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Good evening MSW- Had a work situation come up and .. After a month of so of getting things in order I figured it was time to do a bit of modelling. The weather warming up lately combined with a nearby pond I walk around a few times a week have me itching to get a boat into the water, so I decided to start a Midwest Maine Lobster Boat. The plans that came with the kit are geared towards the boat being a display model. Thankfully there is a wealth of information (sometimes too much) on this form and on the rcforums that are quite helpful. I have not done much done so far- I opened and inventoried the kit, sorted things a bit, and read through the plans. I started to work on the keel this evening and am working out the best way to center and attach the stuffing box to the keel. The prop shaft, combined with the coupling I ordered, is a bit too long for the motor to be placed in accordance with the plans. Once I have the placement lined up and double, triple, quadruple checked I will measure and cut the prop shaft to size. I think I can center the stuffing box with clothes pins and several small plastic shims that I am currently 3d printing. Once its trimmed, I will get it centered up before tacking it down with CA. For a static model the kit includes a 1/4 x 1/8 x 7 inch strip of bass wood. I will cut it into 2 strips and use thick CA to attach them to the sides of the stuffing box then sand or plane them even with the keel. The picture I took while mocking up the stuffing box to the keel is not attaching for some reason. Edit: no spaces in image names. That's all for the evening. Thanks for reading -John
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I selected the Lobster Boat because I wasn't in the mood to take on a complex rigging-intensive project. We've spent a lot of time in Maine - my family has deep roots there - and I've always enjoyed watching the lobster boats, even though I am allergic to the beasts. This boat will probably become a gift for someone in the family. As noted elsewhere, this kit has been revised recently and so some aspects of the build may be new to those who built the kit recently. Originally, I believe this was a Laughing Whale kit. BlueJacket has updated it at least once since they acquired Laughing Whale. Right from the start, I encountered some minor problems. Nothing insurmountable, but it seems worthwhile to point them out as the log goes along to forewarn future builders, in case the problems persist. I have progressed as far as planking, so the first few entries will catch up. I started by assembling the cradle. I discovered that the stretcher dowels were a bit undersize and the holes for them a bit oversize, resulting in a very loose fit. I fixed this by wrapping the ends with glue-soaked paper strips prior to assembly. The next step is to drill the rudder to accept a 1/16" brass rod as the rudder shaft. I found that the rudder (and the stem and keel) were a bit on the thin side, 13/128" to be exact, leaving little space for a 1/16" hole. I set it up on my drill press as carefully as I could and it still drifted slightly off line - not enough to be a problem, however. I don't know how anyone could do this without a drill press - not I, certainly! I had to sand the brass rod down some to get it through the hole..jpg.6268632e1e703babe7b13b18d673b066.jpg)
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I said to my self, Don’t start another build until you finish the one you are working on. I just had to get it out of the box and put it on the bench. Just finished my Charles W Morgan Whaler and am still finishing up my New Bedford Whaleboat. But, I just had to stage my next build, The Maine Lobster Boat. It’s a 1979 Laughing Whale kit out of Wiscasset, Maine. Rescued this beauty on eBay. OK, I couldn’t leave it in the box. Had to lay it out... Maybe 🤔 I’ll just take a look at the instructions. Step one: assemble the Pre-cut pieces K-1, K-2, K-3 and stem into a Keel. 🧐 The pieces aren’t marked, this is like finding jigsaw pieces. 😆 (old school) Hand cut pieces require some sanding to allow effective glue joints. I chose CA Glue. Ok this is interesting, can’t stop now. Keel assembled, Step 1 completed. Step 2: Glueing the deck halves together. An hour in and I am reminding myself not to get started, I have a Whaleboat to finish. 😆 Too much fun... I’ll be back. 😎
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10 -22 - 2012 here is the saga of the Midwest Maine Lobster Boat. I call it that because of what this build became at mid-build. the plans for this kit are very good......so good in fact, that I planned to do a scratch build of this vessel, with a new subject. remember what they say.......be careful what you wish for? well, that's exactly what happened.......all the daydreaming I was doing about the scratch build, while I was building this one, manafested themselves into the build.....and began to stretch it like a giant rubber band. the point where the band snapped......was when someone said those immortal words......"it don't look like a lobster boat to me". we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. please excuse the grammar and spelling.... you know us "Popeyes' "......we don't spell to good. I will try and put as much in here as I can. we'll start with the hull frame construction.....that's always a good place to start......I used the Billing's build slip to assemble it. the keel is made from multiple parts. at this time, I thought to cement the sheer together....I'll have need of it soon. the floor platforms for the cockpit deck is a bit too much for me. the instructions say to draw the plank lines on the platforms......I plan to plank it, so I was able to do away with one of the pairs and go with a single layer platform. the ribs were set up with their various location tabs and set aside to dry. the keel was ready to go. #1 rib in place........I'm well on my way. 10 - 23 - 2012 the inner deck platform is goinmg to play a role in the frame construction. #3 rib was cemented in place. the breasthooks were also cemented in place as well. these are the chine border strips......there are to be two per side. I don't know why they just didn't supply thicker strips. the inner deck platform comes out a bit too far, so i had to notch the inner chine strips. in making sure I made enough of a notch, there was a gap. this will not be seen, because I intend to close up the sides of the inner cockpit. the aft deck wall will be closed in as well
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