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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    Really tidy work bob everything in its place and looking like the real thing. You should do a Victory build bob, you would do a Stunning job of one, Im sure not just myself agree. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    Thank goodness for our site - gives us something to take our minds off normal life/weather and health, I can understand your pain with the ribs - I broke my rear transom framework some time back, the hull planking has come together nicely, its one of the "hold your breath" stages I think. Keep up the good work she is coming on great. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    Very tidy work - the rear planks blending into the rudder post look real great, and the white lower paint contrasts well with the wood, Great Wormanship. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    Today was paint day, I decided to change the paint scheme slightly - this is the pre paint stage the french blue paints on in a semi gloss finish, this will be tamed to a matt or satin-matt finish. Here's a couple of pics. OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    Thank you so much some paint work to do yet. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Hi folks here is a rather technical way of attaching a finishing strip to the top forecastle bulwarks. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Am I reading the comments corect - about the difference in the width of the top of the stem compared to the bottom where it merges into the keel, the rudder post does a similar thing, I guess it was constructed this way to keep a natural tapering for streamlining yet still maintain some strength at the keel. OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Us builders do so suffer the same fate - "Its going well - going well - Damn why cant I do that bit, thats it I give up" but somehow we find that secomd wind and manage it, those little spring clips are so usefull and can be turned around to use the bendy bits aswel, did you get the tiny clips or larger ones? OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Superb. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Hi folks glad to be back on the last two days have been So....so....so long, any way I finished the hull including the keel and the stem, I also cut through the stem for the rope routes. I also sanded back the wale and cleaned up some of the paintwork ready to be touched up. Here's a few pics. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Really nice work of the ropes and lines bob, you got them perfectly tentioned - a real acheivemnt I think. OC.
  12. Old Collingwood
    I fill my planking gaps the same way as mentioned - with my hull planks I sanded down one whole plank on a sheet of fairly rough sandpaper, then collected it in a small glass, then applied a small amount of pva glue to the gap and dipped my finger in the sawdust and rubbed it into the gap, but before set I lightly wet my finger and smoothed over the gap. Then afer a couple of hours I sanded over the gap and repeated if needed. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    Hiya folks hope all are well, Last time I posted I was working on the keel, well I have constructed some box work to tidy up the keel, as it really got a battering from all the hull building and sanding, I have also started planking the stem with individual planks, most of this will be hidden with paint, but It will reinforce it and give it appropriate dimensions. Here's the pics. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    She is looking really nice, those different colors really stand out. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Thnak you pat, yep the physical messy work is over now, getting the hull planked and sanded was a Huge hurdle for me, its nice to be on the more artistic areas now. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    "Noooooo Way" love me food too much. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Looking smart greg, you so have the knack of weathering in layers with your sprayer, hope you had a great xmas. OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    Hey pat, you cant have the balcony seat I pre-booked that (even got my own ladder for it) but heck you can share a seat up there if you want, bringing any nibbles. OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Very nice work danny, I was thinking the other day - "how can that card be strong enough for all that PE" but it struck me with pe not being very heavy it wouldn't be a problem. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    A bit more work starting with boxing in the rudder post and false post planking. OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate, hope you have had a great xmas. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    Thank you for the compliment, im going to paint it white upto the watermark, and yellow ocre between that and the wale, its how 1720's period sixth rates where painted. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    Hello everyone, Well I got the chance to sand the other side of the lower hull, I think it came out ok. Here are a couple of pics. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    She is looking fabulous all that attention to detail is really paying off, happy holidays to you. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Thanks bill, happy xmas. OC.

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