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phonedudeak

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  1. Brian Just wondering what you are having replaced, if they were defective I want to check the parts that I have in my kit. Thanks
  2. Brian, your not alone with the bulkheads breaking off, the kits use a lower quality plywood for those and the center ply is very soft and almost crumbles. I'm going to replace a few of mine that broke off too and depending how they look they all might get replaced, I still don't know Your hull is looking nice and straight!
  3. looking good so far! I found that the transom just got in the way while forming the bulkheads ( well it kinda broke off so I left it ) and installed it when I put the plank sheers in place. One other thing to look at is on the bulkheads where the plank sheer will be placed, I cant tell in your pictures if you already prepped them yet but you have to sand the bulkhead stanchions down a bit so that the plank sheer will fit over the stanchions flush with the outside of the bulkhead. I was surprised at how much they have to go down and found it a lot easer to prep these as I was fairing out the rest of the ship.
  4. Mauro, That file trick is awesome! If its ok I will be borrowing this one in the future.
  5. Brian- Welcome to the newly forming fleet of Benjamin Latham builds! Looking good so far! I am also building the B.L. and am only a few steps ahead of you, hopefully starting planking the hull tonight. Yes the false keel is in four pieces, the only thing that I came up with for a reason to do it this way is that this way it is easer to get a straight hull by clamping it to a flat surface while gluing. But I may be way off, who knows Check out my build thread in my signature and I will check here often as well and we can bounce ideas and questions off one another. I think this is going to be a fun ship to build.
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