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Dinghy by AStevenson - Midwest Products - my first wooden ship build


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Hello. My name is Andrew. I am 9 years old and this is my first wooden boat build. I am posting this under my Dad's account. He is building a longboat and helping me with my boat.

 

The "Dinghy" is made by Midwest. We started by making sure all the pieces were in the box and reading the instructions.

 

The next step was the draw guidelines on the floor of the dinghy. This was so we knew where to glue the ribs.

 

After that, we made the ribs and glued them to the floor.

 

I am enjoying building my first wooden boat.

 

Andrew.

 

 

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Wow! What a great build. Looking good.

Any questions just ask us here. Everyone is more than happy to help out. Best of luck. :)

Regards, Scott

 

Current build: 1:75 Friesland, Mamoli

 

Completed builds:

1:64 Rattlesnake, Mamoli  -  1:64 HMS Bounty, Mamoli  -  1:54 Adventure, Amati  -  1:80 King of the Mississippi, AL

1:64 Blue Shadow, Mamoli  -  1:64 Leida Dutch pleasure boat, Corel  -  1:60 HMS President Mantra, Sergal

 

Awaiting construction:

1:89 Hermione La Fayette AL  -  1:48 Perserverance, Modelers shipyard

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Andrew,

Welcome to MSW.

It's great to another youngster joining us. Your choice of Midwest kit is the way to go. And it's looking good.

 

Please, visit our Facebook page!

 

Respectfully

 

Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 
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Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan

Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS

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Welcome Andrew. I can not but congratulate you and your dad for taking this endeavor. I hope you get bitten by the bug like most of us were at one time or another. I wish I had started at 9 like you. I'd be a mountain of knowledge these days.  :D  :D  :D

 

Best regards.

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Thank you for the nice comments.  :piratebo5:

 

After all the ribs were glued to the floor, the next step was to sand back the edge of the floor to make it even with the ribs. This took a long time. After that I sanded the stern floor at a 45 degree angle to match the stern. Then we sanded the bow support into a V shape and glued that to the floor as well.

 

We are now ready to build the sides!

 

Andrew.

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Andrew, welcome to MSW! Good to have you here. My dad and I built model cars and trains together when I was your age and it remains something we still share in today. You have a nice looking boat there and it will become something you can be proud of for a long time. You are off to a great start and I wish you the best of luck as you progress, grow and learn this great hobby.

"A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor"
- John George Hermanson 

-E.J.

 

Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli

                    Royal Caroline - Panart

Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery

                                           La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery

                                           Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo

                           Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark.

Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch.

Member : Nautical Research Guild

 

 

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We attached the first garboard planks. We wet them first in boiling water to soften them and then clamped them to the ribs to get the shape we needed, even thou the instructions did not tell us to. Then we dried it using a hair drier. Once the garboards had taken shape, we then stuck them on the boat.

 

Unfortunately the boat took a slight wonk!  :o   [Dad: Andrew means that the boat has warped a bit]

 

The big questions are how should we fix the wonk and should we have wet the garboards to get them in shape in the first place or just glued them on dry? Hmmmmmmmm. 

 

Andrew. 

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