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Well actually no sorry Eamonn,I was away from the PC up until 30minutes ago,I read your post and then chuckled when I saw the pic,I had seen it while searching for one of the others,anyway beats looking at pictures of someone having a BBQ next to their Airstream caravan   .I may be a little while I have something in mind to beat 1hr 40 mins  
Kind Regards Nigel

Hmmmm. 35 mins.. next time I'm doing a drawing
 
Over to you Nigel
 
Eamonn

Yes it is Hiei,not ypically Japanese in appearance at least not in this photo before all the platforms were added to the tripod mast.Congratulations Eamonn,when I found the last one,at first I googled Airstream boat,I ended up looking through everyone's holiday snaps and didn't find it    
Kind Regards Nigel
P.S. 1hour and 40 minutes so I must be finding harder ones      

I know how you feel Nigel
 
Eamonn

I don't believe it,I thought that may have been hard   Well done Seahorse,over to you
Kind Regards Nigel

No Worries Nigel, was leaving a bit of a 'clue train' for our non Euro coast members.. next time I'll be meaner !
 
Eamonn

Thank you Eamonn.Perhaps a few too many clues to start with.As soon as discovered the colours were Arklow Shipping and I had the year,it was fairly simple to find.I shall post a new pick later on today.
Kind Regards Nigel

If I remember correctly, the 'Sea Confidence' had both anchors down and swung the wrong way as the wind strengthened, giving her a foul hawse, which is why she ended up so close to the beach.  Only those who have been to sea on deck will probably realise the feat of seamanship by the mate in being able to clear a foul hawse under those sea conditions - with the added fun of knowing that your ship was drifting ashore and wouldshortly be making a twin for the 'Pasha Bulker' if you don't get it done by yesterday at the latest.
 
John

The rumours that I created this color in celebration of Halloween are grossly exaggerated.  Actually, it's quite a bit redder than it appears in the photo.  It is a combination of Model Shipways bulwark red and black under a coat of Model Master flat clear lacquer.

Wes, I rather suspect more a touch of  'Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog..' for that Special Red, than Winsor & 'Newt'on 
 
 
Eamonn

A little diversion prior to activating the sawmill for planking.
 
I developed a red color for the bulwarks using acrylic paints and some voodoo incantations.  I like the color and it's dead flat.  Here, 7 coats have been applied:
 

 

 
A sufficient quantity has been prepared to serve the whole build.
 
I always hate these photos as it appears that mankind has not yet invented masking tape  
 
Planking will begin shortly starting with the counter at the stern.
 
I wish everyone a great weekend.  And for those in the USA, don't forget to turn your clocks back Saturday night so we can be back in synch with the rest of the world !!

Thanks for the interest, Ben and Kurt. But that's enough of Flying Fish for some months.
 
Back to business on Essex. A small update. I've installed the wale on the port side ( the stern still needs to trimmed). The wale is made of three strakes of boxwood. Later, it will be painted black. Now it's back to the starboard side and maybe some stern planking.
 
Bob
 
 

October 30
 
 
1706
HMS Nassau (80) wrecked of Sussex coast
1775
Congress authorizes four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies.

1772 - Capt Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown.
1939 - German U boat fails on attack of English battleship Nelson with Winston Churchill aboard.
1941 - USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war.

As you can see, I have completed working the shear into the hull, now I'm ready to start shaping the sides of the hull.  I will continually check the shape of the hull to insure it conforms to the pattern at each station.
 
 
Cheers,
Tim
 

 

 

 

 

Mainmast ratlines completed. I have however discovered a bit of a boo-boo I've made. The catharpins I've installed on the Foremast and Mainmast are a bit too low and should be two 'rungs' higher in each case. Not disastrous but slightly annoyed I made the error. Never mind.
 
Onto the mizzen mast, which has no ratlines added as of yet. So I suspect it will be a week or so before completion.

Not exactly record breaking progress this weekend.  But Chapter 4 has been completed.
 
There are a series of sheaves, 3 per side, that pass through the hull.  Confed has simulated sheaves that add some nice detail.
 
Additional framing was installed to serve as a backing for the sheaves both inside and outside the hull.  Then the laser cut 'shells' were fitted with small slivers of wood to simulate the sheave itself.  These assemblies were glued on to the framing and #68 holes drilled through the hull.  The inner sheave assemblies will not be placed until later after the inside bulwarks are faired.  The sheave shells or housings are 1/16" thick and will match the eventual hull planking.
 
The first photo shows the assembled sheave glued to the new framing.... the through hull holes are drilled:
 

 
In the next photo, I've laid a plank on top so you can see the effect we'll achieve once the planking is in place:
 

 
As I've often said, the smaller things get, the longer they take    .  Overall, I'm pleased with this detail.
 
The next task will be to plank above the wales.  But, in order to delay that as long as possible, I plan to play with some paint first to see where I'm going on the bulwarks colorwise.  Plus, since it's been almost 2 years since I've planked a hull, I need to psyche up and try to recall how I did it the last time (haven't a clue). 
 
In the meanwhile, I wish my English and European friends all the best of luck in weathering the current storm.  Batten the hatches and stay dry!

Burnside63 - Can we see pictures please?

Hi Guys,
 
Mort, Grant & Jeff, Thank you so much for your very kind words, coming from you guys it's a real compliment.
 
As requested some pics of the boats sitting in position on the boat beams, they are not fixed yet because I need to get to some cavel cleats on the gun deck.
 
The boats are in their correct position and order so all that's needed to fix them is a spot of glue on the cradles.
 

 

 

 
I have now moved the Aggy out of the workroom because I am going to be making sawdust, I don't want to have to be cleaning her up because she's covered in the stuff. I could just cover her but when wielding long sticks about some damage may occur.
 
The length of the Lower Main Mast is 465mm, the overall height of the Main Mast is going to be 974mm off the ship.
 
That's it for now gents, thank you again for your kind comments.
 
Be Good
 
mobbsie
 
 

Hi Guys,
 
George, Space always seems a problem, we in the UK suffer the smallest houses in Europe unless you want to pay countless thousands for a larger property, my place is a 3 bedroom end terrace and is one of the larger builds in our street, built in 1950 it is solid but still not enough room for all that I would like to build, so deciding on what to build becomes quite important, I was thinking of Dianna but will probably have second thoughts on that due to her size, I will most likely go small until Caldercrafts Surprise is ready, I still want her.
 
Peter,  Thank you for your very kind words. The small boats aren't that difficult but there is a lot of work involved with them, they do suffer some damage to the bulkheads mainly because your used to working on the main hull which is a brute of a lump. I'm pleased that mine are all done.
 
At last the little boats are completed, there was a lot more work in them than I expected but I think they came out OK.
 
The oar shafts are a little thick but the length is right, I got the formular from Milton Roth's "Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern".
 
I do have a few pics which I will post.
 
The 26ft Launch

 

 
The 24ft Cutter

 

 
The 18ft Cutter

 

 
Finally all four boats together as they will be positioned on the ship

 
So there we are, right up to date with where I am, next step is making the masts, the size of walking sticks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Be Good
 
mobbsie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I graduated from the "furnish" Gondek, a little more effort and I can close it . Before closing, I will do the final photo.
Mastered the three-dimensional shapes and almost finished decor stern. Finished   completely underwater boards .

Finally have a small update.
 
For lack of proper tools...I present my labour intensive method of grating construction. Actually, after I made the jig it went more quickly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now I am working on the rubbing strakes/wales - pictures next week - hopefully.

Adequately psyched by Wes' words of encouragement (  ), we embark on the gun ports.  First the Quarter Deck.
 
As mentioned earlier, Chuck provides templates for the gun ports.  These are considerately placed on a sheet separate from the rest of the plans so you are not cutting your plans to shreds.  The first photo shows the template for the 10 Quarter Deck gun ports in place:
 

 
As can be seen in the above photo, one bulkhead extension needs to be removed as it falls in the middle of a gun port.  This will also occur on the gun deck.  This next photo shows the fine-tooth Exacto saw blade I used for this as well as the pencil marks delineating the upright positions as transferred from the template:
 

 
This last photo shows the quarter deck gun ports completed and faired, as well as the template for the starboard side gun deck gun ports now in place.  Several things worth mentioning.......  The gun ports are not meant to be squares at this point.  They are slightly wider than high.  This is true of the ports for both the 6 and 12 pounders.  Also, the lintel or rail above the quarter deck gun ports is only temporary and will be removed once (as) the bulkwark planking moves up the hull.  A formal cap rail will be fitted at that point:
 

 
With 28 gun ports to complete on the gun deck as the next step, everyone gets a few days off without having to listen to me (try to keep the cheers at a minimum).   I am almost caught up with PAGE ONE of Ben's log   :D .   
 
Everyone stay well 
 
 
 

Hi Popeye,
 
Thanks for your Birthday wishes.
 
Actually you have just caught it, as it's not 'belated' quite yet... at least I don't think so... at least not over here... or is it?...have the clocks gone back... no, I don't think so, I'm pretty sure that's pretty near the end of the month... is it me? (well I am 64 now, you know).
 
Mike,
 
Thanks for your Birthday wishes too.
 
Thanks too for you kind words about my Sherbourne's furled mainsail. Yes, cutting back the sail back to around a third, seemed about right, although the shape was not quite triangular. The head and luff were of course full length, since these would show. The leech is similar but it tapers in towards the foreshortened foot, which as I said is about a third of its full length. I found that those proportions were about right. However, sorry, I don't have a picture I'm afraid.
 
I also found that just damping the sail a little before furling, also helped. I think it somehow compresses the material, and dries into the desired shape. You probably read that I bent the sail to the gaff before fitting the latter, so I actually furled it on the model, using the brails a little at a time and lifting with one hand. Going carefully, it worked quite well and I think looks reasonably realistic. I'll probably do the same for the staysail and jib, although the square sails will very likely be furled off of the model as you did it.
 
Btw, I've been looking at your Badger log, and your sails look very good. You seem to have a good method there.
 
Wayne, Augie,
 
Thanks for your Birthday wishes, much appreciated and, in the words of Clint Eastward, have helped to 'make my day'! 

Anja, Dirk, Kevin,
 
Thanks for your Birthday wishes.
 
I'm sure I'll have a great day – and I'll try my very best not to party 'tooooo' much.
 
As they say, one year older, another year wiser. In my case I'm not too sure about the latter observation.