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Hi Eddie, Just caught up with your nice build. But now I'm in my easy chair and ready to fallow along. Bob
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Martin, I was stationed on Santa Rosa Island while in the Air Force. Went back and forth to the mainland by PT boat out of Port Hueneme. Always wanted to sail SF Bay but never made it. Bob
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Nice looking earrings. No. Wait. Those are deadeyes. I Think. Looking great. Bob
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Looking good, Jack. Bob
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Sorry Michael, I did not understand what you were saying. The wheel from start to finish was about two hours. Bob
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Moving right along. I made templates for the cabin. As you can see the first sides of that wrap-around broke. Finally, got the sides, the top and the companionway hatch without breaking any more. Next the bow sprit and the stern sprit. (Is that the right name?) Then on to the masts, booms, gaffs and sails, after that the rigging. It feels like I'm not even half way through. Bob
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Michael, I'm not that good. The brass was .045. Mario and Richard, Thanks for stopping by. Bob
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Tom, Use a try-file to cut a notch where you want the hole. This gives the drill somewhere to start and the hole will remove the notch. Using the pin vice cuts down on the drill walking. It may not be fast, but it's not hard. Bob
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Amanda by Tblack - FINISHED - RESTORATION
captainbob replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Tom, I can't answer your questions, but the Amanda looks like a good restoration project. Bob -
Beautiful job on the anchor. Bob
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John, It's not that hard. Popeye & Wayne, Your comments remind me of the man who was driving through the country and saw a chair for sale. He asked the owner where it came from and how much. The owner said he had made it and it was $25.00. The man thought it would make nice dinning room chairs and ordered six. The owner said that would cost $600.00. The man asked, "Why so much" ? The owner said, "Well the first one was fun". Bob
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Tom, Mark, Jack and Anja, Thank you all for the kind words. Bob
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My brother and his wife were here for a few days and we had fun together, but now it’s back to building. Looking at the study plans (on the first page) you can see a wheel in front of the mizzen mast. Now to make a wheel. Using .04” brass wire I made a ring .40” dia. For a 20” ring made of 2” bar. I then drilled six holes in the ring to accept .02” wire and cut the spokes to .62” or 30” scale. Bob
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Nice start on the re-rigging. Bob
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Yep, that's why we scratch build. Bob
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Clare, Nice clean looking stack. Bob
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
captainbob replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
It's looking good and we like it. Stay well. Bob -
Martin --- Thanks for the good words. The chart is of San Francisco Bay. I used to sail the Channel Islands out of Los Angeles but San Francisco is a nicer chart. Adam --- Glad you stopped by. Hang in there. We were all newb’s at one time. Thanks Popeye --- My progress still isn’t up to your speed. I still only build one at a time. Bob
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Michael, Walt, Anja, Thanks to all of you. Bob
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Good catch; nice recovery. Bob
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Jack, Just caught up with your build. It's looking good. Bob
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Thanks John, It's pipe insulation. Found the idea in an RR mag. Bob
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