My Bluenose hull is complete, and I am now starting on the deck structures. I have been following the suburban ship modeller blog, and it has been extremely helpful. I urge anyone building the Bluenose to have a look at the site.
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Wow, thats neat workmanship.
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Excellent joinery and painting. No butterfingers with your skill. Well ahead of my own. If this is MS2130 are you going to rig it for fishing or racing? You are almost at that point now with the deck furnishings. Rich (PT-2)
I have not thought that far ahead, but I prefer the cluttered look with the dories and barrels and such. My first build, and I am really enjoying the process. The hours just fly by.
I am still shaping the planks before gluing each one for the best fit that I can as I don't and will not butter up the hull. Just careful sanding to keep the planning edges visible. Like the movie Captains Courageous where the closeup views of the movie studio reduced hull set shows as well as in the few old b/w photos that I have seen. The movie is more engrossing though to watch the sailing shots. One thing that I will do is to have one dory strung up to be moved over the side loaded for fishing with others on deck, waiting to go over.
Rich (PT-2)
The dory scene is a good idea. I did not require much butter, except for where the hull meets the keel at the stern. Even though I
bent and shaped the planks, minor gaps from not edge sanding the
are inevitable.
bent and shaped the planks, minor gaps from not edge sanding the
are inevitable.
Very clean transom and planking. I am trying to have an angle for the mating pieces which is creating some small gaps to fill and sand. I have not yet planked up to closing the planks on stern timbers but close.
Is this view with some sanding. The planking edges look very tight and well done. My planking adjoining the transom planking is a bit ragged as I am trying to miter those ends to meet in a single pointed edge without planking ends showing. Nice work.. RIch (PT-2) Following in you wake.
It looks like you have taken the cabin to a new level with the interior bulkheads. Are you going to do it with the cabin doors open to be able to look in/down? I cut off the mainrail "seat" over that buffer as it does not show like the kit in my Bluenose II views which are said to be the same as the original schooner. That main buffer will be on a block fully open on top on mine, right or wrong. Still need to remake my main rail if when the width is corrected and the joints have open gaps. Yours look very well done. Rich (PT-2)
I did minor sanding as I planked, about every 5-7 planks. That way once finished, there was less work to do sanding. It also made me more enthusiastic to continue the work as I watched the hull take shape.
I thought it would be interesting to leave the cabin doors open.
I think that they must swing out. I wonder if there were any latches securing them in that position? Must have been. Maybe we can find something in videos of Bluenose II. How are you going to do a ladder down below deck? You are providing a good build and series of items for me to consider that I may not have before but can see your results. Rich (PT-2)
Not sure about the doors yet. It’s all about my energy.