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John - armed and dangerous....happens to all of us I think....one moment of unawareness...but you're so handy with the rigging so it did not pose a problem, which we are glad to notice

Lovely little ship, John!

Excellent model Peter (Dan)!

Boom vang is correct, over here it is also known as kicking strap or rod kick.

I've seen pictures of the NYYC model room...that is some confirmation of your work to have it on display there!

(but then someone told us you were good )

Ed -

 

I have been following along in the Crothers book as you go.  I purchased it a couple of years ago in preparation for my next build.  I have to say, with the explanations you are providing, it is making more sense to me than it did at the first read-through.  You are almost inspiring me to do things like put extra bulkheads into the kit keel to make fairing go more smoothly .  I will be following every detail of this one!

 

Thanks,

Bob

That's the thing with a great tutor. Even if you read it yourself a couple of times it's not until someone puts it into reference that you fully understand.

(just got the whole width of stopwaters myself...).

On this page http://www.batsidan.com/ostindiefararen-till-kina-och-hem-igen/ you can get an idea what a authentic deck looks like. 2nd picture down and also in the movie trailer.

The ship is of course Ostindiefararen Götheborg, launched in 2005.

At last it is your call Freddy (as all decisions are regarding your build )

NIce save on the deck, Freddy.

That will not be visible, once you get some finishing on it. And also, the area around the mast at the deck are usually very crowded so no harm done

Freddy, seems like we started the builds at the same time (mid 80's), difference though that I finished Wasa around the 1990's. We'll see what I remember...

In twenty years, you say, that'll be fine, I'll be almost a retiree by then... lol.

Brian, I think BB have switched to wooden blocks and deadeyes by now. At least in my most recent purchase (Dana some three years back) they were of wood, and they even supplied planks for the deck, even though the super structure is plastic on that one.

John, don't forget that Ed started with a 1:96 of Victory...so he is going up if you take the magnificent Naiad as a side step...

Ed, I am just glad to follow along! Had to read your previous post twice in order to pick up why you drilled the holes before gluing, but got it in the end. (kind of slow sometimes...don't ask the Admiral...).

And, of course, a splendid choice!

Hi Freddy and and a warm Welcome to MSW!

About staining...I have built the Billings Wasa and there they also suggested staining with mahogany...think twice! Decks were of oak, nothing else. If I'd so it again I'd go for some dark oak staining, that's for sure. Oak staining is a lot lighter (color-wise) than mahogany, and therefore less prone to be seen if it ends up in wrong places.

Anyway, I really like the looks of this kit and I am sure you will do here justice! Just keep asking if unsure about anything, and wait for the reply. For a reply you'll very likely to get (all the time). And as some state it, the dumbest question, is the question never asked...

Keep it up, and have fun!

Very neat and tidy work there John!

Thx for the update

It seems like I've just jumped in at the end now. Not being very active lately it is a pleasure to see your build nearing completion Ed.

Stunning work and a joy to have followed since the very beginning on the old MSW!

Cheers!

Thanks for your discussion Josh!
My own drafting and building has come to a grinding halt so it is a pleasure to follow you along.

I cant really get in to talk about your details and findings, just thinking "hm.. yup, ah, yeah that's right" and so

Hi John!

If I may chime in here (great work buddy), about the running back stays. It is really in the name... "running".. The running back stay on the leeward side is eased off because

1. It don't support the mast when the wind is from the other side, but the more important

2. If it were to be hauled tight it would chafe not only the boom but more the sail. How do I know? Well, after reading Magz of classic boats for some years now, I've seen it enough times in pictures of old smacks and their alike to be sure. Also, in my own younger days I owned a skerry cruiser with running back stays...

Upright? Can it be in the nature of the craft, beamy as they were/are. And then of course, about good seamanship...not to carry more sail than the weather permits...

There might be several more answers, this was my 2 cents only!

Joss, I know exactly that feeling of not being satisfied with the status of the work and to many deviations from what one wanted it to be...

(I'm in the same mental state with my Wasa, although I haven't hit the delete-button yet...)

Edit;

And of course we anticipate some great work from your drawing table in the near (?) future

Take your time!

I know John, there are shows on the telly about that "Border control Australia" and such

No more rabbits or rats, that's for sure, which is a good thing of course.

John you are more than Welcome!

It bugs me still that I was in Holland that particular weekend you were here..

About the wood, I have equally much in my garage, dry and ready to use....(so what am I waiting for...I know, I know)

but on the other hand John, you might get problem with customs...need to de-bark it first..

Thank you all!

Yes Mark, it is strangely roomy now...so I took the opportunity to mill some apple...

In a couple of years I'll have more than enough for any future build

Hi Dan, nice to see a modern yacht here also!

Thanks for posting

Ah, haven't realized until today that this little beauty was back online

Good to see you back here David!

Keep it up mate

Very neat as always Alfons

Hope your switch of living area will goes smoothly, because I assume your moving to a bigger/better suited place.

We'll wait for your updates, be assured!

Hey guys, know what? I have a display case worthy its name! It took a while to figure it out (how to get the most out of the old windows I had and so..)

And with this I can close this chapter that started ca 1991...and get on with my life as a shipwright

You can't image how relieved I feel right now, it feels soooooo good to sit in my favourite armchair and look at the two boats in their decent new home.

The case is how we say it "a heavily kit bashed", very old IKEA Ivar storage shelf. The doors are from a wardrobe that we ripped out some 4 yrs ago The wood is actually pine, but stained of course.

Now I'll just add handful of photos to the completed gallery and update my signature.

A big thank you for the company along the way

Robert, how about cropping the image to get rid of the lesser wanted objects? I do that a lot...often makes for a more interesting image also

And I do agree on the looks of the rail and cats - excellent!

A BIG thanks for reposting your log. Excellent work all together.

Now, get that back of yours all sound again so you can treat us with more fine details

Take care mate!

Thanks Hakan!  And you're right, I have actually been using Ron's build log as a source of instruction (and inspiration) for a number of aspects of the build.  Oh, and speaking of build logs, please send me the link to view progress on your Euryalus  

Touché! But it says "Upcoming" right?

Looks good Robert!

Very precise work (as usual). About making holes in the hull, check out Ron's build of the Oneida from TheLumberyard...he redid the upper part of the whales "in place". As they say "viewer discretion is advised"...

Thanks for following guys.

 

Hi Hakan! Sven is not really my name but comes from the fact that I run a 1929 Austin Seven (S'ven) car.... I must like small things!

 

Matt

 

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figures...I thought it to be a wee bit odd for an pom to be named like that