September 2024 Volume 14 number 9

Towards the end of September, we will enter what we affectionately call "leaf peeping season" where waves of sightseers come to look at the fall foliage. News reports predict that because of modest rain and cooler temperatures, this season should be magnificent. Here's a link:

https://wgme.com/news/local/on-time-and-brighter-maines-fall-foliage-outlook-promising-autumn-leaves-weather

NRG'S MODEL SHIP WORLD

Model Ship World is an on-line forum of over 40,000 ship modelers. Topics range from kits to scratch builds, in-process continuing stories, tips, manufacturer information, technical topics. Too many to list here. Go take a look! And yes, BlueJacket is one of the sponsors.

www.modelshipworld.com

Route 1 repairs update - While there is still road work around the edges (sidewalks, breakdown lanes etc.) by and large the road is always passable in both directions, to the relief of all the local businesses, inhabitants, and tourists..

Josh

A-Try - To lay hove-to. (See try)

Try - An old word, still used, for heaving to. The origin of the word in this sense is obscure; it could imply trying to keep a ship or boat on a desired heading in adverse conditions.

Carry On - Now an order, used mostly in the Navy, to continue with work. Earlier it meant to keep the sails on, to "keep her moving."

Nettle - A short line or sennit for lashing a small object. An earlier word was knittle, of which nettle appears to be a corruption, and which comes from the Old English cynttan, knitting

Small Stuff - Any small cordage, such as marline, codline, spun yarn, etc. Stuff comes from Old French, estoffe, a word for material; it may go back to Late Latin.

Information is from the book "Origins of Sea Terms" by John G. Rogers

copyright 1985 Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. and available from BlueJacket.

This is from John W. of MA

"Hi Nic,

I have fond memories of Tuna fishing in the early 70’s with my friend Tom and his dad. I built this Cape Island style Novi from Bluejackets Maine lobster boat kit as a tribute to Capt. Bob LeBlanc.

John W"

Thank you to the people who have given me pictures of their workbenches.

This is from Cliff E. of MD

"Hi Nic,

I always enjoy getting the Bluejacket newsletter. In your last edition it sounded like you were running out of pictures of workbenches so here's mine from Annapolis,MD. The bench was a bit cluttered as I was getting ready for a small nautical flea market. Left to right; Virginia round stern (still in building mode), scratch built skipjack, a restoration of Billy Joel's "Half Shell", (my second restoration for Billy) and a scratch built Eastern rig dragger

Regards,

Cliff"

Nic's bench - Swampscott dory is done, now I'm doing a small Friendship Sloop and also building a tiny indoor r/c plane for flying this winter. When finished, it will only weigh 1.3 ounces.

Al's bench - Al has been re-doing some of the Laughing Whale instruction manuals, and also making a new half hull kit of the Endeavour, with a cast resin hull. All you have to do is paint it and mount it on the supplied backboard.

This is from Redwood Empire model Shipwrights newsletter

How to make a simple sanding jig for complex shapes: By cutting a slit along the length of PVC you can easily insert and remove sandpaper creating a round sanding stick for complex shapes such as rear filler blocks. Cut it to fit between your thumb and pointer finger and you should have no problems with the paper slipping or coming off. The sandpaper is cut to match the length of the PVC and the combination of the paper being folded into the slit and your fingers at both end holds it securely. You can change the paper in seconds and fitting the paper is a simple process. You can jam a screw driver into the slit to open it up and slide the paper right on.

Some sage advice about your model stash....