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    Today, I actually got more time to build than I thought. I started by laying out the rest of the frames. ( for anyone that is new to scratch building , When you use a lines drawing for your plans , You have to subtract the thickness of your planking from the frame's . or your boat will have to much Beam... just throwing it out there ) I then cut them out with an X-Acto knife ( I do not use power tools when I build models, I save that for Full size builds ) I then thought to add the America's Cup logo to the Keel . I then cut out the notches in the Keel and frames, and dry fit them . Next I cut out the deck , I then dry fit all the pieces ( I still have to trim a few frames to deck height) My wife thinks she is very Sleek , and I have to agree. I am having alot of fun with this one . I am off to the Family 4th party. Here are the results
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    Nice work Dave, She looks beautiful Best Regards, Pete
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    Looks good Tim, Glad you survived the hurricane. Best Regards, Pete
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    Thank you Zoran, I appreciate it Best Regards, Pete
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    It looks good Michael, you are doing a great job , I will be here when the Shipyard re opens Best Regards, Pete
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    Thank you Zoran Best Regards, Pete
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    Nice work Jon, The Transom looks great Best Regards, Pete
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    Hi Dave Been there done that , Best of luck with your decision ( I have had it go both ways ) Best Regards, Pete
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    Beautiful work Michael, The deck and Grating look Awesome Best Regards, Pete
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    Hi Zoran, Beautiful Job , She looks incredible Best Regards, Pete
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    Hi Omega, She looks Fantastic you are quite the craftsman to build that small and that accurate . Amazing work Best Regards, Pete
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    First off , Happy 4th ( there will be a big familiy celebration later ) I am hoping to get some frames cut before I go to the party. Thank you Jay , She has all the right elements, lines, beauty and speed Thank you Geoff, did you take a sicky ? . and a prime minister who was a beer sculling champion. thats Awesome Thank you Michael, I hope she turns out as well as the Herreshoff's Thank you David B., I would like to keep it a simple build , so just the hull . Thank you Michael Mott , There is always room for 1 more Thank you John, I have wanted to build an Americas Cup Boat , since I was a kid . I think Australia 2 is the perfect boat for this build Thank you Omega, I was in high School when liberty lost the cup . I remember watching it on tv . it turned the sailing world upside down . I saw the cup in San diego in 87 after Dennis won it back ( Stars and Stripes The last of the 12 meters) Thank you Keith, for the Awesome photos . its pretty amazing to see them in person , in 92 I saw NZL 20 up close ( its very impressive ) I would love to go to Fremantle Thank you Robert , it should be fun to figure out the wing keel Thank you Tom, The America's Cup has come along way ( I remember when the cup was in court , back in 88 due to a hostile Dead of Gift Challenge ) the races went on, and we defended with a catamaran ( wich was not ever spoken in the same sentence as Americas Cup ) Now look that what the Americas cup has become ( see pic ) Thank you Augie , should be a fun build Best Regards, Pete
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    I first layed out the Keel with the help of tracing paper and the lines drawing . I then cut out the Keel, and started to lay out the frames and deck. I think this will be a fun build , She's like 65 ft. long ( so I am not just building small boats LOL) Here are the results
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    With the Buzzards Bay 14 & 12 1/2 proto-type nearing completion , I decided to build the 1983 Americas cup winner AUSTRALIA II KA-6 .( in a 3/16" = 1' - 0" Scale.) This will be a hull only build . When I was a kid, this Boat with all it's inovations gave the America's Cup a wake up call. it kinda ended an Era, soon after, corporate sponsorships and constant rule's changes would be a constant thing .( anyone who follows the Cup knows what I mean) Don't get me wrong I am still a big fan of the America's Cup . This to me is the Boat that shook up the Cup . And is a Boat that I have wanted to build for a long time . So I thought I would squeeze it in before I start the Revised Herreshoff 12 1/2 , Plus it should be alot of fun to build
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    Nice set up Dave Best Regards, Pete
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    Thank you Nils , thats the beautiful thing about wood . You dont know how the color is going to turn out until the finish is on it . Thank you Robert , I prefer to make all the parts that I can. The Herreshoff boat's are amazingly beautiful , I hope that I captured that essence Best Regards, Pete
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    Thank you, David and Geoff, she is a beauty Best Regards, Pete
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    Thank you Geoff , I appreciate it Best Regards, Pete
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    And here is the rest of the pic's
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    Today, the Boat moved into the fitting out stage. ( one of my favorite parts of a build ) I started by trimming the back deck and installing it . I then made doors for the Bow and Stern cockpit lockers. I then stained and installed them. Next I moved to installing the chain plates for the shrouds ( I found these beading parts at michael's wich are perfect) I drilled holes at the chain plate locations and installed them with epoxy. next was attaching the turnbuckles . I also started making the 2 cleats for the mast. I also started making the double block for the main sheet. in the pic you can see the beading part I used for the chain plate base's. I also installed the rudder with epoxy . ( she will sail straight ) I drilled the hole in the boom for the topping lift and installed a small metal cleat (left over from the lobster smack build) here are the results
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    Hi Cap'n'Bob, True they do make radio gear that small, however there has been talk about building a 12 1/2 at 1:1 in this house , Hopefully , once the revised 12 1/2 is built ( the next build ) and the boat goes together like on this one did. I can make a step toward 1 : 1 build . so I will hold off on Radio gear for now Best Regards, Pete
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    Thanks Omega , I will look into that ,That Sounds good Best Regards, Pete
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    Hi Dave they both look fantastic , beautiful craftsmanship , the Mayflower is one of my favorite ships , and you have done an Amazing job on both of them Best Regards, Pete
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    She looks great Mick, Fantastic workmanship Best Regards, Pete
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    Thank you Michael Best Regards, Pete

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