Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage

[Keith Black]

 Beautiful stuff, Hakan. 

[Wintergreen]

Thanks Keith! Much more rewarding than the outer boards with all their nothces for the stanchions.

[Jim Lad]

More delightful joinery for us, Håkan!

 

John

[FriedClams]

Very nice work, Håkan!

 

Gary

[Wintergreen]

21 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

More delightful joinery for us, Håkan!

Working on it John, working on it.

 

Thanks Gary, I do my best (usually) 😄 

[Wintergreen]

So, fighting my deamons, both real and imaginary, takes time.

 

But a quick update on the joinery I can give you (hopefully it still qualifies as "delightful", I guess John will be the judge of that).

Note though, that the aft three pieces are not glued in at this photo.

Then I got me a puzzle.

However there are some drawbacks in comparison to a regular "off the shelf" puzzle.

1. It doesn't state on the box how many pieces it is. In fact, I didn't even get a box for it.

2. The instructions are "sparse", and that is stretching it a bit. It only says, "Start outwards and work you way towards the middle". Not very meny clues in that statement.

3. There is not even a clear picture of what the end result should look like! No box art or anything. As Whitney sang "how should I know???"

Whish me luck guys!

On a slightly more serious note, the deck is not laid workboat style, i.e. straight laid. Instead it is laid yacht style, meaning a slight curve for a more gracious appearance.

 

[Jim Lad]

I think it still qualifies, Håkan! 😀

 

John

[Wintergreen]

30 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

I think it still qualifies

Thank you John ❤️ 

[KeithAug]

Excellent woodwork Hakan. Your workshop views convince me that I need a bigger space - and perhaps some heating!🙂

[bricklayer]

"how should I know if he really loves me"

 

Hakan,

certainly you love her. Not Whitney (it`s too late to do so) but Atlantica.

You give her love and affection. She`s grateful for it. At least most of the time .

 

Michael

 

[Wintergreen]

Thank you guys!

 

Yes Keith, heating is a real plus (pun intended) during the dark, damp and cold season. And the space is convenient as well. I could of course do with a smaller space, but then all the big machinery would have to go and be replaced by more appropriate sized ditos. But, it's the Parkinsons law in effect, all available space/time/money is used up to its respective limit. (Check it out, it is a real thing).

 

Than you Michael! I try to take it slow and progress thoughtfully. It makes for fewer re-do's... right now I am contemplating how to lay the deck so that it looks gracefully with a slight inwards bend at both ends. 

[Wintergreen]

IF, by any chance you have given up on me, I don't blame. I have as well from time to time.

My last previous comment:

On 2/13/2025 at 9:19 PM, Wintergreen said:

right now I am contemplating how to lay the deck so that it looks gracefully with a slight inwards bend at both ends

and that contemplating has taken the better part of 11 months.. in February I ended up in some kind of a limbo and could not decide wich way to lay the deck. Although I havent been staring at the build for 11 straight months, it has been in the back of my mind nevertheless.

Finally, I decided to "wing-it".

So here is my, again, re-start of the build. (as you know, I tend to make progress during the muggy and dark season, here on the northern hemisphere).

Have good one!

 

[Jim Lad]

Mate, it is so good to see you back again!

 

John

[Keith Black]

 Great restart, Hakan. 

[Wintergreen]

John, Keith - thank you lads!

During the hiatus I have had some serious thoughts, like, "I'm not old enough for this" or "what's the point, really?" 

These thoughts are not unique, I understand that, and they are also coloured by my work, which has been quite stressful the last two semesters. 

The icing on the cake this fall was that my workshop heater broke down. Yay. No heating - no building.

So I knocked off some other long overdue chores (like fixing one of the wheelbarrows, a punctured tire and a derelict state overall).

Finally, with a new heater installed, I could start to think of returning to the build. So, this last Friday I vacuumed the shop and did a fair bit of tidying up (cobwebs between the bulwark stanchions, says a lot..) and here I am.

The I did the unwise thing to browse through some other build logs, looking at masters of this craft displaying their progress... oh man, there are some really talented lads here on MSW... and again I felt the sting of inferiority.

For  like 2 seconds, it is the same with training (of which I do a lot), compete with yourself, but take inspiration from those "above" you.

 

End of thoughts. Get the glühwine and the gingernuts out, Christmas is coming!

 

[KeithAug]

Hakan - looks great - nothing to worry about really.

4th anniversary coming up soon, good to see you are still thriving.

[Mark Pearse]

Håkan, Good to see you posting again, you're doing a fine job on a complex build. I will keep following with great interest.