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Started on the boats yesterday. I got the innards ground down & the lifts glued together (except for the bottoms). I will finish sanding the insides before I attach the bottoms. I've already gotten farther in two days on these than I have in 15 years on the previous set. Wahoo!
 
It's too bad you guys can't hear the soundtrack that's playing behind this ship every day. A little bit of classical, a little bit of jazz, a little bit of country, & a little bit of good old rock & roll. I actually feel a little bit sorry for youse guys.

Finished another bank of hammocks. Now I have a regular hammock folding factory. Now I'm about 40% done.

Greetings everybody
Well I am back on the ship for a few days finishing off all the odd jobs and repairs that need to be done before the ship is encased. I have added the netting to the rail on the tops which I needed to do, so I reckon there is still half a dozen or more repairs that need doing and then a good clean of the whole ship. The making of the case is stopped while I wait for the Acrylic/Perspex to arrive. I have moved into my new blue shipyard with loads of space and taken a few photos. I think the blue background makes a difference on the photos which can be seen when you see how clear the rigging is shown. Anyway hopefully the glazing will arrive soon, and the case can be completed and then the tidying up finished. Thanks for viewing and all your comments. DAVID

I did wind up having to cut new bulwarks out of basswood.  I got in a hurry  the other morning, didn't double check every thing and misscut the bow on the bulwark.
 
Now have both bulwarks done.
 
 
Test fit of the larboard bulwark

 

 

 
While waiting for the glue to dry I noticed the hull planking on the inside of the lower decks needed to be stained.
 

 
I think I'm going to plank the inside and outside of the bulwarks next. Then do the transom and lower transom.

Hi all. Final build log. This log features the final shots of Lennox on her display stand. Hope you enjoy the photos.
 
Thanks for all your Likes, questions and comments. They're all greatly appreciated.
 
All the best!

Thanks Omega, I am pleased with how the Keel and Bulb turned out , there was alot of fairing . She will have 2 rudders
 
Thanks Richard, These boats are incredible , I have learned alot about them thru the course of this build , ( they are very High Tech. ) and I will keep the pics coming
 
Thanks Joe, She is getting closer to where , I can start to think about her Sea-Trials
 
Thanks Geoff, I hope that you are feeling better , I would like to see your Connie come together
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Today , I did get the Keel faired and 2 base coats of the flat black ,( 2 more coats and the keel will be ready for installation)  I also added the logo on the Companionway hatch , I then dry fit the keel ( fits perfect ) Next will be the rudder blades and main sheet traveler, Here are the results

Thanks Dave , on one of these boats you are gonna get wet
 
Thanks Joe , I think it would be the Ultimate Rush to sail, the Volvo boats are incredible in design and function
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I finished a section of hammock nets. I roiled, folded and tied each hammock just like they showed the sailors of old did it. Now I'll "tweak" them to get them to look good. I think I'm only doing one of the four hammock stanchion sections just to show how the ship was rigged when it went into combat. I think if I stuff all the stanchions with hammocks it will block some viewing of the deck.

Build log part 62
 
 
a Little update....
 
 
Nils

Rudder is finished, "only" to mount left

And hinges will be "metalized" in something like dark bronze color, which can hadrly be seen on photos ( camera ...)
 
This pictures were made throught the magnifier glass .... little more details, but it is undesired playing to get right focus









Next is another two days in factory, two days of family party, and then She will be on line again

Thanks Piet, I can't seem to get it to work ( I think it's a wiring issue  LOL )  , the Inmarsat Sailor 500 works perfect LOL
 
Hi Omega, The Sailor 500 Does exactly that in unison with the GPS , its an incredible technology that allows real-time Satellite tracking from the boat , as to location, performance , and keeps a log ,its just another thing that makes these boats incredible ( State of the Art )
 
I also did the final West System Application to the Keel ( for a total of 3 ) next the Keel will be sanded smooth and painted a Flat Black along with the 2 Rudder Blades
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I've been experimenting how to make the rolled hammocks to fill the hammock nets. Four different attempts proved awful. This one has some promise. I rolled tightly some soil cloth taken from my garden supplies and bent it in two and tied it with some white thread. They might be a bit too tall but I think I'm in the ballpark. What do you all think. Also, I'll take any and all suggestions.

Hi Piet, At the back of the Transom ,is the communications tower , wich has 2 Lifeboat boxes , and the Sailor 500 Inmarsat Fleet Broadband , wich is for Voice and Data Communications, there is a GPS dome at the top of the tower ( wich I made today ) here is what it looks like
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Hello,
 
thanks Geoff for encouraging words. I have now more photos of how she looks currently.
The boats are still not complete - outside must get stain, coat of varnish, wood ageing wash and a final coat of varnish.

got away from the missus long enough to trial fit some pieces

thought i would include a couple pics of my first scratch build

Edit: Adding an index
 
Section 1 - Pre-planking work.
Beginning the bulkheads
Shimming the bulkheads
Cutting the Rabbet
Reinforcing the bulkheads
Fairing bulkhead tops and placing sub-decks
Shimming bulkhead extensions and fairing
Stern building issues
Stern construction
Knights heads and first planks
Waterways and transom work
 
Section 2 - First planking and surrounding work.
Stern windows and planking
Outer bulwark planking
Lower planking part 1
Side-bar - Reno trip
Lower planking part 2
Lower planking part 3
Lower planking part 4
 
Section 3 - Wales and inner bulwarks
Wales part 1
Wales part 2 and spirketing plank 1
Spirketing plank 2
Inner bulwarks
The black strake & inner bulwarks painting
Scuppers and inner bulwarks painting
Outer bulwarks 2nd planking and more painting
Outer bulwarks 2nd planking and Cap Rail
Stern cap rail and planking
 
Section 4 - Outer painting and 2nd planking below wales.
Bulwark painting
Lower planking part 1
Lower planking part 2
Lower planking part 3
Lower planking part 4
Lower planking part 5
Lower planking part 6
Planking time-lapse video
Lower planking completion
Sweep ports part 1
Sweep ports part 2
 
Section 5 - Deck & furniture
Main hatch and scuttle port
Companionway
Deck planking begins
Remaking the galley hatch
Deck planking continued
Deck planking complete - tree nailing
Planking the poop deck
Guns!
Rudder
Rigging the Cannons - beginning
Ships wheel
Rigging the Cannons - continued
Rigging the Cannons - rope coils
Stropping a single block
Making the Catheads
Elm tree pumps
Ladders and Binnacle
Swivel gun posts and channels
Chain plates & dead-eyes
 
Section 6 - Masts & Standing Rigging
Bowsprit sheaves & main mast construction
Jib boom & Top mast
Gaff, boom & yards
Swivel Gun yoke jig
Swivel Gun soldering - mount, yoke, handles.
Main mast standing rigging begins
Shroud Lanyards
Mounting the Bowsprit
Bobstay & Forestay
Naming Day
 
Section 7 - Running Rigging
Beginning the running rigging
Sidebar - San Diego Festival of Sail trip (link to other thread)
Running rigging completed
Rope coils
Anchor buoys
End of the line
 
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Beginning of build log:
 
Just starting up the log with what appears to be the traditional 'unboxing' post.  This was actually done on September 6th, but I did not see any point in opening a build log while I was still working on the Carmen, as I'm not going to attempt to do multiple builds at once yet (no room, even if I wanted to).
 
I took inventory using the parts list included, and everything seems to be ship-shape.  I will likely not actually begin working on this until the weekend, as I've got an idea for a display stand for the Carmen to take to my office (my not at home office), and now that I'm done building the Carmen, I want to read through the instructions and some build logs for the AVS before I begin.
 
Until then, here are the unboxing photo's.
 

Bedford, Tom, Denis, thanks for your kind words. Al those who added likes thank you they are appreciated.
 
Tom the ends were making me cautious as well.
This ought to calm you down
 

 

 

 
Denis the idea of an adjustable slip actually seems like a great one, it had not occurred to me that way. There will be some leather wrapped over the wood block., I am pleased with the way they work. They are part of a new way of supp0rting the model to replace the little stand it is presently sitting on.
 
Denis there is definitely another build on the horizon. I have the plans for an 8 foot Shamrock V, by Rene Sarao of Nova  Scotia as one option.
 
Michael
 

I finally was able to get some work done on the Volvo today. I started by closing in the cabin top and companionway , I then finished up the steering wheel for the Starboard side steering station ( and pinted it to match the Port side ). I then varnished over the logos , and painted the cabin top red and companionway white ( I will be putting a logo over the companionway entrance ) Here are the results

All the problem can't frames have been replaced and rough fairing inside and out has begun.
 
Ben

Fore Cants up to #10 have been installed, now to make #11 with the 2" cast top timber for the forward gunport.

Ben

Popeye,
 
thank you very much, nice appreciative words of yours, since the Little one is there it realy gives me a happy Feeling as if I have wings, I became grandpa  with 66 and some of our freinds also are having already 5 grandchildren, I hope this lets Forget the own steady plus on years. Congrats to your four...
 
The rigging Progress on Pegasus provides much fun, and up to date fortunately most work sequences worked out right the first time. I am really proud of the full alignment of the Shrouds and backstays relating to the preplaced chainplates angles. Here I was a bit uncertain for some time, because if the alignment Fails it probably would have looked at me for ever after
 
Nils

At the museum, most of the model you are all building were there. most looked scratch built and old. Some were very big like 7 feet long. One exhibit was the prison ship models made of carved bone scraps by the prisoners on the infamous British prison ship during the American Revoltuion. They were astonishing! It was dificult to take photos because of the lighting so I show a few where the lighting was okay.

Spanker gaff. On these last two pictures, I have gone back & cleaned them up a bit. I noticed that the cheek block only goes on the stbd side, so I removed one.