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Hello all together out there,

 

About ten years ago I've purchased Caldercraft's Bounty kit but stopped the build, my first build log on MSW I, soon after the finish of the second planking. The reason that led to this decision was simple. Meanwhile I've got John McKays book about the Bounty from the Anatomy of a Ship series as well as a copy of the original drawings made on behalf the Admiralty 1787 soon after the purchase of the Bethia. The drawings have had a lot of alterations to modify the ship for survey service in Her Majesty Service that ends up in the famous voyage and the mutiny in the years 1788/1789.

 

A view on McKays drawings and on the NMM's drawings brought to light, that the dimensions of the spares and parts in the kit doesn't really fit and where oversized. Especially the breadth doesn't fit and seems to be 1 foot 8 inch too wide. In the end, I've got frustrated and began another build, the HMC Sherbourne, but this is another story.

 

Unlike the common knowledge about Bligh, Christian and the mutiny, burned in our minds by well entertaining but less historical movie pictures, we do know nowadays that Bligh was not that despot as shown in the movies. Actually, he was one of the best navigators after Cook and a commander with foresight. 2 years later he fulfilled his order to bring breadfruit plants to the West Indies on a second voyage (a less known fact), became captain, fought at the battle of Copenhagen close to Nelson, was honoured by Nelson to be a very brave and proper commander in the battle and became in 1806 governor of New South Wales. This fact does close the circle form the Bounty to my another scratch build, the Schooner for Port Jackson. These ship sailed during the government of Bligh who became Vice Admiral. It is known today that Edward Edwards, commander of the HMS Pandora cumulated all the granted characteristics told about Bligh. 

 

By the way, among his remarkable voyage of 3,618 nautical miles (6,701 km) to Timor in Bounty's 23ft launch in company with his loyal men he survived two another mutinies. Two of his fellows on this voyage did the same trip again in an open boat in 1791 after HMS Pandora wrecked in Torres Street. Thus sailed with captain Edwards to catch the mutineers.

 

To the restart of my build of the Bounty;

 

Over the years the kit is gone and my first try get dusty in the bookshelf. I going to preserve her from an inglorious fate and wanna build her back to the bulkheads first and will start a second scratch build project. Meanwhile I have scaled up the drawings from McKays book to my preferred 1:64 scale. She was my first wooden shipbuild and after the scratch building experience with my Sherbourne and my Schooner for Port Jackson I am less happy with the obvious mistakes I did, especially on the curves at the bow and the stern, as well as with the (minor) incorrectness of the kit. As told, the breadth appears 1 foot 8 inch to large (8 mm in 1:64 scale), too, the bulwark astern is approx 10 inch (4 mm in 1:64 scale) to high. 

 

Attached you find some pictures about the current status of the Bounty. It is interesting to compare the 50ft Schooner for Port Jackson with the size of the 89ft Bounty. Both are made of the same scale.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hi Daniel.

Got my seat booked and will be watching with interest.

I start my AL bounty next week.

So it will be interesting to watch your ship emerge from the dust :)

It's a nice comparison between the two ships...

 

Regards Antony.

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Hello Antony,

 

Thank you for your interest. It's going to be a challenging project.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you HMS Bulkhead :-)

 

I started today to reassembly the ships hull carefully and protected the stern structure. Maybe I can use it later on again. It's a pity to destroy the old work.

 

When I lay the deck beam over the deck plate from Calderkraft's kit there are some differences recognisable. Most of the deck layout fits to the original drawings except the mast partner for the main mast, the mast partner for the mizzen and the hatchway down to the captains cabin. It is slightly a bit settled to far astern.

 

On the second picture is clearly shown the major mistake Caldercraft did with its kit. My deck beam drawing does exactly fit to Caldercraft's deck plate. The problem is , I have let the frames on the side of the drawings to see the proper run of the hull planks in proportion to the deck. That means Caldercraft simply forgot to subtract the wide of the lime wood of the first planking from the kits bulkhead and deck plate. That's why the ship finally is in all dimensions to large if you follow the kit's building manual. As result it does mean, when someone wants to use the general excellent quality of Caldercraft's Bounty kit he has to be aware to disclaim the first planking with the lime wood. Despite this he should fill the space between the bulkheads wit balsa and then plank over it directly with walnut (supplied with the kit) are any other wood of his convenience. I am going to use Swiss pear as usual. Additionally, the  technique of filling the space between the frames offers to get awarded by a better shape of the hull.

 

These shall be the last words about the original kit as further comparison is not possible. Next I have to reassemble the bulkheads and will add the hull structure by additional bulkheads taken from the original drawings.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Oh my.  And here I thought some of the others deconstruction was pretty radical.   I take it that you're just going to sand down the bulkheads otherwise you wouldn't got to trouble of tearing off the planking.  

Mark
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Hello Mark,

 

Indeed, all the bulkheads get a sanding and a reshape. Furthermore, I have to do some additional bulkheads. As you might see on the pictures below, the bulkheads in Caldercrafts kit aren't placed at the proper position. If I compare the frame position of the drawings with the actual position of the bulkheads on the centrepiece, most of the bulkheads are shifted up to 4-5 mm aft. That wasn't my mistake, as the laser cut job on the notches to house the supplied bulkheads was done by Caldercraft. No wonder why the bends of the planks had no smooth run. 

 

Because of the size of the vessel I will use the first time a building slip with the frame layout bonded onto the board. With this method I want to place the new self made bulkheads on the proper position. That means I have to reassemble the bulkheads from he centrepiece and to prove the shape of those. Than I have to marke the single frames by a pencil on the centrepiece and to cut in additional notches to house the new bulkheads. Also I have to widen the notches for the changed mast positions and yet to cut the notches for the old bulkheads at the right place/frame. A lot to do and actually a start from the very beginning on.

 

Cheers, Daniel 

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Wow... they did miss the boat on cutting that strongback, didn't they?  

Mark
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Hi Daniel.

Ouch that kinda hurt.

Takes a lot of courage to do what you have just done...

But you have a high standard it's the only way of correcting the model to how you want it.

Were did you get the "original drawings made on behalf the Admiralty 1787 soon after the purchase of the Bethia" ??

 

Regards Antony.

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Hello Antony,

 

That's easy. Just go on NMM / Royal Museums Greenwich homepage and make an order of the plan Nr ZAZ6665 (lines and sheer plan) and of ZAZ6668 (upper deck plan including plant storage). Go to rmg.co.uk, then to national maritim museum, then to shop, then to ship plan prints& scanning and follow the order. There you can have a look on the most ship plans available at NMM. Additionally you can have also the drawings of the original Bethia taken from the dock soon after the purchase of her by the admiralty.

 

I have ordered my plan in 1:36 scale. But in origin it is in 1:48 scale. Alternatively you can order the copies as picture on disk. Then it might be easy to work with it directly in a CAD or any photo software.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Now I am on to make additional bulkheads, repair and reshape the kits bulkhead to fit the proper dimensions of the draughts and to make the keel and stern/stem timbers.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello,

 

At least I have finished the work on the bulkheads except the transoms at the stern. First I have glued in the cross sections from AOTS and reshaped the frame by cutting and filling. Further more I placed three additional bulkheads at the sections B, 2 and 10. At this stage I have to correct myself. The positions of the frames in Caldercrafts kit might be exact. Nevertheless, for someone who wants to use the drawings of McKay's book has to be aware about the proper scale of the cross sections. Most of the draughts in the book are in 1:96 scale. However, especially the three cross sections showing the fore, main and mizzen mast doesn't fit exactly to the rest of the drawings and appears to small. This turns out when you place the sawed frames on the centrepiece. Especially the hight between lower edge of the keelson to the upper edge of the deck beams is to low, and doesn't fit to the hight oft the other frames with a gab of up to 2-3 mm. Despite this the wide of those frames is perfect. I've go confused and measured the remained centrepiece of the kit. I have to say that it is of a very exact size comparing to the NMM draughts. Well done by Caldercraft. Therefore I've used the upper edge of the centrepiece as mark for the hight of all deck beams regardless of the hight shown on the printed cross sections. To stabilise the frame construction I am now on to fill the frames with remained spare lime wood. It will be later on a kind of 1st planking and offers a perfect surface to mark the sheers and wales. Additionally, I have scratch build the keel, stem and stern made of pear. Too, it ist important to compare the sizes of the printed side view of the frames, keel and dead wood as well as of the inboard plan. It is not of the same size. First I thought it was a gap because of the print job but after measuring the drawings directly in the book, the gap still remains. The inboard plan ist the most correct one comparing to the NMM drawings, the side view of the frames is to small. Foolishly this was the template I've used for to cut out the timbers for the stem. But fortunately I could compensate the gap by caulking the timbers. This very thin layer between the timbers was enough to enlarge the size of the stem. Generally, as it might known, it is important to sand down the edges of the timbers to avoid exactly this effect. At this time it was welcome.

 

In the end ship building is all about mathematics, physics and geometry.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello,

 

Meanwhile I could made some progress on the hull and finished the work on the stem by sanding down and rounding the fore part and cutting the rabbit. Next I have to work on the stern constructions and the transoms. Additionally, I have changed the mast position approx 3/16" respectively 1ft forward. CC has shift it aft to an acceptable range as the lower end of the main mast would directly go through the cross section 1. I am sure they made the decision to keep the kit as simple as well as practicable, even to rookies in this wonderful hobby.

 

Have a nice Sunday,

Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello,

 

This week I had a little time to work on the keel rabbit and on the transoms.

 

Cheers,

Daniel

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Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello,

 

The progress is proceeding slowly because of the real job but during the last two weeks I could place all transoms at the stern. After the sanding job the smooth run of the curve is already visible. The transoms are made of 4 mm plywood and I have cut down one of the layers down to 1/8 inch / 3,17 mm, the original size of the transoms in 3/16 scale. By this method the plywood becomes automatically a little bending, which is a perfect effect, as it needs to be bended a little bit.

 

Additionally, I've started with the "frame timbers" at the bow made by 4 mm plywood too. This time I don't had to do any cut off, as the original size of the frames in 3/16 scale is 5/32 or 4 mm. Only the original filler piece of CC's kit, that was already placed on both sides of the stem and needed to be cut carefully from 5 mm down to 4 mm. Between the bow frames I have glued spare wood of 0.8 mm thickness to keep the right distance between the frames. Frames of Bounty where of 10 inch thickness an 2 inch distance between the frames. In 1:64 scale it is exactly 3/16 inch or 4.76 mm respectively 5/32 inch for the frame and 1/32 inch between the frames.

 

Furthermore I could finish the "deck beams" from stern to the aft section of the main mast. Here I used a printout of the deck beam section from AOTS Bounty, glued it piecewise on 4 mm ply wood, cut the ply wood again down to 3 mm to get again the mentioned self-bending effect, which makes it easier to bring the "beams" into the right run of the deck. Therefore I had to cut the centrepiece between the bulkheads step by step down.

 

Abaft the main mast I stopped to continue the work as I am thinking about constructing the full main cabin showing all plant pots and breadfruits. It might be a funny idea to show the Bounty in a diorama right at the moment of the mutiny with open stern windows and angry seaman who throw the plants behind Bligh's barque.

 

Meanwhile I waiting for the timbers I have ordered at Lumberyard and Crowntimberyard. Swiss Pear is for the planks, dead woods and wales. Holly is for the deck.

 

As I had a little time I worked on an Excel file to calculate all masts, yards, planks and wooden pieces down to 3/16 scale in metric as well as in imperial measure. For everyone who wants to build that ship in the same scale it might be useful to order all necessary strips and sheets with the correct thickness.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello,

 

During the process on the work on the upper frames on the bow I've got a little bit confused as the framing plans in AOTS Bounty shows two different versions of the proper place of timber head 2. On the sideview, the timber head is placed between the frames 6 & 7. On the front view of the bow, the timber head is placed between the frames 7 & 8. After a quick check with the deck layout from AOTS and the original draught from NMM it is clearly recognisable, where the timber head 2 has to be placed. It has to be directly aft of the cathead. Therefore the front view of the AOTS is the right one. The timber head has to be placed between the frames 7 & 8.

 

The timber heads in the last picture aren't fixed now as I want to get first the right run of the frame's upper end by sanding.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Daniel

 

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Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hi Bob,

 

Thank you for following my blog.

 

As some of you already know, I don't fear any radical decision with my build. During placing the "1st planking" between the bulkheads the centrepiece warped approximately by 4 mm to the starboard. I just figured out that unfortunate fact as I have placed the hull in the jig for fixing the stern. The upper side didn't fit to the centreline. :-(

 

Therefore I again had to cut the hull and have dismantled the deck beams and parts of the 1st planking. Last but not least everything went well and now I am starting to cut out the main cabin as I made the decision to show the plants.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hi Daniel

It's looking good, one of the main problems working with wood is keeping everything straight as wood will move, grow, shrink etc just with changes in temperature and humidity. Having it held the way you have now will be a great help as your build progresses :)

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you are right, wood is moving but that's what I like on the material beside its warm and natural character. Working with wood brings men down to earth, sometimes ;-)

 

Now I am thinking about how to start with the planking job. I probably start with the thicker strake above the wales. McKays AOTS Bounty offers no layout for the live and dead wood planking. As the Bounty was a Bark build for coal transport like the Endeavour, I will lean my layout on Marquardt's layout seen in his AOTS Endeavour. 

 

However, one major question is open yet. What was the right wale planking technique of the Bounty? Was it a small anchor top and butt planking as seen in AOTS Endeavour or was it a standard butt joint? Just hook and butt planking might be unusual on small vessels with no need for solid-built main wales as on frigates, man-o-wars or on bomb vessels. 

 

Another question is about the rabbet on the stem (see the red circle in the first picture). Was the rabbet for wales widened to fit with the size of the wales or thick stuff? I've never seen that on any build, even here on MSW. But it is a question that moves me. Otherwise it means, the en of the wales has to be cut down to slip properly into the rabbet.

 

Has anyone out there an idea?

 

Meanwhile I've marked the wales and the thick stuff above it on both sides.

 

Cheers, Daniel

 

PS: the pear strips from Crown Timberyard arrived yesterday by mail. It is expensive comparing to the strips offered by Krick. But last but not least because of the shipping costs from the US to Switzerland. It is the first time to me that I have ordered my wood at Crown Timberyard but the quality of the strips are of major quality! Very clean and crisp edges and no minor quality parts in it. It is worth each penny and surely I found my wood supplier for future projects too.

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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here we go with the stern frame...

 

The pictures explain itself.

 

Cheers Daniel

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Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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A little progress on the stern frames and the side windows ...

 

Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hi Cobra, 

 

Thank you for your comment and many thanks for all the likes of the followers!

 

Meanwhile the frame construction of the sterns it's finished and now I am ready to start with the wales.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Really interesting solutions. That's a very consequent way, to build your model. Well done.

Regards Christian

 

Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36

On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777

Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48

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Hello Christian,

 

Thanks for your interest and your compliment. During the last day I had a little time to start with the planking of the upper hull. It's going slowly and needs a lot of patience. The upper strakes shall be 3/32 wide x 3 /64 thick. Because of unavoidable sanding after the tree nailing I use 3/32 x 1/8. That gives 0,4 mm retrospectively 1/64 material to sand down. I think it shall be enough. The upper and lower sides of the strakes are treated with a pencil to give later on a slight effect of filling material.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello,

 

Thank you all for your likes!

 

Before the upper strakes can be put in place I have to place all timber heads to assure a strong hold for the timbers.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Hello Robin,

 

Thank you for your comment and you are right. The question about the wale layout drives me. I had some input from this forum about that point. The problem actually is, that there are no so much records or building contracts for merchantmen available as for ships/sloops of war. The reason is simple as those builds where private orders with no norms as requested and recorded by the Admiralty for ships of war. Therefore the ship building techniques for private builds are not as deep researched as with "governmental" orders.

 

However, let's try to think logical. Other than warships with clear demands in terms of quality, life cycle, handling in action etc, merchantmen are build to make the max profit with as less as possible of investment.That means, it is build of modal quality. In other words, with the cheapest materials from the cheapest supplier on the most easiest way. That was the same in the 18th century as nowadays, isn't it? Therefore McKay's solution with classic strakes for the wales makes sense. As the ship was not build and even not bought for military service, there where no special need to strengthen the wales by hook or anchor top and butt planking as seen in Marquardt's drawings in AOTS Endeavour or on many frigates and ship of the lines.

 

Has anyone out there another input about this point? Every idea is welcome.

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Cheers,

Daniel

 

In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne

Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch)

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Great build log. I have seen so many Bounty models over the years that were well made, that had hundreds of hours of fine craftsmanship invested in them, but they had obvious inaccuracies. There are such good plans available that this vessel must be one of the best candidates for a scratchbuild or a kit bash going.

 

Congrats and I look forward to seeing how it ends

Drown you may, but go you must and your reward shall be a man's pay or a hero's grave

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Daniel,

 

I do believe you are correct.  In France, the India Company ships were also warships so plans were sent to the appropriate place.  They also planned on only one voyage per ship. Some shortcuts were taken, but since the King was involved, much of those ships were built like warships. 

 

England was a different beast as I understand.  When the Navy bought a ship, they took of the lines and some of the details.  The did do some upgrades as time and money permitted, like the stove, gunports, but I'm not sure wales were on the list.  It was a quick and cheap way to get a ship for a purpose, usually, short-termed. As I recall, there were ships bought solely for use as fireships, victualers, powder and transports and very little was done.  Others, got a massive overhaul.

 

Do we know how much was re-worked when the government bought her?   The shipyards were very good at detailing these things but not always on the drawings.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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