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Roger:
W/o taking over Mike's build - I read your comments about the flat bottomed boats with interest - makes perfect sense.  And I don't dispute that this might have been the most common type of boat carried.  Like I said it makes sense. 
 
But I thought that this was something I should have caught doing my research.  So I went to my file on the Chaperon to see what the photos I have might tell me about the boats on the Chaperon.  I have a whole bunch more of the Chaperon than what I have posted here. And some show only a direct side view of the boats on the Chaperon and from a profile I can't tell if they are flat bottomed or not though some show a low rake angle at the bow which makes me think you are partly correct as related to the Chaperon.
 
However, the photos I have attached of the Chaperon do show that the boats in the photos are not flat bottomed boats with large flares.  They do have flat transoms unlike the kit boats though one photo (bottom photo) does show a boat almost identical to the kit boats.  These are the photos from my collection with the best views of the boats - most don't even show the boats due to angles and some are too fuzzy to tell.
 
So, at least in the case of the Chaperon the kits boats can be used with some authenticity.  But, I am going to look into this further.  You don't per chance have any idea of what issues of the Journal might have had the plan(s) you referred to?  Maybe we should take this to the other forum on general discussion  STEAMBOATS & OTHER RIVERCRAFT - GENERAL DISCUSSION  so Mike's build log isn't taken over by this?  Although if we keep it to the Chaperon it's a fit here.
 
Take care,
Kurt
 

I found the last picture I took of Bohuslän.
 
 
 

Small update. Cutting out some parts for the stern with the milling machine and drilled holes for stand screws. The milling machine is so fun to work with .
 
Also received the first delivery of the next long time project and the parts looks very good.
 
I will have a pause in the workshop for some weeks since we are traveling to my wife's parents in Russia. 3 hours flight and 18 hours by train...... I have time to figure out how to make the stern on Sherbourne. Maybe do as on Cheerful?
 
Have a nice summer!

Thanks Paul
 
Wacko: Yes, one can really tell the difference...

Thanks Paul
 
Wacko: Yes, one can really tell the difference...

I'm going crazy waiting like this. Hopefully there will be a longer building period when I get 4 issues a month...
 
In the meanwhile I have had some fun with Chuck's blocks:
 

 

 

 
Also tied ratlines on Amphion. Not as awful task as I remembered actually 

I'm going crazy waiting like this. Hopefully there will be a longer building period when I get 4 issues a month...
 
In the meanwhile I have had some fun with Chuck's blocks:
 

 

 

 
Also tied ratlines on Amphion. Not as awful task as I remembered actually 

Thanks Bob 

I found the last picture I took of Bohuslän.
 
 
 

I'm going crazy waiting like this. Hopefully there will be a longer building period when I get 4 issues a month...
 
In the meanwhile I have had some fun with Chuck's blocks:
 

 

 

 
Also tied ratlines on Amphion. Not as awful task as I remembered actually 

Nice   you sneaked that build in

I'm going crazy waiting like this. Hopefully there will be a longer building period when I get 4 issues a month...
 
In the meanwhile I have had some fun with Chuck's blocks:
 

 

 

 
Also tied ratlines on Amphion. Not as awful task as I remembered actually 

I found the last picture I took of Bohuslän.
 
 
 

Bob,
Maybe this place?

Bob,
Maybe this place?

Bob,
Maybe this place?

Bob,
Maybe this place?

Hello all
 
Now is the time to start my second build log since I have finished the Americas Cup Endeavour. I am more interested in warships of the age of sails so it feels natural to build Sherbourne as a second kit. The ship is not so big but still has all features of a period ship. The main purpose of this build is to learn as many skills as possible so I can not tell how the finished model will look like. I will scratch and replace many parts in the kit just to learn how to do it. The model will be of darker but better walnut than supplied in the kit. I bought it in a local hobby shop here in Helsingborg and I think it is Amati's replacement wood.
As sources for the build I will use AOTS Alert, Rigging period for and after craft and other books that I find fits. I will also pick ideas from Chucks cutter Cheerful and of course from the very nice Sherbournes by Gregor, Dirk, Tony and Kester. I hope you don't mind I follow some of your ideas .
 
Ps, Some of the pictures are to small. You will see the full photos if you click (open) on them.  

These are the first pictures and they show the basic build. Holes for brass stands has been drilled out and two nuts are glued in with epoxi. The planking is not the best and I have sanded to much so some amount of filler were necessary (especially on the middle) to get the right smooth form. It is probably my fault but I agree with Chuck when he wrote in the buildlog for Cheerful that Sherbourne needed more bulkheads. But I think the final result is accetable
 
(some of the photos are in wrong order...)

I got this as a present when I get 40 some weeks ago and I tested it directly

Now I could start to build:) The keel and bow are replaced with scratch build pieces. (The kit keel was to short....) I have follow the pattern found in  AOTS Alert but redone it a little. I also experiment with dowels and I use the supplied Walnut for it since it is a little brighter than my Walnut. I use 0.8mm drill for the dowels in the bow to strengthen it but I think I will use 0,5 mm on second planking. Don't know if that is the right measurement on real dowels. To get the black line so is wood glue mixed with black pigment used. Maybe I will change to black pencil later. I think the result is ok fort the first scratch built part I have done .
 
Click on last photo to see the keel and bow togheter.

The scratch keel and bow is glued to the ship. I followed Chucks instructions for Cheerful and added a smaller strip as rabbet. The holes for forestay deadeye lanyards are also drilled out.

Hello Jan,
 
36 shipments.
2 first shipments with 2 issues each, the rest 4 issues in every shipment.
 
That would be 132 issues all together.

Hello Jan,
 
36 shipments.
2 first shipments with 2 issues each, the rest 4 issues in every shipment.
 
That would be 132 issues all together.

Hello Jan,
 
36 shipments.
2 first shipments with 2 issues each, the rest 4 issues in every shipment.
 
That would be 132 issues all together.