Cobbled together a quick rail mockup. I don't think it looks all that bad.
Jan
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Cobbled together a quick rail mockup. I don't think it looks all that bad.
Jan
Good evening Jan. She is looking fabulous. Cheers Grant
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Indeed, decision time, Jan. Just remember that even if you go with the railing, you still need the solid back part for the coat of Arms.
Thank you for following my log. I don’t progress very fast, but I do make progress.
You are absolutely correct, rails on that deck is definitely different than other builds that I have found on Google Images. Something to contemplate over the weekend. Today is “Batten down the Hatches” day, Hurricane or Tropical storm LEE is forecast to bring high winds and substantial rain to New England, especially Maine, Friday through Sunday. There is a lot of pool and patio furniture, etc. that needs to stored out of harms way. So to avoid the “ya-da-ya-da-data” from the Admiral I need to skip shipbuilding for a bit.
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Ooooh. It's always a pity to interrupt such a good run!
Update on Hurricane LEE:
We prepared for the worst scenario after watching all the talking heads and “storm track this and storm track that” forecasts. Fortunately other than some high wind gusts and a bit of measurable rain, “LEE” is one the way further North.
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We prepared for the worst scenario after watching all the talking heads and “storm track this and storm track that” forecasts. Fortunately other than some high wind gusts and a bit of measurable rain, “LEE” is one the way further North.
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Glad to hear it Jan. I ended up in the hospital with what they first thought was Covid and couldn’t follow the track.
I hate the talking heads down here as they stay on twenty four hours a day saying the same things over and over
I hate the talking heads down here as they stay on twenty four hours a day saying the same things over and over
Wow, I hope you're on the mend. I have a real aversion to Hospitals. No good experiences there!!!!!
The storm tracked more to the North East shore section of the state. Lots of wind and rain damage and thousands are without power. Our area along the lower coast or "Western Main" was at the very edge of the wind rotation patterned we got off pretty easy. But up to the event occurring the talking heads were forecasting "wide spread, etc. etc."
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Ron, I hope everything is ok now!
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Unfortunately they can't predict weather, it's more of a guestimate, much like what we do, trying to determine the right configuration of our models. Only their errors may cost lives...
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That's good news!
Enclosing deck D.
The procedure on paper looked simple enough, but the actual build process was a bit of a puzzle. I glued the rail planks together and shaped them as per the plan and realized once more that there wasn’t anyway to clamp them in place while the glue set. Another big bumbly finger problem. So the Jan solution.
Shape the rail planks and add some pins.
Spot the pin locations and drill holes slightly smaller than the pin diameters
Dry fit the rail planks
The fit was good and tight and the rails aligned pretty close to my measured marks so I applied the glue and hoped for the best.
Using my “four foot“ rule the result looks good.
Jan
(BTW, when hurricane Lee passed through we had a total rainfall of .04 inches.Today we‘re experiencing a storm that’s moved across the country from West to East and we’ve accumulated 1.2 inches of rain so far. As the old Maine Yankees say, “Ain‘t that Odd”)
The procedure on paper looked simple enough, but the actual build process was a bit of a puzzle. I glued the rail planks together and shaped them as per the plan and realized once more that there wasn’t anyway to clamp them in place while the glue set. Another big bumbly finger problem. So the Jan solution.
Shape the rail planks and add some pins.
Spot the pin locations and drill holes slightly smaller than the pin diameters
Dry fit the rail planks
The fit was good and tight and the rails aligned pretty close to my measured marks so I applied the glue and hoped for the best.
Using my “four foot“ rule the result looks good.
Jan
(BTW, when hurricane Lee passed through we had a total rainfall of .04 inches.Today we‘re experiencing a storm that’s moved across the country from West to East and we’ve accumulated 1.2 inches of rain so far. As the old Maine Yankees say, “Ain‘t that Odd”)
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I am sure a macro close-up would have done your work proud, Jan. That looks excellent and also concludes a tricky part of the build. Now you can slot the mizzen mast in, and you should have a perfect rake angle and fit.
I have to confess that my final solution is part your build, part Kolderstok and part Piet's. There is still a lot of build left. But then I have great tutorials to follow.
Jan
(Current storm update: at 9:25 PM EDT we have accumulated 2.10 inches of rain, the storm is forecast to wind down by 2:00 AM EDT)
Good morning Jan. I love this rule!! I am going to adopt this from now on
.Your WB is looking mighty fine and I’m happy to hear you are surviving LEE. We have had some insane Sea storm surges here in the Western Cape causing plenty of coastal damage. Someone I know lost his Land Rover to the Ocean on Saturday
. Cheers Grant
Indeed, the Ocean is unforgiving especially during storms. A member of the State House of Representatives was out in his Lobster boat when it was struck by a rouge wave and capsized. He and his sternman were rescued. The initial reports indicated the wave was thirty feet or more high.Someone I know lost his Land Rover to the Ocean on Saturday
Maine Representative
Argh, seasonal allergies have me temporarily sidelined. 
I did manage to piddle around a bit and started to paint (have I ever mentioned I don't like to paint) of some the little bits.
To be continued ???
Jan
I did manage to piddle around a bit and started to paint (have I ever mentioned I don't like to paint) of some the little bits.
To be continued ???
Jan
