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I appreciate that, Keith. Thank you for your concern, sir. I will be back n deck in no time.

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 🤔😂

Yessir, I get to look at it every day and sigh longingly

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.

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 ...............

I am happy to have you aboard, Steve. I like the way she is shaping up too I must say.

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.

I couldn't agree more on this one.

Glenn, she has come together very nicely. Well done sir.

Congrats from me too, John. She is certainly a sight to behold!

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.

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

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......)

A joy to read and observe. I missed this!

Welcome, George. Enjoy the journey.

Welcome to the forum. As stated above, don't be afraid to ask questions, it will help you along your way. Enjoy!

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.

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

I agree, Phil, those railings really add to the overall look of your build. You are doing a fine job with this one.

Steep learning curves are part and parcel of the hobby, Jo. It looks like you are headed in the right direction and I like your planking solution sir

My fellow modelers, the CEO has declared that my presence is needed elsewhere for the next week (at least). Her mother's house is under contract with the closing date set for April 28th. She plans to move out on the 23rd. The plan is to spend a good part of next week up there in DC to get the final bits and pieces out of the house that are either being sold or donated, before the moving company gets there. There always appears to be something else to be done up there and both myself and the CEO are counting down the days until the 23rd rolls around. Because of all this, I will be away for an as yet undefined period of time, that matter is not under my control....... I go where I am requested because, as we all know, happy wife, and so on......

I know exactly what you mean, Glenn. On my Endeavour build I had fully finished the hull, painted and varnished it and was very happy with the result. While I was drilling the holes for the stanchions at the stern of the boat I slipped with the tiny drill bit and went through too far. When I saw the drill bit sticking out through the underside of my nice shiny hull (and the hole that got made when a piece of wood got punched out by the drill bit), I nearly lost it. I had to just take a very deep breath and tackle the issue otherwise I would have thrown the drill against the wall, or something worse.......... Like you mentioned, getting on with something enjoyable and uplifting is the way to go. Your build looks good mate.

Been there, Trevor. My shipyard is in a spare bedroom here in our home. When I get the vacuum out and get in here, I hear all the bits of nails (and the odd tiny cleat) scuttling on up the vacuum hose.

Those hatches look good, a job I will be faced with later on down the line on my build. Now I know where to get the inspiration!

I know that feeling!