Spanish Longboat by Schrader - FINISHED - 1:25 - Plans by Isisdro Rivera - SMALL

[Schrader]

Hello all

I want to share this construction log, about the Spanish Longboat, that could be converted to Falúa (Luxury Longboat for Officers).
The plans have been developed by Isidro Rivera, well known spanish naval researcher, who has many papers, books and plans already published. I have the fortune to be in contact permanently with him, Jose Collado who is his partner in construction, and a bunch of really good guys, who are always, willing to help when I need it.

I started the 17th of February and.......
 

 

[Schrader]

This kind of Ship, could be developed with three different methods:
 

1. False Frames
2. Solid hull mold
3. Construction Jig

Since I decided to work with Solid Hull mold in my previous project, I decided to start a new adventure in this one, with False Frames....so the first step is.......

[Schrader]

After doing all the job, I proceed with the frames

 

 

Edited April 8, 2019 by Hellmuht Schrader

[Schrader]

After, assembling the false frames, with the frames on top of them.......but working in the keel before......

[Schrader]

[Schrader]

Then............CRASH...........I realized every thing was not right

Wrong template
Wrong alignment
Wrong cut interpretation (plans)

So....................I made a difficult decision ............ START OVER

[Schrader]

This was the 21st of March. One month learning what not to do the second time.

 

So the second time I did my best to correct the mistakes .......... and I was able to catch up my work in very short period of time......the 27th of march I was like

 

[Schrader]

And... today this is the project status........

[Mark Pearse]

Hello Helmut

 

that must have been a difficult decision to rebuild, but looking good now. "Long" is no exaggeration, that's a very slim hull form.

 

I have a couple of questions on the boats: what they were used for; & what is the hull the length - it appears to be around 11m from the drawing...?

 

thanks

 

Mark

[Schrader]

Here we are ......

 

During the week, I finally saw the light..

 

liked the wood color contrast. Since those are tropical woods, I had no idea how they would look like, after the danish oil. I really liked it.

NOTE: The keel is in tropical mahogany which is more light and the hull is in tolua

 

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[Schrader]

The unmolding process was a little hard, but at the end, just one frame suffered a little bit

The false frames mold..... ended its life time

 

 

[Schrader]

Finally, copying the Jose Collado idea, I decided to work in the stern/officials floor. Introducing a Compass Rose.

 

For this effect, I decided to go after a "parquet" method.

 

1.  I took basswood and abarco. (tropical wood), and cut the triangles according with the mold

2.  I arrange those triangles according to the mold

3.  I glued them all

4.  After, on a 1mm triplex I completed the floor with red cedar.... and this is the result

 

 

[vossiewulf]

Nice marquetry.

[mtaylor]

Wow!  Very nice indeed.

[Schrader]

Yesterday I started to work in the different floors. The stern floor


 

Two important messages
 

• The boat reality is different to the plans
• The decoration according with this reality is out of scale.

THEN...... this job need to be repeated.

[Schrader]

But......

Not everything is going smooth....... I found this big mistake
 

This need to be corrected. With Heat, water and a little vises ...... this was the result
 

 

[Schrader]

Let's start with the stern benches. These have an special form. So I decided to build like a "mold"

I duplicated them, creating a back support for the little placks.

Using the same template, I built the top of them

 

 

[Schrader]

This is the final result including the little top with hinges that eventually work!!!!!

[Schrader]

This "Falua" has a little shield in the back side of the rudder (?? is this the right word?). Its form is curved.

So to fix it, I went attaching to pieces of basswood and made the cuts.

With the cylinder sanding tool I gave it the curve form

Attached to its place

[Schrader]

So.... This is the final statement so far

[mtaylor]

Hello Hellmuht,

 

Your two posts above #16  and #17 aren't showing the images.   The image links go to another site that is password protected.  Can you upload those images here?  Thanks.

[Schrader]

Hello all

After reviewing the Compass Rose, i realized that:
 

1. The color contrast is not good
2. The size is going to be a problem in the future

So....in the same way that this building process has been going I decided to repet it.

With the same idea I install a liz flower in the back of the officers place

As well as the bench floor frame

[Schrader]

But......

Not everything is going smooth....... I found this big mistake

 

This need to be corrected. With Heat, water and a little vises ...... this was the result

[Schrader]

18 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Hello Hellmuht,

 

Your two posts above #16  and #17 aren't showing the images.   The image links go to another site that is password protected.  Can you upload those images here?  Thanks.

Yes  you are right

 

I just repeated them

 

Thanks

[Redshirt]

Where can Mr. Rivera's plans be purchased? There isn't very much about spanish vessels in the usual (that is, english, french and german writing) sources and i would be quite interested in some good plans of the spanish navy.

Edited May 7, 2019 by Redshirt

[Schrader]

Hello

 

These plans are part of bigger project, the one that Jose Collado is working on in this Foro.  Spanish 68-gun ship of 1752 by Isidro - plans of Isidro Rivera and construction by Jose Collado

Isidro will have the plans once the 68 is ready to go.

 

Regards

[Schrader]

Here we are again.  Long time not coming back but a lot of advances have been made

 

After 6 attemps, the final benches were in place

 

Gunwale

 

 

Oar guides

 

And finally the Oars

 

That's it for now

[Schrader]

Hello all

 

long time not publishing.  Here w go......

 

The Spanish long boat is already finished.  I would like to share with you my work.

 

First the roof

[Schrader]

and......

[Schrader]

Also  the tent......