Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 by Roscoe [COMPLETED BUILD]

Thanks Rob.

I have finished my Pram and am very happy with the way it turned out.

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The timing was perfect, we leave for home tomorrow after being gone for 4 months.
This hobby has worked great for me being on the road and retired. My shipyard was a little cramped in the camper but it worked okay. I finished my first two boats in 3 months and am obsessed with it. My problem now will be wanting to work on the next one after we get home but not having the time like I have now.
I have the last model in this series and will be starting it in a couple of weeks.
I will be doing a build log for The Moscongus Bay Lobster Smack from my home in Wisconsin.
Thanks for all the feedback from this forum.
Roscoe
 
Roscoe said:
I have finished the mast, boom, and gaff. As others have mentioned, they came out more oval than round but I am okay with this. I ended up breaking the tip off the gaff also as mentioned by others. The break is not noticeable after I glued it back together. I also worked on the sail. The instructions say to use diluted glue and paint the material. I choose to use Modge Podge. I taped the material to my cutting mat and applied the modge podge and when I pulled it off I was not real happy with the outcome. The side I applied the glue to left a texture on the material which I like, but the underside against the cutting mat left a smooth glossy finish which I don't care for this look so I will not do it this way in the future. I should have tested this process first before jumping off the dock, so I will live with the outcome. I also shaped the oars, This went much better than the oars for the Dory I did, but I think they are bigger. I used the mast jig and that worked very well to start the shaping.
Tomorrow I hope to start lashing the sail.
I think I am getting very close to finishing this one.

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Congratulations also from my side for finishing this project - Very well done :cool:
 
I too found that a perfectly round mast was not going to happen, but I’m satisfied the way it came out. Those little “straps” were hard, especially after cutting the “bolts” really short. I wish I had smaller fingers!

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Larro145 said:
I too found that a perfectly round mast was not going to happen, but I’m satisfied the way it came out. Those little “straps” were hard, especially after cutting the “bolts” really short. I wish I had smaller fingers!
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Larro, Your bolts look excellent, I ended up using a piece of the brass rod then peened both ends.
 
Roscoe said:
Thanks Rob.

I have finished my Pram and am very happy with the way it turned out.

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The timing was perfect, we leave for home tomorrow after being gone for 4 months.
This hobby has worked great for me being on the road and retired. My shipyard was a little cramped in the camper but it worked okay. I finished my first two boats in 3 months and am obsessed with it. My problem now will be wanting to work on the next one after we get home but not having the time like I have now.
I have the last model in this series and will be starting it in a couple of weeks.
I will be doing a build log for The Moscongus Bay Lobster Smack from my home in Wisconsin.
Thanks for all the feedback from this forum.
Roscoe
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