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Thank you Piet, I will have to give that a try
 
Thank you Dr. Per,I am pleased with the color , I don't have much of a collection 5 boats , Herreshoff Buzzards Bay , Herreshoff 12 1/2 , and the 3 cup boats. most of the boats I have built have been given as gift's to friends and family.  I thought you lived in Seattle, Well have to get together
 
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Nice Job Mike, Looks like a fun build
 
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Thank You, Elijah, I will be installing the Keel on the Haven, hopefully, this week weather permitting ( it snowed here today I need it to be a bit warmer for the epoxy
 
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Thank You, Elijah, I will be installing the Keel on the Haven, hopefully, this week weather permitting ( it snowed here today I need it to be a bit warmer for the epoxy
 
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Pete

Thank you Bob, I am very pleased with how she turned out . I was more impressed with how well she Sailed . I had her balanced out just right .Thanks for following along , It was great to have you there
 
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Ok Here we Go SEA-TRIALS, Let me set it up, The Trial took place in Spirit Lake Idaho (Elevation : 2604 ft , 47.96 degrees N, by 116.84 degrees W. )11:35 am,  The temp was 84 degrees F  Wind out of the south west at : 5.5 ( mph ) gusting to 10.5 ( mph ) It would have been nice to have a set of reefing point's in the Main. I  Let her sail for about 45 minutes then the wind kicked up , so that ended the Trial wich was very succesful , She tracked beautifully ( no weather helm ) and stayed on course very well . In Conclusion , Having a great set of plans from the designer , Made building this boat a dream. This was one of those build's that just came together without any problems , and everything worked on the first try ( I know I have said that before ) She was an absolute pleasure to build , After seeing her sail today , I still think that she is a bit small for a R.C. set up . My wife , took alot of pic's while I kept a close eye on the Boat.  I am glad that I was able to share this project with all of you, And a BIG Thanks for all the Comment's , Likes and Support . I wont be making any new postings on this Topic, However I will answer any questions or comments , so Here she is Sailing

Here is the Comparison shot between what I was going for and the end result

Ok, here we are at the finish line, First of all, I would like to thank everyone for the comments and likes .( she has been a pleasure to build ) I started by building the cradle, and adding some logos to it. Next I installed the Keel . and Lastly I made the 2 rudder blades , installed them and painted them. the Boat is now complete and no new post's will be added to this log. ( I will answer questions and reply to comments ) Here are the results, the rest of the photo's can be seen in the gallery

First off I would like to thank everyone that followed this build and for all the likes and comments. Today, I was able to pass the committee Boat and cross the finish line. I started by installing the Rudder Blade and Tiller. Next I installed the Standing Rigging. I then installed the blocks and Main Sheet. I then installed the Jib then the Main. This will be the last new posting for this build log, as she is now complete. Here are the results. More can be seen in the Gallery

Today, was the day that the Finish line was crossed. I would like to thank everyone for the amazing comments and all the likes, I greatly appreciate it . This will be the last new posting for this build log, I will respond to comments and questions . So with the committee Boat behind me, here is what was done. Yesterday I applied 2 coats of Varnish to the mast , finished making the Main and jib. This morning I started by making the blocks and the main sheet traveler. I then rigged the Mast ( standing rigging) Next I installed the Main sail followed by the jib , ran all the halyards and sheets . In conclusion this Boat has been a pleasure to build and she went off without a hitch . Here are the results , the rest of the photos can be seen in the gallery

Thank you, Chris, That is correct, down to 2 projects, I have many more planned 
 
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Pete

Thank you, David B., I have had that same dream, I would even settle for being a passenger 
 
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Thank you, Patrick,  I am pleased with how she turned out 
 
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Thank you, Mark  I always thought the F-40 wait 360 modena  Ferraris's are Amazing I thank you for the compliment She does look fast 
 
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I would like to first thank everyone for the likes and comments, Today, I completed the Tiller the running rigging and raising the Sails, I will not be adding any new postings to this log I will respond to Comments. Here are the results

Today, the second coat of gloss white applied to the hull. She'l need some more wet sanding and a final coat. Here are the results

Thank you Elijah, I have been busy with other projects , and have not had time for this one 
 
Thank you Nils, That sounds like fun , Sailing on the Baltic Sea must have been exciting 
 
Thank you Patrik
 
I recently finished this 12 1/2 hull model, I have it listed on Ebay 

Finally the Roller furler was made along with the Jib, Bowsprit finalized , Standing rigging finished Solar panel made and installed along with Vhf antenna and Air cowl in the bow. In conclusion she took about 5 months to build, the Client was thrilled and said it looked even better when he saw it in person, She was a lot of fun to build 

Once satisfied with the spars they were varnished as well * just a note: there were 4 to 5 coats of Epifanes varnish applied and sanded to 1500 grit sandpaper in between coats , then came the fitting out Sails blocks cleats, I should also point out that the Hull had 3 coats of paint wet sanded to 2000 grit sandpaper then buffed with 3M buffing compound then waxed  

Originally, I was planning on building Cap.n Nates ( Herreshoff ) 12 1/2, I ran into some lofting issues and decided that I would Build Joel White's Version. The boat is a Centerboard Version with some added changes. Before Christmas, I made a frame mock-up of this Boat, wich was dismantled and would be of no use anyway since I will be building the Boat upside-down. (however, it was a great visual tool ) I have all the drawings for the boat in a 1" = 1' - 0" scale ( or 1:12 ) There is no lofting required since the plans include all the patterns. I did have to subtract the thickness of the frames and planking from the Molds. ( not shown on the Body Plan )  The one thing I noticed with the drawings is that everything is square to a baseline, as opposed to the Waterline. ( I think this was done so that the drawings would not be easily altered to obtain the original Herreshoff 12 1/2) Here is what Joel White said about the Boat in his Designers Introduction:
 
   While the plans for the Haven 12 1/2 say " Designed by Joel White " and it is true that I did draw the plans, the concept and detailing of this Design were developed  by Nathanael Herreshoff back in 1914. His design, generally known as the Herreshoff 12 1/2 footer, produced the most popular of all the Herreshoff-built boats, over 400 having been built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. All I have done is to take the original 12 1/2 and slightly modify the lines to reduce the draft by 1 foot and provide a centerboard to offset the loss of lateral plane. Our goal while drawing the plans was to secure a shallower hull without losing the essence of N.G Herreshoff's original design, and without creating any noticeable change in performance. Every possible attempt was made to reproduce the Character of the body plan. 
 
So, I started by making the baseboard for the build ( I repurposed the Buzzards bay building board ) I then laid out the forms ( reducing for the ribs and planking) then cut them out, Here are the results.  The first shot is of the mockup 

Very Cool, I built the billings kit years ago, and Have scratch built the Etchells several times, I look forward to watching this build 
 
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Pete

Very Cool, I built the billings kit years ago, and Have scratch built the Etchells several times, I look forward to watching this build 
 
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Pete

Nice Work, Well Done
 
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She looks great Patrick, Nice work 
 
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She looks great Patrick, Nice work 
 
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Pete