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    And now the problem(s). The next step in Chapter three is to fir the inner q-gallery window frames. The instructions indicate that, as with the great cabin windows the inner frame should be larger than the outer to give some "wiggle room" for the window frames when they are installed to make it easier to get them "straight". Here is what the transom piece looks like outside the hull on the port side. There is just a bit over 1mm extending beyond the hull planking. Just to make sure I had not grievously misaligned the transom here is the starboard side. Approximately the same problem (give or take a half a mm). To provide a "lip" on the inboard side would require essentially the removal of at least the more or less vertical portion of the inner frame on both sides. Pausing to consider what options I have (beyond removing the vertical portion of the inner frames).
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    Chapter 3 starts with the transom installation and I thought it went pretty well. here is a shot from the inside And yes, their is only the barest of lips at the bottom of the center window but that seems like the best compromise that I could come up with. Hard to tell what is "ground truth" since the reference is the lower sills which were (in theory) installed per the provided template. Anyway this appears to be workable, based on what I know now - which isn't much. So on to the upper counter planking. I disassembled my edge bending station yesterday - just in time to set it up again. As it turned out three 7/32" planks were too much for the space I had so I used two 7/32" and one 3/16" wide planks. Had to narrow the 3/16" one a bit to boot. So here is the upper transom with the planking (the last hull planking I would hope) completed, sanded but no WoP. I am not too worried about the gap at the top since there is a piece of molding that goes just below the windows. Probably should put some filler in here to give the molding a level surface to bond to - maybe tomorrow. I also enlarged the holes in the stern fillers to match the transom holes.
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    Thanks Chuck and everyone for the "Likes". I moved Winnie back to the build board after fabricating the pieces to hold the hull (and drilling the holes for the eventual pedestals that will be part of the final display arrangement). I was careful to keep them below the wales and padded with white felt to (hopefully) keep from marking up the hull. Stern post added as well as the hance pieces and fairing caps. I did not have a sheet of 1/16" cedar to fabricate the forward fairing caps so I used basswood as these will (I hope) all be covered later. Now on to Chapter 3.
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    Port side wales planking completed (including the anchor lining this time) Now for a few coats of WoP, install the stern post and it is on to chapter 3.
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    The port side wales clamping is done. now to get them smooth and the anchor lining installed. As shown below, I am on my second pass with both the primer and filler. I think this time I've got it ready for a final primer coat, 400 grit sandpaper and then the first coat of flat black. Speaking of the anchor lining, I took some of the scrapes from the wales planks, glued them edgewise and then traced the anchor lining outline. I also thickness sanded the new piece down to the 1/32" of the provided lining. Here are the two candidate anchor linings. I will prime and 400 grit sand both before deciding which to use. On the starboard side the provided piece looked okay but...
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    I got the anchor lining (both pieces) installed, painted and WoPed. On to the port side now (after applying some purple masking tape over the wales on this side.
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    Thanks Chuck - now I realize I forgot the anchor lining. Oh well, at least I will (probably) remember it on the port side and install before painting the wales.
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    Tape came off - nice clean line at bottom. I added the black strake and am going to give the topsides/black strake one coat of WoP and several coats on the wales before I move to the port side for a "rinse and repeat".
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    Thanks Chuck Here is the starboard side with the wales painted black - three coats with 600 grit sanding between coats. I'll wait until tomorrow to take off the masking and see what else may need doing before I add the "black" strake which is, of course, not black, at least not on Winnie.
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    Try as I might (three layers of filler, four coats of primer sanding with 400 grit between coats) I was not able to get all the seams between the planks to "disappear" like they appear to have done in Chuck's monograph. So I "gave up" and this is how the wales look before the first coat of flat black (Badger 16-454 #82 BLACK (1943)). I did completely mask off the bottom edge from the hull planking after proving to myself that I could not keep paint from going over the edge. The four coats of WoP made scraping the gray off pretty easy. I used Tamiya 10mm tape and then sealed the edge at the hull with flat acrylic paint.
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    I put four coats of WoP on the hull below the wales hoping to keep errant drops of paint, glue, coffee et al at bay. I will likely cover the lower hull with delicate finish masking tape (the purple stuff) after I get the second layer of [planking on the wales. Speaking of the second layer, I have it on the starboard side and am preparing to finish sand it and get it covered with the flat black paint. I decided to paint the lower edge of the lowest row black before I installed it to avoid having to paint the lower edge afterwards. That is some of the black that is in the picture. The black not on the lowest row is me picking the wrong piece and not realizing it until it was too late. I have applied and mostly sanded off one application of filler. I will do another when the thinner which is on the wales now evaporates. After the next round of filler I am going to try a primer coats and see how that looks before committing to black.
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    Planking completed on both sides, stern trimmed for stern post installation.Now for a final pass with 150 grit paper, then 220, then 320 and then the WoP. I intentionally did not add the extra layer of planking on the wales before so after the stern post installation adding them wand painting them will be next before moving on to Chapter 3 and all the fun of the quarter galleries.
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    Starboard side planking completed. Issues arose overnight. At the bow two of the planks cracked just aft of the bow. You can see them in the second photo. There were already several planks on each side of them by the time I noticed this morning so I am going to have to live with it. I did not notice them as I was installing them but they probably cracked then but I suppose it is possible they cracked overnight as the shop cooled down or stress from the other planks built up? There also a "nick" in one of the planks near the stern - not sure how that happened either. Now back to the port side.
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    Thanks guys for the "Likes". I got the upper band on the starboard side completed and then just "kept going". Starboard side forward planking completed. I On the final plank I added an extra joint - I tried three times to make a piece that would fit across the standard eight bulkheads but finally decided to split that plank into two pieces. I only had to make the two pieces once each. It looks pretty obvious in the picture - hopefully it will not stick out too much after sanding and WoP. I hope to complete the starboard side tomorrow.
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    Starboard side bands one and two completed. Preliminary sanding and thinner applied. Five of eight bands finished. Now for band 4 on this side.
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    Glenn, I know I should not need stealers but the math does not work out - 6 planks 5/16" wide would be 30 16ths, the space to be covered is 2 1/16" = 33 16ths. The plan is to add a 5/16" plank to the top and bottom and remeasure. If there is still an issue add a 3/8" plank (suitably tapered going forward) and see where that leaves me. I judged the monograph counter planking scheme as beyond my limited capabilities and will "live" with a somewhat modified "look" at the counter.
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    I decided to do the garboard band on the port side before moving over to the starboard side. I am a little concerned about the stern. Measured at the stern post I have 2 1/8" to cover but at the bulkhead 29 it is 1 5/8". 2 1/8" is more than can be covered by 6 5/16" wide planks. So I need at least one 3/8" plank (probably two). Narrowing down to 1 5/8" in less a 3/4" inch (on average, it is 1 inch at the bottom (top) and 1/2" at the top (bottom). Might make for some pretty strange looking planks. Might be time for a stealer. But before that I will see what I can come up with for a 3/8" wide plank. I have time, need to get the starboard side in the same shape as the port side.
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    Band two completed on the port side. I have done some preliminary sanding and a wipe down with thinner. Looks like I could have done a better job getting the planks a more uniform color. I am tempted to start the garboard band now before doing band two on the starboard side. Beginning to look like a ship's hull.
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    Starboard side upper belt complete. Back to port side for belt #2.
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    Thanks Chuck. I got the starboard side lined off thanks to the provided templates. Had to make a few minor corrections as would be expected. Now on to more planking.
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    Port side upper belt completed. Working on starboard side (once I get the starboard side lined off).
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    Belt 1 completed at the bow. The yellow coloring is paint thinner - trying to see approximately what the planking will look like after several coats of WoP. Working my way aft now. Then I will work on belt one on the other side before starting belt 2.
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    Today's contribution. The forward portion of the first four planks in the upper belt complete. Plan to add the last two planks in the upper belt at the bow before moving any further aft.
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    The forward portion of the first three rows of the upper belt. The ends of these start the pattern for the butt ends. I have arbitrarily decided on plank lengths of eight bulkheads ~ 9" more or less making the planks 36' long (give or take). These three took most of this afternoon including the three that I messed up and had to "do over". Hopefully no more hurricane clean up to keep me from "pressing on".
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    It has been two hurricanes (Ian and Nicole) and two cruises (Bermuda and Med/TransAtlantic) since I last did any work on Winnie. So here goes, planking the lower hull starts NOW!

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