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Pete Jaquith

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    Indio, CA
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    Family and friends, full size shipbuilding, marine history, scale ship models, and woodworking

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  1.    schooner reacted to a post in a topic: Lucia A Simpson 1875 by cdrusn89 - AJ Fisher - 1/64
  2. Pete Jaquith
    Gary, The scale is 3/16" to the foot (1/64). The hatch coamings are 3/16" above the deck planking. Timberheads are 3/32" sq., bulwark planking is 1/32" and upper hull planking above the copper sheathing is 3/64". The attached picture shows the ledge in hull planking at the top of the covering board.
  3.    cdrusn89 reacted to a post in a topic: Lucia A Simpson 1875 by cdrusn89 - AJ Fisher - 1/64
  4. Pete Jaquith
    Gary, I tried a different approach on my Topsail Schooner Eagle. I slotted every third timberhead into the hull, other timberheads were notched into the covering board, and i planked the bulwarks and upper hull.
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  9. Pete Jaquith
    I used 1/8", 1/4" 1/2" and 3/4" basswood sheet laminated for the bulkhead spacing for filler blocks. If basswood is not available, I would use pine or popular. Shaping was done with #80 grit paper wrapped around 1" and 1.5" dowels. They turned out to be very effective fairing tools rapidly removing unneeded material. This was followed by #120 and #150 grit paper using the same large dowels. After initial shaping with gouges and chisels, I use the same large dowels for fairing laminated solid hulls.
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  14. Pete Jaquith
    Mikiek, I have used pine or basswood for filler blocks. Easy to work with but firm enough to provide excellent planking support. Attached are pictures from my Fair American build.
  15. Pete Jaquith started following Seguin 1884 by rvchima - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1:48 - wooden steam tug , Phantom 1868 by Greg Davis - Model Shipways - 1:48 scale - New York Pilot Boat , Hercules by Kevin - FINISHED - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat and 7 others
  16. Pete Jaquith
    Tapering the quarterdeck planks on my Fair American was worthwhile and not that difficult. Shipbuilder. Images 127 & 131 show the quarterdeck and Image 132 shows the process.
  17.    Pete Jaquith reacted to a post in a topic: USCG Harriet Lane by _SalD_ - Model Shipways - 1:96
  18. Pete Jaquith
    Here is how I solved the problem in my 14 Gun Brig Fair American kit. The fillers were either bass wood or sugar pine.
  19. Pete Jaquith
    After graduating from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, I joined Bath Iron Works in Bath, ME. My 1st year included an apprenticeship in the "full scale" and "1/10th scale" mold lofts. Very enjoyable time and I learned a lot re structural design, material routing, and design for production. Later in my career, I ran the mold loft at BIW and oversaw the transition to 3D CAD. Today, most of the traditional loft functions are preformed near automatically using artificial intelligence (AI) and the 3D CAD design product model. Recently I have assisted the US Navy and warship builders with recommendations re modern 3D CAD Product Model design systems. For model building, I prefer to draw my own lines using ship's curves, a tapered pine batten, and lead batten weights from my four years at Webb.
  20. Pete Jaquith
    As shown in the 1st picture they are great weights for ship modeling. I cast mine at Webb Institute in 1961. Shipbuilder, Pete
  21. Pete Jaquith
    Hi Bruce, I used fillers on my 14 Gun Brig Fair American build. The fillers were bass wood, and they were a great help in fairing the hull. The model was single planked with 1/16" bass wood planking. Regards, Pete
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  23.    Pete Jaquith reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Fish by campbewj - Model Shipways - 1:96
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  27. Pete Jaquith
    Tim, the paint colors are period marine acrylics by Model shipways (Model Expo). Not perfect but I like the color selection. Good to hear from you. Regards, Pete
  28.    Pete Jaquith reacted to a post in a topic: Flying Fish by Jared - Model Shipways - 1:96
  29. Pete Jaquith
    Shipbuilders, My ship modeling has been limited in recent months due to: Preparation of a major Technical Paper on "Warship Design and Acquisition" to be published in the Naval Engineers Journal Sept. `21 issue, an American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) publication. Incredibly hot weather which prevents work in my garage shop. With the paper complete and weather improving, I look forward to getting back to the shop. Regards, Pete
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  33. Pete Jaquith
    Very interesting and informative build. We are all watching. Pete
  34. Pete Jaquith
    I recently purchased the CAF Model 130mm ships boat kit. With some additions as recommended by Allan, this builds into an interesting 18' lap strake cutter. I plan to display it stowed on the gallows in traditional fashion. Next step is on to the quarterdeck rails. Regards, Pete
  35. Pete Jaquith
    Allan, Thanks for your input. I will try to address these points in my build. Kind regards, Pete
  36. Pete Jaquith
    I recently purchased CAF Model's B-01-130 130mm lap strake ship's boat. The parts are very delicate. What glue would be appropriate for assembly? Regards, Pete - Shipbuilder

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