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Your Volvo is really looking good. What is the box in the top picture? It looks quite handy. Can you show more detail? Bob
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I'm not sure what your scale is, but at 1:48, a 1/16" strip is 3" in full scale. That means your 3/16" pins are only 9" long. That's too short Bob
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Popeye, I have 3/32 X 1/4 strips but that’s kind of big for this boat. Prescott is a small town, about two hours drive from Phoenix or Flagstaff, the only hobby shop is in the next town, 15 miles, and they deal in planes, no wood and no plastic stock. There is a Hobby Lobby there also, but as you know they only have balsa and basswood. I could order wood on the web but I like to see what I am buying. As for the dragon hull I planked it with 1/32 sq. basswood strips. It is surprising how much easier it is to work with .03” then .02” thick wood. I then decided to just paint the hull. I guess I need to build instead of saying ahead of time what I plan to do and then not doing it. So here’s the hull as of now. Bob
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The ram is a fine piece of brass work. I would sure hate to see that coming at my boat. Bob
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Mast hoops- general rule of thumb?
captainbob replied to skipper1947's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
According to Chapelle, on page 555 of his book, “The American Fishing Schooner 1825 – 1935” he says, “Mast hoops [were] spaced 24” to 36” apart, depending on the size of the vessel, sailmakers choice”. He then gives examples such as Effie M. Morrissey fore mast 16, main 17 and Blue Nose fore mast 16, main 19. Hope this helps. Bob -
I have to agree with Patrick. The topsides are beautiful. Bob
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Chris, I'm not that brave. That's why I gave up. Bob
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