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Rich404 -> RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless (11/24/2009 5:16 AM)
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Hi Dauntlessfan,
My thoughts exactly!
Dauntless captains,
Today was a busy day at the shipyard.
The new supports for the bridge deck were epoxied in placed & filled. Afterwards I sanded them even. Tomorrow I have to go back & fill & sand that area again, then that should do it, it will be ready for paint.
The other day, I picked up the carpeting for Dauntless. There will be 2 colors used, blue and grey. The grey will be for the bridge deck and exterior cockpits and the blue will be for staterooms. The fabric is felt.
As you can see in the pictures, I made up a capstan for the bow as well, but it was a few weeks ago. I picked up some wood 1/2" dowels at Michaels craft store and made it up. The design is simple, but I added a screw into it so that it will have a very strong connection to the bow. The only "issue" is that it now seems too close to the newly added pennant flag mast so I might move it back a bit.
I had to take a stab at making the pennant flag mast. I have seen different pictures of it but none were clear enough to get exact details so I decided to create my own. I started with a wood dowel, 1/8" eyelet, a piece of mahogany and some epoxy.
I drilled into the top of the dowel just deep enough to slide in the metal eyelet. Once the eyelet was in, I cut a piece of mahogany to be thinner on top and flare as it goes to the bottom. I think this was consistant with some of the pictures I have seen.
Next, I epoxied both the eyelet and the mahogany to the dowel.
Once the epoxy was dry, I wrapped the mast in mighty putty and began shaping it. Once the mighty putty became solid, I started sanding it to create the final shape.
After it was shaped, I went back and looked at some pictures to see where the cut out would be for the light and sketched it onto the mast with a pencil, then cut using a saw & metal file.
Finally, I painted it gold. (I just picked a shade that resembles brass more than it did gold)
My only dilemma is: was the light red & green for a navigation light or was it a clear anchor light? What do you guys think? Once we have come up with some kind of conclusion I will either use red & green or clear plexiglass to finish it along with a painted verticle support or 2.
I drilled the hole on the deck where the mast will go & it fits very snug. Once I finish up the final details, it will be epoxied in place. The dowel that fits in the mast will be 1/8" diameter, teak stain wood & I will make arrangements to have a custom pennant made to fit. I have a list of yacht clubs the yacht was associated. The pennant w/ teak dowel will be easily removable for transport.
Well, that is all for now. It is late & gonna do it all again in the morning. [;)]
-Rich.
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