Kathleen at Swanie Pond Dundee.

Finlay on the water for the first time in her history!

 

A couple more detail pictures.

 

Rudder and wheel

I have put a small servo in the wheel house so the wheel moves with the rudder, why?, because I can!

Kathgleen gets a keel.

Kathleen was built as a static model without sails, now she will will be sailing on the water with sail she will need to have a keel to stop her from, well, keeling over.

Some details.

Restoration done!

All that remains to do is a couple of coats of varnish on the hull and she can hit the water.

95% complete just some final painting to do.

Adding the name to the wheelhouse.

I've been doing a lot of work on Kathleen and she is coming along quickly. The radio and sound box plus navigation lights are fitted and the sails and masts are ready to fit. The crew are built and painted and look a right bunch. The era is circa 1952.

A lot of progress was made during the Christmas holiday although things have slowed down due to me being unwell with some condition called acute rinosinusitis  which has given e a crippling caugh and the inability to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time.
Still a lot was done on Kathleen including fitting the motor and the rest of the radio. The hull painting only needs a couple of varnish coats and the sills are almost fitted. A few other things were done and I can start to see how she will look complete.

 The sails from Rod Carr sails fit a treat and will look great, because Kathleen will be powered she will be fitted with a reduced rig.