donrobinson

Good Morning All, A big Thanks for all the compliments, for stopping in and for all the likes much appreciated.
 After 32 strakes and over 160 planks the starboard side is completed. I completed this with all strakes going from stem to stern with no drop planks or stealers . The use of short planks made the job much easier to complete. Other than the sheer size of this hull it has so far been the easiest one to plank for me to date. This could have been completed much faster by not tapering the planks and just slapping on planks. But then what would you learn from that. My process was to measure each bulkhead calculate how many strakes required and the widths of the planks at each bulkhead, After three or four strakes I would measure again then adjust as required then just repeated this until finished.
Enough of all this here are some pictures and a few explanations:
 
In this picture I'm showing the jig I used to keep the garboard strake straight

 
This picture is showing the taper required on the garboard strake as there is no rabbit line

 
Showing the last few planks, although it does not look like it in the picture the space left is quite even

 
The tools I use for sanding and scraping, nothing fancy but it works for me
 
 
And how she looks now before any filling

 

 
A little more fine tuning and it will be ready for some filler, but now it is on to the port side which has been already started
 
Have a good day, and Thanks for stopping in
 
 

Good Morning All, I was walking down the hall yesterday and seen this guy sitting there looking lonely so I thought it was time to bring him into the workshop and do a little work.

 
So here is how he looked

 
Then four hours later

 
And here is a shot of the instruction booklet and part of the list to follow, the check marks are showing what is completed so far. Quite impressive considering this was started over a year ago. NOT!! Hopefully the pace will pick up now that my Trabakul is nearing completion.

 
Have A Good One
 

Good Morning All, A big Thanks for all the compliments, for stopping in and for all the likes much appreciated.
 After 32 strakes and over 160 planks the starboard side is completed. I completed this with all strakes going from stem to stern with no drop planks or stealers . The use of short planks made the job much easier to complete. Other than the sheer size of this hull it has so far been the easiest one to plank for me to date. This could have been completed much faster by not tapering the planks and just slapping on planks. But then what would you learn from that. My process was to measure each bulkhead calculate how many strakes required and the widths of the planks at each bulkhead, After three or four strakes I would measure again then adjust as required then just repeated this until finished.
Enough of all this here are some pictures and a few explanations:
 
In this picture I'm showing the jig I used to keep the garboard strake straight

 
This picture is showing the taper required on the garboard strake as there is no rabbit line

 
Showing the last few planks, although it does not look like it in the picture the space left is quite even

 
The tools I use for sanding and scraping, nothing fancy but it works for me
 
 
And how she looks now before any filling

 

 
A little more fine tuning and it will be ready for some filler, but now it is on to the port side which has been already started
 
Have a good day, and Thanks for stopping in
 
 

Thanks Bob, I appreciate your answer

Good Morning All, A big Thanks for all the compliments, for stopping in and for all the likes much appreciated.
 After 32 strakes and over 160 planks the starboard side is completed. I completed this with all strakes going from stem to stern with no drop planks or stealers . The use of short planks made the job much easier to complete. Other than the sheer size of this hull it has so far been the easiest one to plank for me to date. This could have been completed much faster by not tapering the planks and just slapping on planks. But then what would you learn from that. My process was to measure each bulkhead calculate how many strakes required and the widths of the planks at each bulkhead, After three or four strakes I would measure again then adjust as required then just repeated this until finished.
Enough of all this here are some pictures and a few explanations:
 
In this picture I'm showing the jig I used to keep the garboard strake straight

 
This picture is showing the taper required on the garboard strake as there is no rabbit line

 
Showing the last few planks, although it does not look like it in the picture the space left is quite even

 
The tools I use for sanding and scraping, nothing fancy but it works for me
 
 
And how she looks now before any filling

 

 
A little more fine tuning and it will be ready for some filler, but now it is on to the port side which has been already started
 
Have a good day, and Thanks for stopping in
 
 

Good Morning All, I was walking down the hall yesterday and seen this guy sitting there looking lonely so I thought it was time to bring him into the workshop and do a little work.

 
So here is how he looked

 
Then four hours later

 
And here is a shot of the instruction booklet and part of the list to follow, the check marks are showing what is completed so far. Quite impressive considering this was started over a year ago. NOT!! Hopefully the pace will pick up now that my Trabakul is nearing completion.

 
Have A Good One
 

Hello All, Thanks for visiting, for all the likes and the awesome comments. Well I have the stern area completely finished with the sail, all rigging and rope coils also did a little clean up. I will say that installing sails is lots of work, and there is only three of them, they are starting to grow on me. I would say, though, if you are thinking about sails to start with a fore and aft craft as the rigging is a lot less complex and it will give you a taste to whether or not you will enjoy installing sails.
 Enough with the oratory, here are some pictures of what's been going on:

 The end is getting closer, next up is the fore sail and finish off the bow area. The next couple of days will be spent on the Stefano and another project so I'll see you soon.
 Thanks Again

Thanks Bob, I appreciate your answer

Hi Bob, she is all looking great. I was wondering about your deadeye strap technique, and how it is done. Do you wrap the deadeye with wire, give it a twist, push both ends through the channel, cut one end off then make a loop? How is the loop fixed, solder, glue or is it just left? Thanks

Thanks Robin, the finish I use is satin wipe on poly. MarisStella has a few "under the radar" kits big and small, they are real fine quality kits.

Thanks Ken and B.E. I certainly do appreciate you fellows stopping in

Thanks Robin, the finish I use is satin wipe on poly. MarisStella has a few "under the radar" kits big and small, they are real fine quality kits.

Thanks so much Bob and EJ for your comments, and to all those for the likes

Hello All, Thanks for visiting, for all the likes and the awesome comments. Well I have the stern area completely finished with the sail, all rigging and rope coils also did a little clean up. I will say that installing sails is lots of work, and there is only three of them, they are starting to grow on me. I would say, though, if you are thinking about sails to start with a fore and aft craft as the rigging is a lot less complex and it will give you a taste to whether or not you will enjoy installing sails.
 Enough with the oratory, here are some pictures of what's been going on:

 The end is getting closer, next up is the fore sail and finish off the bow area. The next couple of days will be spent on the Stefano and another project so I'll see you soon.
 Thanks Again

Hello All, Thanks for visiting, for all the likes and the awesome comments. Well I have the stern area completely finished with the sail, all rigging and rope coils also did a little clean up. I will say that installing sails is lots of work, and there is only three of them, they are starting to grow on me. I would say, though, if you are thinking about sails to start with a fore and aft craft as the rigging is a lot less complex and it will give you a taste to whether or not you will enjoy installing sails.
 Enough with the oratory, here are some pictures of what's been going on:

 The end is getting closer, next up is the fore sail and finish off the bow area. The next couple of days will be spent on the Stefano and another project so I'll see you soon.
 Thanks Again

Thanks Robin, the finish I use is satin wipe on poly. MarisStella has a few "under the radar" kits big and small, they are real fine quality kits.

Beautiful work, love that stern sticker. Where do you find that inkjet film?

Thanks Ken and B.E. I certainly do appreciate you fellows stopping in

Good Morning All, A big Thanks for all the compliments, for stopping in and for all the likes much appreciated.
 After 32 strakes and over 160 planks the starboard side is completed. I completed this with all strakes going from stem to stern with no drop planks or stealers . The use of short planks made the job much easier to complete. Other than the sheer size of this hull it has so far been the easiest one to plank for me to date. This could have been completed much faster by not tapering the planks and just slapping on planks. But then what would you learn from that. My process was to measure each bulkhead calculate how many strakes required and the widths of the planks at each bulkhead, After three or four strakes I would measure again then adjust as required then just repeated this until finished.
Enough of all this here are some pictures and a few explanations:
 
In this picture I'm showing the jig I used to keep the garboard strake straight

 
This picture is showing the taper required on the garboard strake as there is no rabbit line

 
Showing the last few planks, although it does not look like it in the picture the space left is quite even

 
The tools I use for sanding and scraping, nothing fancy but it works for me
 
 
And how she looks now before any filling

 

 
A little more fine tuning and it will be ready for some filler, but now it is on to the port side which has been already started
 
Have a good day, and Thanks for stopping in
 
 

Hi Bob, she is all looking great. I was wondering about your deadeye strap technique, and how it is done. Do you wrap the deadeye with wire, give it a twist, push both ends through the channel, cut one end off then make a loop? How is the loop fixed, solder, glue or is it just left? Thanks

Good Morning All, A big Thanks for all the compliments, for stopping in and for all the likes much appreciated.
 After 32 strakes and over 160 planks the starboard side is completed. I completed this with all strakes going from stem to stern with no drop planks or stealers . The use of short planks made the job much easier to complete. Other than the sheer size of this hull it has so far been the easiest one to plank for me to date. This could have been completed much faster by not tapering the planks and just slapping on planks. But then what would you learn from that. My process was to measure each bulkhead calculate how many strakes required and the widths of the planks at each bulkhead, After three or four strakes I would measure again then adjust as required then just repeated this until finished.
Enough of all this here are some pictures and a few explanations:
 
In this picture I'm showing the jig I used to keep the garboard strake straight

 
This picture is showing the taper required on the garboard strake as there is no rabbit line

 
Showing the last few planks, although it does not look like it in the picture the space left is quite even

 
The tools I use for sanding and scraping, nothing fancy but it works for me
 
 
And how she looks now before any filling

 

 
A little more fine tuning and it will be ready for some filler, but now it is on to the port side which has been already started
 
Have a good day, and Thanks for stopping in
 
 

Looks like it must have been hours of meticulous work but well worth it as it looks tremendous 

You make it all look so easy Bob

I agree with what Robin has said. That would have been a nice book to have during my build, that picture looks great also

Happy Birthday, looking forward to seeing some pictures of your progress