Month: January 2018

Over the weekend I gave the hull and other assembled pieces a coat of polyurethane.

While waiting for the polyurethane to dry, I worked on tapering the masts, bowsprit, boom, and gaffs. I am grateful for the strength of the wood provided in the kit for the masts, as the dowels would certainly have snapped if they were of a lesser wood. The kit provides metal pieces for the boom and gaff jaws, but I decided to create wooden replacements. The original metal part can be seen in the photo.

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Here are some more little pieces for the deck. I tried to challenge myself by creating replacements in wood for several of the metal parts. The originals and replacements can be seen in the pictures.

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I looked for other parts I could add before putting on a coat of polyurethane. The first are the extra planks on the floor of the helm area. I created a template so that I would have perfect spacing between each piece.

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The final hull planks have been added. I consider this a major milestone.

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