Cape Cod Catboat by Marcus Botanicus – FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters – Scale ¾”=1’

[flying_dutchman2]

Before anyone tries the hoop thing I have to go back to the drawing board as some of the strips of paper glued onto the rod and then heated do not come off.

Marcus

[popeye the sailor]

just read through your log.......such a nice job your doing   kit like these are perfect,  if you want to go off the beaten path.  then again,  most kits are 'open ended'.......you can go just about anywhere you want with them.   a little modification and bash {or necromancy}  and your in business.   I've done a few and I think they can be more satisfying than the actual kit    

 

it's a bit late to share comments  and tips for the hull.......you've done a great job of overcoming the planking and painting.   but I'm going to watch further.  I have a Flattie,  and these two boat have a lot in common      super looking boat BTW  

[flying_dutchman2]

Prepped and painted the bottom - rust red.  Came out pretty good. 

 

She is on a makeshift stand. 

 

I have already sanded the mast, boom and gaff according to size.  They will all be painted white.  Made some of the cleats and so on. The stern is covered with a piece of cherry veneer (donated by Kurt van Dahm).

 

Marcus

[cog]

Nice paint job, Marcus. Good colour too

[Piet]

Lovely work Marcus.

 

Cheers,

[Elijah]

Nice job! The paint looks nice and red !

[donrobinson]

Real nice colour on the hull

[flying_dutchman2]

After the conference and a road trip (1200 mls) up the Pacific Highway and lets not forget a day in Tijuana, Mexico I am have been working on her again.

 

This picture shows items I used and what I did with them. I have made small nails out of them. I didn't have any.

 

Piercing holes with a dental drill.

 

Forming the trim after soaking.

 

Trim attached and waiting to be dried.

[flying_dutchman2]

Have been doing lots of small things to finish up the boat.

 

First of all, being a bit careless, I broke the bottom area of the rudder. Removed it and replaced it with another piece of wood.  Painted it, but did not look right, so I pulled off all the hardware and will start from scratch.

 

 

Next, finished up the trim work all around the boat.

 

Added an open cabin door, (so you can see inside with a flash light).

 

 

 

 

 

[flying_dutchman2]

I am using the below picture as a guide of how my sisters Catboat looks like. It is very different from what the kit looks like.

 

 

 

More trim.

 

 

On the real boat, the bow has a metal strip attached, where as the model just has a pin in the bow.

[flying_dutchman2]

Re-did the hoops. First went to Hobby Lobby and looked for chair canning. They had none. Came home and looked in the parrot cage and one of her toys is made of chair canning. Removed it, took out all the treats and she was happy. I don't think she is going to miss this.

Pulled the toy apart and put in bowl of water overnight.

Removed the pliable canning and wrapped it around the metal cylinder (HP printer item).

Tapped both ends and let the canning dry for a couple of days.

Removed the tape and took the canning off the cylinder.

 

 

On the left the canning wrapped and tapped to the cylinder.

In the middle, cutting hoops.

On the right, after gluing the ends with a drop of CA, sand it to thickness.

 

 

Lots of hoops, very few good ones. Also I had a lot of colored ones as the canning for the parrot toy is dyed with different colors. I picked all the none dyed pieces, glued, sanded and stained them brown.

 

 

These are the hoops. Only glued.

 

 

I need single and double blocks, As I don't have single, but do have double and triple hole blocks, I cut the triple hole block in half and after a bit of sanding, one has two single hole blocks.

 

 

 

 

Mast. Boom and gaff have all there blocks and attachments ready.

 

Marcus

[flying_dutchman2]

The close up of the bow. There are three blocks attached to the deck (as it is on the real boat). On the kit there are eyelets made on the mast itself. That is one of the big differences in each of the design.

 

 

 

I need to sharpen my sewing machine skills, so I can make the sail. Finish up the rigging, make the stand, get a display case, pack it and FedEx it to my sister.

 

Marcus

[Seventynet]

Nice Marcus. I really like the gaff to mast attachment, whatever that's called. If I re-rig mine that's what I'll do. Unless I missed it I will be interested to see what you do for the gooseneck. You have done a beautiful job on this little boat. Thanks for sharing. I'd say your sister will be thrilled.

 

Ian

[flying_dutchman2]

I made a colossal mistake @#$Getverderrie%^&* I yelled all the Dutch swear words I knew...........................Didn't trash the boat.

I was touching up some paint and a piece of paper towel ended up sticking to the paint.  Took it off and left the threads on the deck.  Tried to take that off and it left scratch marks.  Tried to sand that off and sanded some of the trim and it got worse and worse  (Always does)  AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

So I stripped the boat of all its trim, and hardware, sanded it down, covered the left over trim with tape and masked the bottom and keel (rust red).

Now it is ready for a RE-DO paint job.  I did take pictures.  Didn't want to as I want to forget this, but it needs to be learned.

 

Runs of in a corner and cries.

[cog]

At least you can re-do-dely-dum-do-it. You know it is "getver, derrie" (yack, muck) I hope it will go smoothly from here on, Marcus. Not what we call a good beginning ...

[flying_dutchman2]

When the trim was all done.  Very happy with the results.

 

The cabin windows get trim as well made from the same material as the mast hoops.

Used a window cut-out as form. Wrapped the wet canning around the form. Held it in place with a large clamp and the ends that cross over each other with a hemostat.

 

[flying_dutchman2]

Finished mast hoops.

 

Sail marked with light pencil.

 

Sail completed but not attached to mast, boom and gaff. Dry fit.

 

 

Boomer the cat in the box. Not on the warm mat next to it, no, in the cold box.

[flying_dutchman2]

SCREW-UP

 

I put a light coat of polyurethane on the paint and it dried blemished. Then tried the touch ups and that went wrong. So as I mentioned before, stripped the boat of all the trim and hardware and about an hour ago spray painted the first coat.

 

On this picture you can see it good.

 

 

 

Ready for painting.

 

 

What did I learn?

Once paint is completed NO polyurethane except the wood work.

 

Redoing the hardware and the trim will be easy as I have done this already. The display stand is ready. The items that still need to be made is a name plate with the word 'perseverance' and a burgee with the Prince Edward Island crest.

 

Marcus

[cog]

Nice work Marcus. Perseverance pays off !!!

[flying_dutchman2]

Nice work Marcus. Perseverance pays off !!!

Thanks. Did 2 light coats of paint and she looks good again.

 

Due to the bitter cold I have both paint can and boat in the warm basement. Then I go outside holding the boat in one hand and spray painting light coats on the boat with the other hand. Run inside before my face freezes off. Let her dry in the garage which is still cold and after about an hour bring paint can and boat back in the basement. Here I will let her dry for 2 to 3 days.

 

I also learned that painting is something that needs to be learned. Eventually I will get the knack of it. Another part of the hobby.

Marcus

[cog]

It's like gardening, Marcus. It takes time ...

[popeye the sailor]

is that what you named her........she sure is living up to her name     we've all done it........I've done it with both enamels and lacquers.   you can have a good day.........or.......well,  it was a good day .shrug<.    I'm in the same boat......but I think your in colder country than I am.   I have to paint in the cellar {i'll gladly open a window for vent}.  fingers crossed she looks better than before  

[Piet]

Hoi Markus, happy New Year to you and the family.

 

Just caught up with your build.  She's really looking very good my friend and these little goof-ups come with the territory.  It's the end result that counts.  our sister will be well pleased, I'm sure.

 

Cheers, 

[ed56h]

Nice boat and great build. Boomer looks like a twin to my cat Delilah, nice companions on those cold winter build days!

 

[flying_dutchman2]

As of the last post I am ahead. Cleaned up my mistake and learned from it.

The boat is pretty much finished and all that is needed is the mast, boom and gaff with the sail.

 

 

 

 

 

I need to make a burgee (little flag)

and the name 'PERSEVERANCE' on a name board.

 

I have no letters so I am thinking (MS Word, required font and printer).

 

Except if anyone has a better idea, I would like to hear about this.

Thanks

 

Marc

[popeye the sailor]

you could use photo shop to create the name plates........set them up for size.   but instead of paper,  use white decal paper.  you will also need to purchase a can of decal bonder to seal the decals. the stars though could be done in a cool idea.   on one of my scavenges through Hobby Lobby,  I found these stars,  used for leather studding and / or decorating.   I found them in copper, gold,  and silver.........but I also bought a pack of red,  white,  and blue.   it might give it a cool touch  

 

for the flag,  it involves making a mirrored opposite to the left of the image.   here's the kicker........set up a piece of sail cloth and run it through your printer.

    I've done it for embossing sails,  and for flags too.   if the cloth your using is rigid enough,  it should go through with no problem.......guide and assist if needed.   seal with decal bonder.........do not use a water based product.

 

PM me if you have questions,  or this appeals to you.......gotta take m' dog out   

[Jim Lad]

Just catching up Marc.  She's really looking a fine little model.

 

John

[flying_dutchman2]

you could use photo shop to create the name plates........set them up for size.   but instead of paper,  use white decal paper.  you will also need to purchase a can of decal bonder to seal the decals. the stars though could be done in a cool idea.   on one of my scavenges through Hobby Lobby,  I found these stars,  used for leather studding and / or decorating.   I found them in copper, gold,  and silver.........but I also bought a pack of red,  white,  and blue.   it might give it a cool touch  

This is something I will do.

The flag I will do by a method from Gus Augustin, member of our tri-club and a well known modeler.Post 51 on this page

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/4294-the-first-royal-dutch-yacht-mary-by-marcus-botanicus-finished-mamoli-1646/page-3?hl=yacht mary

 

Marc

[popeye the sailor]

sounds good Marc......glad I could contribute in some way or another.  sure thing  'decal it' is a basic program for the computer to create decals.  I bought it a while ago,  but found that images couldn't be imported into the program.   that's when I bought the standard edition of the decal it program.   stencils have been a gold mine......I just scan the images into a folder,  and I can import them whenever I need them.  I've also been able to scan other decal sheets and use those images as well.  the decal bonder is the most important thing to get,  besides the paper.  it's like a lacquer.......dries quickly,  but smells terrible.

    after the decals are printed,  wait for about 20 mins or so.......then spray then lightly with the bonder.   takes about two coats to do the job.

 

glad I could help  

[flying_dutchman2]

So decal-it is a pc program?

Where do you buy the decal paper and the decal bonder?

 

or just give me link and I'll look it up.

Thanks a bunch

Marc