Cutty Sark by NenadM

[popeye the sailor]

hi Nenad........finally getting a chance to look in on your progress.   you did such a good job with the cabin structure.......scratch built,  it looked totally awesome!   you've got such a great idea going......I'm sure you'll come up with better 

 

to be honest with you though......your first one was Ok 

 

 

sorry to hear your mother in law is still ill.........hoping for a speedy recovery .

Edited October 14, 2015 by popeye the sailor

[NenadM]

Thanks all of you for support and nice words

Old Lady is feeling better last two days. I was on a business trip today driving 400 km to the central Serbia and back, just to find that I am a kind of idiot. Instead to drive on regular, but 30 km longer road, I turned to shortcut, finding myself in nowhere (as we said: where wolfs make little wolfs), slow drive with no restaurant no gas station to take a break, never to reach home. Serbia is small, GPS ans IGo leads me and there was no way to lost ... but ...no cars ... no houses ... no people ... Why I have to discover hot water again and again. Nice nature, but ... boooring ... 4 hours instead 2 hours ... Reached home deadly tired... 2 hours napping ... still so tired for office, but not for workshop

And tonight, first stage of first side of first deck house is done. Still needs some putty, and fine and nice trimming, when all four sided will be finished.

This time, every panel detail is on it's place, with error tolerance max 0,5 mm, which I can live with

If somebody is interested, when enlarge, it can be seen technique and method I used ( very narrow strips of veneer cca 0,5 mm wide). Later, putty and paint will fill all little gasps , and I'll mark (cut) line between panel elements manually

Edited October 18, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

Looking good Nenad!  Glad you made it home alright after getting lost in the jungle.   

[mtaylor]

I'm glad you made it back home with that drive.   I guess if it was weekend trip it would be fun... 

 

Deckhouse is stunning. 

[keelhauled]

looking beautiful!  really nice work!  

Glad you made it home safely!

Marc

[Piet]

Glad to hear mother in Law is feeing better.  Taking short cuts are not always the fastest way but glad tou came home safe.  Deck house is looking good.

 

Cheers,

[popeye the sailor]

looking really good Nenad........exterior decoration must be your calling 

[NenadM]

My "missed" jobs and opportunities, Denis ... with my mileage (56 years) some chances disappeared, when retirement come close ( 8 years left, if I do not decide to continue to work). Short period left eventually to think about to change 32 years of mainly successful and still lasting carrier, but at the same time, long enough for life to show me and bring me different unexpected and more or less significant events which can impact and eventually change my life in unknown direction. Will I marry again? Don't know and don't think about right now (only 4 months passed and I still met Her almost everywhere we were together, even it is dummy gas station on highway I visited today where we had a coffee break during travelling couple of years ago). On the other side, I wouldn't like to reach to my old ages and to stay alone. Kids are pretty near to make their most important life decissions, and who can imagine where at the earth and how they will live, and would it impact my life anyhow.

Anyway, life goes on with all it's spices, and spice must flow

So my work on Her. Returning from Novi Sad and visiting Hothead, bringing him autumn and winter clothes, I continued with works on another side of fore deck house



Now it goes fast and easy

Edited October 18, 2015 by Nenad

[mtaylor]

You have a good philosophy my friend and yes it seems that the spice must flow.

 

Deckhouse exterior is looking great.

[NenadM]

Another side done. Fore and aft left

 

[NenadM]

Front panel finished in rough works.



Little "pillar" on the corner was challenge

Edited October 19, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

 The panels look great Nenad.  Better watch-out whenever any woman gives you "THE LOOK"    . I think that's something they're all born with. 

[mtaylor]

Deck house is looking good, Nenad.  

 

Hmm... healthy food... I always thought that was the woman's version.  The man's version involves ham, bacon, or beef, and other things like gravies and potatoes.   Yes, my admiral does that to me but not often but then she wonders why I'm never sick so maybe I'll convert her yet.

[DenPink]

How true Mark :D .

 

Denis.

[NenadM]

You forget beer or two, Mark

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad

[NenadM]

Couple of days I was not master of my time. A lot office works, and hospitals and doctors for Old Lady

Relative quite Friday afternoon, and considering a lot of office job I have to do at weekend, I decided to take free afternoon, and all panels on front deck house are done.

Next stage - fine trimming begin

First, putty and 280 sandpaper



You can see that little gasps between 0,5mm strips are filled, and surface begin to have desired "one piece" look

Oh yes, I have new toy ... ups ... tool



Just left to find somewhere decent pin vise, and I'll have my tools completed. (Yes, I know I lie. Tool virus infected me long ago)

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

Panels are looking great Nenad.    Congrats on your new tool purchase. We can never have enough!   My best to the "Old Lady". 

 

Cheers

[Piet]

Panel is looking real nice Nenad and love your new toy.  I am still using the one I bought in 1952 when starting trade school.  It's strictly analog / direct read-out in mm and inches.  I have to guess at the 1/100 though.

 

Cheers,

[NenadM]

Piet, even I like my new tool, still I think that 1/100 is ... Unnecessary. Maybe for Nils, Dan, Jim, Ed, Mark, Denis x 2 ... (to much to mention them all) or another MSW wizard 1/100 means something. For me, half of millimeter is quite enough, rest is my feeling. But, sweet add to my shipyard anyway

First stage of trimming done. Next started



Floor molding is thinner and more in scale, surfaces are smother, gasps and holes filled ...

Why I have feeling that I make some over-do, even it is fun?

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad

[GLakie]

You didn't over-do that Nenad. That's a superb looking cabin, and will be a beautiful addition to "Her Majesty". 

[mtaylor]

I agree with George.. no such thing as "over-do", Nenad.  The cabin is looking great and will certainly look even better on "Her Majesty".

[NenadM]

Little more over-doing, and with music of Enya, panels for front deckhouse are done

Let's go to middle deck house!!!!

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad

[mtaylor]

That is one nice deckhouse, Nenad.

[GLakie]

The deck-house looks great Nenad.  Now to turn on Pink Floyd's "Several Species of Small Furry Animals - - - - " and finish the middle one. 

[Piet]

Beautiful work Nenad.

 

Cheers,

[NenadM]

Ahh never boring in my life ... After 10 years without serious malfunction, my car suddenly needs immediate repairing after 200.000 km ... 

 

You know this feeling - easy driving aprox. speed 100 km/h on highway, starting accelerate to bypassing slower car in front of you, add some force on gas pedal, and ... engine start roaring but speed not following sound ... and you accelerate very very very slow even in regular way your car can jump to 120  km/h in a few seconds  ... unpleasant happening with gooseflesh on neck and something unwanted in stomach ... I do not need this kind of entertainment 

 

Little mathematics

 

regular periodical service

 

+

 

 

+

 

some twittering under hood which appears in un-regular and unexpected time

 

=

 

250-400€

 

Huh

 

And about 4-6 hours, maybe whole day waiting in service to finish repairing

 

What to do? Cash on sun light, boy !!! Money or death !!!!

 

In my life circumstances and for a job purpose, I can not live/work without car, so ... 

 

And the winter is coming ...

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad

[Jack12477]

Nenad, what failed? The transmission ? Clutch ??? I don't recognize the parts in picture.

[NenadM]

Transmision, I have to replace complet

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad

[Jack12477]

Ouch !  I had to do that some years back on a car with a lot less mileage than 100,000 Km. Not fun ! Hope yours is repair quickly.

[NenadM]

Tomorrow at 9am, I reserved termin in service which takes care of my car all 10 years

Edited November 16, 2015 by Nenad