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CJensen
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Somehow I twisted my hull
CJensen replied to CJensen's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I am a carpenter by trade, so I am thinking about a board that is not flat. If you grabbed the ends of a baguette in each hand and turned one hand clockwise and the other counter clockwise, that is the kind of twist I am referring to. -
Somehow I twisted my hull
CJensen replied to CJensen's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
When I noticed the problem, the second layer on one side was CA glued on and I am not sure how to remove that. I guess I could try to remove everything down to the bulkheads with aggressive sanding, but I am moving forward. The hull was painted white today and I am waiting til morning to do some touch ups before I remove the painters tape so I can take one of those pictures that will show things better. I have been very impressed with the quality of this model and I am sure there is more that I can learn. This is my fourth model after having built a couple of midwest boats and the longboat from model shipways. I have had problems learning experiences with each of them, just steps on getting better. Thanks for all the replies and DMs -
I've really been enjoying my vanguard model's Sherbourne build.. It has been a great Christmas present. I followed the instructions on first planking, ( I added 2 planks on a side and attached with the brass nails before switching to the other side and adding 2 more). When I started the 2nd planking with the pear wood, I did just one side entirely and got about a third done with the other side when I noticed that the hull was twisted. I am puzzled on how I did this. All of the laser cut MDF parts fit together well and with all the parts and layers, it felt very ridged. I do not believe that the way I did the second planking could have done this since the first layer was solid and dry. SO did I screw up the first layer of planking? I feel like I did 2 planks on side A, then 2 on side B. Then back to A and then B. Did I somehow twist it by always adding the new layers on side A first? Any thoughts would be helpful. In the picture I attached, looks like the keel is perpendicular to the hull, but the keel in the bow it not on the same centerline with the stern.
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