I have been a member for going on 2 months, but never posted an introduction.
I live in the Syracuse NY USA area, where summer is short and the winter is long. Snow is likely in the area by the end of this week and then it will be April until there won't be snow in the forecast at least one day per week.
I will be retiring from full time working sometime in early 2021, so I should have more time to enjoy my new hobby. I am also a part time portrait and performance photographer and I plan to keep up with that in retirement, as well as the possibility of doing some consulting work as well.
I have been an avid fan of tall ships for as long as I can remember. I went to a summer naval school (Culver Military, Culver, IN) for three summers and was a crew member on the O.W. Fowler, a three masted wooden hull ship on the lake where the school is located (http://www.maxinkuckee.history.pasttracker.com/cef_cma_fowler/fowler.htm). I don't think I could still climb to the top of the mizzen mast to shake out or furl the royal sail that was my station. I probably have read most of the Royal Navy fiction series such as Forester (2x), Kent, and O'Brian. On one of my business trips a few years ago, I was finally able to get to Portsmouth and the Royal Navy Museum. It was a wonderful two days.
I built plastic ship models at one time, but always wanted to try my hand at a wooden ship. I starting a Mamoli Lexington in late December 2018 and finished it in September 2020 while working and being on the road about 50% of the time. While my skills were somewhat minimal, it was great fun and incredibly relaxing to work on the model (relaxing, except the times when I realized I had done something wrong several steps back and I had to find a work around). So it seems I am hooked at this time and along with cycling (when the weather suits) and photography, I have found a hobby to do for a while. All three of my (adult) children have requested that I build a ship for them to display in their homes, so I guess I have pretty good motivation to continue.
Thanks to all those forum member who have already offered advice and comments to me.
I live in the Syracuse NY USA area, where summer is short and the winter is long. Snow is likely in the area by the end of this week and then it will be April until there won't be snow in the forecast at least one day per week.
I will be retiring from full time working sometime in early 2021, so I should have more time to enjoy my new hobby. I am also a part time portrait and performance photographer and I plan to keep up with that in retirement, as well as the possibility of doing some consulting work as well.
I have been an avid fan of tall ships for as long as I can remember. I went to a summer naval school (Culver Military, Culver, IN) for three summers and was a crew member on the O.W. Fowler, a three masted wooden hull ship on the lake where the school is located (http://www.maxinkuckee.history.pasttracker.com/cef_cma_fowler/fowler.htm). I don't think I could still climb to the top of the mizzen mast to shake out or furl the royal sail that was my station. I probably have read most of the Royal Navy fiction series such as Forester (2x), Kent, and O'Brian. On one of my business trips a few years ago, I was finally able to get to Portsmouth and the Royal Navy Museum. It was a wonderful two days.
I built plastic ship models at one time, but always wanted to try my hand at a wooden ship. I starting a Mamoli Lexington in late December 2018 and finished it in September 2020 while working and being on the road about 50% of the time. While my skills were somewhat minimal, it was great fun and incredibly relaxing to work on the model (relaxing, except the times when I realized I had done something wrong several steps back and I had to find a work around). So it seems I am hooked at this time and along with cycling (when the weather suits) and photography, I have found a hobby to do for a while. All three of my (adult) children have requested that I build a ship for them to display in their homes, so I guess I have pretty good motivation to continue.
Thanks to all those forum member who have already offered advice and comments to me.
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