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EdH United States Basic

Midshipman  · 1,161 pts Edgecomb, United States Member since Jan 2020 Last online 3 years ago Age 78
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Blog reply Re: Scratch Built 31" 'Blue Moppie' Thanks Bill. I’m not sure if my grandson will ever get into building models but he enjoys driving them! We live on the Maine coast so my models have to run in … 4 915 Blog reply Scratch Built 31" 'Blue Moppie' Spent Saturday morning and afternoon in the Whaler with my 14 year old grandson, giving the model I built for him, Blue Moppie, her first two runs. To my relie… 10 938 Blog reply Re: Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit Hi flaxbybuck. Malibar II is 42', so considerably smaller and your reasoning makes sense. The sail you describe is a Gollywobbler, but unlike a headsail, it wa… 751 Blog reply Re: Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit Thank you flaxbybuck. She's a model of Malabar II (although they kept the deck and cabin varnished instead of white). She was designed and built by John Alden … 1 756 Blog reply Scratch Built 31" 'Blue Moppie' The figures for ‘Blue Moppie’ are done. The moulding of the clay originals went smoothly. I made clay casings, suspended the figures, filled them with silicone… 10 1,130 Blog reply Scratch Built 31" 'Blue Moppie' The electronics are in on ‘Blue Moppie’. The control switches can't be on the lift off cabin top, as the two parts would have to have a wire running between th… 10 1,196 Blog reply Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit When we found the model I have been renovating is of Malabar ll (see previous post), Michael, the model’s donor, found this beautiful modern video of the actua… 15 1,023 Blog reply Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit I’ve just about finished the model schooner we are donating to The Carpenter's Boat Shop. This week I worked on the rigging, which was in quite a mess. The rig… 15 1,050 Blog reply Re: Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit Thanks Gary and all the best for 2023. Ed 3 1,115 Blog reply Re: Revamping a Damaged Model Schooner for a Non Profit ChrisG another modeling site filled me in. She's a model of Malabar ll. John Alden designed and built several boats for himself, all called Malabar, which he r… 4 1,196

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