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Old 02-13-2007, 10:54 PM
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I am starting this thread on the suggestion of John... Thank you John. And I hope I have done this correctly too.....

I am intending to be able to have all of us who are working on the Billings Boats Bluenose II kit # 600, but I understand Billings has a couple of other Bluenose kits also, and some of this thread may be used for those kits too.

I work on this model #600 a little bit at a time, mostly as I can and get home from work not so tired for me to enjoy this hobby, so it's taking me awhile to build.

The most difficult thing I find with this kit, (and yes, it is only my second build so far, so I am nowhere close to an experienced shipwright), is the lack of instructions. I feel that I need to spend alot of time pondering my next moves in the build. I have spent alot of time looking at the photographs of the actual Bluenose II (located on this web site, but I don't know how to link those to here).

I feel that, with the lack of instructions, and the scale, I really am building this ship more for experience than anything close to accuracy.

I have made other posts on this site asking questions about my build too. And I have pictures of how far I have progressed on this build also.

So.... if anyone else is as perplexed with Billings Boats Bluenose II also... please enjoy posting here.. and I am sure that we can gain from the experience and wisdom of those who have built this ship before us.

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Ok, I have a question for anyone. This ship only has the first planking, no final layer. and then is to be painted... I put a coat of primer on the hull, and notice that the wood shows through. I did us a little bit of Balsalite, a filler.
Should I let the wood show through the paint job, or use Balsalite filler to finish the whole hull to make it all smooth?
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Default Re: Billings Boats Bluenose II

Hi, Zaabe here,
I'm new to using the computer so will probably make some mistakes or whatever.
With your problems with the Billings kit and the lack of instructions, I have the same problem , my kit being the Bluenose 576. The kit seems a bit Bluenose and a bit Bluenose 11.
There is a book out that is the bee's knees for the Bluenose and that is "Bluenose 11 Saga of the Great Fishing Schooners". It has some real good drawings of the rigging/sail plan and deck layout etc and has scale on the plan so you can convert all the measurements on the book direct to your boat with a simple calculation factor.
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You may find some of the images on this site helpful in your build. They are of the reconstruction of the Bluenose II.

http://mdphoto.ca/photos--mark-doucette.html 

I believe there is also a collection of YouTube videos on the reconstruction as well. But its been a while since I saw them.

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Thanks Winston!
The site and pictures of the build are awesome!

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