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Newsletter Archive

Welcome to the Bluejacket Shipcrafter’s Monthly Newsletter Archive. With over 5,000 monthly subscribers, Owner Nic Damuck has been writing his engaging newsletter since he took over the company in 2013. To read one of his entertaining and information pieces, click on any Edition below.

2023Tip of the MonthModel of the Month
See October Edition →Custom LetteringUSS Tatnall
See September Edition →mast joining (doublers)USS Ohio
See August Edition →glass for portholesquartet of models
See July Edition →Look for styrofoamUSS Tattnall & APD-19
See May Edition →Making masts square to roundWhaleboat with whale caught
See April Edition →Ratline spacingCoast Guard 30
See March Edition →Hobby GlassesLackawanna
See February Edition →7 ways to motivate your modelingDelta Queen
See January Edition →Making WaterModeler Alfred Inman
2022Tip of the MonthModel of the Month
See December Edition →Plank bendingHO scale diorama
See November Edition →Spare tool boxUSS Constitution
See October Edition →List of USA maritime museumsSmuggler
See September Edition →Making test pieces3-D Disney launch
See August Edition →Making even battensDrift boat
See July Edition →Small scale reefing pointsBowdoin diorama
See June Edition →Mast alignmentLobster boat
See May Edition →Schooner detailLackawanna
See April Edition →Making oar handlesUSS Yorktown
See March Edition →Aligment jigLobster boat
See February Edition →WorklightSpray at 1/2" = 1'
See January Edition →Jorgenson clampLobster boat
2021Tip of the MonthModel of the Month
See December Edition →CA glue stationSS City of Bangor
See October Edition →Keeping track of small partsracing shells
See September Edition →20 shipbuilding tips2 tugboats
See August Edition →Copper plating stripsUSS Massachusetts R/C
See July Edition →Copper platingNauti-boy
See June Edition →Fitting tabs and slotsSuper detailed skiff
See May Edition →Handy parts holderPOW bone model repair
See April Edition →Thread staining toolPauline into Gloucesterman
See March Edition →Various Good IdeasSmuggler
See February Edition →Improve your Scribed DeckingSS Portland
See January Edition →Easy Rigging to Belaying PinVery Detailed Lobster Boat
2020
See January Edition →Handy Little ClipA Walking Beam
See February Edition →Tying Even Knots on FootropesBeals Island lobster boat
See March Edition →Thinning BulwarksUSS Van Valkenburgh
See April Edition →Bird on a WireLS Nantucket
See May Edition →Ratline JigRestoring Rainbow
See June Edition →Paint RackHobie Cat 14
See July Edition →Oarlock JigSmuggler
See August Edition →Safety ReminderAnother Smuggler
See September Edition →Bulkhead Hull PrepMV Cleveland Cliffs
See October Edition →Tool OrganizerBone Model Wanderer
See November Edition →Making Rope CoilsCargo Ship Ivernia
See December Edition →Workshop LightShipyard Diorama
2019
See January Edition →Edge Glue DeckingTwo Dukes Lobster Boat
See February Edition →Making Lines BehavePort Albany
See March Edition →A Better Rubber BandEastern Rig Dragger
See April Edition →Decals vs. Dry TransfersGrand Banks Dory with Fisherman
See May Edition →Pesky Curved CaprailsSS Michaelangelo
See June Edition →Centering Holes in DowelsHMS Agememnon
See July Edition →Drilling Out BlocksLincolnville Wherry
See August Edition →Mating Furniture to the Deck NeatlySS Normandie
See September Edition →Making it a Little EasierStephen Hopkins (1 of 2)
See October Edition →Making a Jig for Repetitious HolesStephen Hopkins (2 of 2)
See November Edition →Rigging ShortcutSmuggler
See December Edition →Rod & Tube OrganizerCatboat Molly B.
2018
See January Edition →Some Workbench TipsGovernor Ames of 1888
See February Edition →Using Flat SprayJ Class Yacht Ranger
See March Edition →Layering your Primer CoatsSwampscott Dory
See April Edition →Rigging OrganizerLobster Boat Turned Cabin Cruiser
See May Edition →More Workbench TipsHMS Swan Diorama
See June Edition →How to Apply CA GlueJoshua Slocum's Spray
See July Edition →Using Excel to Space RatlinesKLW207 Lobster Boat
See August Edition →Making Good FootropesWeathered Lobster Boat
See September Edition →Painting a Diamond PatternKatahdin Steam launch
See October Edition →Perfect Paint linesUSS Perry
See November Edition →Blade DisposalJ-24 "Baloo"
See December Edition →Figure 8 KnotUSS Constitution
2017
See January Edition →Ratlines Part TwoUSS Kearsarge
See February Edition →Staining Wood Using PaintUSS Arleigh Burke
See March Edition →Making Tapered MastsHO Scale Towboat
See April Edition →Using Chemical Blackening AgentsUSS Constitution
See May Edition →Making Shroud FairleadsJ/24 Keelboat
See June Edition →Making Femished Rope CoilsPT-34
See July Edition →Making ShroudsPioneer
See August Edition →Making Ratlines and BattensLavinia M. Snow
See September Edition →Fixing Dents in WoodPT 109
See October Edition →Attach Blocks to YardsUSS Constitution
See November Edition →Shaping Curved PartsSS Edmund Fitzgerald
See December Edition →Rigging Tiny BlocksLiberty Ship James Oglethorpe
2016
See January Edition →Rope CoilsMary Taylor Kit Video
See February Edition →Painting BoottopsConstitution Co-incidence
See March Edition →Making Small EyeboltsNantucket Inspection Ship
See April Edition →DrybrushingGlouchester Repair (Phil Trask)
See May Edition →Furled Silkspan Sails (Ronnenberg)Friendship of Salem
See June Edition →Cleaning CA ApplicatorJ/24
See July Edition →FillersRainbow/Endeavor
See August Edition →JigsWhite Wings
See September Edition →Painting ScrollworkPauline
See October Edition →Painting Scrollwork Part 2Elco 80' PT Boat
See November Edition →Lifting RingsFriendship Sloop
See December Edition →Ratline SpacingSeguin
2015
See January Edition →Anchor BendGertrude Theobaud
See February Edition →Masking WaterlinesCSS Alabama
See March Edition →Silkspan SailsYoung America
See April Edition →ScaleYawl Dyna
See May Edition →Painting StripwoodGodspeed (Charles Notman)
See June Edition →Frame vs BulkheadHMS Victory
See July Edition →Staining Rigging ThreadLe Superbe
See August Edition →Signing your ModelSS Portland
See September Edition →Signing your ModelKronprinzessin Cecille
See October Edition →Workbench GlassesUSS Kearsarge
See November Edition →Wet SandingSS Andrea Doria
See December Edition →Cuticle ScissorsSea Horse
2014
See January Edition →Painting Blocks and FittingsOptimist Dinghy
See February Edition →Var & MiscFanny Gorham
See March Edition →Clove HitchSS Lane Victory
See April Edition →Coloring Rigging LineQueen Mary
See May Edition →Making WaterNantucket with LED's
See June Edition →Deadeyes - Dan PariserYacht America
See July Edition →Stepping MastsYankee Hero
See August Edition →Making Octagonal Spars80' Elco PT
See September Edition →Making Rope CoilsSpray
See October Edition →Jig for PaddlewheelsCharles P. Notman
See November Edition →Numbered Drill SizesSovereign of the Seas
See December Edition →Ratlines1930 Tugboat
2013
See March Edition →Shipping ModelsCustom Center Cockpit Sloop
See May Edition →Painting ModelsCustom Lobster Yacht
See June Edition →FigureheadsLinconville Wherry
See July Edition →Wakes for DioramasCharlotte White
See October Edition →USS Cabot
See November Edition →Bowline KnotYankee Hero
See December Edition →Prepping BlocksNantucket

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