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Sailor1234567890

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  1. Any updates? Bettina, do you have a log as well? Trying to find as many LN logs so I can see what I'm getting into and hopefully learn from them all.
  2. I have no experience in wooden ship modeling however have a pretty good understanding of ship construction and some experience boatbuilding full sized. I think I'm going to lean a bit toward the Lady Nelson for now. Bash her into Witch of Endor.Not that she'd take much to change her since little is known of Hornblower's escape craft aside from 10 guns, some oar ports and a ring bolt for Lt Bush to hold the base of his wooden leg while at the tiller.
  3. Any progress? I think I've settled on this kit as well for my first foray into wooden ships. I want to bash her into Hornblower's Witch of Endor. Shouldn't be too hard since there really is very little detail about her in the book other than the fact that she's a 10 gun cutter.
  4. Adam!!!! Noooo.. Sell? Really? I haven't sailed her yet. And I found her for you, whatever Pauline may say. When will you sell? Any chance of sailing her when I'm there feb-may this year? Daniel
  5. Are the lengths of your planks close to scale? they seem close but maybe a bit shorter?
  6. "Marking where the planking strips will go" is properly called "lining off". It's an art form to a certain extent. Takes a keen eye to get it right. Clinker or lapstrake is even more difficult to get right than carvel because the planks are so much more prominent. Great to practice on the inside layer. You'll have some experience with doing it and an idea of how the planks will react to the bends asked of them as you line off the second layer. Looking good. Thinking long and hard about this kit as a first wood build. You say the instructions are vague though…….
  7. Still intrigued with the short planks. Should turn out fine though.
  8. I think HMY Britannia was one of the prettiest single stickers ever. The king was an avid racer. She truly was a masterpiece yacht. Of all that type of boat, she's the one I'd want to build.
  9. Well professional or not, your work is awe inspiring. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
  10. Guess we'll have to wait a bit more then. No chance of examining any boom structures while you're away this time is there? Or would they even be applicable to your build?
  11. She's looking good. I see what appear to be two sets of boat chalks. One over the forward house, one over the after house…… Are there two sets or is one something else?
  12. Interesting. I never would have guessed a curve….
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