Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by pete48 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL

[pete48]

Hi Bob, After Dec 25th I will just Have Keel #4 , they are all for Family members , The Kit is for my oldest Daughter ( she unknowingly picked all the colors) and my youngest Daughter Gets Keel #1 (shes 32) and my sister will get Keel #2 She loves Blue, and My Wife gets Keel #3, so It leaves me with the boat I wanted when I started this project, ( it wont be finished on time and my Wife is patient with Hers) there are some Sailors in my family

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[pete48]

Hi Tom , Its not hard to get on the list

[TBlack]

Pete,

That may be true, but it sounds like you have to adopt me first!

[pete48]

Keel #1 is now complete. My daughter came over this morning, as I was getting ready to install the Fish Well covers . And she said that she liked it better without the covers as they cover up to much of the deck. (its going to be her's she does not know it yet ) so they have been left off. this is about the end of this build log . Just some comparisons between the Kit and scratch (Keel 1 ) are left . Here are the results

[captainbob]

Beautiful job, I'm sure she'll love it.

 

Bob

[pete48]

Thank you Bob , She already does, she just does not know that shes getting it yet.( I love the suprise element)

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[michael mott]

Pete I just finished this entire build log..... I need to take a nap now I'm completely worn out.  I am blown away by how fast and beautiful these builds have turned out! I don't think you could be having more fun if you tried. and I'm with Tom about getting on the list.

 

Michael

[pete48]

Thank you Michael, I dont know what to say WOW

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[popeye the sailor]

to stay within the subject is a very hard thing to do.   I know first hand with the Maine lobster boat.   you've shown how versatile this hull design can be.......even for you daughter...her pleasure boat    to experiment and expand on any given subject,  for that matter,  is an element of this hobby,  that I find the most rewarding.  what you see though your  'mind's eye'  is well displayed through what started from a single kit.   I thought I was the only one nuts enough to try a multi build like this......you decide to go one more than me.....now I'm jealous.

 

you've done a superb job Pete.......imagination and creativity are a precious commodity.......spend it well on every build you do!

[pete48]

Thank you Popeye, I greatly appreciate it. As I started on the kit I realized that there was a jewel hiding inside it .  I wanted to capture the beauty of the transom on my build.( to me this is the key to the boat)  I got the offset table from the Chapelle drawings of the boat and Lofted it out to scale . this gave me a better understanding of the boats Design and allowed me to expand on it  .So I took it a step further with a working retractable centerboard and working Rudder ( Keel #4 ) and I also opened up frames 1 and 2 (its on my scratch build log for Keels 3 & 4 ) I have been having alot of fun building these and if that makes me nuts I am ok with that

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[popeye the sailor]

your very welcome Pete.......well deserved.  there's a lot of educational value in these kits......you just have to look beyond the laser cuts.

 

Midwest is a very nice kit....they're one of the few kits that have actual plans in them.   many hull designs hold clues in how other designs came into being.   for most of them,  just modifying the stern {as you did} can make all the difference in the world.  another aspect to think about,  is the period in which you model your build.   it can be done in early time,  when lobstering was done using primitive methods,  or a more up to date vessel, using modern methods.  to digress a bit.....as I wrote this,  I thought of the way in which I used the word  'primitive'  and I had quite a comical muse of how it was done

 

nuts......is a loose term indicating a loss of sanity,  or a person who is crazy {oops,  I let another one slip} about whatever they do.  now,  where would the world be,  without imagination.  welcome to the world of wonder

[shawn32671]

Very well said Popeye.

[michael mott]

Pete I can see that you are slowly being drawn to the dark side. with these builds.

 

Michael

[popeye the sailor]

aye Michael.............the gray area has been breached!  I do hope he remembered to bring a lunch!

[pete48]

Thank you Popeye Shawn and Micheal, after the kit I pretty much went to the otherside , after the hull and deck were done on the kit, the rest of the parts from the kit is still in the box ( thats when I went to the other side) I forgot to pack a lunch, anyone got any spinach ?

[pete48]

I did some work on Keel # 2  ( Blue ) Today ,Unfortunatly  I will not have it completed by Christmas. However I have an understanding Sis , so that works out well , I have made the hatch frame, and have started to make the rest of the cabin top . Then will come staining and varnish Here are the results

[shawn32671]

Amazing work Pete, your build is really inspiring me for my Lobster Smack build when I get back to it.

[pete48]

Hi Shawn, I was wondering when you were going to get back to that

[shawn32671]

I'll probably work on mine a bit this week sometime. That's the "problem" with so many projects at once, choosing which to work on next. ;-)

Edited December 23, 2013 by shawn

[popeye the sailor]

it's not hard Shawn........just develop a system.   my primary build is the Gothenborg.........I've done a bit of work to the Boulogne......now I'll probably jump to the Half Moon.   I'm also planking the trio,  which is getting to be more like an assembly line.  I'll just bounce back and fourth.

 

#2  is looking great Pete.........the way you've framed in the fish boxes in very nice.  the blonde wood is a nice touch.....wood grain is always an eye pleaser!   I thought you were giving your sis one of the other ones?

Edited December 23, 2013 by popeye the sailor

[shawn32671]

Oh believe me I can multitask ;-) I have probably 5 or 6 different projects going on at once. Ranging from balsa planes, model rocketry to boats...Just haven't gotten back around to the Lobster Smack yet. Loving it all though.

[pete48]

Thanks Shawn,  Hi Popeye , #2 (blue) is for Sis Its her favorite color . She loves the Boat.

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[DSiemens]

That's really neat that your giving away most of these. I find building a ship for some one else adds an element of fun. Still hard to give them up though.

[pete48]

Hi Daniel, When I started on this project everyone in my family started to take intrest and would come over to see the progress, It just became easy to give them a boat as a gift. I do get to keep Keel # 4 and my wife will have keel # 3 , So I will still have 2 in this house

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[pete48]

First off HAPPY NEW YEAR, and I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas. Originally I was going to close out this build log with a bunch of comparisons between the Kit and the scratch build, I will say this that the Kit can easily be made to follow the Chapelle drawings. It is mostly in the Fairing of the frames and having the correct transom. The result that I had hoped for was achieved by both my Daughters when they recived the boats my oldest got the Kit build and my youngest Daughter got Keel # 1 her expression is priceless . Here are results

[shawn32671]

Very cool, they look undoubtedly happy.

[russ]

That is really nice. They both look very happy. Congratulations.

 

Russ

[pete48]

Thank you Shawn and Russ They both had no idea, so It was great I am now finishing Keel # 2 on my scratch build build log the Link is in my signature

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[DSiemens]

Priceless.  Congrats on a job well done!  

[popeye the sailor]

you made it!   good to see you could pull it off!  congrats.   it just goes to show what a dedicated modeler and his x-actor can do!

 

wonderful work..........superb looking builds!