



I had to use different lengths because the Forecastle is so short. I used 30mm and 60mm instead of the 40mm and 80mm of the Main Deck and Quarter Deck / Poop Deck.
The length of each Plank is 80mm and 40mm for fills
I have to allow the glue to harden up along the edges so I can trim them.
Starting on the Starboard side. .. This is where I am after 2 Days of work. 🙄🤔
Just looking at the Planks that Artesania Latina gave me and I’m skeptical if I’m going to have enough??? ..
I’ve been wondering if I should include Trenails for the planks… I doubt I’ll go to that detail though.
I am around 3/4 of the way done with the Hull Planking…
I had to soak and pre-bend this Plank going to the Stern.
I’m slowly working my way up. ..
On the Stern, I calculated that I need to taper the 5mm Planks down to 3.88mm in order for all of them to fit.
I’m slowly working my way around to the turn of the waist.
Yeah. .. Notice the sharp bend on the last Bulkhead to the Transom. It’s very steep.
I find that I have to Soak the wood first for the Stern section. So… I’m doing it by eye so I may end up making some Fillers .. 🙄
I’m thinking to myself that maybe I should start planning more??? 🤔🙄😲
I just finished Planking the Forecastle Deck. I call these the side jobs while I wait for glue to dry on the other aspects of the build.
I use Titebond Translucent Wood Glue for the rest.
Like I mentioned before, I use Dap Contact Cement for the Bow Section. I swear it’s a miracle Glue! Holds really strong!
Then for the rest, I use Titebond Translucent Glue. I love this Glue! Very strong holding once set.
I was just going over everything with my 320 Grit Sandpaper and feeling for any irregularities to smooth down.
One thing that I’ve found over the years is that you shouldn’t be overly enthusiastic about sanding. You can easily over sand… Which is what happened on the Port side Forecastle Bollard, in which I sanded to thin paper!!!… Ugh Ugh and more Ugh!!!
So, what I had to do was to add another piece of Planking over it and Clamp it down in order to repair it…
I then Puttied and sanded it down to where it looks like this…
Looks pretty good.
Then, I’ve gone through and sanded the entire Hull until smooth… Repairing little bits here and there.
I’ve often found that you need to take your time and really wait and feel around to make sure everything is right…
This was a hard lesson I learned recently with the distancing of the Gun Ports.
Well, the only thing I can do is to keep going. I was even thinking to myself that perhaps this little mistake will make me even bolder and more adventurous.
Perhaps it will?!!!… Who knows? 🤔ðŸ¤ðŸ¤£
I’m starting the Planking on the Starboard side while the glue on the Braces dry on Port side.