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It most certainly does and BE, you are doing it justice sir.

Thank you for the comments @Kenchington and @Dr PR. I had looked through both the plans and the instructions regarding the gap but could see no indication that the space was dedicated to anything in particular. I am going to recheck dimensions and spacings and then start shimming and/or sanding down.

I may wait it out a little before I tackle something like this Trevor, it looks incredibly involved. Watch and learn is the mantra of the day for me as far as this goes sir. I look forward to seeing her off the board!

Today I decided to start fairing the hull and, after finishing up the transom (finally!) I test fitted the rudder: I wanted to do a dry fit of the first strake and looked at the plans to get the correct measurements for where exactly the strake would sit: I then placed the plank accordingly to check the run along the bulkheads: I decided to make a simple jig to preshape the plank. I copied the shape from the kit plans and transferred it onto a piece of wood that I could lay the plank on. Then, it was simply a matter of soaking the planks (I did both sides at once) for a while and then securing it to the template with push pins: I will let these dry overnight and let them take the shape. I now turned my attention to seeing how the deck would sit on the cross beams once they were installed. I had wanted to put them in to get a deck height check on the bulkheads so that I could drop a few fillers in below deck level. Using a thicker plank from some scraps I had, I laid it across the beams: The bow and stern beams sat well and the plank I laid across to test the height hit all of the beams: The midship beams were a different matter. One of the beams was seriously low: My immediate thoughts are to bolster this beam up with shims to meet the deck height. At this point I can see no reason why I should not do that. If any of you see an issue I am overlooking, please feel free to chime in 🙂

With a fine, very sharp chisel that would work. If you work very carefully you should be able to do it.

Absolutely. Thank goodness for wooden clothes pins

Well thank you, Chapman, that was a nice thing to do. I did have the plans from Chapelle's book enlarged but this graphic is nice and crisp. Thanks again.

I like the way you coiled those ropes, I was thinking how I could do that on the Endeavour's deck and make it look neat, now I know how Don't beat yourself up mate, this is some fantastic work!

@AON made a good call there. It will be a tedious process but will solve your problem. I am sorry I didn't see this before you planked the deck, the issue could have been pointed out. Lesson learned eh, we've all been there.

I agree, she is starting to look real pretty and quite regal. I commend you on your precise work, sir. Very inspirational.

See, blame that on my not only old eyes but inexperienced ones as well I guess it was my excitement that clouded them over, Trevor. Always nice to her from you sir and thank you.

I received a nice message from @Jolly Jo this afternoon. He had found a build log for the Lynx in a German magazine from the 80's and sent it to me (thank you again, Jo!) What is very interesting is the image on page 17 of the magazine. It is titled "Baltimore Clipper 1812" and has a fantastic drawing of the deck plan. The odd part is the keel post and the counter. In this image from the German log, she has a counter: In the 1812 Lynx plans I have, she has no counter: I just found that interesting is all. The German log plans also show how the cannons were placed and rigged. Priceless!

I agree, the thinner ones look more to scale, Jo. Nicely done.

I had noticed an error on my part when I "fixed" the transom. The intention was to move the counter away from the keel post to make place for the rudder head (thank you once again @SardonicMeow for pointing that out to me). What I did instead was just increase the wrong side of the transom plate which didn't really affect the counter at all. I stripped it all down this morning, made new parts, including the counter, and glued them back on. I took the enlarged plans of the Musquidobit to hand and tried to replicate the counter she had (see red circle in the image below). I liked how the keel post fed straight up into the trailing edge of the counter. I had luckily not thrown away the support knees to mount the transom piece itself so they got tacked on again and the transom remounted.

I actually did that check on the Endeavour hull too, Phil. It certainly paid off.

I have that book out on loan from our local library right now (seriously considering buying it!). It is a fantastic reference book with a lot of information. You may not find your particular model in there, but it has a great section on privateer schooners near the front of the book with very explicit images. Enjoy!!

Schlau This is just another example of how much you care about your build!

This a fantastic mindset, Jo. It is important to be happy with what you do. We all get frustrated now and again but that is just reality telling us that our high expectations need taking down a notch or two Making mistakes is part of the hobby, it is also how we learn. You are definitely on the right path, your planking looks good and you have a game plan. I will de following along, sir. Ich bin jetzt dabei!

Welcome to the MSW forum!

Wow, that is some concrete confirmation right there. How fantastic is that to find just what you needed AND be able to get up close and personal with it. Nice!

I was able to get the transom off and the size readjusted. I had originally cut it down by 10 mm. I added 5 mm back on by adding a piece of the same wood the laser cut pieces were taken from. The support knees were removed and the counter was then refitted. I will do the final sanding once everything is nice and dry: As per @Dr PR's recommendation, I measured the transverse dimensions from the centerline to the outside of the frames. I only had two that were at most 1 mm off. A quick sanding will take care of that. I noted the measurements on the bulkheads so that I would remember which ones they were: I am just about ready to begin planking now. Believe me, there will be a lot of checking and measuring and rechecking before the first plank goes on Before that though, I want the deck beams on and the bulkhead fillers in.

The mainsail has returned from the sewing department I must confess, it is certainly a tedious task "sewing" this sail onto the mast and boom. A note to anyone else who might follow this blog and build this model, make sure all the eyelets are glued firmly into the mast when you assemble it initially. Having one pop out while you are threading the sail and having to try and glue it back in in situ is a good test of patience, believe me. The CEO and I are still discussing wether we want to furl the remaining sails or not. The jury is still out on that one.

At least that will give me some time to catch up on it all then, Trevor. Have fun

I can't get over how nice that wood is. I like the idea of popping those wood tones by using different woods. Coming along nicely there, sir.

That is what it looks like to these inexperienced eyes as well, Trevor.