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Here is that translation: I'm just starting to build the Endeouver, your detailed report will definitely help me. Greetings from Germany, St. Leon-Rot, Herbert

Danke schön, Herbert. Once you have entered your text, you can have it translated so that others here can understand what you have written. Wenn DU Fragen hast bezüglich Endeavour, ich bin ja hier!

You keep that criticism coming, Keith, and don't worry about hurting my feelings or anything silly like that. Without comments like those, how would I learn from my mistakes? Yep, keep 'em comin' mate

Glenn, having watched your progress a fair bit since I joined MSW, I swear you are getting better at this. Truly, I am not just saying that mate. Your workmanship is a joy to behold and quite inspirational.

So here's a dumb question Tom, are you doing anything else to those kennels (like adding dogs maybe)? In my opinion, and I am a novice to say the least, they look too angular and boxy in comparison to all the other fine stuff on deck. Just my two cents worth, sir.

My thoughts exactly, Phil. I will add this to my research list.

A mixed bag of items on the shipyard itinerary today. Because I am building this model as the Musquidobit and not the Lynx I will not be doing the transom as it is laid out in the Panart plans: I will be following the drawings of the Musquidobit and therefore have to modify her rear end a little. Chapelle's book shows clearly that the bands on the transom were quite different: Because of this I decided to steam bend the wood to fit this (nicer) shape instead of using the form supplied in the kit. Before I could do that, I had to make a template, then a wooden form from that template that I could bend the wood around: The strip was placed in boiling water for 15 minutes then steam bent around the form. I taped it on and will leave it overnight to take shape. We will see how it looks on the morrow: Moving on I planked the inside of the transom with 0.5 x 3mm walnut strips. These were not supplied with the kit, I am guessing they wanted me to stain some of the deck planks which are the same size. Instead of doing that (I ran out of planks on my last build because I experimented with a few of them so I am a bit gun shy), I cut some of the outer planking they supplied (which I didn't use) and glued it on. I will cut the rear gun port holes back on once the beading is fitted: Following @Dr PR's suggestion, I mounted the plates onto the cross beams and dry fitted the masts, making sure the hull was as level as it could be. I measured across the hull and got them placed exactly on the centerline. That all went well. The masts will be glued into their final position once the deck is planked, I have a little wiggle room now (pun intended) to get them lined up in all directions correctly:

I looked on the plans I have and there is nothing showing how the gun ports were made. However, in a magazine from Germany that @Jolly Jo kindly sent me, there is a build of the Lynx done back in the 1980's. There is no evidence that the ports on this build are historically correct but they do show ones similar to the ones you did on the Albatros (at least that ias how it appears in the images I have).

She's starting to look quite chunky there, Phil. That is A LOT of fiddly work with those wee ladders etc. You have some patience, I will give you that.

That made me smile, Phil. A question, sir; I was looking at your gunports in the last picture on this latest post. I see you have a "full" port as opposed to a split port with a hole (and stopper) in the middle, which was what I was going to do. Was that your preference or did this build have those particular ports?

Good morning, Phil, I have a list of tools that I want to add to my inventory, a laser level being one of them. I was using a digital gauge that I have in my woodshop to measure angles yesterday. It is a (magnetic) angle finder that sticks to my table-saw blade and gives precise readings when making angled cuts. I zeroed it on the shipyard tabletop and used it as a guide for the mast rake angles. The laser level will be a must for getting the masts vertical. I shall approach the treasurer about it this morning

Good day fine people, I have been happily active in the shipyard this afternoon, images to follow later today or tomorrow. I wanted to share something with you (specifically @Dr PR and @Keith Black). I took the image in post #113 into Fusion and measured the rake angles, using the waterline just below the chain plates as a reference. Here's what I got: Judging by these angles the foremast on this particular model has a rake of 12.5º (90º - 77.5º) and pretty much 14º on the main (90º - 76º). So, going on what @Dr PR has suggested, I will use these rake angles on my build. I am also going to rig the mast steps as he suggested here (thank you Phil). Back to the yard, I just wanted to share this. Any observations or comments are always welcome.

That contrast between the red and black looks good Jo.

She's all gunned up and ready to party mate Nice.

I agree with Jo, a satin look appeals to me too.

Decision made then. Thank you for taking the time on this.

A warm welcome from a near neighbor too (Northern Neck area). As others have commented, nice work on your first build. I look forward to your full blog for the next build.

Welcome aboard GS. I look forward to seeing your build log! Feel free to ask as many questions as you like. Everyone here is extremely helpful (I am a beginner myself).

Welcome aboard. Once you do start building, get a build log going so others here can see how you are getting on and give pointers where necessary. Enjoy your journey!

A very true statement. I have worked with a lot of different tools all my life and can say with all honesty, you get what you pay for. I like the look of the quality of those Innocraftsman tools, something I will be taking a good look at. thanks for the link. What size drill did you get? I only ask because it looks like the Powerpro model will take drill bits up to 6.5mm. Did you find that to be sufficient. My feelings were that the Universal model might turn out to be a bit too small. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

I think I can handle that, Bob

Thanks, Steve. I could not put that book down last night. It is due back at the library at the end of this month and I couldn't bear the thought of not having it here on my shelf. I think I am becoming a schooner junkie

Scratch building eh.... Good for you buddy. That can only be beneficial for your future builds! Those mockups look great and are a good idea to get dimensions correct before moving on with the actual build. Good call.

Update on the shipyard..... (not so much on the build). I have decided to dedicate at the very least one day a week to my build. Although I enjoy being outdoors in this fine weather fishing, I find I am missing the serenity of my shipyard more than just a little. I was reading Marquardt's book "The Global Schooner" last evening, a book that I had borrowed from our local library but have since gone ahead and purchased for myself. The decision was made to not demote ship building to a bad weather or winter pastime, I enjoy it just too much. That and the fact that the CEO wants some more ships on shelves around the house

I like the setup you have going on there, particularly that mini drill you had in a couple of the images. What make is that? I am slowly coming to the realization that I do need some mini power tools (sander, perhaps a mill.... but definitely a drill press). The quality of your work inspires me anew, sir