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captainbob got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Thanks Popeye. Now here’s the rest of it.
I did not like this boat when I started it but the more I built the more it grew on me. I titled it the Malabar Jr. but I modified it so much that it is no longer a Malabar Jr. it’s just a yawl, Y’all.
First the profile.
And a bow shot.
The foredeck
And the cockpit.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Anja in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Thanks for the sailing video. I'm not finished yet, but here's where I was a couple days ago. Thread all over the place and paper sails to check size.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
And I qoute. “ especially when you're trying to figure out something you're not sure about" – “Small boy - are you sure you're doing it right?”. Sounds, to me, like a good question. Thanks, John, I needed a laugh.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from IgorSky in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Thanks Popeye. Now here’s the rest of it.
I did not like this boat when I started it but the more I built the more it grew on me. I titled it the Malabar Jr. but I modified it so much that it is no longer a Malabar Jr. it’s just a yawl, Y’all.
First the profile.
And a bow shot.
The foredeck
And the cockpit.
Bob
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captainbob reacted to popeye the sailor in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
....and when that boy got home.......he looked at his model, threw it in the circular file, and got some fresh stock!
....and that, my boy, is how a scratch builder is born!
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captainbob reacted to Jim Lad in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
Thanks for the support, folks!
Mark - it can sometimes be a bit intimidating working in front of an audience, especially when you're trying to figure out something you're not sure about - after all, we're supposed to be the experts!
My best exchange to date was with a small boy of about seven or eight. It went something like:-
Small boy - I make models too you know.
Me - Oh, do you; that's good
Small boy - My models don't look like yours, though.
Me - Don't they?
Small boy - No; are you sure you're doing it right?
(Small boy's mum collapses laughing)
John
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captainbob got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Thanks for the sailing video. I'm not finished yet, but here's where I was a couple days ago. Thread all over the place and paper sails to check size.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from mtaylor in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Thanks for the sailing video. I'm not finished yet, but here's where I was a couple days ago. Thread all over the place and paper sails to check size.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Thanks for the sailing video. I'm not finished yet, but here's where I was a couple days ago. Thread all over the place and paper sails to check size.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from Børge in Dragon by Borge - Billing Boats - scale 1:12 - sail yacht
Nice detail work on the holding feature for the anchor.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from ndeconte in Orca by ndeconte - FINISHED - 35" movie replica
Looking good.
Bob
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captainbob reacted to Jim Lad in Half Moon by popeye the sailor - Billing Boats - 1:40 scale kit
Oh, so you mean there's a build log in here somewhere!
John
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captainbob reacted to realworkingsailor in Half Moon by popeye the sailor - Billing Boats - 1:40 scale kit
Just have to keep finding silly excuses to post needless inane babble to keep everyone amused and fully cognizant of my continued existence for no other purpose than to fill a subverted subconscious need to broadcast the minutia of an otherwise unremarkable existence....
Or maybe not.... I dunno....
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captainbob reacted to Anja in Half Moon by popeye the sailor - Billing Boats - 1:40 scale kit
"Well blow me down!"
Congratulations my friend.
Anja
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captainbob got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Band or scroll saw?
Jan,
Since you will be working in small scale, like I do, you will be cutting tight corners in thin wood. That is what a scroll saw is made for. A band saw is really not good for this kind of work, the blade is too wide to make the tight turns. Also to cut thin wood you need a fine toothed blade, there should be two or three teeth touching the wood at all times. As for the table saw, unless you plan on making your own lumber you will not need it. The thin wood used in small scale boats cuts easily with a knife and a metal straight edge.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Martin, thanks for looking in and the comments.
Yves, this will be the admiral’s boat. But I like the older wooden workboats and fishing boats. I’ll let the others play with their guns and square sails while sit back and admire their skills.
PopJack, I enjoy working with brass. This is .005” thick and the mast where it is fixed is .125” - .156” diameter. I think that is a little small to solder. The solder would fill the .025” holes for the lines, so it is crimped and glued.
I recently modified a set of new pliers to help in the brass work. I bought bent long nose pliers because they did not have the box joint and then ground off the ends leaving only about 1/4” of grip. I use these to crimp the brass around the mast with sharp corners and also to flatten the end of a wire as a stop or to drill a hole through it.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Michael,
I agree. If you can't find the tool you need, you need to make it, That's what builders used to do.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from mtaylor in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Martin, thanks for looking in and the comments.
Yves, this will be the admiral’s boat. But I like the older wooden workboats and fishing boats. I’ll let the others play with their guns and square sails while sit back and admire their skills.
PopJack, I enjoy working with brass. This is .005” thick and the mast where it is fixed is .125” - .156” diameter. I think that is a little small to solder. The solder would fill the .025” holes for the lines, so it is crimped and glued.
I recently modified a set of new pliers to help in the brass work. I bought bent long nose pliers because they did not have the box joint and then ground off the ends leaving only about 1/4” of grip. I use these to crimp the brass around the mast with sharp corners and also to flatten the end of a wire as a stop or to drill a hole through it.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from mtaylor in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Michael,
I agree. If you can't find the tool you need, you need to make it, That's what builders used to do.
Bob
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captainbob reacted to yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Bob,
that little yawl is gorgeous and so precious. It is a marvel and you can be proud of you.
I have to admit that I enjoy watching you build this beauty: it is such a refreshing change from all these admiralty and armed (to the teeth) ships of the 18th century. Finally, a nice boat designed for the sole pleasure of sailing and traveling in style to remote destinations.
I simply love it.
Yves
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captainbob got a reaction from yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
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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captainbob got a reaction from yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Sorry, I forgot the pictures in the last entry.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
I did some more sanding and added the keel. Filled the cracks and blended in the keel with filler. Now a little more sanding and I’ll be ready to paint.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Well the planking is finished and you can see how brittle the wood is. I did the initial sanding while it was still on the mold. After removing the hull I noticed that some of the frames are delaminated. If I do this again I would build up the frames one layer at a time instead of bending all three layers at once. I was happy to see the floor timbers and bulkheads came out as I hoped. And
I do feel the shape of the transition at the stern came out well. Now it’s add the keel, patch the holes with filler and sand, sand, sand.
I am basically pleased with this method of building the hull for small boats like this. It was a fun learning experience.
Bob
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captainbob got a reaction from yvesvidal in Malabar Jr by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - 30' gaff rigged yawl
Daniel, here's more.
The first layer of planking begins.
I’m planking with the same wood that I used for the frames. It’s a terrible wood. I don’t know the name but I remember what it looks like from when I used to build kits . It’s a shade darker than bass wood and a lot more porous. The grain is all over the place and even when wet it is very brittle. It is probably the main wood that drove me to the darkside. So why am I using it now? I guess it is to prove to myself that I can.
This is my modifications of the Malabar Jr.
In checking the study plan lines I found them to be accurate, so except for changing the bow I used the stations for the frames. This caused a problem I did not notice until I started the planking. This is a keel boat, and as such there is a concave curve where the body joins the keel. The problem is that the keel stops at station 10, and stations 11 and 12 are round on the underside. On the other hand the transom shows a peak at the base. Going from a concave to a convex and back to a concave is ridiculous so I added a keel ridge across stations 11 and 12. In this way I removed the problem of going from a strong concave surface at the rudder (station 10) to round surface at station 11.
Bob
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