New wooden kit project . Whale boat Done !

[10thumbs]

Well done.  Looks like a real wooden boat....hey, it is a real wooden boat.

I'm happy to see your new direction.

[cobraman]

Thanks ! Yes 100 percent real wood !

[Ace-Garageguy]

Beautiful little boat, Ray. Very nice. 

[cobraman]

Thanks Bill. There is a heck of a learning curve for these wooden kits. The Russian submarine I have just started looks like it may be that I bit off more than I can chew.

[Jim N]

Beautiful job Ray.  The boat looks great!

[cobraman]

Thank you Jim.

[Jim B]

That looks great.  Now you're really ready for your Nantucket Sleigh Ride!

[cobraman]

Thanks Jim. I will have to look up that ship/boat you referenced, I have no clue as to what that is.

[Jim B]

What?  A Nantucket Sleigh Ride?  It's what happens when you harpoon a whale & it tows you around the ocean!  It's called that because most of the whalers from New England were from Nantucket.

[cobraman]

Thanks. I thought it was a ship ! Shows what I know.

[Jim B]

No, not a ship.  Two of the more famous whaling ships of the era are the Charles W. Morgan (currently at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut), and the Essex (sunk by a whale in 1820). The Essex was the inspiration for Moby-Dick.

[Aaronw]

Nice job on the whale boat. 

 

You need to get that hatchet off the deck. its making me nervous, one little wind shift and ploop, right over the side. 

[cobraman]

Thank you.

[David G.]

Looking great Ray!

I've always wanted to build a ship model of some sort. It seems that one like this would be a good starting point.

Thanks for sharing your work with us.

David G.

[cobraman]

Thanks David. Give one a try, you may like it !