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    Thanks for all the likes and comments. It has been an interesting week, with some big mistakes on the bow. Made several horizontal and vertical templates to fit around the bow and nothing would line up. Then it dawned on me after a couple of days that the bow was 38mm too long. I had added an extra bulkhead to the ship. So I sawed it off, balsa cuts easy, and a bit of sanding it was ready for the little piece of the bow. Resawed a new bulkhead # 95 and glued it to the balsa spacer. Now it will dry. Marcus
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    Kees, You are back. Beautiful job on the deck. I like how the planks are different shades of brown which looks more realistic. Marcus
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    Marked on both sides of the bulkheads where the different decks go. Deck templates. I have a lot of this veneer so I used it to create the deck templates. In the end I may use them and then just cover them with planking. Slowly shaping the stern. Getting the right shape is a slow process. Don't want to muck it up. I'll do the same for the bow. Marcus
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    Very technical and interesting explanation, wefalck Marcus
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    Thanks for all the likes and answers to my questions. Did some preliminary sanding especially the Stern and the bow. I want to get a visual of the curvature of both and with some sanding I can get that. Stern and bow. Next I made templates of scrap wood for the bow. One piece for the X axis and one piece for the Y axis. The empty spaces will be filled with balsa. Did the same for the Stern but only for the Y axis and will be filled with balsa and sanded to get the curve Next took the individual paper templates, one for each bulkhead, lined them up, clamped them to each bulkhead. Now I can mark where all the decks go. Marcus
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    Agreed with everyone else, the details are wonderful. Love all the details you put into the model to make it come alive. Marcus
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    Looking great. The lines of the hull are pleasing to the eye. You did a great job in planking. Marcus
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    Unconventional method of figuring out where the decks go on each of the bulkheads. Took the longitudinal lines plan, divided the plan into 38mm by 38mm squares and colored in some key areas. The decks are colored green. Created cardboard templates from each bulkhead. Y which are the numbers on the bottom of the plan and is from 0 to 100 (left to right) and X which are the numbers on the plan on the right side and is from 0 to 35 (bottom to the top). Lined up template for bulkhead 75 where Y is 75 and X is 10 and marked on the template where the deck intersects at these points. Once all created the paper templates are transferred to bulkheads and with pencil mark where each part of the deck goes. Hope you understand what I am trying to explain. I do everything using math when building a ship. Marcus
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    Jan, You are correct about the anchors, 4 total on plan 4b. I wonder do they have them all on the bow ready for use or like you said, keep them as spares. The plan shows four anchors, if their are spares there would be more than four. I just checked the pictures of the Zeehaen in the book and it has 2 anchors on each side. Don't know which ones are which and does it really matter. Marcus
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    All bulkheads and spacers have been glued together. All bulkheads have been reinforced with extra wood. I have spent a considerable time copying some of the plans at twice the size and then with a glue stick putting them together. Paper template of each bulkhead so I can figure out how to place the decks. I will make a notch on the inside of the bulkheads. Question : Three types of anchors x 2 total of 6. Where do I place all of them? It's going to be crowded at the bow. Marcus
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    Jack, Looks great and I like the color combination of blue and yellow. Marcus
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    Nils, Beautiful lines of this small boat. Looking forward in following your build and observing your attention to the details. Some of the rigging is similar to the Dutch coastal vessels. Marcus
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    Glued the balsa spacers in between the bulkheads. Started this am with glueing 2 bulkheads and 2 balsa spacers. Once the glue was dry, glued the two's together and ended up with 4 large pieces. Glued again the pieces together which resulted I 2 large pieces which I will put tomorrow together Marcus
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    Beautifully executed!! This is a slick looking ship. The lines are just beautiful. I like the start of your miniature maritime museum. You will never run out of space like some of us with displaying your ships Marcus
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    Belt sanded balsa blocks which are all 34mm wide and fit in between the bulkheads. I inherited this monstrosity from a cabinet maker. If I don't watch what I am doing the wood disappears in no time :-) Balsa spacers in between the bulkheads. Added a notch on top of the bulkheads so they are all aligned with each other. Something I have not done before and it helps in keeping the bulkheads in a straight line. Started glueing the bulkheads to the balsa spacers Marcus
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    Put all the bulkheads in a wooden clamp with computer foam in between them. This setup will give me an idea of the forms of the fluit. Side view Stern view Bow view The foam will be replaced with balsa. All the balsa will be 34mm long between each bulkhead and that is what is next. Creating the transom and where the tiller goes into the ship is going to be a difficult exercise. I am not so worried about the bow. When I build a ship the most difficult areas are the bow and the stern Marcus
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    Patrick, Big hull it is. Big boat overall. I am thinking it should be easier to built than a smaller scale. Marcus
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    Kees, Thanks. This is going to be a frustrating built and that will be a challenge. Especially the bending of the wood Marcus
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    Finished rough cutting the 20 bulkheads out of 5mm thick Baltic birch. They will be carefully sanded to a width of around 8mm. The keel is in 2 pieces and will use N. Witsen book, the one Ab Hoving translated, to create this. Been looking through that same book and will use many of the examples in creating the various items for the fluit. This is a great way for me to learn how Dutch ships were built in the 17th century. Marcus
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    Jan, I will keep you that in mind. Marcus
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    It will be slow going as Spring, Summer and Fall, I spent most of my time outside except on rainy days. Marcus
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    Thanks for the interest and following the build Marcus
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    Cog, Agreed on the planking of the hull. I have checked some Euro sites and people that build the Fluit say that they have/had problems. Some gave up and others completed the model. There will be lots of bending of planks in very different curvatures. I am looking forward to this challenge and will complete the Zeehaen, to whatever it takes Marcus
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    Started a new build of the Fluit, the Zeehaen Marcus
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    Welcome Patrick, This will be a very interesting model to build. Marcus

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