How to establish the lenght of a deck plank?

[olopa67]

Hello Pirates,

I m ready to plank the lower deck of my Revenge by Amati and I was wandering what is the rule to calculate how long a plank on the deck should be.

the scale of the kit is 1:64, I do not have a clue hoe long in real life the planks usually are.

thank you in advance 

[russ]

An average deck plank length would probably be about 15-20 ft, but you can fudge a bit on either side of that. At your scale, anything from 2.5 inches to 4 inches would be okay. You could even go a little longer and still be within reason. Good luck with your model. 

 

Russ

 

[amateur]

Strict rules on plank length, shift-patterns etc. were not around when the Revenge was build. Archeological evidence suggest there is quite a margin to fudge

[vossiewulf]

If you look at the real deck planking patterns of the Vasa or the Mary Rose, you'll stop worrying about it  It seems the driving concept of the period was to use whatever they had at hand, including 2 foot planks and wide planks and really narrow planks, fit together like the decks were done on All You Can Drink Free Beer day.

[Baker]

indeed.
Just look at the topic below 

 

In those days the hull planks were 4.2 to 5.2 meters long.

suppose that deck planks were 6.4m long (640 cm)

Then a deck plank  on scale 1/64 can be about 10 cm long maximum ( 4 inch).

The deck planking on my Golden Hind will have bits and pieces.

[olopa67]

thank you all of you for the info really appreciate 

[pontiachedmark]

Gidday olopa.

My two cents worth.

Based on the above comments and advice.

As long as you find the end result aesthetically pleasing you have found your answer.

I hope I haven't confused the issue.

All the best with your build.

Mark.

[olopa67]

41 minutes ago, pontiachedmark said:

Gidday olopa.

My two cents worth.

Based on the above comments and advice.

As long as you find the end result aesthetically pleasing you have found your answer.

I hope I haven't confused the issue.

All the best with your build.

Mark.

thank Mark

more or less this is my view as well but i donnt 

want to end up with a build that i like but looks ridiculously out of contest or proportion.

and i dont have enough experience, yet, to know what the boundaries are.

[pontiachedmark]

Gidday olopa.

In C. Nepean Longridges book The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships he quotes the plank length at 20 feet. 

Hopefully this helps.

All the best with your build.

Mark.