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2004

June Patrol boat meeting report. MANATRA profile; Ship’s Wheels Explained. Review of Boudriot’s Marine Royale of the XVII - XVIII Centuries, Uniforms Equipment and Armaments; Report on Savannah Maritime Museum.

April Oakbrook Terrace Show report. Phil Krol’s Unorthodox Approach to Spiling. Doc on designing and building cases.

February Alcohol consumption regulations in the U.S. Navy. Poopdecks and a breath of fresh air. Mounting of models.

January Hardtack. HMS Victory CD-ROM. Favorite Tools. A Marine Vocabulary reviewed alongside The 42-foot Longboat Armed for War, 1834. Sadorus Maritime Museum Planned.

2003

December Kurt Van Dahm gets a poetic license (and lends it to Doc for a few stanzas). Boxing the Compass. Davy Jones origins. Review of Le Gross Venture 1766-1779 by Gerard Delacroix. Book recommendation: Tabletop Machining by Joe Martin.

October Kurt Van Dahm elected to NRG Board. Paper Model Convention. Rigging Lines. British WWII Escort Vessels. NRG Annual Meeting Review.

August Tool sale. NRG Tours at 2003 Meeting. Manitowoc 2003 Show Review.

July Report on “Documenting a Small Craft” course. Doc builds a Ropewalk.

July Discussion of Lead Fitting Corrosion.

May More on Ropewalks. Nautical Terms: “Chit” and “Davit”. Tool Care.

April Cutty Sark Notes. Dubious Recommendations.

March Oakbrook Terrace Show. 2003 Dromedary Catalog. copper Tape. Chicago Fireboats. Crystal Warship. Old Geezers. Nautical Expressions.

February A visit to the Wood Laboratory. Controlling Cyanoacrylates. The Jeanie Johnston sails again.

January Don’t rebuild, reglue. In-depth review of the new Jim Byrnes 4" tablesaw.

2002

December Deadeyes election and the role of Yeoman. 2003 NRG Speakers. Recommended: Carving Ornamentation for Ship’s Models by Bill Short. Rigging those teeny-weeny blocks. Reviewed: Lost Ships and Their Stories by Frederick N. Rasmussen.

August First impressions: Jim Byrnes 4" tablesaw. Profile of Sir George Cockburn, Admiral of the Fleet. Recommended: The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook by Tim McCreight

July Cole Seskind meets a 90-year old modeler. Advice on securing deck fittings. Bitter ends and proper coiling. Sex-changing captains. Ahem.

June Tall ships and selling models. More nautical terminology. Canal boat archaeology. Coaming construction techniques.

May Fred Nagel and Bill Ballenger updates. Rigging models across the pond. Ratlines and more. Obituary: Jack Kitzero.

April Drawing bamboo trunnels. Review of Clayton Feldman’s Progressive Scratch Building CD. Phil Krol on gratings.

March The Gloucesterman.

February Obituary: Jim Roberts. Aerolite. Steve Dunn makes a blimp. Marty Meyer comments on lofting. Knots and wax.

January Liability Insurance and the SSMA. Deadeye stropping. More on sails (the Jean Eckert technique). Phil Krol on minature rope. Gentleman captains.

2001

December Doc presents his initial draft of: The History of the Clipper Ship Era. Salika on quality. Waxing poetic about half-a-ship. Obituary: Carl LeMasters.

August Book sale. Recommended: Ships in Scale CD back issues CD set. Manitowoc 2001 report. Stiller on carving. Dramm on woods. Marty Meyer on hulls.

March Oakbrook Terrace report. History of the Flying Cloud.