Where do most of you lay your first planks? At the keel or the center or top. Which is the most efficient? Thanks in advance.
Bob
Bob
I started at the bulwarks and am working my way toward the keel. I just installed the keel and will be puttng some planks there too.
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Looks amazing. Beautiful job!
That is also my sequence that I followed on two strip canoes, a Bluenose, and the Kyrenia model. I am shaping my present Phoenecian trade boat bulkheads/mold parts to follow the same sequence with the keel on top and garboards last placed. Some buildings fill in various bands, top and bottom, and close in the middle as I recall. Rich (PT-2)
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i start at the keel and work up
For me, first and second layers were all started at the top. my kit really had no instructions, I asked alot of questions to a guy a worked with to get advise that dis a few ships, way before I was on the internet, now you have the guys on this forum to steer you through your ship.
the second Sapelly layer was started above the cannons. Since between the cannon holes were small PCs of Sapelly
the second Sapelly layer was started above the cannons. Since between the cannon holes were small PCs of Sapelly
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there are several topics on the subject of hull planking and how to do it
start with the search
start with the search
This looks concerning, Philski. It appears like you're going to run out of room for tapering the planks in a real hurry as you close the gap. The planks should have been tapered starting with the second plank you laid near the gunwale. The garboard strake is almost 90 degrees to the planks already laid if you lay it now.
Be prepared to lay a few stealers.Look at the angles of the planks for the bow.
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