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    πŸ’¬ Re: HMCS GLENSIDE
    5 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    πŸ’¬ Re: Launch of St.Pierre Dory
    7 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well on you. Interesting model.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Great Day in Hamilton,Ontario, Canada
    7 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Any more photos of your St Pierre dory? Looks like a some fine boat.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Boat Names
    8 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well on you. πŸ‘ Callie is the greatest! Some graphics she recently did for me.

    πŸ“ OUTER LIMITS
    8 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    A few more details to finish up.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Boat Names
    11 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    So after you create the text how do you turn it into a medium for application on your boats. Decal? Callie? Krikut?
    FYI, I use Callie.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Lobster boat WREN
    11 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Nice looking boat Ronald. A varnished wood deck is not out of place on a LB hull yacht. I believe some were constructed that way. As you say, you don’t want to hide the craftsmanship.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Lobster boat WREN
    12 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    LB’s in Canada are a bit different than ours although you folks also have some of the NE style hulls just as we have some of yours. Your Cape Islanders have a very distinctive & pleasing look. I have a Cape hull that I am thinking about starting. Mine would be a Down Maine version which I think (emphasis on think) have a lower deck house.
    A side note. The photos I posted are typical of an in-shore boat which were displacement hulls. Today’s boats are planing hulls since the fishery has moved farther offshore. Therefore more speed required to cover the increased distance.
    Again, if you have built a LB please post some photos.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Lobster boat WREN
    12 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Thank you Ronald. If you look a bit closer you will see that the foredeck is not a wood finish. In fact it is tan which was a very common deck color used in New England

    πŸ“ Lobster boat WREN
    12 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Some details I added to a Midwest lobster boat I refurbished.

    πŸ“ Outer Limits
    16 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Nearing completion. A flag & graphics remain.

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    πŸ’¬ Re: Outer Limits
    30 days ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Thank you folks.

    πŸ“ Outer Limits
    1 month ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    After returning home an update.

    Photo1: Graphics study prior to ordering vinyl version. Stern lettering will be white.

    Photo 2: Completed the life raft canisters & their launch cradles.

    Photo 3: Another graphics study.

    πŸ’¬ Re: PNW tug
    1 month ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    A small bit of progress. Completed installation of fendering retainers & some rail work.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Juneau
    1 month ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Nothing like sneaking a look at mass & profile.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Launch
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Snow gone? Who hoo! torra dog said water was getting soft in the shallows. Well on Maine.

    Such an interesting & different model you are bringing to life with your exceptional skills.

    πŸ“ Outer Limits
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Looks about right to me.πŸ€”

    πŸ“ Outer Limits
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Looking at how the life raft canisters will fit into the picture.πŸ€”

    πŸ“ Outer limits
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    More progress.
    Photos 1&2 - Forward boarding station.
    Photo 3 - Additional fendering.

    πŸ“ OUTER LIMITS
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    An update.
    Photo 1. Bulwarks pretty much complete. Bollards & deck hatches in place.

    Photo 2. Rear boarding platforms

    πŸ’¬ Re: Launch update
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Quite an interesting build. Your skills are admirable. Thanks for the tip about fenders; it’s a really good one.

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    πŸ’¬ Re: Atlantic "Tug" [sic] Restoration
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Another thought. Search the web for Ft Myers shrimp boat photos. Some of those hulls have a sheer line & bow rake similar to your β€œtug” though I haven’t seen any with a rounded stern. That would be a show stopper. Haven’t searched for shrimp boats in other locations, Louisiana for example, but I would think they are also square stern hulls given how they fish.
    Oh well; maybe you could adopt some of the rig.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Atlantic "Tug" [sic] Restoration
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Like LewZ, I suggest a conversion to a fishing vessel. The MARY ANN in roycv’s blog is another possibility. Changing the profile of the bulwarks to that of a tug won’t work IMHO. A bulwark change would be so extensive that the freeboard forward would become a problem. Then there is the bow profile. Just not that of a tug. I think you could have a fine looking vessel if you pursue the fish boat approach.
    I’ve also seen comments regarding leaks around the aft hatch.

    Just my thoughts.

    πŸ’¬ Re: A side trip...
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I recall boats of this era using sounding sticks to determine fuel levels. However your approach is MUCH more interesting. Excellent craftsmanship.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Yet to be named launch
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    This will be yet another of your masterful builds. Looking forward to progress & perhaps seeing it in Scarborough.πŸ‘

    πŸ’¬ Re: Winter Project
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I love it; hull bashing!πŸ‘

    πŸ“ OUTER LIMITS
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    More progress on details.
    1. Fwd boarding platform almost complete.
    2. A study of placement relationship of deck details.
    3. Beginning aft cabin details.

    πŸ“ Scale Model Boat Meet (Florida, U.S.A.)
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Thank you. We’re in Naples for three months so your sails are a click too far north for me to attend.

    πŸ“ Scale Model Boat Meet (Florida, U.S.A.)
    3 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Where in Fl are you sailing?

    πŸ“ A bit of progress
    4 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chum444 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I’ve been working on some of the details.
    - fabricating forward boarding platform
    - started mast & mounted radar arrays; window framing 80% completed



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