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It is a well worn path we've all walked... and some still are ( like myself).

 

As George Bernard Shaw said:

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

 

Keeping moving forward. You will get better at every challenge.

Alan O'Neill
"only dead fish go with the flow"   :dancetl6:

Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class

Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014)

Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021)

Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)

Out of State member of the New Bern Maritime Modelers Guild (2025)

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Slowly going at it picked up a dremel to help and don’t know why I had not got one before. Almost done with the hull planking and will do some sanding and filling before I start with the resin.  Today I’ll be by a boat shop and plan on picking up some west marine resin and hardener but not sure if I was the slow hardener or the faster

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Finally have the bottom almost fully planked just a couple more on the rear but my sniper snapped so I stopped. The dremel made quick work of some trimming and I’ll be filling a bit and thinking of the best way to do so in between some planks that are a bit further apart than I had hoped. 

I was able to pick up epoxy and will be ordering their pumps for proper mixing easy from what I’ve read

 

today I saw three whales 2 orca and I believe a small grey whale as well as a nice little red boat on my trip to breakfast

 

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Right environment for Miss Adventure!

 

 

Please, visit our Facebook page!

 

Respectfully

 

Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 
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Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan

Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS

Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey

Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry

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Got a bit of filling and cleaning up the planking done and it’s looking better and better. Line of glue on the gap wipe and sand has done wonders on how it look. The bow needs some more shaping done that I am reluctant to do. Decided to test out the resin as I have never used it before and I slapped some on the dory over the paint and have started a small section on the inside of the miss adventure to see how that will go. I was using a sponge brush not sure how heavy or lite to apply. I was expecting to be totally gassed out by the epoxy but has no noticeable odor which makes me extremely happy I won’t have to work outside on in the basement. 

Yesterday was opening day for boating and I missed my goal of finishing this by that time but I get distracted once the weather is nice. So opening day was spent watching the Windermere cup rowing followed by a fantastic boat parade

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Lots of learning with the resin but it’s done and set it found the holes and now I get to do a bit of cleanup. Frustratingly I got some inside my rudder shaft and I cannot get it out just a small amount. I made a mess even though I tried my best with using gloves and working is small batches but I still ended up with resin on my pants my hands my arms the floor the doorknob and more lol

today besides resin cleanup I’ve been working on my rudder and made it’s control arm. Mocking up electronics and making their mounts is next up after I get  through and can install my rudder and actually connect and make sure everything electrical functions.

 

yesterday took the train to Olympia for a wooden boat festival and got to be inspired to keep on building. Got to board and check out the tug Creosote that I saw last week in the parade. Also learned if you flip your boat you can just wear it like a hat because it’s Cap-sized 

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Andrew, I didn't know you were so close to Olympia, glad you enjoyed it.
Do you plan to come to Olympia at the end of August for the Tugboat Festival? 

I was sailing at Lake Surprise in Milton.

 

Please, visit our Facebook page!

 

Respectfully

 

Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics 
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Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan

Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS

Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey

Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry

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I will be down for the tugboat festival for sure, last year seeing the model boats and rc is what sparked this idea. It’s a short trip on Amtrak since we don’t drive maybe that’s my new end goal 

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Roughly installed the steaming servo and need to remake the steering arm a bit longer so it can fully function. I’m thinking of making it from wood may be better than the thin sheet metal it says to make it with. What will be the best way to connect it to the prop shaft I’m thinkin a little superglue with a blob of regular glue to hold it. I am thinking that because how hard it was removing the smallest amount of resin from inside the rudder shaft tube. Feeling good about the placement of everything else and will remove and start building the cockpit this week. 

for our weekly boat adventure we checked out the classic workboat festival and got to see one of my favorite tugs the 130year old Arthur foss and snuck in a game of cribbage on board. We also got to see all few other beautiful boats and ones in the middle or restoration giving me deck planking ideas that I’m not sure I can pull off
 

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