09-17-2009, 11:29 PM
new, smaller, sailing craft under construction, a 62' two mast coastal schooner, a 48' gaff rigged cutter, and a 24' Friendship sloop.
The coastal schooner ( red hull) is mostly wood construction on a plastic hull from a Lindberg kit of an 1800's "privateer schooner". The "Cutter" is the Pyro "Fishing Schooner Elsie" hull, with all scratch styrene deck, cabin,and hatch, spars are wood. The "friendship sloop" is the Bluejacket "Harbor & Ocean" (HO) kit #303.
All the masts, booms,gaffs,etc. started out with square wood stock, which was tapered, rounded, and shaped as necessary.
The coastal schooner ( red hull) is mostly wood construction on a plastic hull from a Lindberg kit of an 1800's "privateer schooner". The "Cutter" is the Pyro "Fishing Schooner Elsie" hull, with all scratch styrene deck, cabin,and hatch, spars are wood. The "friendship sloop" is the Bluejacket "Harbor & Ocean" (HO) kit #303.
All the masts, booms,gaffs,etc. started out with square wood stock, which was tapered, rounded, and shaped as necessary.
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The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!