Elia
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Matija, Very nice detail work. That second ship's wheel looks great, and an improvement over the first. I also really like those pumps. On my schooner model those are still two details (the ship's wheel and the pumps) I'm not quite happy with yet. Did you cast one or both of those? Cheers, Elia
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Hi Dimitris, Thank you for the compliment, for the 'likes', and for stopping in on Arethusa. I work slowly these days, enough so that you could take another long break from MSW and still catch up with my progess again. Cheers, Elia
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Beautiful planking there Rusty. Cheers, Elia
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Eddie, Welcome aboard! Your start looks great. I look forward to your progress and seeing you Ben Latham develop. Cheers, Elia
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John, Sweet fairing and the battens run beautifully. Cheers, Elia
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Hi Lou, Thank you on the masts and spars. And thanks for stopping in on Arethusa. I look forward to rigging the ship and (currently) plan on a full set of sails. Right now I'm messing with making a dory. Cheers, Elia
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Matija, Thank you very much. I have slowly been puttering along since my last updste. I am thoroughly enjoying watching your Bluenose build. Cheers, Elia PS thank you also to those that have visited my log during my 'quiet' period and 'liked' it.
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Bob, That looks like a nice spot for viewing the model. Thanks for providing the spar and rigging details - very nice work and those help with understanding these schooners' specific rigging approaches. Elia
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Bob, Congratulations on finishing Lettie! She looks great, and that set of sails looks does look great on the schooner. I'm sure your wife must be thrilled with it. Do you think you'll build another schooner in the future? Cheers, Elia
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Very nice! The "keel" assembly looks good. And that is one defined rabbet. The true keel has such an interesting profile with the knuckle at the stem-to-keel join and that aft rockering just forward of the stern post. I look forward to your next update. Cheers, Elia
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Rusty, Very nice work on that planking. No stealers is no easy feat. I think it looks superb. I can't wait for the next side! Cheers, Elia
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Exquisite work Ed. Elia
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Stephan, It is good to hear you'll be building again. Ben Latham is a great example of a Gloucesterman. I look forward to watching your new build develop. Cheers, Elia
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Simon, I've just your Bluenose log here and wow - super job on it all. I'll be sure to keep following your progress. Very nice! Elia
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Welcome back Jamie! I look forward to you digging out Smuggler and picking it up again. Cheers, Elia
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Rusty, Your Winnie looks tremendous. I've spent the last week catching up on it. Really super stuff. And those hull planking photos show a really sweet run of the planking. Cheers, Elia
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Hank, The fineness of the detail in that mast is outstanding. Really really nice work. Cheers, Elia
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Russ, Very smart looking details. The wheel adds a lot to the wheelbox and cabin area, and the windlass is coming along nicely. Your racket gears look great - the teeth are very consistent in size. I had difficulty in making the same details on mine. Elia
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Well said Dave. I couldn't agree more. Ed's work here is inspirational. Elia
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Bob, That masting, ironwork, and rigging looks so the part. I love that first overall picture. She is a really sweet looking schooner (and model!). I have a Fredonia hulled schooner on my to-make list (along with some plumb stemmer). Very nice! Cheers, Elia
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Michael, I spent a good part of one day this past weekend catching up with your log here. Boy oh boy the cutter looks good. I think the black/red color scheme is spot on and appropriate...it looks quite sharp. I hadn't considered the ballasting weight required for such a large model (hull/volume), and thus the need for the transport/launch cradle. Very interesting! Lastly - but not least - your metal fabrication work is always quite impressive. One wouldn't know it wasn't full size if they weren't clued in. Very very nice. Cheers, Elia
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Russ, Your Biloxi schooner looks great. The bitts, the deck hatches and coaming, and the wheel box all look quite sharp. Very nice! And its good to see you getting a little time in the shipyard. Cheers, Elia
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John, Little Francis looks great. I too think the addition of the counter frame really helps define and help visualize the entire stern termination. As always you fine framing is simething to admire. Really nice! Cheers, Elia
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Fred, My Arethusa schooner was built using the Ben Latham build instructions to guide my design. Although there are differences in the shapes of the hulls/transoms/counters, the approach is quite similar. Most of the applicable photos are (I think) on page one of my build log. Feel free to ask questions of whatever I did. Cheers, Elia
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