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  1. Beautiful work, Glenn. Sorry that the metalwork is over for now. Everything is very crisp and clean and well fitted. Ah..well worth the wait for the weekly update.
  2. Anthony, I'd go with what Bob said. Danny V. did that on his center section he's building and it's very effective.
  3. No CA here... only PVA or epoxy. PVA for wood and epoxy for metal to wood. CA does bizarre things to my sinuses.
  4. Ok.. I think I understand it. I was just thinking if the linkage could be done under the deck, let the rigging above deck just be a dummy. I do hope you can get it sorted. I want to see a video of her sailing.
  5. Sjors, I agree with E.J. Go with a light wood as it will be dark enough on that second deck when you put on the third one.
  6. It's safe to say we have faith in your abilities, Ulises. I too am not sure about aluminum.. styrene or wood maybe?
  7. I agree on the lines. And a very well done bit of drilling those hawse holes.
  8. There is more than one stubborn builder here? I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you! That looks like a great solution to the problem, Nenad.
  9. I saw them on Amazon. Does Amazon ship to you? Here's the main search that I used. Just sort through for the size and grit you want (easiest way is the column on the left). https://www.amazon.com/Power-Sander-PSA-Discs/b?ie=UTF8&node=256178011
  10. Always makes me drop me jaw, Daniel. Hat's off on some super sub-miniature work.
  11. I quite agree with Brian, John. Leave the photos as they will help someone. Looking pretty good. How does it look from dead astern and dead foreward? Down low I should add. Spiling isn't a bad thing. It can get a bit tedious but once you get into the rhythm, it flows well. I had to spile just about every strake on my current build.
  12. I hope you get it sorted, Jerry. No way to do a direct linkage to the rudder itself, maybe a quadrant gear setup?
  13. They do make disks for the sanders in "standard" (for some value of "standard") sizes with come with sticky back on them. I use them not just for my disk sander but also when making sanding sticks, etc. Here in the States I get them at the local hardware/lumber/home improvement store but I have seen them online. A variety of grits and types of grit seem to be available for reasonable money.
  14. Jud, On the angles... the hawse holes were not typically parallel to the water or decks. There is an angle downward from inside to outside which seems to have varied depending on country, shipyard, etc. The hawse holes were also lined with lead to ease on the chaffing and wear and tear on the ship and the cable. And lastly, somewhere I read that in hoisting the anchor, there was some greasing of the hawse holes/cable... but I'm sure how common that was. It may have been anecdotal for one incident. When I remember where I read it, I'll dig it out.
  15. Al, Don't feel bad. I tend to overthink too much also. Here's to us "over thinkers". On the glass... I think I spent like $15 total on the two pieces.
  16. Chuck, I'd say play to your strengths. You design beautiful kits with a history. Instructions that are second to none. There's options on purchasing (that's a big plus) such that if the buyer wants better wood, they can get what they need from you and "good wood" from elsewhere. This saves the buyer some cash on the kit. Options on the fittings. You're already basically allowing your customers to "roll their own prices". You have range of kits in work or available. I take it that Winchelsea is next? From what I see, you're doing right by your customers.
  17. I did a quick search using iPhone and this seems to be the problem.. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12173-photos-upload-and-are-upside-down-how-to-fix And here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1641-posted-pictures-upside-down It's an Apple issue but there are fixes and those two posts have some possible solutions.
  18. Go look in here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/47-questionsinstructions-on-how-to-use-and-post-to-this-forumsite-problems-or-suggestions/ I think this has been brought up before. Are you using a iPad?
  19. Hmm... plank length.. Hull... closer to 32-36 foot depending....at the time of Revenge, there was still a lot of old, tall oaks in Blighty. Decks.. 20-25... But you can go with one full length strip instead of scale length. Modeler's choice.
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