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Sorry for letting the thread go for so long. Been very busy with other things. Haven't made much progress on the scow since then. Had to make a few minor adjustments to make the deck fit right with the hull. I decided to just go ahead and make her ready for a test run without adding all the...

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The curse of being a perfectionist. This is the second hull and third or fourth deck attempt. Now, I saw that the angles of the bow and Stern - are just slightly off. Having - anxiety - attacks! Aaaaaahhhhhhh

Oh! Don't I know it! I cut every strip out of larger wood on my Proxxon table saw and glued the on piece by piece. Took about a week working about 3 hrs a day to do what you see. Still has a ways to go. Building up the cabin right now. It has even smaller strips on the sides ........

Build update. Making some progress but at this stage, the fine detailing is very time consuming.

A lot of people say that sail boats are slow and, well, kinda boring. Everybody has "A need for speed". I have had RC cars and, yes, watching them tear through the landscape was fun. Sailboats like the one I am building maybe slow but it is the challenge of you against the wind. It is...

Photo Update: Finished the final planking today and started the painting / weathering process.

I have always wanted to do 3D modeling on the computer but thought a person would need almost need CAD skills to do it. I will check in to that. Thanks for the tip!! I will have to look up what a crawler winch is, what is does and just how far it will crawl........I wouldn`t want it to fall out...

Greywolf, On normal sailboats, there is a keel along the centerline of the bottom of the boat. This not only provides a counterbalance when the wind fills the sails and it starts to lean over but also works like a fixed rudder. It keeps the wind from pushing the boat sideways and keeps her on...

I will post progress photos. This better work. The Maritime Museum in my hometown of Havre de Grace, Maryland got wind of my project and they want photos and a video of it sailing for their "Elsie of Havre de Grace" display. o_O I just hope I can finish it before it turns too cold here in...

I am currently working on a 1/18 scale, scratch built, wooden model of The Chesapeake Bay Sailing Scow "Elsie of Havre de Grace" and want to install RC equipment in the boat to operate everything. I have little experience with RC but with a little help, I am sure I can make this...