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    As Mark mentioned, did you read the article about materials and tools? I also posted that article for you to read in Chuck's planking questions. I would sincerely recommend to read through many of the help and hint articles posted. Most of the questions will be answered there.
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    Amazon has the paint too. I like Vallejo's paint.
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    Here is the official link to SS Mariefred
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    I lived in Sweden and was part of the Steam Boat Heritage Society for a long time before moving to the USA. SS Mariedfred's hull is made of steel, a major part of her superstructure as well. This is boat I worked on during the summer of 1983. She was also a steam boat but later converted to diesel.
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    Steve, At JoAnns I had a great service experience with one of the ladies working there. I told her what I was up to, and showed a picture. That really made my day as she called on co-worker around her. Suddenly I had three ladies explaining differences and quality of threads. They all agreed that a combination called poly/cotton would be the best for me. Pure cotton is breaks easily under tension and has "hair", while the poly/cotton doesn't. Looking forward to see your rigging.
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    Steve, If you are to lash the boat, are you going to make her with her rigg unmounted? But still have everything viewable. Having the mast and boom placed on the gallows too. I can agree with you as for the base provided in the kit. It need some job to be part of the whole presentation.
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    Steve, Very nice stand! Don't you think it will compete with the longboat for attention though?
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    Erik, Thank you for your comment. I thought the more of the pre-rigging I can do outside the boat the better. Puts less stress on the mast and attachments.
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    Progress! I never thought I were to enjoy rigging and I am glad this longboat doesn't have the complexity of lot of lines. But I am now at the stage where I am as god as at the end. The pictures in the beginning shows the rat-nest that is to be the major part of the rigging.
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    John, From the NE corner of the same state I also like to extend a warm
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    My longboat is using blocks and rigging line from Chuck.
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    Max: I have bought blocks from Chuck and can vouch for them. The quality of his are outstanding and is the only ones for me with future builds. Edit: Chucks rigging line is also something you should consider.
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    Dan, I am using the same type of magnifier as Chuck, comes with four different lenses, and I think I got them MicroMark some years ago. Haven't seen them on the market lately. There is no name on mine. But it's patented, inside it reads "Do Not Copy - Or Be Sued" good statement. Edit: Just found what you are looking for, the price seems to be in the right range too. Good luck!
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    Blaine A warm
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    In another posting Mike who is building a T24 tug boat was showing an attachment to his tool. So I went to Foredom's website and found a lot of goddies, The small brushless drills, seems to be something. Take a look at their items. I am not affiliated with Foredom, not even have any of their tools.
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    I found this website during browsing for another thing. It has a lot of good info but also ideas of what we builder can built ourselves to help us in the workshop and having some diy tools. Specially lathe setup with a power drill seems interesting.
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    Great topic, I am wondering which way to go too, dressed or un-dressed Bluenose. I think when it comes to ships like Bluenose, rigging them fully with sails is pleasing the eye. While other ships with more complex rigging the sail might obscure the nice rigging details. Bottom line - when I wil build my Bluenose, she will be "dressed".
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    Mike, Did you use the thin plastic hatch provided from Will on your T37? I noticed it didn't seal properly and I got water inside. I replaced mine with a "heavy duty" and that added on with weight. The coaming on the tug will definitely keep the water out!
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    Derek, Looks like you had itchy fingers...... but you are off now and I will be following along.
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    Matt, First of all w very warm , Guess I am the first to grab a chair. As for your kit I like the reversed order of pictures. That hull is very smooth and if this is your first wood model, you have done a fantastic job. So, when it comes to the deck. I don't know what the instructions says of pattern, but there is topic when it comes to planking and pattern in the tips area. Looking forward to see the next step.
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    Mike, I used a "tap" of CA between the plate and the rubbing strake to fix the item. That way it won't be flimmsy when it comes to the rigging. As for the fixing the paper, I followed Chuck's recommendation. Finally, yes that's an amber colored liquid in the background, that you enjoy in small sips. Edit: Thank you for the compliment.
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    Glad I found this topic, the link mentioned will be a great source for my build of Solö. The price isn't bad either. The remote at 10 dollars will be helpful too.
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    I like the eyebolt solution instead of drilling. Saved you some time, I guess.
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    Well, before next "masted" build, I am going to work on the skill of making chainplates and eyes. And rigging in general. I have material for those exercises. Practice makes one better, someone said long time ago.
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    And a little bit north of Mark in Medford I would like to say

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