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    Great to see an update of this wonderful build Tim, have been sat in the background admiring your work almost from the beginning. Stay Well Eamonn
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    Wonderful work Mark.. she looks the biz at the jaunty angle in that case. Stay Well Eamonn
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    Nice bit of wainscoting inside, with a picture window and a pianoforte in the corner.. Alas no photos.. I loaned my camera to a friend to shoot a wedding, hopefully have it back this weekend ! Thanks for stopping by Kester, always a pleasure. Stay Well Eamonn
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    Teeny Update.. The 'hole' for the stairs/companionway has been excavated from the False Keel & 'Between Bulkhead' Filler Blocks which were previously in the way, and painted black.. The 'Dog House' has been partially built, prior to bashing it in order to allow for the sliding roof, doors opening etc,.. The sides of the stairs/companionway have been notched to accept the Threads. Am still working on how to achieve the opening doors/ sliding roof arrangement, though I got some ideas from Ollie's Mermaid build Am Still Working Away Folks.. Fear Not (Though the 'Big Strange Warm Orangey Yellow Thing In The Sky' kinda has my attention lately.. Does anyone know what it actually is?... ) Stay Well. Eamonn
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    Europe back on line.. Was just thinking that she looks a lot like the first vessels with Irish Shipping, for instance the Irish Pine.. but the Wheelhouse is slightly different, so I suspect her pedigree is very similar ! the first Irish Shipping vessels were all 'previously owned'.. Stay Well Eamonn
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    Beautiful stuff Jason.. those close up's of the foredeck area are amazing ! Stay Well Mate Eamonn
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    This should be a blast J.. Great to be in from the off, count me in ! Stay Well Eamonn
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    Hi again Werik, alas I'm like Andy and a bit tied up at the moment.. and shan't have time to pop a photo in I'm afraid, any chance you can do a quick one Werik ? E
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    Hey there Werik.. I think you might have left the boats name in the File Name of the photo... Oooops ! Eamonn
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    Ollie Mate.. That is Special... Very Very Special ! Looks the Absolute Cats Pyjamas in the Glass Case thingy along side the other bits-n-bobs. Do me a fav and post on here a wee 'Heads-Up' when you start your next build so we can all shift over and follow along from the start Stay Well Bud, Eamonn
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    For Shame Bill.. eating a Hang Sanger on board... :rolleyes: I was more the Mars Bar on the Windward Rail variety (You'd have hated me.. .. I could tell you some stories about my quest to keep the boat light !! .. alas was told I had calmed down hugely as a 'speed merchant' a few years ago.. Yup time to retire when you hear words like that said to you, my 'Back Issue' was really just an excuse ) BTW check out the cracking good Muscongus Lobber by Dee_Dee (you'd find a link to it here a few pages back, where she commented on The Ballier, else just type her name into the search bar at the top there ) Enjoy your Sunday & Stay Well Eamonn
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    Hi Bill, Nice to see a boat with the 'Bag' up (though the pole out board end could do with being lower sorry, an ex racer I'm afraid.. imagine getting stuck with me on a boat !!! ) I had to retire from that aspect of sailing last year due to my continuous back issues ( and the back issues were a consequence of a different type of 'Boating', similar to yours I guess from your location ) Cracking looking boat you have there and a great way to buy as you can end up with a much nattier piece of kit than going it alone ! Re Ballahoo or Pickle.. The Ballier is a nice beginners boat that lets you upgrade fairly easily, tis cheaper than Pickle and looks great too, unfortunately the same is probably true of Pickle (except the cheaper part that is ) which means I would be totally useless as an adviser I think there is a Pickle somewhere in my future though (she is a beautiful looking thing !!) Well as soon as I complete the list at the bottom of this blurb that is.. Stay Well and keep up the sailing on that marvellous Ballyhoo... Hmmmmm... I think you may have the name of which kit to begin with right there in front of you.. Eamonn
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    Hey There B, thanks for the compliment.. oh and welcome back by the way . I have released the Dog 'House' pieces from their surround and am drawing up plans to alter it (which will allow me to open the doors and show the steps inside etc) the Doors are actually in one piece.. ie not designed to be opened, just to give the illusion of there being two .. soon see about that.. Hmmmm now where did I put that saw ! Stay Well Eamonn
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    Hi again Ollie, those photos of your Mermaid look like a real ship along side a quay wall Mate.. don't think I can say a better or higher compliment than that ! Am best pleased for you.. your ropes look grand by the way, as I said 'Like a real ship..' Eamonn
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    Thanks Kester.. Looks like just a hint of the steps will be the way to go ! Ballahooligan (Dang.. wish I'd thought of that.. ) E
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    That's wot I was thinking too Nigel, as you say without retracting the 'sliding' roof arrangement all you would see would be the top step at best (and the tops of the 'sides' if you follow) I was thinking about half sliding the roof back.. your wee box painted black will be the solution I feel with inside the Dog House (Thanks Kester that's also what we called the little 'sticking up' cabin on racing yachts, way back when I did that sorta thing ) painted white, as per Ollie's Mermaid (though Mermaid is a little later I think, I'd still like to brighten the place up a little as opposed to the bare walnut interior of the kit! the box will still be matt black though) Thanks Nigel Stay Well Eamonn
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    I was with you all the way as far as 'If'... :huh: just kiddin mate I'll give it a shot and see wot happens.. Thanks for the help ! Stay Well Eamonn
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    Ollie Mate that is very Special looking.. I love it ! E
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    Thanks Ollie.. Looks like I'm back in the carpentry biz again (Threads & Risers right ? ) remember the Margin Planks? anyone ? Have a feeling I'll be needing that calming nerve tonic again soon.. the medicinal stuff preferably amber coloured and aged in oak casks!! E
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    Hey there Bud.. I have only just caught you up (from your photo of the half planked deck) the variations in colour are indeedy the Cats PJ's, hope you manage to keep it as vivid as in the photos ! There is something very very pleasing in the uniformity given with the Black Paper between the planking !Beeeutiful The internal lighting should be magic too, just to show off that wonderful finish properly if for no other reason (I can just picture the warmth of the internal lighting on that Pear) though that is just the fore-runner to what you will be doing elsewhere on board. Can't wait to see what you decide vis-a-vis Tree-nailing (would you Blacken the Copper or leave it 'polished' looking? ) Stay Well Mate Eamonn
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    That's the fella Kester.. would you believe it is athwart ships on Ballahoo not fore & aft ! E
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    Could look the Biz indeedy Nigel.. however I'd have to remove some of the False Keel where it meets the deck first, shouldn't cause toooo many problems though (Yup that statement is right up there with 'Margin Planks & Joggling, just How hard can it be?' ) Stay Well Mate Eamonn
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    Brillo.. That should look the absolute Cats PJ's Ollie ! E
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    Thanks for the nice encouraging comments and the likes folks !! Ollie: my nails have been odd now for ages as a result of the sanding work on here.. don't look Grate at all (see wot I did there as well ??? ) Jason: little marks are now in place underneath !! Lawrence: I'm tipping and tapping away nearly every day but it is mostly small things, coat of varnish here bit of sanding there.. Nigel: The remaining opening is indeedy for steps but they would be hidden away inside a .... the actual word escapes me but it is a sort of housing with a door.. you know the sorta thingy.. Hmmm I wonder should I do Ollie on it and show some steps by leaving the door open !! might look good.. would be quiet dark in there so wouldn't need to worry about 'hinting' at anything below decks ! and you would only see the top part of the steps!! will have to give this some thought !! Stay Well Folks Eamonn
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    Hi Ollie, I with Leaving the Flag off too (that said it does look rather well.. ) as it might distract from your Kick-As* model !! BTW could the Gaff be 'topped' a little more, she looks a little flat ? give the old Peak Halyard a little tug :rolleyes: I think she will look so much better.. what do you think? (Although you probably haven't finished adjusting it yet ! ) The case looks the biz too, the last thing you'd want is to have some of the critters I saw on TV taking a shine on Mermaid as their next residence.. they were big, they were hairy and I'd be afraid of them !! Stay Well Mate Eamonn

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