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Wow !! Antony, this is an amazing build ....great work. Frank
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On my return ,my first thought was to do the "Marina ll" ...... but as you can see I changed my mind. When I purchased the Marina ll, I also bought this Red Dragon kit . Hobbylinc had a pretty good price on it, so I ended up getting both. Both are different from what I've been doing . The Red Dragon kit is really not an overwhelming chore, as you can see from the photos of whats in the box. I'm not complaining, after all it's not an expensive kit. I will say this though, A.L. really does a nice job of merchandising their kits. The material is decent, except for the basswood ply. I like basswood, but not for keels or frames. I think the Marina uses real ply. Well anyway, I'll post a couple pictures just to get started with this log. I'll star posting some of the build as soon as I straighten out the bend in the basswood keel .... as always thanks for look'n in.... Frank
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"Happy Birthday" young man...... have a good one!! frank
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Good luck Don on your new en-devour...... she's a beauty!!! frank
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She's looking good Mike........ I can see where you might get a little burned out , that's a pretty big big project , get away from it for a little while , like you said do your Morgan it'll be a nice change of pace for you......... remember , this is not a job .... HAVE FUN!!!! Frank
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My best wishes for your wife too..... your build is looking really nice Mark...Great!! work... Frank
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Hey Andy....... " HAPPY BIRTHDAY"..... Frank
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Wow!! ... that was something a little different... nice job Don... Frank
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Beautiful! job on your first planking, like Mark said ..."good enough to put a finish on" nice work Matt frank
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I really have to echo everyone's comments Mark...... really ,really nice work on the windows... frank
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Look'n good Andy...... nice to see you back in the shipyard!! Frank
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Nicely done Peter...... great looking sails!!!!...........Congrats! Frank
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Love your play with words!!! ....... oops.... almost forgot... your work too!!!!
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Beautifully!! done Saint....... that is one great looking boat.... Frank
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Tony that looks really nice...... the spiling came out great!! Frank
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Beautifully done Wim...that is one GREAT looking build ... love it! Frank
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Thank you Lawrence for the "Congrats".... your thoughts and time to comment are always appreciated. Like yourself I want to try some thing a bit different so I thought I'd try a fishing boat.. we'll see how that goes... thanks again and good luck on your decision for your new endeavor. Frank
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Terry ... the gun ports are not that thick ,they may look that way but they are not.... once you get the inner bulwarks planked and the rail on you'll see they are OK... as far as # 10 bulwark.... if I remember correctly I had some issue with either 9 or 10 ... I think I had to add some strip .05mm to make a smooth run....... you might want to get a saw that lays flat when you bend it to cut the tops off . Zona makes a real nice one, it's a good tool to have in your box. I hope this is of some help. Almost forgot... remember to lay a batten across the bulwarks to make sure they lay good on them do that all the time as you are fairing them. it's very important to pay attention ti that step.. and come to think of it I think I had more than one issue with the bulwarks I think now I had a problem with 2 or 3 of them. That's why its important to lay the batten across them so you can see if there are high or low spots they need to be addressed. Frank
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Dave..... that is simply "AWESOME"......... Frank
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