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Every time I look at your boat I am amazed at your skill. It always inspires me to do better. Bob
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Matching the planks where they come together, usually at the bow, is always the hardest part of planking for me. But you're doing a superb job of it. Bob
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Welcome back Patrick. Even as a bare boat straight from the factory she looks great. I can't wait to see her dressed up. Bob
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Yes, Michael. When I showed some of the pictures to the wife she said it gave her the feeling that she wanted to get on one. Ah, would be nice to have one at my dock. Would be nice to have a dock. Would be nice to have water to put a dock. Ah well. Bob
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Thanks Popeye, I should send it to you for painting. Then I know it would be good. Bob
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Thanks, Gary. Bob
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Thanks Steve, I can't either. Bob
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Thanks Keith. Elegance is what I'm after. Bob
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Thanks John. Where were you before I put the deck on. I keep telling myself, "next time" but I don't paint. Bob
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Thanks for asking, Nils. It was planked on bulkheads and the inside will be planked vertically. On the other boat I plan to show the ribs. Bob
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For years the word used for the line where the planks meet the keel has been called the rabbit line. Recently I have been seeing it called the rebate. So I looked it up to see if I was wrong all these years. Here is what I found. The line where the planks meet the keel is the rabbit line. The groove that is cut on that line is the rebate. Thought there might be others that would like to know. Bob
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OK! Here we go. After much effort I have things fixed enough that I can put up pictures. Here is where she is at present. Hull made, floor in and deck on. Yes, I should have painted the hull before I put on the deck. As many times as I have done this you think I would learn. This is where I hope to be going with this. Painted hull and polished wood for the cabin. More to come later. Hopefully on the other boat. Bob
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Good to know, Lawrence. I'll have to look into it. Bob
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That was the first thing I did. And they were nice enough to refund the cost. Bob
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Hi Friends, I have been building and I would like to show the pictures but my computer is screwed up. A friend on face book told me about an anti-virus program that she and several others said was great, so I down loaded Scan Guard. My camera was set up to send pictures to my computer. After installing the program the camera could no longer find the computer but I could move the memory chip to transfer the pictures. Also clicking on hypertext in word would no longer go to the web. That was a nascence so I went on the web to find a solution. One of the suggestions was to run a program by Microsoft that was supposed to fix programs. That moved every icon on my wallpaper and now when I put in the camera memory chip it says the chip needs to be formatted. When I figure out how to get everything back the pictures will come. In the mean time I have made one hull and put the under deck on it. This boat I plan to paint. The other will be in a natural wood finish. I was thinking of cherry but I need a new saw blade for that. I do have mahogany but it is darker than I had envisioned. So we will have to see how that goes. That’s about all I have for now. Bob
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Glad you're here Gary. Bob
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This all reminds me of when My cousin, 10 years old at that time, was learning to crochet. She took it to show her mother and was pointing out all her errors. Her mother said, "Don't tell me. If I don't know where they are I don't see them and your blanket look lovely." Bob
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fine deck and conveyer detail. But do you need a table for the man with the knife that Nils mentioned or are the fish sent to the hold whole? Bob
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Michael, looks like you have a winner. Well done. Bob
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I ran into the same thing on the Pequot. There was a deck that the sailors had to get to but in the drawings and all the pictures I could not find any means of access. I think the little ladder you add looks fine. Bob
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To make something of meaning and beauty from used items will make an interesting build. I'll be watching and trying not to make too much noise. Bob
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