acaron41120 Posted April 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2020 I have my keel/false keel assembled and have dry fit the bulkheads and marked the bottom edge of the bulkheads on the keel. The problem I'm having is how to cut the rabbit in the keel when the bottoms of the bulkhead don't line up in a row. Some of the bulkheads extend down lower on the keel than others. So my question is, do I trim the bottom of the bulkheads or leave them and cut a curved rabbit as opposed to a straight one? Seems to me that the straighter the rabbit the simpler the garboard strake will be. Am I correct in my thinking? Allen Quote Allen Current Builds: Mayflower - 1:60; Golden Hind - 1:50 Past Builds: Marie Jeanne, Bluenose, Bluenose II, Oseberg, Roar Ege, Waiting to Build: Swift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSoane Posted April 19, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2020 yes, you definitely want to cut a straight rabbet along the keel, before it begins to sweep up at the bow. The bottom of the frames need to be trimmed to--or padded to-- match the straight line of the rabbet. Mark mtaylor 1 Quote Current build: HMS Bellona 74, ca. 1760, 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/196-hms-bellona-by-sjsoane-scale-164-1760-as-designed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted April 19, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 19, 2020 Before reshaping the bulkheads - check them carefully against the line plan, perhaps the slots in them or the keel piece are just to deep ? Boxbuilds, tkay11 and mtaylor 3 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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