Kevin Kenny

I am preparing some Mahogany to plank the floor boards. 12” wide by 1 1/2” thick. I have decided to make the planks 2 1/2 “ and reduce after installation. 

1706 is the earliest model I see

http://It does Allen. See short video below

I forgot i also found this book in the book store at the Rijks Museum

Also was able to purchase two wonderful books to add to my library . Dutch war ships in the age of sail, 1600-1714 by James Bender my third book on dutch ships and Brian Lavery Wooden Ships construction .

Just returned and its time to get going again. I purchased a few nice tools in Germany, 2&3mm taps, new ear plugs, nice flat file and some 12” clamps.  

Had to make some repairs to my model at our cottage. Simply looks great though 

Aft crutch completed

All the mast steps are done

Main mast step and fire mast step

Modification to the height gauge. I installed the new screws but still found i had to put a pliers to tighten enough so that the pointed would not move. To solve this problem i made up two plastic extensions which made it easy to  tighten with my fingers.

Thanks Greg

i am Just so annoyed to make such a basic mistake which in hindsight is so clearly illustrated in the books planking layout. What led me astray was the various photographs of different builds that show the end of strakes 1&2 in different locations. I am just going to stick to the book going forward. 

I have almost completed on the correction exercise after which i am  off to Germany Holland and England for a few weeks holiday. When i return i will be refreshed and ready to go again. 

I am in 5he process of recording my  error. I will make it private access in the first instance and would appreciated if you and David could look at it and comment. Since these videos may be used as a guide in future builds i need to show the errors and the corrections so that i do not mislead future modelers.

Best regards

kevin 

I have had a lot of trouble with regard to the finished height of strake 15. After conversations with both Greg and David i have developed a chart with the finished heights off the plan.  Clearly i made a number of mistakes with the installation of the strakes (see Davids correction photograph. I am going to only correct the finished height of strake 15 and move on since i am closing all this inside.

Still photos

I posted this in the wrong place before. These are a few of the tools and stuff i picked up while in New york. The  small square will be invaluable.  The automatic switch for the vacuum system is the most practical as i often don't switch it on  when i just need to make a quick sand or cut. Now i have no excuse.

I have to say that this kit is well manufactured and a real challenge to build but its also one of the best kits i have come across.