Pavel Nikitin Oseberg #3 kit #61

Pathfinder65 · Monday at 4:34 PM

dockattner said:
She's a beauty, Jan!

Thanks Paul. she's been gathering dust for the last two months, great to be working on her again.

Peter Voogt · Tuesday at 2:10 AM

Pathfinder65 said:
A small update.

I decided to add planks #10 through #13 (the Oar Plank) to get an idea of how the decks fit.

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After inserting the decks I can now see how the extension end pieces supplied in the kit will fit against the inner hull.

Jan

I saw also Pavel’s video about the deck planking: a intens job. It’s going to look very nice, Jan. I can imagine that it took you ‘some time’ to figure out what the best practice is.
Regards, Peter

RussF · Tuesday at 5:40 AM

It's really coming along Jan - looks fantastic. I was trying to figure out what's going on just forward of the rudder block, but zooming in, it just looks like a weird camera artifact.

The yard and garden work are beginning to wind down, so I'll be getting back to my own soon - I hope!

Pathfinder65 · Tuesday at 7:40 AM

Peter Voogt said:
I saw also Pavel’s video about the deck planking: a intens job. It’s going to look very nice, Jan. I can imagine that it took you ‘some time’ to figure out what the best practice is.
Regards, Peter

Hi Peter. There is a big difference between the kit plans and Pavels video for the building the deck planking. The build plans show the assembly steps for the deck planking. Pavels video shows how he added addional end pieces to eliminate any gaps between thr hull and the ends of the decks. It makes that part of the build a wee bit more complicated.

Jan

Pathfinder65 · Tuesday at 7:45 AM

RussF said:
It's really coming along Jan - looks fantastic. I was trying to figure out what's going on just forward of the rudder block, but zooming in, it just looks like a weird camera artifact.

The yard and garden work are beginning to wind down, so I'll be getting back to my own soon - I hope!

Hi Russ. Hmm, don't know what to tell you, in the photo it looks like some thing is missing in that area but physically all the hull is there.

Jan

RussF · Tuesday at 8:25 AM

Pathfinder65 said:
Hi Peter. There is a big difference between the kit plans and Pavels video for the building the deck planking. The build plans show the assembly steps for the deck planking. Pavels video shows how he added addional end pieces to eliminate any gaps between thr hull and the ends of the decks. It makes that part of the build a wee bit more complicated.

Jan

Yes, those extra pieces are on a separate sheet included in the kit. They are not listed in the assembly manual. They will make your deck fit much better.

RussF · Wednesday at 6:27 AM

Hi Jan, did you get the email from Pavel announcing his new mast step retrofit kit for the Oseberg? It is much closer to the original and it even appears from the photo that he has moved the mast forward one frame to where it is supposed to be. It also appears to have new deck planks so that they can form the "hump" up to the elevated mast partner biti. Looks pretty good. If I hadn't already done all of that on my own, I probably would order it. ROTF

Pathfinder65 · Wednesday at 8:20 AM

RussF said:
Hi Jan, did you get the email from Pavel announcing his new mast step retrofit kit for the Oseberg? It is much closer to the original and it even appears from the photo that he has moved the mast forward one frame to where it is supposed to be. It also appears to have new deck planks so that they can form the "hump" up to the elevated mast partner biti. Looks pretty good. If I hadn't already done all of that on my own, I probably would order it.

Hi Russ,

I did get the e-mail and ordered the mast step upgrade as well as the oar upgrade. I'm just starting to square away the decks so I'll be a bit before I get to the mast step. I didn't notice the mast move in his photo, I don't think I'll try that. I had enough of a problem adding the oar panks.

I noticed yesterday morning that I had the rudder oar plank on the wrong end of the hull. I wound up with a "BIG" Re-DO. I used Heinz White Vinegar to unglue the PVA, rinsed the planks with warm water and then clamped them between two old book shelves overnight.

You do need to test the vinegar on a scrap piece, if left on to long it might add some blemishes.

Jan

RussF · Wednesday at 2:29 PM

Pathfinder65 said:
Hi Russ,

I did get the e-mail and ordered the mast step upgrade as well as the oar upgrade. I'm just starting to square away the decks so I'll be a bit before I get to the mast step. I didn't notice the mast move in his photo, I don't think I'll try that. I had enough of a problem adding the oar panks.

I noticed yesterday morning that I had the rudder oar plank on the wrong end of the hull. I wound up with a "BIG" Re-DO. I used Heinz White Vinegar to unglue the PVA, rinsed the planks with warm water and then clamped them between two old book shelves overnight.

You do need to test the vinegar on a scrap piece, if left on to long it might add some blemishes.

Jan

You'll have to see what it looks like when you get the kit. It may be easier than you think to move the mast forward.

Pathfinder65 said:
I noticed yesterday morning that I had the rudder oar plank on the wrong end of the hull.

I hate it when that happens! Sounds like you took care of it though. Good ol' PVA - gotta love it.

Pathfinder65 · Wednesday at 4:03 PM

I think I'm a hopeless case. I've been watching Pavels Santa Maria YouTube videos. Yup, caught the bug

Now on my X-mas list.

Jan