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Patrick Thanks but it’s not nearly as small detailed as your lovely Rainbow. Ah yes Igor, I wish it were 48 times larger and that I lived on the coast. I think it would be fun to sail her. Thanks Carl as I built it I thought ‘what would I want if I were cruising her’. I’m reminded of reading about an old sailor that was getting a small sail boat ready for cruising and had the motor up on deck. A man on the dock watching as he kicked it over the side said, “What did you do that for?” The owner said, “I don’t understand motors, ant there’s a head down below that’s going the same place”. Michael I do not plan on a cabin roof, I want to leave it open so the cabin is visible. If I do put a roof on it I will make if removable. Thanks for the nice words, George. Bob
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I didn’t get much done this time. We had company from back east trying to get out of the snow and cold. I added the framing for the cabin roof and a little more trim and a little more paint. Now I’m calling the hull done. Yes I know there is that spot on the stack that needs to be touched up but that isn’t that much. Next will be the mast, spars, rigging and sails, Bob
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You're right. Nobody notices the planking or the deck details, even if some deck details are missing. But if what is there is not built neatly. That you hear about. Bob
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Coming along nicely. I like the lap strake. Bob
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Don't know about you, but If I had finally got it working, I'd be doing a happy dance about now. Bob
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Fine details. It's really looking good. Bob
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Igor thanks for all the information. Even among the many drawing there are differences one from the other. That is why I tried to build from the descriptions in Slocum’s book and the photographs. You are doing a fine job. Bob
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Lawrence thanks for looking in. The longer I live with the deck the better I like it. So here’s where I am now. I made a new cabin/cockpit wall. To make the windows holes sharp they were trimmed with brass. The walls were then painted and mounted in the deck. The lower edge of the cabin wall was trimmed with mahogany and a piece was placed around the top to attach the cabin roof frames. There is also a piece of mahogany trim on the top edge of the cockpit wall. Now it’s about time to glue the deck to the hull. Bob
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I have all the Russian drawings. I have just not seen the spray built to those drawings. I'm looking forward to it. Bob
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I see your using the Russian drawings. They're different than all the others. Now I'll get to see something new. Bob
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Good job! That was the hard part, the rest won't take long and the a drum sound to set the pace. Bob
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The ballast keel and rudder with extension look good. Don’t be afraid of the curves in the deck. It planks up the same as the hull. I like the color. Bob
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