Thanks for the likes Grant.
Bill
Bill
Hello everyone,
Time for a little update. I have gotten the bulwarks planked and I have started planking the deck. I'm not very good at managing a build log. Hopefully I will get better at it and make it more interesting as I go along.
Bill
Time for a little update. I have gotten the bulwarks planked and I have started planking the deck. I'm not very good at managing a build log. Hopefully I will get better at it and make it more interesting as I go along.
Bill
That’s a nice and neat build. Well done so far.
Thanks Bryian. I'm learning a lot as I make progress.
Bill
Bill
Good morning Bill. Lovely progress. Very neat work. Cheers Grant
Thanks Grant.
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Bill
The planking is coming along slowly. At this rate, I may have the planking finished by spring. I must be the slowest builder ever. Believe it or not, I work on the Morgan almost every day. 
Bill
Bill
Alright. I've finished with the deck planking. I'm happy with the way it turned out. Just a finish work with the forward and aft plank termination's, then it will be on to the hull planking.
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Bill
A very nice outcome, Bill. Congratulations!
Thanks Paul. I take my time in hopes of getting acceptable results. Sometimes it works.
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Bill
Good morning Bill. Taking your time definitely paid off. Lovely decking. Cheers Grant
Thanks Grant and everyone for the support. Next will be planking the hull. This will be a challenge to my skills.
Bill
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Hello everyone,
Progress is going slow with planking, but it's moving along. I spent a lot of time figuring out how the hull planks meet the counter at the stern, but I think I have gotten it resolved. I needed to fair the bulkheads going towards the stern and the filler block at the stern quite a bit more to get the planks to lay correctly.
Bill
Progress is going slow with planking, but it's moving along. I spent a lot of time figuring out how the hull planks meet the counter at the stern, but I think I have gotten it resolved. I needed to fair the bulkheads going towards the stern and the filler block at the stern quite a bit more to get the planks to lay correctly.
Bill
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Thanks Quint. Your time at Mystic Seaport must have been a lot of fun. I would love to someday get up to see the Charles Morgan.
Bill
Bill
Wow, Bill, you have created a very nice planking.
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I really enjoyed my time at the Seaport, felt like a kid walking into a Candy Store at times. As an FYI I spent time working in the Ships Document and Research Department. While there I had access to all the historical documents and photos of the Morgan. Amazing pictures of when the Museum acquired her, in original condition. I was able to obtain some good reference material and documentation. My plan is, at some point, to build a version of the pre-restored Morgan using the Model Shipways Kit (need to finish my Kate Cory). Hope you get up there someday!
Good luck with the build
It sounds like you will be able to build a very correct version of the Charles Morgan with that documentation. Good luck with the the build and please start a build log when you do start.
Bill
Bill
Hello Tobias,
Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging words. I think that I will be spending the most time on the planking. I will only have one chance to do it right, so I want to make sure that I take my time.
Bill
Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging words. I think that I will be spending the most time on the planking. I will only have one chance to do it right, so I want to make sure that I take my time.
Bill