Mirabell61

28 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Nils,

 

this is superb. I love the models that shows the inside intricacies and offer some educational contents.

You need to replace the engine mounting screws with some mini-bolts. They look way out of scale.

 

Yves

Thanks for looking in Yves, and for your comment.  

For mounting the engine I needed at least mini steel screws M1,4, anything thinner than that rips off, just by srewing it in. I`ve learnt my lesson there, and scalewise its a small compromise is`nt it

Nils

Status :

carrying on with the side deck support beams on the port side...

I`m using 4 mm thick,  7 fold layer ply to cut out the sidebeam members to get a strong support connection. Probably there will be 9 short sidebeams per side, and they will be trimmed off to suit the cockpit width and the working area. There will also be lashes (brass sheet strips) that find their lower anchouring points attached between these sidebeam ends and the inner skin planking of the hull. I need these strips later to sufficiently fasten an extra foot-rail plank about (3 mm gap) above the later deck level.

In the cabin area I wo`nt do too much timber joining work so the later cut out with view into the cabin wo`nt be spoilt (just as much as necessary for the static)

Nils

Many thanks for looking in B.E.

I`m pleased you like the Zeesboot, it is a traditional two man crew workboat, as used for professional fishers in East German teritories on the Baltic sea near shores and mostly on the wide Bodden lakes,

in this case motorized around the turn of the century, 1900, which caused the live fish containments to be shifted from where now the engine is, to right and left of the centerboard, The fishy smell must have been all throughout the boats and the clothing of the crew at that time.

Nils

Thanks Pete,

because I have no given build plan, all the next steps will be acc. to my mind, from pictures, and from available liturature and from the web researches, the engine related part is now done,

there may perhaps later on be a little panel box for the helmsman with rpm, oil-temp and start /stop button.

Next I probably will move on with the deck beams, and the short cockpit side beams, and deck covering in thin ply,  (to be planked )

Nils

sorry, have deleted a posting of mine, done here by mistake

Nils

Brave, brave E.T.,

thats indeed a special task with the clinkering, and I know you`ll do a wonderful job, I love the clinkered "Alert" version in Peter Goodwins book and you`re going for it.....

Nils

Thanks for sharing all those pics out of the Oslo museum Eberhard...

Nils

beautiful work Peta,

deck and fitting out is superb...

Nils

A beautiful boat Bob,

it looks very nice and well built !!

Nils

Bonet housing for the engine....

the port side has a large outcut, an additional hinged hatch cover will be on top, so the engine will not be hidden...

Nils

Bonnet with upper hatch and air ventilation blinds

little round ball at the end of the clutch lever, for better grip

Sweet comment  

many thanks Pete...

I spent some flanges for the water cooling tubes as well,

am thinking about how to do the deck beams and how to place the outcuts in the cabin area

Nils

many thanks Gary,

your comment is much appreciated...

Nils

Many thanks to Pete and Mark,

and to all who clicked the "like" Button...

today I made the hand-bilge pump, which discharges into the centerboard case, and the upper sill of the centerboard case

Nils

thank you very much Johann,

I had a look at your "La Creole French Corvette....., fantastic work, amazing shipwright handcraft..

Nils

Thank you Pete,

Yes there will be several cuts, also in the cabin area giving view to the whole interior. Thanks again for your link to the screw heads, great idea I think....

Nils

bolts holding the gear housing to the machine block, and silicone rubber dampening pads

slicing off the round heads with hexogonal sockets

exhaust to outside (well above waterline)

screws for exhaust tube flange to cylinder 

Thank you very much Geert,

will start with the removable engine bonnet, that will have some outcuts so the engine remains visible.

Have also added silicone shock dampener pads for bolting the engine down, and with reference and  thanks to Pete`s suggestion I received the small panel with dummy screw heads, these are also installed already, as well as the prolonged exhaust tube that is now leading to the outside hull planking...

Nils

not much progress this tme..

the engine is complete and the sockets for main- and aft mast set in place

Nils

the mesh fish boxes have been chemicaly blackened

the V-belts are from sealings for wrist watch covers

added an oil dipstick

upper right corner : day fuel tank ca. 20 Liter

looks very promissing Pete,

lovely large scale, I`ll be looking in...

Nils

Hello Frank,

Beautiful work, she`ll be a wonderful ship...., when completed

Nils

a gentle breeze swept the dark clouds away...

Super recovery Jeff !

Nils

Thank you Pete,

I know sometimes I get lost in details, but if the time for completing is not pressing I can try and realise some of the thoughts I have saved in mind, and its a lot of fun. The tuc- engine is the little heart of the boat.

Your name suggestion is not bad, but I intended to call her "Lorbas" as this name was not yet registrated for heritage Zeesboots list, to my knowledge

Nils

Very nice drawings Jim...

Nils

lovely work Ken,

I like your ship, nice clean modeling !!

Nils

Many thanks for the link Pete,

I found the set A straight away and ordered already... 

Nils

Wonderful work Danny,

I`m totally amazed of the lot of technical parts, their function and how this was designed into the card model, let alone your skilled performance on the assembly, sehr gut gemacht !!   

Nils