Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by Bryan Woods - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24

[Knocklouder]

Very nice work my friend, amazing details.

  I have been ill lately and still can't get back to the shipyard and outside work is piling as well. But I will check in tomorrow to see how she looks with the mast on, fine work.  

 

[DonBMichigan]

I am still following this, you're doing a great job! I am really looking forward to getting back to the pram, then the smack (I'm moving to a new house, and selling my house, and I am surprised how time-consuming it all is). Your guides will be my guide for sure. 

[Glen McGuire]

Wonderful craftsmanship, Bryan!

[Bryan Woods]

1 hour ago, DonBMichigan said:

I am still following this, you're doing a great job! I am really looking forward to getting back to the pram, then the smack (I'm moving to a new house, and selling my house, and I am surprised how time-consuming it all is). Your guides will be my guide for sure. 

Thanks Don, you should know I have little experience and sometimes  stray away on my own. 😁

[Bryan Woods]

After nervously glueing the mast in place, I started with the fore stay.

 

 

I liked the look of the black rope on the stays. I ordered what I thought was .06mm, which was the smallest I saw at the time. I got .06” which was massive:-)  I had some black upholstery thread that I ran through all kinds of treatments to create my own:-) Really no need for details on that, I wouldn’t recommend it.

 

Because it was the first time I clipped both ends, before making it final. I then tied a clove hitch with the thread, slid the knot where I wanted it. Dropped a tiny dot of thin CA on it and pulled it taunt.

 

 

 

 

 

One thing I didn’t think of and should have was making the chainplates. I didn’t check how well it married with the given turnbuckle. I was lucky one did and one had to have help from my messy friend CA.

 

Don’t look at the messy hook. Look at the nail I made from smashing a copper wire and bending it over:-) I couldn’t get the shoulder under the head of the tack in kit to lay down. They got put with my .06” rope.

After the stays I threaded the blocks on travleler 

 

 

Here is a better shot of the looped beading needle that’s been so helpful.

 

 

Next I threaded the three corners on the jib sail.

 

 

Another beginner error with the downhaul line false eye. I used the thin CA. It wicks and hardens the rope. There wasn’t enough room for the block to stand up.
 

Here’s what I’m using and the applicator.

 

 

 

I pull the lines snug and either taped or weighted them down. I need to check them over, glue and trim. The topping lift, and a punch list is in the future.

 

 

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Bryan Woods

[JacquesCousteau]

Looks great, it's cool to see it all coming together!

[Bryan Woods]

This afternoon I tied off the topping lift and tidied up the loose lines. That brought the build to completion. 
I would highly recommend this shipwright series for one like me, I am new to the hobby and have little experience with the wooden medium. It starts simple while you develop your skill. And this forum compliments, gives advice, and boosts your confidence. Thanks to everyone that was a part of my build. I hope along with all the other logs, someone will find something that will help:-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ccoyle]

Congrats on the finish!

[druxey]

Well done, Bryan. Looking very nicely done, although you might consider tightening up those rather slack backstays.

[JacquesCousteau]

Wow, nice job, congratulations on finishing up with a great-looking model! I'm thinking of planking the deck whenever my own kit arrives. I remember that you mentioned earlier that you weren't sure if the uppermost strake would be wide enough for the thickness of the deck planks. It seems like it all worked out in the end?

[Bryan Woods]

3 hours ago, druxey said:

Well done, Bryan. Looking very nicely done, although you might consider tightening up those rather slack backstays.

Thank you druxey, you are right ! They needed to be tighter. That will just be the gauge for my next model that shows me that I have gained a bit more known how:-)

 

1 hour ago, JacquesCousteau said:

Wow, nice job, congratulations on finishing up with a great-looking model! I'm thinking of planking the deck whenever my own kit arrives. I remember that you mentioned earlier that you weren't sure if the uppermost strake would be wide enough for the thickness of the deck planks. It seems like it all worked out in the end?

Thank  you Jacques, it was close. I didn’t try to carve the drains into the toe rail .

Edited July 21, 2023 by Bryan Woods

[JacquesCousteau]

6 hours ago, Bryan Woods said:

Thank  you Jacques, it was close. I didn’t try to carve the drains into the toe rail .

Good to know, thanks!

[GrandpaPhil]

Well done!

[WizardOfOs]

Wonderful build Bryan, lots of good detail and I really like your additions. The added boards to the deck add a lot. 
 

Looking forward to seeing what you’ve got coming up next. 

[DonBMichigan]

Nice job! Congratulations!

[Glen McGuire]

Marvelous work, Bryan!

[Bryan Woods]

 

When I started modeling, I wondered

what the future would hold for the seafaring crafts. This was my third attempt and by far the most enjoyable build. My good friend forever, and supervisor for  the next 30 days:-) was the first of many permanent placements.  When someone gets a gift and you can feel the appreciation they have for it, the feeling I get is just as satisfying and rewarding as the build:-)