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KevinR reacted to michael mott in Skipjack by michael mott - 1/8th scale - SMALL - 19 foot open launch
John I know I'm completely bonkers.
Steve what kind of lathe do you have?
Screw cutting is easy if you unplug the machine and are using brass or free machining steel.
here is a bit of SBS of union building. I used the dremel with a small stone to add some relief to the tap. By locking the rotation of the quill and clamping the dremel in the vice I was able to take very small cuts by indexing in the grinding stone and raising and lowering the tap in the quill because the depth of the amount of threads in the union I did not need to make the relief very long. this really helped to make the threading more smooth.
threading the blank nut
threaded 3/32 deep"
filing the flats
polished ready to part off
male part threaded and bored 3/32"
parted off onto the shank end of the #42 drill(.093) I used the drill as a support because the wall thickness is around .010"
the two halves are sweated to their respective pipes. and threaded together
uncoupled
thank you for all the likes, I lost count so thank you for that.
Michael
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KevinR got a reaction from thibaultron in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Gary,
Welcome aboard. The Library of congress plans for the Skipjacks EC Collier and Kathryn are quite complete. I have seriously considered starting over using one of those plans, but, I have to much tied up in my current build just to throw it all away. I recommend getting Ben Lankford's book “Modeling Guide for Model Shipways Kit willie L. Bennett”. I started off using Steve Rogers, Patricia Staby-Rogers book “Model Boat Building: The Skipjack”, but have found that Ben Lankford's book more useful. As for as fittings, My build is at 1/2 inch scale (1:24). I wouldn't know where to look for them. I am looking forward to trying my hand at creating some of them. The plans for EC Collier and Kathryn are 3/8 inch scale (1:32) the same scale as the Willie Bennett. You may be able to get fittings from Model Shipways if you use the 3/8 inch scale. I hope this information helps you.
Catch Yall later.
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KevinR got a reaction from thibaultron in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
I wasn't planning on posting tonight, but I discovered a problem.
I planned out the mast and sampson post placement.
Then I started on the blocking for the mast. It looked pretty good and I was kind of proud about what I had accomplished.
Then I looked at the boat from the front. Something was not right.
When I placed a straight edge between the stem and stern post they did not match up with the center between the sides. The mast blocks are not centered over the keelson. They are off by 3.5 scale inches.
I was real tempted to chuck it and start over. But I have been thinking it over and even though I am disgusted that I did not discover the error sooner. I have to much invested just to toss it.
I am thinking that I can re-align the mast blocking so that the mast is straight. Hopefully it will not be obvious the the mast is off center by 3 inches.
So, I am looking for feed back here. Has anyone else had to deal with this? And Is this salvageable?
The big question is, can I live with this?
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KevinR got a reaction from thibaultron in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hi everyone!
Thank you for stopping by and all of your advice and help. The problem is that the angle of the starboard side planks is greater than the port side. The distance from center line on the starboard is grater than the port. I was able to realign the mast blocks with the stem and keelson. I also moved the forward port side the the forward cabin 3 inches closer to the side. I will have to trim some of the planks on the foc's'le to try and hide the difference. I have only 1 deck beam to complete on the foc's'le. That is the very first one. I placed a stub mast and a temporary sampson post to get an idea of how it will go together. I have not glued in any of the deck beams. The are a couple of additional tasks to complete on the hull before I can glue them in place.
Disassembling the mast blocking.
Making sure the mast is straight this time.
It looks straight this time.
My current status.
Thanks again everyone.
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KevinR got a reaction from dgbot in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Lawrence, Welcome, I am glad to have you along for the show and thank you for you kind works. Thanks everyone for the comments and the likes.
Well not much of an update. I thinned out my sampson post. I don't know what I was thinking, I originally made it 6x12 inches. It should have been 3-1/2 to 4 inches thick. In stead of remaking the blocking I just shimmed it. I figured the deck planking will hide my mistake. I made 4 deck beams, and promptly lost one in the clutter on the workbench. I am not sure what would be faster, clean up the workbench or just make a new one. The Admiral votes for cleaning the workbench.
Well until next time, Catch Yall Later
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KevinR reacted to Omega1234 in Rainbow by Omega1234 - FINISHED - J-Class Racing Yacht
Hi everyone
Many thanks for all your comments and likes. I can't tell you how much I appreciate them.
Tonght, I added more small details to Rainbow's forward cabins, such as the overhead lockers and pillows on the bunk beds. Amidships, in the seating area across from the galley, I added the table that the crew would rest at with a tote of rum.
I also started on the main saloon dining table which sits in the saloon. Later on, I'll add the saloon chairs to accompany the table.
Hope you enjoy these photos.
All the best, folks.
Cheers
Patrick
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KevinR reacted to garywatt in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hello Kevin i,ve just started to follow your log, well i,ve found the model i wont to build and it,s a skipjack so now i,m going to be scouring the internet for the plans to download iv,e already book marked the ext link,s.If there are any fixture or fitting,s you can,t find i know a man who,s machining skill,s are second to non and that,s Micheal in Canada, your craftsmanship is superb keep it up, by trade i,m a cabinet maker so i hope i can remember how to make a model it,s been quite a few year,s since i made one the last ship i made was the Victory so here,s hoping dont you just love the ext link,s who need,s a passport library the internet is a wondrous thing.John thank you for your site,s iv,e bookmark them as well
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KevinR got a reaction from Mfelinger in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hi everyone!
Thank you for stopping by and all of your advice and help. The problem is that the angle of the starboard side planks is greater than the port side. The distance from center line on the starboard is grater than the port. I was able to realign the mast blocks with the stem and keelson. I also moved the forward port side the the forward cabin 3 inches closer to the side. I will have to trim some of the planks on the foc's'le to try and hide the difference. I have only 1 deck beam to complete on the foc's'le. That is the very first one. I placed a stub mast and a temporary sampson post to get an idea of how it will go together. I have not glued in any of the deck beams. The are a couple of additional tasks to complete on the hull before I can glue them in place.
Disassembling the mast blocking.
Making sure the mast is straight this time.
It looks straight this time.
My current status.
Thanks again everyone.
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KevinR got a reaction from thibaultron in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hi Everyone,
Well I spent the past 3 days planking the Ceiling Floor in the hold and the forward cabin. Next I think I am going to finish the deck beams and the forward cabin bulkhead and bunks. I need to stat planning for paining as well. I want to paint the interior before I glue the deck beams on. Ben Lankford in his book stated that the interior of the boats were painted grey. I would have thought the interior would have been white to reflect as much light as possible. I guess I will look for a light grey. I have not decided weather to paint the interior by brush or airbrush. When I have been around wooden boats the interior seems to have had a buildup of paint on all of the surfaces. I am planning on airbrushing the hull.
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KevinR got a reaction from thibaultron in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Mike, Welcome aboard!
Michael, I believe I read that the average life expectancy of a Skipjack was 20 years. Of course The actual life expectancy for each boat varied based on how well they were maintained. The Skipjack Kathryn was built for oyster dredging about 1901, and worked until ~2008. From the survey Kathryn appeared to have been in much better shape than EC Collier and to have had fewer stop-gap repairs.
"KATHRYN is not typical of the skipjacks in her construction. Most skipjacks were cross-planked and built principally of pine. KATHRYN's bottom is plankd fore-and-aft, and most of her original structural members and her bottom planks are oak. This construction technique allowed the builders to round the chin much more than is found on cross-planked skipjacks. Kathryn is the only skipjack known to have fore-and-aft planking and a rounded chine." (Taken from the "Historic American Engineering Record" for the Two Sail Bateau "Skipjack" - Kathryn.) I believe the Kathryn was built by someone who, just believed, that the boat should be built to last.
Thanks everyone for stopping by,
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KevinR got a reaction from thibaultron in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hi Everyone,
Well The weekend is over and I have made some progress. Most of the progress was in researching and planning my next move. I spent 3 days planning where to put everything. My skipjack is very close in size to the Willie Bennet, so I did not want to use the same deck layout. I was hoping to put the second cabin midship like on EC Collier and Kathryn, but there was not enough room. So I believe my only concession to be different is that the forward cabin will have a flat roof and not sloped like the Willie Bennet.
The living accommodations on the Skipjacks were pretty slim. The headroom in the aft cabin on the Willie Bennet was only 3-1/2 feet. On the EC Collier (50') which was 7 feet longer, the headroom was 5 feet in the aft cabin and 3-1/2 feet in the midship cabin. Apparently the second cabin on Skipjacks was only big enough to lay down in and the aft (main) cabin was barely big enough to sit and cook in.
I got back to work on the boat and added the aft strongback, the forward strongback with knees and started adding the ceiling floor in the fo'c'sle cabin.
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KevinR got a reaction from Omega1234 in Rainbow by Omega1234 - FINISHED - J-Class Racing Yacht
Quite Amazing what you can do.
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KevinR reacted to Omega1234 in Rainbow by Omega1234 - FINISHED - J-Class Racing Yacht
Hi eveyone
Many thanks to all for their Likes and comments.
Rainbow's progress has been slow this week. However, tonight I managed to concentrate on building the bunks in the forward cabins as well as one of the bathrooms. At the rear of the boat, I've also added the double bed mattress in the owner's stateroom, complete with pillows and a counterpane. Ok, you may need to use a bit of imagination....
Hopefully you'll enjoy these latest photos. Have a great weekend folks!
All the best
Patrick
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KevinR got a reaction from garywatt in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hi everyone!
Thank you for stopping by and all of your advice and help. The problem is that the angle of the starboard side planks is greater than the port side. The distance from center line on the starboard is grater than the port. I was able to realign the mast blocks with the stem and keelson. I also moved the forward port side the the forward cabin 3 inches closer to the side. I will have to trim some of the planks on the foc's'le to try and hide the difference. I have only 1 deck beam to complete on the foc's'le. That is the very first one. I placed a stub mast and a temporary sampson post to get an idea of how it will go together. I have not glued in any of the deck beams. The are a couple of additional tasks to complete on the hull before I can glue them in place.
Disassembling the mast blocking.
Making sure the mast is straight this time.
It looks straight this time.
My current status.
Thanks again everyone.
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KevinR reacted to captainbob in Friendship Sloop by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48
Moving right along, the benches are mounted. I used .010” card stock to space the.030” bench slats. (.5” space between 1.5” slats) I also carved and put in place the tiller. Now with just a little more work at the companion way I’ll be ready for the deck. The way I normally build I would have the deck on already and would be trying to put in the details through small openings. I like this method for the ability to do more with the interior details, on the other hand it feels like it’s slower because the deck is not on yet.
Bob
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KevinR reacted to robert22564 in HMS Victory by robert22564 - Caldercraft - scale 1:72
Getting the Bulkheads into place after several dry runs
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KevinR reacted to JesseLee in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Well, she is finished. I really enjoyed this build in spite of the problems I encountered along the way. I used to admire this kit from afar & wish to get it one day. A good friend made that dream come true & I thank him very much for this. I thank you all for the help & guidance during this build. Here are a few of the completed ship photos......
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KevinR reacted to JesseLee in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Couldn't get the bends in the can to go as close together as I needed for my flag size so I coated it with watered down PVA glue & shaped it by hand. Rigged the flag hailyard. Attached flag to hailyard with toggle & eye splices. Raised flag & tied it off to the rail.
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KevinR reacted to JesseLee in Scottish Maid by JesseLee - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:50
Cut out the flag. Made a piece of rope with a toggle & eye for attaching flag to hailyard. The of the flag isn't the best. The printing is off. Some of the red striping crosses over where it should be white. This annoyed me a little. Considered looking for a different one to order or printing one off the internet. Decided to go with what I have & to paint the right colors in the lines like they are supposed to be. Half-way into this I started regretting it but stuck it out.
Started trying to cut & shape a can for shaping the flag.
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KevinR got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Lawrence, Welcome, I am glad to have you along for the show and thank you for you kind works. Thanks everyone for the comments and the likes.
Well not much of an update. I thinned out my sampson post. I don't know what I was thinking, I originally made it 6x12 inches. It should have been 3-1/2 to 4 inches thick. In stead of remaking the blocking I just shimmed it. I figured the deck planking will hide my mistake. I made 4 deck beams, and promptly lost one in the clutter on the workbench. I am not sure what would be faster, clean up the workbench or just make a new one. The Admiral votes for cleaning the workbench.
Well until next time, Catch Yall Later
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KevinR got a reaction from Omega1234 in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Lawrence, Welcome, I am glad to have you along for the show and thank you for you kind works. Thanks everyone for the comments and the likes.
Well not much of an update. I thinned out my sampson post. I don't know what I was thinking, I originally made it 6x12 inches. It should have been 3-1/2 to 4 inches thick. In stead of remaking the blocking I just shimmed it. I figured the deck planking will hide my mistake. I made 4 deck beams, and promptly lost one in the clutter on the workbench. I am not sure what would be faster, clean up the workbench or just make a new one. The Admiral votes for cleaning the workbench.
Well until next time, Catch Yall Later
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KevinR got a reaction from kees de mol in Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
Hi everyone!
Thank you for stopping by and all of your advice and help. The problem is that the angle of the starboard side planks is greater than the port side. The distance from center line on the starboard is grater than the port. I was able to realign the mast blocks with the stem and keelson. I also moved the forward port side the the forward cabin 3 inches closer to the side. I will have to trim some of the planks on the foc's'le to try and hide the difference. I have only 1 deck beam to complete on the foc's'le. That is the very first one. I placed a stub mast and a temporary sampson post to get an idea of how it will go together. I have not glued in any of the deck beams. The are a couple of additional tasks to complete on the hull before I can glue them in place.
Disassembling the mast blocking.
Making sure the mast is straight this time.
It looks straight this time.
My current status.
Thanks again everyone.
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KevinR reacted to Omega1234 in Rainbow by Omega1234 - FINISHED - J-Class Racing Yacht
Hi Bob
Thanks. I'll take some measurements with the digital calipers and post photos tonight.
Cheers and all the best.
Patrick
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KevinR reacted to captainbob in Rainbow by Omega1234 - FINISHED - J-Class Racing Yacht
Patrick, to give us an idea of the size of the parts, how thick is the plastic that makes the boat stand?
Bob
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KevinR reacted to SawdustDave in Mayflower by SawdustDave - Finished
The rigging of the smaller Mayflower is complete.
Seems like I spent more time today on the spritsail yard than all the other yards combined.
All's left is two anchors and her stern carving.
Thinking seriously about painting the hull below the wales.
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