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  1. mrcc
    So the reference for the support struts under the forecastle on the Mamoli plans was noted on the instructions but was non existent on the diagram/plans... I basically referenced the Mantua instruction manual, pictured below, which is available on the internet, having downloaded them long ago, as my source of information... And even at that, their placement was "wherever"... Mamoli referenced 5x5mm strips of Walnut and they look very good in my opinion...
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    A few more pictures of my process...
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    My solution with this piece of 3mm plank of wood was to measure and trace directly from the plans a piece of paper that I then measured again the hull and found a very nice fit. With this piece of tracing, I traced it onto the plank and trimmed it down roughly to the correct size and then did a final shaping using my new Dremel routing/shaping table... which worked very well for my purposes as acacia is very soft and easy to work with... the only issue is that the board is 3mm in width and I needed a 1.5mm strip on the hull, but that is an easy issue to deal with/sand once affixed to the hull...
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    So another small issue in my kit was that I was missing a sheet of 1.5mm thick mahogany that was supposed to be supplied to provider the trim on the main deck railing as well as the trim on the quarter deck railing. Given the bottom edges of the forecastle and the stern deck were already trimmed with walnut I do not know why Mamoli would even specify or indicate a mahogany trim piece anyways... My solution was to go to a local exotic wood supply shop for finishing carpenters here in Calgary, Alberta and try and scrounge up a piece of walnut sheet... no such luck... but what I did find was some Acacia and found it to be a reasonable match to my walnut that was already affixed.
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    Hi Mustafa, everything is looking great! Are you using any specific plans for your build? Or just lots of research on the internet?
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    And one last image before the weekend starts for me.. More details on the forecastle...
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    Here are the wales stained and attached... I had some trouble gluing the top wale at the stern and when reviewing the plans I noticed they should have been glued and ended below the stern extension and the run of the wale certainly would have been more natural looking. I better start reading the plans with more attention. PS Sorry as I can't seem to get the last image to rotate properly for viewing.
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    The next challenge was placing the top wale on the hull as in the pictures below you can see the steam bending that was involved. They actually turned out very accurate once they were done and they fit very well to the hull. The first bend was a challenge as I had to bend them against the long edge and then I left them over night to dry. I had some initial spring back but I then soaked a second time and clamped them overnight for a second night with less spring back at this time. Then into the 3rd day, I gently steam bent with my wife's flat iron the bow and stern with very satisfactory results... Prior to gluing them down, I stained them...
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    And here is my efforts on the second planking... This being my second effort as I inherited a kit (Billings Boat - Bluenose) that had already been planked. My first effort was a challenge to say the least on the Caldercarft - Bomb Vessel Granado. On this kit I measured the port and starboard sides and divided the values at each bulkhead (below the wales) to the width of the plank and tapered the bow and stern planks accordingly. (Above the wales) the planks were all pretty much full width and the steam bending at the bow was quite easy... I was very happy with the quality of the walnut strips as in no splintering at all, in comparison to the supplied wood in the Caldercraft kit. Sorry about the lighting on the first 2 images... Just have to do a light sanding and good to go!
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    Here is more progress on the forecastle bow which started off in error... When I glued the bulkhead forecastle bow piece I noticed later from the plans (that I should have read in more detail) that I should have leaned forward the top edge in a forward incline. I solved this to a degree by building up the bow piece and sanding back the bottom edge to recreate a slight forward leading top edge. Sorry as I do not have a picture of the correction. Looks better anyways...
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    Hi Mustafa, I have been posting updates from work that I did over this past winter. It took me about 3 weeks to do the first planking. I am quite slow normally and I took even more time to do the second planking. Thanks again for checking in...
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    More progress... (from the past) I am very happy with how the first planking went. I perfected some techniques with regards to steam planking and though the wood was quite solid, I was able to get all my bends at the bow and stern by soaking for 10-15 minutes and then with my wife's flat hair iron, I was able to get all the bends I needed. Some fill was needed at the bow and stern, but mostly because of problems with the bulkheads, rather than problems planking. On these images, I was also able to get my first wale plank perfectly placed on both sides. The kit recommends to paint black, but I will be doing a darker stain for the wale and wales to follow...
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    More progress... (from the past) I planked the main deck, and after the fact, I should have been more careful about the planks when they touch the bulkhead margins... I should have left more space as at a later step I have to remove all the bulkhead extensions and then finish the planking to the sidewalls. Also if you look closely at the picture attached, you will see some of the additions I had to add to the exterior surfaces of some of the bulkheads to achieve a true surface for the full run of the external first planking layer.
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    Thanks Zoltan for following along... always nice to have some company! PS did you notice how many bulkheads are included in this Mamoli kit in comparison to the Mantua kit? I thought it was a bit of overkill in the Mamoli kit... Cheers!
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    The deck would / should normally fit past the bulkhead extensions and fit in one piece over the deck base. The bulkheads were so off, some even twisted in their slots that I had to cut the deck into quarters in order to fit them in. Some of the slots in the deck were widened substantially in order for them to fit past the bulkhead extensions, down flush on the base. The last image shows some of the fill to level out the deck topside surface. My fault certainly in not taking extra care and extension when fitting and gluing the bulkheads... I did lots of fairing and sanding and adding of strips to outside bulkhead surfaces to achieve perfect bulkhead / hull surface preparation for the planking to follow. This I certainly took the time to do correctly...
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    More progress... Certainly on this first image you can see some of the challenges with the frames or bulkheads not lining up well and being loose in the slots of the keel from side to side and fore and aft. This was basically the story along the whole length of the keel.
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    Thanks Mustafa for checking in, I am quietly following along a few of the Santa Maria's being built at this time... in particular yours and Zoltan's build which is the Mantua version.
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    Hi Mustafa, I have been quietly following your build right from the beginning. I love everything that you have done to date on your Santa Maria. It is amazing how much variation from kit to kit on this particular model and it is so much more interesting to see what you have done on this "handmade" effort. PS Thanks for following along my Santa Maria... Cheers, Julian
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    The bulkheads were incredibly loose in their respective slots along the length of the keel, and that is not exaggerating! Loose from side to side and top to bottom (from where they should have been sitting) in the slots... I carried on as best I could, not realizing completely the true importance, with regards to making sure everything was lining up perfectly square and true. Needless to say, some problems were had later in the build...
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    My favorable first impressions faded fast as I assembled the keel and added the frame supports at the bow and stern...
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    This kit is perhaps 20 years old and no such luck with regards to laser cut parts... I have started a Caldercraft kit, finished a Billings Boat kit, and this now my 3rd, having started a Mamoli kit. First impressions were excellent with regards to the plans and documentation and supplied parts, especially with regards to the planking strip wood - beautifully milled wood with tight dimensions and excellent wood grain and colour.
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    So here I start another Build Log... This being my 3rd wooden model ship started, and only one being completed (the first perhaps a little bit over my head), I purchased this model kit on Ebay for a very good price about 20 months ago and actually only began this kit in the late fall last year. At first I was not going to do a build log as I always find my time limited with regards to posting progress and updates but given the lack of build logs for this particular Mamoli kit (another one, the first on this forum, just recently started this last month), I thought I would start one. I have always found the age of Exploration of the most interest, and especially with regards to Christopher Columbus... and that being said here is the token picture of the opened box.
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    Hi Jon, I love the scale you are working in and of course the work you are doing on this Bluenose. PS I am originally from Edmonton myself.
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    Hi Jon, Just reviewed your log and I am very impressed! What a great job and very cool that you are able to get it into the water... Cheers! Julian
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    Thanks Jon for the kind compliments... Sorry for getting back to you so late as I unfortunately do not for whatever reason get notifications when people post on my build log. Yes of course any questions, please "ask away"! Cheers, Julian

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