North Carolina Oyster Sharpie by Paul Le Wol - 1/24 - from plans drawn by Thomas Pratt

[Jim Lad]

Very nice looking barrel, Paul.

 

John

[Paul Le Wol]

1 hour ago, Jim Lad said:

Very nice looking barrel, Paul.

 

John

Thank you John. This was an enjoyable little project.

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Everyone. Thanks to all for your Comments and Likes. They are appreciated very much. The masts have been painted and the cleats attached. They are friction fitted into place and I don’t think that they will need to be glued.

 

 

Once they were stepped I thought it would be a good time to mount the model on to the base. The base is a piece of 1/4” x 2 1/2” oak that was bought from Home Depot’s “ Hobby Department “. It was painted with Liquitex Basic Ivory Black. The stand offs are 1/16” brass rod covered with 3/32” brass tube cut to the appropriate length and then 1/8” aluminum tube was slid over that to give it a heavier look. I liked the look of the aluminum more than the brass for this boat. Don’t know if it’s a big concern but I did apply NoAlox between the brass and aluminum to prevent any possible reaction.

 

 

 

 

The horse for the main sheet is made from 3/64” steel rod and the stops for the traveller ring are made from #22 ( think) steel wire that has the black coating burned off. I like it because it doesn’t need painting.

 

 

 

Now comes the slow process of converting the blocks that I have to internally stropped. Hope to see you soon.

[FriedClams]

She's looking really sweet, Paul!  I like the base - long and thin like that graceful hull and it doesn't pull attention away from the model.  Sort of minimalist.

 

Gary

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Gary, thank you for your comment. I appreciate it very much!

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well. Thank you for your Comments, Likes, and visits. This update is about the installation of the jib boom. The first image was clipped from a photo posted on “ villagecraftsmen.blogspot.com”. I haven’t mastered adding a link yet but on the right side of the page is a blog archive menu. These photos are under 2013 / September / NC Sharpie Schooner. Lots of interesting articles in these archives and thanks to them for sharing these high definition images.

 

 

After looking at the traveler rod and car for quite some time I decided right or wrong that the car was a plate with a swivel mechanism for the jib boom attached to it. This was loosely clamped to the rod enabling boom to slide fore and aft. So the adventure of making this started. A 1/16” steel rod was slid inside a 1/8” diameter brass tube. Stakon pliers were used to squeeze the tube until it clamped the rod. The tube with the rod inside it was heated and the tube was flattened on either side of the rod in a vise.

 

 

Holes were drilled in the tube and a copper loop was soldered in place while the steel rod was still inserted.

 

 

A ferrule for the end of the boom was made from 3/32” brass tube 

 

 

 

I blackened the traveler car but that ended up being removed. I then assembled and primed everything but the primer didn’t stand up very well with all the handling so the primer was removed from the brass parts. They will be painted once the boom is installed and rigged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The blocks were converted to internally stropped by attaching 28 gauge annealed steel wire with CA.

 

 

Wood filler and primer was applied a number of times. Every time I took a picture I would see that they needed more work. Finally they were painted with Vallejo Old Wood. They look okay if you’re riding by on a horse.

 

 

 

The jib sheets and the lazy jacks were rigged and left to settle in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fore boom will be next. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 17 by Paul Le Wol
Too many pictures

[FriedClams]

Nice solution for creating the traveler car, Paul. 

 

40 minutes ago, Paul Le Wol said:

They look okay if you’re riding by on a horse

 

Ha, funny - but they look good to me even at a standstill and a long stare.

 

Gary

[druxey]

Just stumbled across this log. Lovely work!

[Paul Le Wol]

1 hour ago, FriedClams said:

Nice solution for creating the traveler car, Paul. 

 

 

Ha, funny - but they look good to me even at a standstill and a long stare.

 

Gary

 

35 minutes ago, druxey said:

Just stumbled across this log. Lovely work!

Gary and druxey, thank you gentlemen for your very kind words!

[robert952]

13 hours ago, Paul Le Wol said:

A ferrule for the end of the boom was made from 3/32” brass tube 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is why we read these logs. This was an ah-ha! moment for me. I have a similar structure on a mast that has an iron hook at the top of the mast for the block that lifts a spar. I was wondering how to do that.  Now I know.  

 

Thanks for taking the time to provide the details. It's much appreciated.  

[Jim Lad]

That rigging's looking first class, Paul.

 

John

[Paul Le Wol]

8 hours ago, robert952 said:

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to provide the details. It's much appreciated.  

 

6 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

That rigging's looking first class, Paul.

 

John

‘Robert and John, thank you both for the wonderful feedback!

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well. Thank you very much for your Comments and Likes. The fore boom has been made, painted and installed. Before mounting it I wanted to rig the center board lanyard. The rope attached directly to the center board is.023” and the rest of the lanyard is.018”. I forgot to mention last time that the mast hoops were made from 3/8” styrene tube and painted with Vallejo Old Wood. When I first put them on the mast they looked a little small so I made 20 more using 7/16” styrene tube. They ended up looking too big so I went with the 3/8” ones. 

 

 

This is the fore boom being made

 

 

 

 I would like to thank Joe @Thistle17 for posting the photos that David Bennett of the North Carolina Maritime Museum sent him. They are on Joe’s “Florida Sharpie Fishing Schooner of 1899 “ build log. They help a lot with trying to understand how these boats were rigged. The fore boom topping lift runs through an 1/8 inch block mounted on the main mast. The rope used is .013”. I’m guessing about how the lazy jacks are routed and tied off. Using 3/16” blocks at the top of the masts and bringing them down to a cleat. It is a real balancing act to get the sheets, lazy jacks and topping lift all tensioned properly.

 

 

 

 

 

The main boom is being worked on but before it is installed I would like to finish the stove pipe on the cabin roof and the rudder. Thank you for dropping by and hope to see you soon.

[Keith Black]

 Such a beauty, Paul. 

[Paul Le Wol]

1 hour ago, Keith Black said:

 Such a beauty, Paul. 

Thanks so much Keith, you are very kind.

[druxey]

I echo what has been said already!

[Seventynet]

Awsome! 

[Paul Le Wol]

2 hours ago, druxey said:

I echo what has been said already!

 

28 minutes ago, Seventynet said:

Awsome! 

‘David and Ian, thank you very much. Your comments mean a lot to me!

[davec]

Paul - You do incredible work.  The masting, spars, and rigging look tremendous.

[Paul Le Wol]

1 hour ago, davec said:

Paul - You do incredible work.  The masting, spars, and rigging look tremendous.

‘Dave, thank you very. I really appreciate your support.

[FriedClams]

Very nice, Paul - everything looks great!

 

Gary

[Paul Le Wol]

2 hours ago, FriedClams said:

Very nice, Paul - everything looks great!

 

Gary

Thank you very much Gary. Hope you’re having a great Thanksgiving weekend!

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi Everyone, wishing you all well. Thank you all for the Comments and Likes. This build seems to be coming together quickly. This update consists of a bunch of little things. The first thing that I wanted to do was to tie off the standing ends of the lazy jacks to the foremast. Too many ropes and not enough cleats. The ropes were marked where they pass the center of the cleats and tied together on the marks. The pairs of ropes on each side of the mast were then pulled down and hooked under the cleats Rope coils should hide this indiscretion. 
 

 

The stove pipe on the cabin roof is made from excess parts of carrier sheets and a thumb tack.

 

 

 

After priming, the parts that are supposed to be made of metal were painted with Vallejo Steel Grey. 
 

 

 

The dredge rollers are made from aluminum tubes telescoping from 1/8” down to 1/16” with #22 wire acting as an axle.

 

 

 

The rudder was glued into place with CA and the main sheet horse was also attached with CA.

 

 

 

And finally the main boom was mounted. A piece of #22 wire is used for a pin to secure it to the mast. The lazy jacks were threaded onto the boom first.

 

 

 

 

Once again the rope is allowed the settle into place. 
 

 

The gaffs will be next. Hope to see you then!

 

 

 

[Rick310]

Beautiful work!!

Rick

[Paul Le Wol]

1 hour ago, Rick310 said:

Beautiful work!!

Rick

Thank you Rick. I really appreciate your comment!

[Jim Lad]

Just superb, Paul!

 

John

[Keith Black]

She gets more beautiful with each new post. 

[alde]

Wow, that is really attractive. 

[Paul Le Wol]

12 hours ago, Rick310 said:

Beautiful work!!

10 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Just superb, Paul!

 

John

 

8 hours ago, Keith Black said:

She gets more beautiful with each new post. 

 

8 hours ago, alde said:

Wow, that is really attractive. 

 

 

Rick, John, Keith, and Al. Thank you so much for your great Comments!

[FriedClams]

15 hours ago, Keith Black said:

She gets more beautiful with each new post.

 

What Keith said.  Simply wonderful work, Paul!

 

Gary