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Hello and welcome to the site. I am west of you in Gananoque Ont. I will follow your build of the Terror as she is a ship and story that intrigues me. I am currently working on the Medway longboat by Syren. Not much progress lately due to home renovations and up-keep. Installed a couple of planks on the hull yesterday that has got my MOJO going again. This is my first build and I enjoy every aspect of it. Even repairing the mistakes. Bob
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Diver replied to Zooker's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
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Boy does this bring back memories. I operated one of these beasts off and on for 10 years. As a member Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers we were responsible for all heavy lifts and recovery. We had them in gas an diesel power. They were strong trucks but very uncomfortable on long road trips, especially in the winter. My partner got frost bite in the truck, diesel variant. Looking forward to your build
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Just a quick note to say the build is on hold. We finally have some decent weather and its time to service the gardens and do some minor repairs around the house. Its been a long winter and we can not let the little things get ahead of us. Stay safe everyone. Bob
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Good day Sir. I enjoy watching this build. I am currently doing the Syren Medway long boat, but have a soft spot for this vessel. I just like the looks of her and will probably choose her for my next project.
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That's it gentleman. I installed "F" frame backwards. It must have happened when I re-glued the keel to the frames. The old saying, You can't see the forest for the trees. It will not deter me.
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Hello Bob. Actually the keel is straight. That was a poor camera shot. Keep looking. LOL
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Anybody notice my mistake, and I thought I was doing so well. I asked Chuck if it would effect the build. No problem structurally but will bother me every time I look at it.
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Well its been a very busy week. I work in one of the largest Hardware/Building centers in the country. We are open for curb side pick up only,so its answer the phone,build the order and get it to the customer. A little progress on the build, I have the garboards fitted and glued. It is starting to look like a boat.
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Thanks Bob. I did just that. I thought about trying to un-glue the planks but decided against it. I did dry fit the #3 plank and all is well. When all the planking is complete I will do a final fit and gluing of the filler piece. Still enjoying the build and will never let a small problem like this discourage me. I have read the oops feed and many builders have overcome much greater problems than mine. Have a good day and stay safe. Bob
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Hello everyone. Here I go again. I installed my first two garboard planks and I thought all was well. On close inspection the butt joint is tight, but it looks like I might have over zealous in my fairing on frame 7. What is the best fix?
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Thanks Bob and Chuck. Back to the shop to redo the tick marks.
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Hello Bob. I had them on the outside, but some were on the forward side of the frame, others on the aft side but all within the fairing. Does this make sense?
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Happy Easter every one. I did all my tick strips and transferred the marks to the frames. I then applied tape to check the run and it looked like a drunk ant had set the marks. I have erased all the marks and will start over. I checked my strips to the printed fan and they are OK. My question is, Do I make all the marks on the same side of the frame? My first attempt I placed them where ever it was easiest to get the pencil.
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Thanks for the advise. I just started the tick marks, now this takes patience with my big fat mechanics fingers on those very thin frames. I cut a spare #1 plank and heated and twisted it just to see how it would turn out. It actually fit, Yahoo. I am finding this build very relaxing and satisfying.
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Thanks Chuck and Bob. The next phase is about to begin. I love spending time in the shop, call it my happy place.
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Good day everyone. I had a good morning in the shop and have finishes the fairing. All the char is gone. I will start with the tick strips later for laying out of the planks. Am looking forward to this exercise. I have a question about gluing the planks. I am a 100 miles from the nearest Hobby shop, and they are probably in lock down. The only source I have for glue is the Hardware store I work at and we carry Gorila glue (CA) and Crazy glue. Are either of these acceptable? Thanks in advance and please stay safe. Bob
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Spent the evening fairing the port side of the boat. I am happy with most of it but am wondering if that last bit of char on the transom will be a problem. I laid a batten along the frames and it appeared to lay flat all the way along. Thanks in advance, Bob
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Thanks Bob. I have the keel and all the frames cleaned up. This mistake has not deterred me one bit from this build. I am enjoying every minute of my time in the shop, even if it is repairing mistakes. This episode has taught me a valuable lesson to be much more cautious.
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Rookie mistake. I was all excited that I would be ready to fair the frames today when it became apparent that I had not seated all the frames to full depth in the keel. I dabbed acetone on all the joints and have fully removed all the frames from the keel. My question is about re-gluing. If there is any old glue in the joints, will it effect the gluing process? Thanks in advance. Bob, Haste makes waste.
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Thanks Ryland. I will be off to the Drug store later. They are still open during these trying times.
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Thanks Bob. I just finished looking at your latest post on your build. You have achieved excellent results that I will strive to replicate. You mentioned that you had traveled to Vancouver Island. That is where I grew up and spent most of my life. I married a girl from the east, so after many years on the west coast we decided to retire out here in Ontario.
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