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February 2015 Vol 5, Issue 2
ShipShapeNews,Tips and Happenings
Dear Shipmate:
February. Middle of winter. Valentine's day. Hold on, spring is coming. The daysare getting longer. More snow to shovel. Is the groundhog telling the truth?
All of these thoughts came into my head as I began to write this month'snewsletter. Truth is, here at BlueJacket, the constant contact with our customerskeeps us all in a good mood all year long, regardless of the weather.
However, in the last 2 weeks, we have had about 5 feet of snow! Enough isenough!
Price increaseWe have held our prices since 2012, but costs do go up. We will be increasingprices effective April 1st, which is 8 weeks away. We are still working on it, but itlooks like most prices will go up by about 5%. Some brass screw parts will go up
In This IssueNautical TermsModel of the monthSomething FunTip of the Monthfinal message
Quick Links Visit BlueJacket's website
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more, as will some wood strips. CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge will not changeprice.
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and news! We keep youinformed on the weeklyhappenings at Bluejacketand encourage our fans toshare photos, stories, andtips of their experiences.Please join us!
Nautical terms and origins
Baulk - A heavy piece of timber, also an old term for deckbeam. The term may have come from the Old English wordbalca, ridge. Another possibility for it may be a corruption of Baltic, as much timber for ships came from that area.(Baulking is still a Down-Easter's term for hauling heavy or long timbers or spars.)
Golliwobbler - The nickname given to a large main staysail used by a schooner in light winds. It probably comes fromgoliwog, a slang word for something grotesque.
Quay - A shoreside structure, usually of masonry, and parallel to the shoreline, serving as a berth or berths for craft of allsizes. Common in European waters, it is pronounced like key, which becomes obvious when we find that the word camefrom the Middle English, key, of the same meaning. Thence probably from the Breton word kae, an enclosure.
Staysail - A sail, usually triangular, set on a centerline stay. The derivationis the same as for stay.
Information is from the book "Origins of Sea Terms" by John G. Rogerscopyright 1985 Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. and available from BlueJacket.
Model of the Month - CSS Alabama
Now that the kit is being produced, how can I help myself but to make it the model of themonth?
And what a model kit it is! Over 400 etched brass fittings, nine sizes and colors of riggingline, hundreds of Britannia metal parts, seven pages of plans, and a 67 page instructionmanual with 44 blow-apart drawings. Overall, the model is 35.5 inches long. In themidsection is a three-layer deep cutaway showing the actual ribs, the cross bracingbehind the ribs, and the coal bunker behind that.
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Overall view of the model
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Closeup of the stern section
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Forward pivot gun.
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Stern decoration. Windows were fake on the original vessel as well.
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What's on the workbench?
Well, YOU will be on the workbench if you join one of our 3 classes we are holding this year. All our classes are designedso no prior experience is necessary, they are entry level classes. no need to bring any tools we provide all that you need,unless you like to use those eye magnifiers.
The rigging and planking classes will be at the Fireside Inn in Belfast, just 4 miles from BlueJacket. The half hull class willbe at the Hamilton Learning Center in the middle of Searsport. The Fireside Inn is giving special rates to class participants,just ask for the BlueJacket corporate rate.
Each class has a maximum of 12 students, so I suggest you sign up early.
Here is the schedule:
Rigging - May 18-22, cost $400You will learn all the different methods of attaching blocks, deadeyes, learn how to string lines, rig hearts, vangs, shrouds,stays, ratlines, and all the knots you will need. Here's a photo of last year's model:
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Half Hull - July 20-24, cost $375You will spend the week making the half hull of our Jacob Pike kit, from gluing up the lifts to carving, learning how to usetemplates, all the way to painting and finishing.
Planking Sept 28 - Oct 2 cost $475Last year we planked the Spray model, shown below. You will learn spiling techniques, measuring, use of battens andstealer planks. You will go home with an entire kit so you can finish it.
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As I said, all materials and tools are included, even shipping your finished product back to your home so you don't have tocarry it. All classes start with a tour of BlueJacket Monday morning, and 10% off purchases all week long, and a Mondaynoon pizza party.
Something fun
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Tip of the Month - Masking waterlines
A simple tip this month, but we do get questions about how to make clean waterlines.First you strike the waterline (and that's a whole discussion all by itself). Then, we usevinyl pin striping tape to mask off, it has a clean edge, unlike regular masking tape whichis crinkled and needs to be rubbed down (a lot).
The other important step to do before painting is to run a layer of clear paint at themasked edge. If there are any gaps in the masking, they will fill with clear and not yourfinal color.
Immediately after painting, pull the masking tape off at a 90 degree angle over thepainted surface. this will pull any little paint bits away from the protected surface. Yourfinished line should look nice and crisp like this:
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Thanks for your support
My final message in this newsletter will always be the same because it is whatBlueJacket has done for 110 years, and we're not about to stop. We appreciate our customers, we exist for our customers, and we listen to ourcustomers. What we do is fun, just as I will try to make this newsletter. If you haveany suggestions or comments, still, as always, please just give us a shout!
There's nothing I'd rather do than work on, or talk about model boats. Have fun!
Sincerely,
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Nic DamuckBlueJacket Shipcrafters, Inc.
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