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Looks great Andy.......a LOT of progress. Glad your pinrail held (I've got my fingers crossed on my own. Don't forget a candle or craft store for beeswax. -
Larry- Lots of progress. On the sequence for finishing, find what you like on a sample and then stick with it. Everyone probably has a different way of doing it. If you caulked with #1 pencil, make sure the planks are clean (free of graphite) before you continue. I have seen some of that graphite get on the deck and you wont see it until the finish is applied. I did a little sanding, vacuumed, wiped off with a little 91% alcohol and finally tack clothed. Just a precaution. After staining, I used Floquil Glaze to seal the deck. I'm used to it and I like it. But MS satin finish should work great. Always try on a sample!!!!! Some folks do use Dullcoat. Again, try it first. Lookin' forward to that deck
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Hello David. Just came across this log today and thought I'd pull up a chair. You've already got 2 great guys helping out so I'll try and be quiet. First off, welcome to MSW and to your first wooden ship build. That one is always an 'exciting' voyage. We all know that Sjors has built Corsair but I never saw a build log on one. And thank your wife for me for getting you started Adrieke made three good points in his last post so heed them well before you grab the glue. Look at the bottom of the bulkheads to be sure they are positioned correctly at the keel ---- THEN worry about the tops. If you post a photo taken from the side it will show us how they are sitting. Best of luck on this, your maiden voyage.
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Absolutely. Getting room for a bigger workbench is a good reason for building a new house . (Don't ask me how I know that).
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Grant uses the 'floating mast' approach with the rigging holding up the mast. I cheat a little and tack glue my masts in using only very small amount of thin CA which can easily be broken away if necessary.
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I'm sorry Sjors. I thought maybe you did it to eliminate one bank of ratlines
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Awwwwww....he's so cute! Nice uniform.
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Oh, you must be talking about the fact that the mizzen is 30 feet shorter then the other 2 masts. Yeah, I saw that ---- figured you had a reason for doing it that way.
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Well done.....all Bristol fashion!
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Better clean up you act Sjors considering you have a Moderator so close at hand
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Wood glue should soften with alcohol Sjors. Takes some time.
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Agree with Mario. However, if you can't sand the area because it's too small or inaccessible, carefully poke some small pinholes there. This will help the glue penetrate and greatly improve adhesion.
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Fabulous work Sarah. You have something to be proud of
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Welcome aboard, Jason. Great to see another Syren on the ways.
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Mercury by DSiemens - FINISHED - BOTTLE
augie replied to DSiemens's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
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Look at the brightside........ no RATLINES!
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Cool Frank. Sound worked over here. Needs a little background music
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I'm not a natural 1:1 woodworker either. And here we are building wooden ships. Sounds strange but now we know there are at least 2 of us in existence. Look forward to the pics (hope you got one of the new grill).
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Really shaping up, Robbyn.
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You have outdone yourself once again, my friend! Beautiful and well worth waiting for. Soldier on! One question --- does she have a lot of yards? The reason I ask is that I thought ratlines were tedious. Well, I've come to find out that after those are done, rigging the yards is worse. My main lower yard has 10 eyebolts and 30 blocks (not to mention lashings and footropes). Just something for you to look forward to once the cat finishes hanging the rats
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I'm glad that you've gotten that shimming done for now. You're certainly going to get your 'moneys worth' with all this extra time put in. Let us know what you think of that MS POF ships boat when the time comes. I think I had good success with one or 2 of those years ago. My current kit came with one of those bread & butter MS boats. It came out fine but talk about sanding (particularly the inside)!!
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Really first rate!
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Looks like you're all set! At the rate you're going you'll make Captain in no time
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