Lining Off the Hull - Bow and Stern Deadwood

[daveward]

In all the tutorials that I have read on planking, there is much talk of marking the widths of the planks on the bulkheads to guide you when you start laying your battens.  However, there is generally very little discussion of what to do at the bow and stern deadwood.  When taking the measurements of each bulkhead, do we also include the deadwood area, following the line of the bulkhead down into this area?  Should we mark the widths of the planks at the stem and on the deadwood area, as well?  It makes sense to me that this would the correct way to proceed.  Is that right?

 

 

[Chuck]

Yes indeed......

[jbshan]

And if you find that you need a couple more planks to cover the stern deadwood, and a couple less of the standard width at the bows, this is where you use drop planks and stealers.

[daveward]

Thanks, guys!  Now that I'm getting closer and closer to planking my first ship, I'm getting nervous (and coming up with all sorts of questions, now that I can actually see a constructed hull in front of me)!

 

Here's another question.  How do you go about lining off the hull when you can no longer see the bulkheads (i.e., for the second layer of planking)?  Should you mark the first layer of planks beforehand with the bulkhead locations so that you can make accurate measurements?

Edited April 5, 2016 by daveward

[mtaylor]

The same way, Dave.  Only you will line it off on the first layer of planking.  Just space the tic marks at where you think the bulkheads are and if they're straight from the sheer to the keel you'll be in fine shape.

[daveward]

Good to know!  I appreciate the help, guys!