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Hi Rich

 

I'll attach a photo below from when the Spray was in Sydney. The photo has quite good detail, I hope it's interesting if not actually useful. I believe he was given new sails here & these do look pretty good.

 

As an aside, our sailing club has a "Captain Slocum Trophy Race", the connection is that a member of the club was thought to be the first person aboard the Spray in Sydney. When he was about 10 & was fishing with friends near the heads when an unknown boat came in. They rowed over & went aboard. I am friends with the son of that boy, the son is now around 95 - at the last count.....

 

Mark

 

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10 hours ago, Mark Pearse said:

Hi Rich

 

I'll attach a photo below from when the Spray was in Sydney. The photo has quite good detail, I hope it's interesting if not actually useful. I believe he was given new sails here & these do look pretty good.

 

As an aside, our sailing club has a "Captain Slocum Trophy Race", the connection is that a member of the club was thought to be the first person aboard the Spray in Sydney. When he was about 10 & was fishing with friends near the heads when an unknown boat came in. They rowed over & went aboard. I am friends with the son of that boy, the son is now around 95 - at the last count.....

 

Mark

 

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Thank you

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The semi-finished deck has been placed but not glued down. I've rough cut the viewing holes so the entire below decks areas will be visible to see exactly how Slocum lived, ate, slept,  and subsisted during his epic voyage.

 

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Looking excellent!!...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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Thanks! It's a bit of a struggle since having no decent detailed plans has me constantly searching the internet looking at models and real time pics so I get The Spray as close to what Joshua Slocum sailed in.

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I've installed and rigged the anchor and modified the wheel to be at the same angle as the rudder post. I was a few degrees off the first time

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I've re-rigged the anchor and winch to make it more realistic I'm also startin Slocum's dingy by pre-shaping the sides to fir the bottom. I'm dry fitting his pot bellied stove

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Slocum's books are now on his shelf, a light to read by at night, bedding in place, rifle hung up, sails in the sail locker, chain in the chain locker and I'm still building his small boat.

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