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You'll never regret a rework Jason. Nice tidy fix there.

The bow section of the the bulwark framing is complete. It was cut from the deck plan on a bandsaw and sanded to fit. Upright supports were added and the whole lot epoxied in place.

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The bulwarks where the hawse holes will be were filled in to provide a solid section to drill through. It's a bit rough on the inside but it'll all be covered with planking. Nice to see the full sheer line now.

The rudder slot is roughed out to test the fit. I'll have to sort out the mounting of the rudder with resulting functional pintles and gudgeons before much further progress. The rudder will likely be mounted with a brass plate and screw/pin from the keel at the foot of the rudder for stability.

The final piece of bulwark railing at rear will be added once the inside of the stern counter is filled out and tidied.

The cruizer has been cut free from its building board. It's surprisingly light but feels fairly strong and fibreglass will still be needed.

Framing for the bow and stern bulwarks next.

I'm liking those lines and think in hindsight I probably should have gone for a slightly larger scale. I'm sure it'll be fine.

Mike, I've just realised your stunning log is here. The Colin Archer is looking fantastic and there's a wealth of detail in your build log. Well done. I look forward to learning lots more from your and the fine folk here as you progress.

Nice start to the cutter Ioannis. I look forward to watching it progress.

The boxing for the bulwarks and frames outlining gun and sweep ports is underway. The framing is 4.5mm timber which should be fairly strong by the time it is planked on both sides and glassed.

The cruizer will be cut free from its board once the central sections of both sides are framed and rigid. This will give better access to the bow section with its curved bulwark.

The first gunport sills have been placed. Timber 4mm in width is being used here and will also provide the lower sills for the sweep ports.

You can also see some rough filling here. It'll be tidied up later.

The level of the sills is measured from the red base line at top drawn on the plans which corresponds with the level of the building board. A plank is pushed against the sills and frames from the outer hull to get them flush with where the hull planking above the wales will eventually sit.

The wales have also been finished using an anchor stock pattern on the final layer to bring them to thickness. They are as yet unsanded.

A bit of switching between my cruiser project and back to Granado as it gets too cold to work in the garage has resulted in Granado having her standing rigging finished.

Also the very first of the spars is on with the wingsail gaff fitted.

Also, I've posted this elsewhere but those with a bent for nautical history might like a story I've done on a local shipwreck - the demise of HMS Buffalo.

Image: Paul Deacon

Been a bit busy lately mixing work with pleasure.

Here's the result - A story of shipwreck drama featuring HMS Buffalo

Image: Paul Deacon

Those are some extraordinarily good boats Ray. The barrels, boathooks and other details really bring them to life. Top stuff.

Hi Eric,

I'm looking forward to following this build. I do like an Agamemnon.

I think you're the closest ship modeller to me I've discovered on MSW.

Wayne

Satisfying moment with one side completed. I abandoned the very tidy planking plan and went for speed, hence the strange shape of the last plank.

Finished.

The other side has a few left to finish then a bit of filling and sanding.

Top work Bob. Congratulations on a quality build.

Well done and congratulations Joe. Thanks for the hat tip but really it's your work that's created this fine model. I look forward to the next journey. Stay in touch.

Wayne

The cast guns were pretty rough but they did clean up with some filling, filing and lots of sanding. I doubt I'd go to such effort again and would likely replace.

Hi Jonny. You may not need to fill that gap. I ran the decking up across that lip to where it meets the edge of the transom. To make a tidy edge I ran a plank perpendicular to the rest along the transom edge. ( cut in three to fit between those transom knees).

Nice work

I never realised how good that boxwood and tree nailing looked until those close ups Joe. that's a classy production.

Well done Joe and happy birthday mate. It's been a pleasure to watch.

Planking is proceeding with about a quarter of the strakes below the wales on.

I had hoped to master the cut, pre-bend and fix method demonstrated by chuck and other luminaries on MSW but the results aren't quite up to their standard.

The hull was measured off on each frame point with the use of a planking fan to break the distance into even amounts.

According to the original planking plan in Petrejus from the wales to the first contact with the stern post is 13 planks with 25 all up on each side.

There's one drop plank at the bow.

The wales will be made up of two layers for ease of bending and fitting. The bottom two strakes are wales about 1.6mm thick and are the lower ones (upper when the vessel is righted) seen here. The shadow from the lamp shows how they are thinner than the ones above. The upper second layer of anchor stock wales over top will be about the same thickness again to make them sit out from the rest of the planking, which is about 1.7mm thick.

The planking isn't totally flush as the overhead lighting illustrates but it's nothing a decent sand won't fix.

Superb work there

Thanks Walter. Water resistance and sail handling are my biggest fears. The whole lot is destined for a dousing in epoxy resin and possibly glass fibre on the exterior

Hi Walter, the stern post and rudder won't enter the hollow section of the hull itself as the post is attached directly to the ply deadwood and run up that to above the decking line. Anything that comes in would go straight onto the single deck. It's open on the deck side until that's installed so I can alway add more from that end later. I have wondered about following seas and was considering a rudder coat of some sort.

First of the planking on with the lower counter and wing transom planked.

Rather than bending them laterally straight planks were used on the counter with shaped planks at top and bottom.

Finished counter. There's a small lip of about .8mm att the top of the transom (bottom in the pic) from the thicker planks that will allow a decorative moulding to sit along the edge later on.

A slot was cut for the stern post, which is unfixed still. The rudder hole will be cut later. The port filler blok was a bit short so has been replaced with another yet to be shaped.

Wales are next. Petrejus says three strakes for the wales but the plans show two in anchor stock pattern.

Helpfully, in the appendices is a reprint of the builder's contract for the brig Raven of 1804. This details two main stakes of 4 1/2 inches with a single stake of thick stuff of 3 1/2 inches above these and below with the lower thinned into the rest of the planking.

I'll try this when I get a moment in the shipyard.

Thanks Joe and Bob. Granado will get some attention when I reach the disheartening bits on this. It'll be too much seeing her sitting there just missing spars.