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The cap rail for the bow was cut out from 1/16 sheet and rough sanded to shape.

Still needs a little fine tuning.

It's not glued in as of yet.

The bulwarks have a coat of paint on them.

If I had to do it over again, I think I would have stained them like Rich's Argus.

The planking of the bulwarks is complete. Still need some filing and sanding of the ports.

3 hours ago, HIPEXEC said:

It's coming along very nicely! 

Thanks Rich, I'm quite enjoying this build.

It's a refreshing break from building and flying rockets, not to mention the admiral does't mind this hobby as much

as I'm not traveling around the country flying them.

Finished the stern construction.

Not pleased with how the stain turned out, I'll probably need to paint it.

Some more progress.

Broke all my drills so no treenails on the port side yet.

Treenails finished on the starboard side and some golden oak stain applied. Now on to the port side.

I think I'll leave the deck planking without them.

Started the treenails, can you say tedious.

Already have broken 2 of my 4 drills. I think I'll need a stockpile of them.

15 hours ago, Richvee said:

If/when I ever plank my first hull, I hope my first effort can come somewhere close to yours.  Well done!!

I went solid hull for my first attempt. 

Thanks for the comment, the key was to have a plan of attack for the planking and taking it slow.

Thanks for the advice Jim.

I had both the black and blue one in the house.

After 5 minutes using the black followed by the blue one it looks much better already.

The sharp bend near the counter that was there is now all smoothed out.

Looks like a little bit filler and it will all blend in nicely.

30 minutes ago, Y.T. said:

Planking looks pretty good. Now it is time for leveling all this off with half round file.

 

I guess, I'll need to go out shopping, I don't have many wood working tools. I just a have some micro files that I used to shape the planks.

1 hour ago, Jim Rogers said:

Nice planking job, you’ll get  the counter looking right. Just a little filler and sanding. A lot of it may be covered by copper tape.

That is what I was hoping.

If not covered by the copper tape, it will be painted black where a little filler would not be noticeble.

For my first planking job, I'm pleased with the overall results.

I was fearing a much worse outcome being my first attempt.

Planking is complete, the counter is a little bit of a mess. The rest looks OK.

We'll see how it looks after I sand it a bit.

At this point should I plank from the keel up or just continue on with the next belt ?

Just about finished with the second planking belt, still need to do work around the counter.

Maybe not the best planking job, but for my first effort I'm pleased with how it is turning out.

First planking band complete on port side and 1/2 way done on the starboard side.

Hull is lined off and looks smooth from all angles while viewed.

I have the bands marked off on 1 side.

It seems to look pretty good to me. The smallest taper at the bow looks to be ~3/32

If someone sees something not quite right I'd appreciate the response.

I know I could just plank it and use filler on it since it will be covered with copper plates anyway, but I'd really like to take the time to learn this new skill.

On 8/15/2018 at 7:31 PM, Y.T. said:

Not quite so. The bands are required as planks in each band will be identical shape. You will cut to shape all band planks in one shot by taping them together side by side. Small plane or grinding wheel will do. Plank shapes in different bands are completely different shape.

Its beginning to come together in my mind now. Thanks.

Laid out the planking fan for all the bulkheads and have 4 bands marked.

Next step is to install temporary battens to mark the bands.

From what I have gathered so far the dividing of the hull into bands is to keep errors from creeping up. That way corrections can be made in the band you are working in.

Progress has been slow and will continue to be slow until my son's football season is over.

I don't know how many hours I've been spending reading tutorials and the multiple books I have purchased.

It all makes sense now.

Thanks

At this point, just reading up on a few books on planking I ordered before continuing on.

I have already read what is on this site and a few youtube videos.

Since this is my first time doing this, trying to make sure I understand exactly how to proceed before I just plunge forward and paint myself into a corner.

Added the 3 planks below the wales and the garboard plank is now glued in.

On 7/28/2018 at 1:07 PM, HIPEXEC said:

Family First!

Always

There will always be another day to work on the ship.

There will be only be once that my sons will move into their first apartment.

The garboard plank is now fitted but not yet glued in.