Jonesey

Sorry to resurrect this thread ,but if you do decide to double plank (as I intend to do), is it necessary to allows sufficient width in the rabbet for both layers?

Thanks,

Jonesey

Hi guys, not much progress since my last post, been doing a lot of studying of the plans and wrapping my head around various ideas & concepts.

However, what i hope will be a simple answer to my question - when I cut my rabbet into the keel, should I leave enough room for both layers of planking?

The model will be double planked as per Corel's instructions, but they don't mention the rabbet at all, and it's not clear from the drawings exactly what I'm supposed to do.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Jonesey

Thanks David.

I took a photocopy of the Stem piece and carefully cut it out.

When I aligned it to the actual piece, I immediately saw that it is the bottom of the keel that needs trimming.

Hi everyone.

Below is an image of the 2 sections which make up the front section of the keel - the stem part & the main keel#

When I place these together, there is a clear height difference leaving the bottom of the stem piece below the main keel:

I can think of 3 different ways to correct this, but would appreciate some guidance as to the "best" way

1 - sand off the bottom section of the stem. I'm reluctant to do this as this would affect the lie of the bulkheads which seems to be correct.

2 - enlarge the top of the "slot" on the main keel

3 - trim the top of the "tab" protruding from the stem.

So guys, what would you do here?

Many thanks,

Jonesey

Hello shipmates.

Dumb question #2

The 2 "longways beams" (as notated by Corel) I presume are meant to fit in the slots on the top of the bulkheads yes?

So again, presumably, I have to widen the tops to accommodate the beams yes?

Thanks in anticipation

Jonesey

Excellent Vince!

Thank you

Thanks David - great idea.

No worries with regards to rushing it, I intend to take my time and get it right.

Hi pompey (apt name!)

Yes, my thought exactly. They need to be square in all 3  dimensions so at the moment, I can't think of a good way to do more than 1 or 2 at a time

Jonesey

I will no doubt have several hundred questions before this project is completed, being a complete newbie to modelling.

I'll start by asking what next? The instructions seem to indicate I should start glueing up immediately, but I've read that a lot of work needs to be done before a drop of glue is applied anywhere, so the above is only a dry fit.

Thanks in advance!

Jonesey

Well, here we go.

Thanks to invaluable advice on my members introduction page I've managed to start construction.