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Day gaff sailing boat with center board by G.L. - FINISHED - scale 1/10 - SMALL


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1 hour ago, G.L. said:

Thanks for your kind words, Mark.

A boat's grapnel is often used in small boats to go at anchor for a short while. But in most cases it are grapnels with folding arms which can be stowed away easily on board. My choice for that sort of anchor is inspired by the fact that I am not such an experienced metal worker and I found a very easy build description for it in the book 'To Build a Whaleboat' by Erik A.R. Roonnberg.

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thanks for showing this make of a grapnel anchor Geert, very inspiring !

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

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20 hours ago, Mirabell61 said:

thanks for showing this make of a grapnel anchor Geert, very inspiring !

 

Nils

Nils, Maybe that is the missing link for which you were waiting to continue your Zeesboot build😉

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14.3 The life belt

To make the lifebuoy, I start with making a wooden ring.

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To give it a canvas look, I wrap and glue the ring with a strip of cotton.

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Then I paint it in white

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It has two layers of paint. Between each layer I sand it lightly with sanding paper. On top comes a coat of varnish

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On the buoy come four canvas rings at which a line is sewed. The rings are made of cotton strakes of which I ply over the sides to the middle.

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Next is sewing the line in the rings.

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I glue the rings on the buoy ...

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... and paint them red. And my boat is ready for a 'man over board'.

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14.4 The boat hook

To make the make the boat hook, I use a brass rod and two brass tubes with different diameters which can slide in each other telescopically.

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I turn a globule on the top of the rod.

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Then I slide the whole again in each other like on the first picture and solder them. They go again on the lathe to turn them off conically.  I file also the hook on a smaller brass rod.

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The hook is soldered on the top.

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I make the stock from a piece of pear wood.

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The assembled boat hook.

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The hook is now varnished and ready for use in the boat.

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14.5 The bailer

The body of the bailer consists of a small wooden cylinder which I drill hollow.

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I saw it diagonally.

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After the excess is sawed away and the piece is sanded, the handle can be placed.

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The bailer.

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14.6 Rope fenders

I want to have four rope fenders on board of my boat. I make first some wooden tubes (Ø 8 mm and length 3 cm) and some copper rings (inner Ø 4mm).

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Then I pass the rope four times through the tube, in this way I have at each side and end of rope and a loop of rope. I stick the copper ring through start to make half hitches around it.

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When I am fully around the ring, I continue to make half hitches, but now in the loops of the previous half hitches.

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And that continues downwards the tube.

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When all the half hitches are made the loose end goes through the bottom rope loop. Then the loose end has to be pulled tight until the top loop has the desired size and the bottom loop disappeared in the tube. Before cutting the loose end I fix it by injecting wood glue in the tube. When that it dry, the loose end can be cut off and there is no more risk of pulling out the upper loop from the fender.

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I soak the fenders in dark stain to give them a more realistic look.

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Two of the rope fenders hanging outboard.

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On this last picture you can also see that meanwhile the main sail is hoisted, but that is for next week.

 

Thank you for reading

Thank you to follow

an thank you for the likes

 

Till next week!

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Thank you for these very detailed updates

Great work !!

Regards, Patrick

 

Finished :  Soleil Royal Heller 1/100   Wasa Billing Boats   Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch)   Pelican / Golden Hind  1/45 scratch

Current build :  Mary Rose 1/50 scratch

Gallery Revell Bounty  Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch

To do Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 

 

Shore leave,  non ship models build logs :  

ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72    Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72   Autoblinda AB40 1/72   122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72   10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e)  Centurion Mk.1 conversion   M29 Weasel 1/72     SAM6 1/72    T26 Finland  T26 TN 1/72  Autoprotetto S37 1/72     Opel Blitz buses 1/72  Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72   Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72    

 

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I enjoyed catching up on all the fit out details Geert. It is a pity this build is nearing its end.

Keith

 

Current Build:-

Cangarda (Steam Yacht) - Scale 1:24

 

Previous Builds:-

 

Schooner Germania (Nova) - Scale 1:36

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19848-schooner-germania-nova-by-keithaug-scale-136-1908-2011/

Schooner Altair by KeithAug - Scale 1:32 - 1931

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12515-schooner-altair-by-keithaug-scale-132-1931/?p=378702

J Class Endeavour by KeithAug - Amati - Scale 1:35 - 1989 after restoration.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10752-j-class-endeavour-by-keithaug-amati-scale-135-1989-after-restoration/?p=325029

 

Other Topics

Nautical Adventures

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13727-nautical-adventures/?p=422846

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...
On 3/7/2020 at 7:02 PM, Backer said:

Thank you for these very detailed updates

Great work !!

 

 

On 3/8/2020 at 8:55 PM, Jim Lad said:

Just catching up on your build - it looks superb.

 

John

 

Thanks Patrick and John

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On 3/9/2020 at 8:12 AM, Retired guy said:

Brilliant model Geert just a question do you make your own rope? 👍

 

Regards

Richard

Thank you Richard. Yes the rope is self made, I wrote something about it in my post 127.

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On 3/8/2020 at 8:52 PM, KeithAug said:

I enjoyed catching up on all the fit out details Geert. It is a pity this build is nearing its end.

Thanks Keith. It is indeed pity that today I arrive at my last report. I enjoyed very much the built of this model. The result is better than I expected at the beginning.

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13. The sails (continuation)

Meanwhile the mainsail is finished and hoisted.

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Now that this is done, the model is finished. The only thing I have still to do now is making some good pictures to place in the gallery. But I prefer to do that in the painting atelier of my wife because the light is better there. Unfortunately that atelier is located in a house in town that we purchased and remodeled especially for that reason and also to organize occasionally an exposition. With the present lockdown it is unreachable, so the photo session has to wait until Corona left the country.
This morning I made some pictures here at home as a little foretaste.

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Now I only have to thank you all for your interest and all your enthusiastic reactions. Thanks to your expert advice, I was able to fix some errors that certainly enhanced the model's quality.
The weekly reports of this log stop here, but there are still a lot of projects waiting on my to do list.

 

Keep it all healthy! Till next project.

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Absolutely beautiful my friend, don't rush into town on our account.

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A lovely model Geert. It has been a pleasure following your progress. It may be some time before we see the gallery pictures so keep safe until then.

Keith

 

Current Build:-

Cangarda (Steam Yacht) - Scale 1:24

 

Previous Builds:-

 

Schooner Germania (Nova) - Scale 1:36

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19848-schooner-germania-nova-by-keithaug-scale-136-1908-2011/

Schooner Altair by KeithAug - Scale 1:32 - 1931

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12515-schooner-altair-by-keithaug-scale-132-1931/?p=378702

J Class Endeavour by KeithAug - Amati - Scale 1:35 - 1989 after restoration.

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10752-j-class-endeavour-by-keithaug-amati-scale-135-1989-after-restoration/?p=325029

 

Other Topics

Nautical Adventures

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13727-nautical-adventures/?p=422846

 

 

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The overall effect of your model is lovely: I'm expecting someone to walk over and climb aboard! Congratualtions on an outstanding result, Geert.

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Fantastic model! It's not only beautiful, it is realistic as well. Congratulations on a superb model!

Bob Garcia

"Measure once, cuss twice!"

 

Current Builds: 

Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models

Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28

 

Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. 

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What Druxey said!!

congratulations Geert a wonderful model.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

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Fantastic, I love it!!  Great job. I really appreciate the time you took to not just show your model advancing, but provide detailed explanation and pictures of the "How". I enjoyed seeing the tools in action: saw, ropewalk, lathe, all the detailed brass work.  Thanks again. Do you have a next project in mind?

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Wonderful work that is perfect in every detail.  Thanks for letting us watch over your shoulder.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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On 3/23/2020 at 12:58 AM, Schooners said:

Fantastic, I love it!!  Great job. I really appreciate the time you took to not just show your model advancing, but provide detailed explanation and pictures of the "How". I enjoyed seeing the tools in action: saw, ropewalk, lathe, all the detailed brass work.  Thanks again. Do you have a next project in mind?

Thanks Schooners!

Next project? I have plenty of new projects in my mind, more than I can build  in a lifetime (So I have reason to live long 😜). But I am still busy with my 'Anatomy of a boat' which I want to finish before starting a new log. 

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I echo all the above!!! Congrats...Moab

Completed Builds:

Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways

Ranger...Corel

Louise Steam Launch...Constructo

Hansa Kogge...Dusek

Yankee Hero...BlueJacket

Spray...BlueJacket

26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways

Under Construction:

Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways

 

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Beautiful model G.L. - congratulations.  It has such an authentic look and feel to it.

Very, very nice.  And your log was a pleasure to follow.

 

Gary

Current Build   Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger  

 

Completed Scratch Builds

Rangeley Guide Boat   New England Stonington Dragger   1940 Auto Repair Shop   Mack FK Shadowbox    

 

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