Yep, I've moved around a lot (14 times) before I retired from my wildlife management career,
My first "big" build was when I was in Missouri. It was the Harvey Schooner and it took me 180 hours to build in 1994. before I left Missouri I bought a Mantua HMS Victory kit and a Sovereign of the Seas kit. They have been sitting on a shelf for 29 years! I did get a little into the Victory about 27-28 years ago. Stopped at the point the first layer of planking was to begin.
At 70 I dug out the Harvey and repaired some damage to the bow from a fall the ship suffered a few years ago. Took me 4-5 days. Now I have the Victory on a table to work on as I recover from knee replacement surgery this winter. My favorite part of a build is the rigging. My least favorite is the hull planking.
My first "big" build was when I was in Missouri. It was the Harvey Schooner and it took me 180 hours to build in 1994. before I left Missouri I bought a Mantua HMS Victory kit and a Sovereign of the Seas kit. They have been sitting on a shelf for 29 years! I did get a little into the Victory about 27-28 years ago. Stopped at the point the first layer of planking was to begin.
At 70 I dug out the Harvey and repaired some damage to the bow from a fall the ship suffered a few years ago. Took me 4-5 days. Now I have the Victory on a table to work on as I recover from knee replacement surgery this winter. My favorite part of a build is the rigging. My least favorite is the hull planking.
