popeye the sailor

thanks Mark for the kind word.....and thank you all for the likes. I shortened my work week by taking Monday off........it will give me more time can't wait to get back to her glad you like the progress so far

perhaps a paint stripper might be better than sanding.

I wanted to get this in to you before bed time.........back to work I'm afraid playtime's over.......blaaaaaaaa! I worked on the gallows winch for a while this evening. of course, in doing the belts, I ran across a problem....right from the get-go. the routing was going to be fouled, since the belt for the inner pulley run, had to start under the crank pulley. how ever I ran it, it was going to interfere with the crank pulley. the only alternative, was to install an idler pulley and redirect the belt so it would crossover to the other side without being in the line of the crank pulley. this was not going to be easy........the only possible spot for a hole to be drilled, was under the crank pulley........and that is solid brass. it wasn't all that bad though.......I used my cordless drill, with a brad size drill {it's like a toothpick in a giant's hand......if you saw my black & decker cordless......the thing is huge}....and managed to drill the hole. with a 10 mm brad, and a 4 mm brass pulley, the idler pulley was installed. this was for the belt routing for the outer pulleys {reels}. a second belt routes around the inner pulleys {reels}. here is how it looks. another thing I saw with it, was that the cables {cord} needs to be routed from the deck level......from under, not over like the boom winch. I will need to make a pair of double block pulleys, which will be located at the base of the winch frame. I began to make them, as I did with the single ones. while these were drying, the brake levers were added to the winch. ...not too elaborate, but they give the look I need to add some to the boom winch......that will be back on the table soon. the block pulley frames were sanded and drilled for the pair of 4 mm brass pulleys that will be inserted in them. I have plenty of wire stubbles......I may need to make another pair......we'll see. these were then painted.........and when the first one was dry, it was fitted with the pulleys, the wire ends trimmed, and cemented in place on the winch frame. by now....the other one should be dry enough to assemble and cement into place. then I can route the cord {cable} through them. once I find out if another pair of double block pulleys are needed.....the game can begin! I can start to populate the deck with all this stuff I been making a few extra bit will be thrown in for interest.....I hope

something I had heard about...don't remember all the particulars. fill the gap {scratch} with clear nail polish using a fine tip brush...not sure about the rest of it, but I'm sure there is some buffing involved. thought you may have have known about it >shrug<

very interesting picture.......deploying the ship's boat to tow for added speed...and under full sail to boot!

duly noted Jud.........see what I can do

oh my! thanks so much for the overwhelmingly fine comments and likes! as I mentioned....I'd be surprised if there was a trawler out there set up like this........but it has turned out to be fun, throwing automation and function into the build. I plan to portray it as ready, heading out to the fishing area, since with weathering and a full box, is something I've never done before. I'd be too worried that I'd make a mess of it. the catch is another dilemma, as to whether the catch is prepped in any way or harvested live.......some do and some don't. I was going to have smaller conveyors on wheels in front of the hold, but to keep it simple, I shot it down. I enjoy all the suggestions though....please keep them coming. I have a few things I want to add, as extra detail, some in which were suggested to me........even site links would be a big help. I have found some, but I still have gray areas concerning the process of trawl fishing. I'm glad to see the interest, you folks have shown......even after tabling it for so long. I brought it back out, to put a quick finish to it....but to those who know me........I'm sure you figured that wasn't going to happen true to form......I've added extra ideas I've come up with, and your suggestions are giving me more I haven't done too much today.........too busy watching the sad affairs that are going on. I have begun to add the belts to the gallows winch....add a bit more, and then the mid ship can start coming together. I have one picture though, that seemed to land in one of the other folders... the right side is loaded and all the pulleys are in place. I did run into one more small problem with this, but I was able to remedy it with little trouble. I should have more soon thanks again for look'in in.......there's still more to go!

it will even hold the 'twist' better .............definitely a super idea

one would thing there would be a railing around it...........agree also on the ladder, since there is no access even from inside the structure. good idea on the covering........I cover all my projects I'm not working on. it definitely does cut down on the dust factor considering where you have the ladder, in photos it might not be seen, unless they paid attention to it very nice!

thanks Pat and Nenad I think that by the time I get done with this winch........I'll have to rework the other one! thanks for the good word all!

nice work with the hatch! the deck layout looks really good..........

she looks awesome Pat..........so well done, and the rigging is flawless! she looks great in her case did you fix the scratch.......nail polish perhaps?

stain on white is going to give you a nice antique look the interior looks real nice

oh hell yea...........your doing better! shrouds and ratlines look great do you need that high a mag though? I put on the 2.00's and my eyes go buggy after a while......I can't wear them for too long. did your doctor tell you what your sight is? check it out........you may be able to get along with less so very glad for you.........this is good news indeed!

your latest update looks great........the structure looks very well done good shaping on the tiller too. makes no difference how fast you go......your aim for quality work is always top notch. take care my friend.......and take it slow 'n easy

She's look'in really good Sjors!

all this happened between last night and today. time to get stuff painted. all of the block pulleys are now assembled. I keep all the stubs of brass rod.......in this case, it was the welding wire. the brass pulleys were slid in place and pinned. control boxes were cemented on the exposed part of the conveyors and painted. along with this, several 10 mm brads were set up, and the heads were painted red and black. when dry, the belts were added, along with the buttons, after the holes were drilled in the control boxes for them. the bottom plate was added and a base to elevate them off the deck. once they were all done and painted.......this is what they will look like. I probably could have gotten away with a shorter base......height-wise, but these will do idea #2 came out well. for something not normally seen, it tosses a bit of automation into the mix now to get that gallows winch finished, so the fireworks can begin

hey there! Hi! it's me........the crazy sailor! betcha been wonder'in what the heck I've been doing. well, I've managed to spend some time at the table, in spite of running errands and stuff. I concentrated on the conveyors to start off with. using the correct measurements, the frames were made.......and I had cut the sides for them. with the side on and some sanding done......I found that one of them was off. so......I had to make another frame. a test fit showed I had a good pair. cutting the smaller dowel, the rollers were cemented in place. I had to cut another belt.........this one should be enough to do both of them. I ended this session here.

you use paint shop....am I right? I bought into the Testor's 'decal it' program. it's good, but it has a few bugs. I do have to say though, I've been able to do some cool things with it. if I would have known about paint shop, I could have saved some cash she looks swell!

looking good Tom.......your going the extra mile with the bow spirit

models are afraid of them....you know

sweet look'in ship Russ......you made your own decals well done!

gee Rob.........that sounds kinda technical........dunno if I can wrap my head around it. I'm more into the artistic values here now........THAT......I think you have plenty of more eye candy please!!!

making great progress Nenad..........remember....no time limits or restraints. cute puppy!

thanks Michael and Sjors for the kind word! thanks for the likes as well. but it's a work boat Sjors..........I get the best, and worst of both worlds! working on the conveyors off and on here.........still doing the tangent thing while visiting the site. later on, we are going to visit my older son's house and see Ari Reddington Wenzel again............what a mouthful for a name good look'in lad, none the less I should have something to report later on....so until then.........have fun!