kydocfrog Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Things progress. The coamings around the extended slot-top opening are progressing, although there are still some fit and finish details. The mast stub is fitted, and walking forward with the slot top gives full access to the mast as planned. The mast is glued up, but shaping and tapering is taking a bit longer than I hoped. And here she is sporting her green, white and buff paintjob. Sail material and trailer are on hand. BTW;how does everyone get such big full pictures up? By the time I cut things down to 800 x 600, heck, I loose just about the whole shot. I would have tossed in a picture of the mast, but it is more than 800 pixels long... DocA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Actually if folks click on your shot twice, or as in my case, the shots will full screen. Great job on your boat. It looks great from here. 8) Many times pictures loaded on another website will show differently in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Mellema Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Doc You might want to check out this progam that Frank listed back in January. http://www.messing-about.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3128 It works very will and does not crop pics but resizes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Dingo Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Doc like Oyster says all someone needs do it click on the pic in your post and it will come up in a new page full size!... mind here probly since Im from downunde an were pretty easy goin we only need to click them once! Brillaint job by the way!! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Pyeatt Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Looking good Doc. I'm quite impressed with the slot top concept. Should make managing things a lot more convenient. Unless, of course, the cabin sole gets filled with stuff all the time like most I've seen. :roll: Nothing like flat Twinkies and Ho Ho's and potatoe chip crumbs. I like the colors and your workmanship and finish look really good. Another fine Weekender to add to the fleet. I'm very interested in how your soft top will be fabricated and set up. I can see lots of practical possibilities in that concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kydocfrog Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Thanks! I'm pleased with the colors too, but I have to concede that the finish looks a lot better in the digital at a distance mode than it does with the mark-one eyeball at docking distance. I'm afraid my claim to perfecting the dog food finish technique, dribbles and drips, does hold true in some cases. As to the slot top; I'm pleased with it so far. I am having some difficulty with the details where the the coamings come together with the companionway coamings. Its a difficult detail to start with when it wasn't part of the original design. The forward end is easy enough; it is cut at the forward overhead beam. The inner companionway coaming was installed to design by previous owner. If this had been done from scatch, the companion way coamings would have extended to the same height as the hatch coamings, making a much easier detail. And, as NASA says, cumulative error is a bear... Eventually it will have probably both a snap-fit toneau style cover and maybe a little soft sitting heighth camping top. I had hoped to be in the water by the end of this month, but I'm not sure now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud_Wilson Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Kydocfrog; Load that thing on the trailor and come to the messabout your closer to finishing than me and mine is going in the water. Come on down and I will show you what runs drips & errors look like. Y'ALL COME Cap'N Bud. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adla Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 my is a bit drippy too....but it floats and it sure was fun...to launch. just get er' done - a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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