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OK you two. Looks like I glue some scrap together and paint it. But that comes later I still have a lot of building to do. Bob
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I had the same question about six months ago. They are capstan bars stored out of the way. Bob
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On page one there are photos of bothe Hoga at sea triles and Hoga at Pearl Harbor. Bob
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Just a little update. I started on the cabin and capstans and located them temporarily on the deck. I’ll finish and paint everything before mounting them permanently. But it’s all coming together. In trying to "make it right" I found so many differences between the photos of the Hoga and the drawings of the Nokomis that I put aside the drawings and am working from the photos now. I find it interesting that between the launch on Dec 1st 1940 and showing up in Pearl Harbor on May 1st 1941 there were already changes made to the Hoga. I am wanting to build it the way it was in Pearl Harbor but if I paint it all dark gray I’m afraid all the detail will be lost. I’m thinking of painting it Light gray over dark gray. Open to suggestions. Bob
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Well done, Wayne. Well done. Bob
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Beautiful hammering. I would say “your touch” is very good. Bob
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I don’t remember the trawler having such a high stern, and I thought it was already painted. What did you do? Bob
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Hi Mark, This is how I became a scratch builder. I had to make so many parts and replace so much wood that I decided, what was the use of buying a kit in the first place. Bob
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What a wonderful hull ! Enough said. Bob
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The cheap one I bought eats batteries whether or not it is turned on. It was either buy batteries or a better caliper.
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Tom, you have good eyes. The hawse lips are wood. I shaped the outside of the lip, glued it in place and then drilled the hole. The anchor holes are the only ones that have a lip on the inside, at present. After the outer lip was glued and the hole was drilled, I glued on the inner lip and then drilled through the hole from the outside. Trying to make the completed lip before gluing it in place was impossible for me but gluing it to the bulwark first held it all together while drilling. Piet, John, Popeye, Thanks for looking in and cheering me on. Bob
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Hi All, When the Hoga was at Pearl Harbor it was all painted a dark gray and the detail is hard to see. I thought I should show you the hull before it gets painted. I will be painting the hull dark gray but the decks and cabins will be a light gray so people will not have to strain their eyes. Bob
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I learned this from a machinist at work. To find out how much you need to remove from one part to make it match another: Measure the smaller part and set the reading to zero. Then measure the larger part. The number shown on the caliper will be the difference. Bob
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I like brass work and yours is first rate. Bob
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It's so nice watching this lovely little boat go together. bob
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“A bit of an update, albeit a small one. Got the yards shaped Managed to get all the blocks attached to the yards...” I don’t know but I wouldn’t call that update “small”. I call it fine work. Bob
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She’s (can you call a stag a she?) absolutely lovely, John. I can’t imagine what the “ remaining details” might be. Bob
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I was just going to say . . . . No I'll wait for the next update. Good work, good work. Bob
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She's a beauty. Well done. Bob
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That is great. I wish I could be as lucky more often. Bob
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Thanks Popeye. The Hoga was one of the Woban class of yard tugs. So far I have found 30 tugs that I think are of this class. Right now in the Hoga folder I have about 175 files and over 250 Meg of information. But you’re right I could do most anything, as long as the general shape is right, no one could say it’s wrong unless they were on the Hoga. But that’s no fun. The fun is in trying to make it as true to life as possible. Just as you’re doing on your boats. Thanks, Rob.
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Yes! Good things do happen. Bob
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