First step, at last! I noticed that the keel is a little warped. I had to use clamps to hold the two pies together while the joint dries. I will look for a way to get the warp out later. After all, this isn’t Star Trek! 
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Looking forward to your build. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to work on mine so watching yours will be great.
This is a lovely ship I'll be following your progress with interest.
Got my coffee and biscuit. Ready to watch your progress.
Jan
Jan
Thanks for the kind, encouraging words, @Jay, @Tony H, and @Pathfinder65. Ad thanks for dropping in, Jay, Tony, and Jan.
Looking forward to this new build, Vic.
Hallo Vic, now your log has another very interested observer. I am already quite curious.
Hello Vic
Great to see that you are now on board
Looking forward to seeing your progress
Great to see that you are now on board
Looking forward to seeing your progress
I like the idea of belaying the lines before setting the masts in.
I got these pictures from: http://www.shipmodeling.ca/aa021.html
Vic,
Make sure you get that warp out and watch out for a potential twist. On my build I had the ribs glued on then the next day I had both a twist AND a bend. On the next build I'll glue the center piece together then wait a full week to make sure the new environment doesn't cause an issue. Good luck with the build. I'm in.
Scott
Make sure you get that warp out and watch out for a potential twist. On my build I had the ribs glued on then the next day I had both a twist AND a bend. On the next build I'll glue the center piece together then wait a full week to make sure the new environment doesn't cause an issue. Good luck with the build. I'm in.
Scott
Welcome aboard, Scott! It has rained a lot here lately. That probably had an effect. It's settled down some now. I have the false keel on a slip now, and any bend is unnoticeable. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Heinrich!
I like the idea of doing the rigging this way but my problem is some belaying pins have up to three lines running to them. I'll have to work it out as I go, maybe I'll use this method next time.
Some of the lines had to go on the railing on my Pearl. Indeed, that was what the "destructions" said to do.
It’s a tight fit for some of my bulkheads. Filing them down seems to help a bit. 
! Dry fitting bulkheads is done. Minimum filing. Now I’ll dry fit deck before gluing down.
Again, a little filing made it fit. 
For some reason, I love this stage of the build, where you create a skeleton or backbone of the ship. Maybe because once you install all the bulkheads you can visualize the lines, or maybe because this is the most important step for the rest of the assembly? I have no answer, but I learned, that you cannot underestimate the importance and precision of installing the bulheads correctly against the false keel.
You are off to a good start, Vic!
You are off to a good start, Vic!
It was a pleasure to see it coming together. This is the first ship where the decks fit together the first time without a lot of adjustment. Now it's time to fair the front bulkheads and finish gluing them in.