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Jim Lad

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  1. I think my brain is starting to hurt keeping up with these three! John
  2. Excuse me Popeye, but we'll have no drinking on unlicensed premises! John
  3. Hey, Andy; when I was working full time I was always under pressure, so how come I'm not perfect? John
  4. G'day, Danny! Just found this log. Mate, you've got a heart as big as Western Queensland to take that on. Good on the old bloke for having a try! As has already been said, if he'd only had a bit of help he might have been able to make a go of it, but it looks like you're turning it into a pretty reasonable model anyway. John
  5. Ollie, Well done with the planking, mate! Just a bit of technical 'stuff'. If your scratch built catheads are the two pieces projecting over the stern are they, then they're actually stern davits! If you know perfectly well that they're davits, the please just ignore this paragraph. Regarding the coppering; this link may be of some use. It's of the preserved remains of the Edwin Fox in Picton - much larger than your cutter, built 38 years later and a merchant ship, but built in Calcutta. The photos may be of some use for comparison. http://www.edwinfoxsociety.com/gallery/ John
  6. Well, some actual work to show you! I'm continuing to make frame blanks and rough cut the frames, but I've now made my framing jig and have actually raised the first frame. This is the forward most square frame, so with that in place I can start to finish off and fit the cant frames. The framing jig ready for business The 'backbone' in the jig First frame fitted The entire frame will be cleaned up after all the frames are fitted and faired. John
  7. Just pack that chest of draws up any time and send it over here, Remco. John
  8. Aha! Decks at last! I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who does dim witted things with computers, Popeye! John
  9. Tom, You 'snuck' in that eagle while I was away and I missed it completely. I think it might look nice in gold! You boat is looking good. It's always a comfort not to have to do the interiors. John
  10. Sorry, Augie, but from what we hear over here about advertising deals for the S.... B..., you will now be sued for several billion dollars for daring to mention the name of 'that' game! On the up side, though, your planking looks really good! John
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