. SaltyScot
    Yep, it's the little things that we don't see that come around the corner one day and trip you up. Nice fix, sir.
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    A sight to behold for sure. Very nice work, Glen.
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    To be honest, Trevor, those floor planks look quite good. They look natural in a haphazard, random kind of way. I guess the look you were going for was nice and neat with straight lines?
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    What a rewarding project. It helps enormously when the standard of the part is as good as this is. It looks good, Phil.
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    For some reason I cannot explain, I prefer the run-in option too. Cleaner, unbroken line of sight along the outside of the hull maybe. It just feels kinda right 🤔
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    Good call, Glenn. It wasn't worth pounding through a frustrating situation like that where there was no solution in sight.
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    Yes, I like that natural look as well, Trevor. As you know, the first coat of any oil on "new wood" does tend to soak in quite quickly and not really give a true example of the final look. Once this dries completely you will have a better idea as to the necessity of adding another coat or not. She looks good on that stand too.
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    Shiny moon is a great name for her, Jo. I agree with your rudder choice too. If you wanted more firepower you could opt to put a couple of swivel cannons up at the bow, some of those schooners had them and you can find that info in Marquardt's book. I think it is one of the last chapters.
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    The measurements are so precise, Greg, and (so far) everything seems to fit very nicely. This is a nice kit!
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    That just looks so very nice, Trevor. Nice job on those thwarts (I thought they were called seats......... 😉)
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    Hi Folks, here is my latest update on the current build. As a side note, the sale of my mother-in-law's house is eating up a lot of our time right now, despite being ready to go on the market we always seem to have stuff still to do, hence my absence here and there (sometimes unexpectedly). I decided to remake the rudder out of solid wood. I didn't really trust the brittle plywood to accept the nails I will be putting into it later on when the rudder gets mounted. I made it out of a nice piece of acacia wood that I had left over from a butcher block counter top we installed a few months ago: I started work on the sheer strakes too. The tricky thing with this build is that the bulkhead "tips" will be cut off flush with the deck once the planking is complete. Because of this, I didn't want to glue the sheer strakes in place right away. I planned on putting the first 4 rows on and securing them with nails then, once the planks got below deck level, I would start gluing them on. The strakes above would be removed and then glued down onto the fixed ones below deck level, if that makes any sense. It was really the only way I know how to get them secure and in the right place: The plank bending iron worked like a charm. I used it to shape the end of the first glued plank so that it would fit nicely in the rabbet: I had to add temporary bracers across the first two bulkheads because (as I mentioned earlier) the plywood is not of the best quality and they were suffering when I knocked the support nails in, despite me holding them: I hope to make more progress tomorrow
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    Hmmmmm, I would hardly call this a horse barge, Bob 😂
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    Yes, I was going to make a similar suggestion, Glenn, wipe the backs with an alcohol solvent. I wouldn't put WOP on there either, but that is just my preference, not based on any experience.
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    She is a beautiful vessel to be sure, John, and coming along very nicely. That being said, and in all honesty, I am glad it's not me who has to sort that rigging out
  15. SaltyScot
    Tag, Wolle. You were right when you said it was a fiddly job! It is looking good though.
  16. SaltyScot
    Thanks! Those CAD skills will be put to good use on my Endurance build. I intend to enhance the model with some 3D designed and printed parts (I have some wood PLA here at home for the purpose).
  17. SaltyScot
    Thank you, Bob!
  18. SaltyScot
    I find it quite frustrating trying to hold mini pieces like that securely enough to be able to sand them properly. You had several to do I see, a true test of patience, Trevor. I don't think it turned out all that bad, it looks nice and neat to me.
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    Thank you, John. I am very pleased with how she turned out. I have friends in Germany who I sent pics to who want me to make a full size one now..... 🤭
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    Steve, I had actually made a different stand but was not happy with it because it was too short. This one does have a certain dynamic about it, doesn't it. Thank you for your comments sir, they are truly appreciated.
  21. SaltyScot
    Alan, thank you so very much. You humble me with your praise, sir
  22. SaltyScot
    Thank you, Phil. I am honored to have you say that.
  23. SaltyScot
    Thank you, Keith. I appreciate you dropping by.
  24. SaltyScot
    Thank you, Trevor, that means a lot to me, sir.
  25. SaltyScot
    That is a nice "tutorial" on how it should be done there, Glen. Thank you, sir.

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