mtaylor Posted May 28, 2021 Share #271 Posted May 28, 2021 Very well done, Chris. I hope it brings you many hours of joy and that it doesn't get commandeered by the youngsters all the time. Looking forward to the on the water photos. Edwardkenway, bruce d, FriedClams and 6 others 9 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Posted May 28, 2021 Share #272 Posted May 28, 2021 Chris that blue looks great in the sun, sets the whole thing of very nicely! As for your concluding thoughts, I couldn't agree more with the last two. FriedClams, ccoyle, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Ships built :- Schooner for Port Jackson Thermoplylae Bluenose II Full size Tammie Norrie dinghy 1:8 scale Miss Caroline, model of the full size boat I built Under construction :- Royal Caroline, this one is special as it is in memory of my 13 year old daughter, Caroline who passed away in 2005 Miane three masted schooner R/C, scratch build (on hold) Charles W Morgan (on hold) Scratch designed and built R/C Mahogany and Walnut speedboat (on hold) In the que :- S.T. Waratah, maybe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuntherMT Posted May 28, 2021 Share #273 Posted May 28, 2021 Great looking canoe you've created there Chris. I expect you'll get a great deal of enjoyment and use out of this kit post construction! Old Collingwood, ccoyle, FriedClams and 6 others 9 Quote Brian Mystery project coming soon! Current build - Medway Longboat Complete - Armed Virginia Sloop Complete - Carmen (First Build) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 28, 2021 Share #274 Posted May 28, 2021 Chris, congratulations. Well done, I hope every minute on the water is a tonic for the soul. popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway, ccoyle and 5 others 8 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted May 28, 2021 Share #275 Posted May 28, 2021 Congratulations on your beautiful canoe. This adventure was nice to follow. Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote 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 große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch 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 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithbrad80 Posted May 28, 2021 Share #276 Posted May 28, 2021 Chris, fantastic job on an awesome project! I’m sure this canoe will bring you and your kids some very good times. Bradley Edwardkenway, ccoyle, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Current Builds: Flying Fish - Model Shipways - 1:96 Future Builds: Young America 1853 - Scratch Build - 1:72 Completed Builds: HMS Racehorse - Mantua - 1:47 (No pictures unfortunately) Providence Whale Boat - Artesania Latina - 1:25 (Also no pictures) Lowell Grand Banks Dory - Model Shipways - 1:24 Shelved Builds: Pride of Baltimore 2 - Model Shipways - 1:64 (Also no pictures) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted May 29, 2021 Share #277 Posted May 29, 2021 Congratulations on a completing your canoe Chris. She looks great and I wish you many hours of peaceful paddling. Gary Keith Black, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted May 29, 2021 Share #278 Posted May 29, 2021 Crikey! Look what happens when you go away for a couple of weeks! What a beautiful canoe, Chris - when shall I give you my shipping address? John Keith Black, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted May 30, 2021 Share #279 Posted May 30, 2021 Congratulations on your beautiful canoe Chris. She looks like she will have many years of making happy memories ahead of her. I agree with the others though, the build is not finished until we see some pictures or movies of her on the water actually being used! Kind of a proof of concept kind of thing. Old Collingwood, ccoyle, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted May 30, 2021 Share #280 Posted May 30, 2021 Very nice - watch out for rocks & tree stumps! Mark Egilman, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted May 30, 2021 Share #281 Posted May 30, 2021 Congratulations on finishing your canoe. You did a great job on this and I know you cannot wait to get it in the water. Old Collingwood, Canute, Keith Black and 4 others 7 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted May 30, 2021 Share #282 Posted May 30, 2021 Awesome job man, congratulations! Love the name and the colors. Thanks for sharing the journey! mtaylor, Keith Black, ccoyle and 5 others 8 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share #283 Posted May 30, 2021 Maiden Voyage Today was the big day! I took the Kat to Lake Cunningham today. The boat launch is only about five miles from my house. The first challenge was to get her up on my car by myself. Here we are, all loaded up on the soft roof pads, everything cinched up tight and the ends tied down. The CRV has front and rear anchor points for just such tasks. Several people at the lake commented on how nice Kat looked and were surprised to hear she's a home-built. There was a nice grassy spot for putting in. It was a great day for paddling. It would've been a perfect day if the fish were biting, but they didn't cooperate for me. They didn't appear to be cooperating for anyone else, either. In this next photo, that wooden structure off in the distance is the public fishing pier, which in late summer will be totally socked in with weeds and lily pads. Notice that I am out in the glorious open channel, where I can fish the outside margin of the weed beds. Ain't boats wonderful? Speaking of boats, both of the lakes near my house have 10 hp limits on motors, so there's no water skiers and Sea-Doos tearing up the place. Sweeeeeet. After about four hours of leisurely fishing, it was time to haul out. Did you know that fishing in mesotrophic reservoirs gives one's beautiful new boat a bathtub ring of sorts? Fortunately, it washed off easily. Tomorrow we Americans have a federal holiday, so who knows? The Kat may hit the other lake tomorrow. Cheers! marktiedens, Egilman, FriedClams and 17 others 19 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 30, 2021 Share #284 Posted May 30, 2021 Sounds like a great way to spend 4 hours, Chris. Jack12477, Egilman, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted May 30, 2021 Share #285 Posted May 30, 2021 “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Jack12477, Keith Black, RichardG and 9 others 12 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted May 31, 2021 Share #286 Posted May 31, 2021 Better luck tomorrow, Chris. Enjoy. Keith Black, Edwardkenway, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Posted May 31, 2021 Share #287 Posted May 31, 2021 Congrats Chris on a successful launch, well done. As for the ring around the hull, that's just how you mark the waterline! You should see it on a white hull after heavy rain washes everything into the waterways. Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway, FriedClams and 7 others 10 Quote Ships built :- Schooner for Port Jackson Thermoplylae Bluenose II Full size Tammie Norrie dinghy 1:8 scale Miss Caroline, model of the full size boat I built Under construction :- Royal Caroline, this one is special as it is in memory of my 13 year old daughter, Caroline who passed away in 2005 Miane three masted schooner R/C, scratch build (on hold) Charles W Morgan (on hold) Scratch designed and built R/C Mahogany and Walnut speedboat (on hold) In the que :- S.T. Waratah, maybe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted May 31, 2021 Share #288 Posted May 31, 2021 Great successful maiden voyage, even with no fish, it looked like a peaceful Sunday "messing about on the water"😊😉 popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, ccoyle and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 31, 2021 Share #289 Posted May 31, 2021 Chris, great first day out, I don't think you could have asked for better weather. It's nice to see the perfect finish to someone's hard work. Did your mouth hurt from all the grinning? Edwardkenway, Egilman, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted June 15, 2021 Share #290 Posted June 15, 2021 congrats Chris! very nice finish..........glad to hear the first outing was a success! building a model has it's pride........but building a 1:1 model and taking her out to enjoy beyond, has to hold a special sense of accomplishment! as a young lad, I used to enjoy rowing around the lake at my uncle's camp............I am soooooo envious! the decals is small potatoes........you can only see one side at a time Egilman, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share #291 Posted March 20, 2022 So, I don't believe I told anyone around here about what happened to the poor Sha-Sam-Kat. After taking her out for only the fourth time last year, I had her turned over on the lawn to dry after rinsing out some dirt. A few hours later, I flipped her over and lo and behold -- the seat had fallen out! Not only that, but some of the paint had reacted badly with the seat's contact cement, causing the paint to peel up. Needless to say, I was not pleased. In the meantime, my womenfolk had taken over my work area and proceeded to use it for a seemingly endless series of furniture refinishing projects (which the two of them are actually pretty good at), and it only became available again just this week. So, step one was to remove all of the old contact cement residue and peeled paint, then sand down the area. Fortunately, I still have leftover paint from the original work, and here's the Kat after two coats of primer. Next will be several coats of the top color. Each has to dry for at least 16 hours before the next coat can be applied, so I might have the repair done by next weekend. By then, her new and better replacement seat should have arrived, at which time I'll post a pic of the finished work. Cheers! popeye the sailor, Canute, FriedClams and 12 others 10 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted March 20, 2022 Share #292 Posted March 20, 2022 Welcome to the world of boat ownership. Whether home built or bought… Bust Out Another Thousand 😜 Andy Ian_Grant, Canute, Kevin and 6 others 9 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 21, 2022 Share #293 Posted March 21, 2022 I hope the new seat gets bolted in, Chris. popeye the sailor, FriedClams, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted March 21, 2022 Share #294 Posted March 21, 2022 A boat is a hole in the water you throw money into. realworkingsailor, FriedClams, mtaylor and 5 others 2 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 21, 2022 Share #295 Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Canute said: A boat is a hole in the water you throw money into. Yep, it stands for Break Out Another Thousand... (my '68 14' Starcraft Arrow absolutely supports this ideal) FriedClams, Canute, ccoyle and 4 others 2 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share #296 Posted March 28, 2022 All fixed! HardeeHarHar, Landlubber Mike, realworkingsailor and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 28, 2022 Share #297 Posted March 28, 2022 The fix looks good and just in time for rowing season. Canute, FriedClams, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share #298 Posted March 28, 2022 23 minutes ago, mtaylor said: just in time for rowing season Yup. This past weekend was a tad windy, so I postponed first dunk until the weather improves a bit. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 6 others 9 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share #299 Posted April 2, 2022 Back on the water. A bit chilly today. Caught a gargantuan unidentified shiner species and a few bluegill. EDIT: So, apparently this was a golden shiner. Supposedly the most common shiner in Eastern North America, but new to this here California ex-pat. Egilman, Canute, Old Collingwood and 10 others 13 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 3, 2022 Share #300 Posted April 3, 2022 So, easily stable enough to fish from! John mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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