Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck

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1. Process for doing a second planking on the hull

   By woodartist, January 10
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   • woodartist
   • January 11

2. What glue to use

   By David Enghauser, January 8
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   • glbarlow
   • January 9

3. Help with wood moving

   By John Murray, January 9
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   • John Murray
   • January 9

4. Brodie stove and associated deck area .HMS Diana

   By DaveBaxt, January 8
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   • DaveBaxt
   • January 8

5. Gasket or seal at base of masts at deck?

   By Admiral Beez, November 26, 2023
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   • Admiral Beez
   • December 27, 2023

6. Scraphs shown in elevation

   By allanyed, November 30, 2023
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   • iMustBeCrazy
   • December 20, 2023

7. Who uses nails?

   By bigcreekdad, December 18, 2023
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   • vaddoc
   • December 19, 2023

8. Gloucester Fishing Schooner Hull Planking

   By Capt. Kelso, December 18, 2023
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   • allanyed
   • December 19, 2023

9. Does anyone else hate planking with basswood?

   By bigcreekdad, December 17, 2023
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   • mtaylor
   • December 18, 2023

10. Retrofit ship columns

    By snedley22, November 28, 2023
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    • mtaylor
    • December 12, 2023

11. wrong stern configuration - is there anything I can do about this?

    By hamilton, December 11, 2023
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    • Snug Harbor Johnny
    • December 12, 2023

12. Bulkhead sanding advice

    By Jameskilroy, December 9, 2023
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    • Seamus107
    • December 10, 2023

13. Where was the white stuff painted?

    By allanyed, December 4, 2023
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    • druxey
    • December 10, 2023

14. Cheerful build query

    By CaptnBirdseye, November 28, 2023
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    • CaptnBirdseye
    • November 30, 2023

15. Length of gains for lapstrake hull

    By gkharrin, December 3, 2021
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    • rcweir
    • November 29, 2023

16. Basic Question on the Placement of the Wales

    By martimous, November 21, 2023
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    • Mark P
    • November 27, 2023

17. Wales, diminishing thickness at the bow 1 2

    By allanyed, July 12, 2023
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    • allanyed
    • November 26, 2023

18. Drafting Frames

    By tmj, November 23, 2023
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    • allanyed
    • November 24, 2023

19. Planking Book?

    By BWDChris, September 8, 2023
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    • Robert Curtis
    • November 21, 2023

20. What does this line represent?

    By allanyed, November 18, 2023
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    • iMustBeCrazy
    • November 18, 2023

21. Head Rails

    By DaveBaxt, November 15, 2023
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    • DaveBaxt
    • November 16, 2023

22. How to straighten a Bent keel

    By Riotvan88, April 2, 2020
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    • Riotvan88
    • November 16, 2023

23. USS Kearsarge deck planking

    By SteveA, November 5, 2023
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    • SteveA
    • November 14, 2023

24. Horseshoe Plates

    By tmj, November 4, 2023
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    • Dr PR
    • November 11, 2023

25. quick way to trace planks for spiling

    By Raymond_h2002, November 8, 2023
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    • Raymond_h2002
    • November 8, 2023

26. Favorite hull and deck planking wood

    By bigcreekdad, November 2, 2023
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    • allanyed
    • November 5, 2023

27. Hull and Deck treenails

    By Loracs, September 10, 2023
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    • Dr PR
    • November 5, 2023

28. Vertical Scarf Joints on Keels

    By tmj, October 31, 2023
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    • allanyed
    • November 1, 2023

29. Pintle straps and what they are made of when fitting copper plates to the hull?

    By DaveBaxt, October 31, 2023
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    • DaveBaxt
    • October 31, 2023

30. Contact Glue

    By RolBerg, October 30, 2023
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    • tmj
    • October 31, 2023