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Dukekars

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  • Birthday 03/08/1962

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  1. Ships Log 6/90 Planking is certainly an art to be learned. Taking my time and attacking issues as the occur.
  2. Ships Log 5/82 Ha guys just got started again after a month off over Xmas. I have started the painful, process of planking. This is certainly going to consume time. As most know Billings plans/notes etc are very poor. I had great difficulty determining the difference between Bulkhead # 4 and 7, as a result I have to shim on and sand down the other. I lost the 50/50 chance even with hours of measuring and trying to determine which one went where according to the plans. All well all we have in life is time. Going ashore
  3. Looks Great Ian, I just started practicing plank bending yesterday hope to start planking hull within a week. Your log is a great help to me. Duke
  4. Ships Log 4/78 Ha guys progress is slow but moving ahead. Planking the deck was not to bad. The photo is with two coats of varathane. I have a close up as well but it showed more flaws then I could see with my eyes, which gives me a good idea if I want to see close detail in low light just take a picture. Fitting the rails along the side and a few bow pieces probably glue them up some time tomorrow. I seem to cut 5 pieces before I am happy with the fit. After that its on to study of hull planking, and practice until its time to go home for xmas. Will not start hull planks until 19 Jan. when I return. Going ashore.
  5. Ships Log 3/70 Been bit of a busy week looking for model time was short. Spent the week planking the deck, and shaping stern filler blocks. Both are turning out very nice. I should have taken picture from the stern. I enjoyed this part still lots to do sanding down edges and planks. Still researching the hull planking. I also built a wooden block for bending planks one bow pattern on stern. So looking for an old steam iron to go with it. All is good. Going ashore I'll check in next week. Cheers Duke
  6. Ships Log 2/64: Have made some progress. Managed to get 90% of frame twist out with blocks between certain frame pieces. got another 5% out when I glued in the bow filler blocks. Currently working rear filler blocks. Very small twist left at this point. Deck fits OK did a few planks on deck just to get an idea where I am going with that. I thank every body for advice its been a big help. Help: I have one frame third from front starboard side that extends out past deck a bit. I am assume my fix is to sand down probably the wide of two planks tapper it into the deck so planking will sit flush. Also a tiny little bit on the next frame as well but very little all the rest port and starboard are all good. Duke
  7. Thanks for the input guys. I am currently working on my filler blocks, lots of shaping and sanding. Found a new tool today not sure how it will work out. It was only 7 bucks so no big investment. Its a double clamp one side fixed and one side pivots 180 degrees. Duke
  8. Thanks Chris, I am sure this will challenge me for a few days, deck takes out some, experiment with different blocks. Tomorrow is a new day. Duke
  9. Bill did you use filler blocks in the bow and stern. I am concerned with planking that bluff bow? Duke
  10. Hello everyone. I live in Nova Scotia a 40 min drive from Lunenburg Nova Scotia, Canada where the 1960 Bounty was made for the movie. I learn to sail in Navy League Cadets at the age of 13. Always like the sea, love the book, movie and history of the Bounty. When she sank during Hurricane Sandy on 29 Oct 2012 I decided I would build her. Ships Log 1/43. (first entry 43hrs in) Frame and keel in. Lots of research to get to this point. Billings directions are for not. Scale Blue print is very good my most valuable tool. Moving on too bow and stern filler. Starting to study the planking and bit worried seems to give lots of trouble (Bluff Bow). I am sure I will have lots of questions. Advice. When told to do something do it. Read in this form to label/number and draw all parts. Only numbered half and I am still paying the price for that error. Help: I have a small twist in my keel, seems to be mainly at the stern. Researching fixes any advice would be great. Thanks Going A Shore Duke
  11. I am currently looking for this book. Chris it is coming along nice. My frame and keel together just dealing with a keel alignment issue. Trying to figure out best fix to straighten. Duke
  12. Vossy very interested in following this I just started my own, doing lots of reading. Cant seem to find David and Roman log that you mention. I am already stuck on step two working on it. Billings has no written explanation and drawings are ok but dont show a lot of things. Good luck looking forward to seeing your progress.
  13. I am in the process of trying to figure out these build logs. I am sure they will have lots good info. Still stuck step 2, but searching for an answer. Duke
  14. Phil I am jealous, i have this same kit Bounty (Billings 1/50) To say they leave out some details is an under statement. I have done 10 hrs of reading and snagged on step two. Once I get going should get a bit better, Stating to read through this form to see if I can get rolling again. Duke
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