HM Cutter Alert by Thukydides - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - first build
Table of Contents
Welcome to my build log for documenting the making of HM Cutter Alert by Vanguard Models. In order to keep this organized I have reserved this first post for a table of contents in order to allow future readers to jump ahead to sections they are interested in if so desired.
Log #1: And So It Begins
Log #2: Assembling the Frame
Log #3: Designing the Deck
Log #4: Final Assembly and Faring
Log #5: Planking and then Re-Planking
Log #6: Linin
Log #12: The Garboard Strake
With the second band of planking complete it is time to consider the garboard strake.
I have done a lot of reading on where this should be positioned and what it should look like and I am still confused. To make matters worse, the clearest pictures I can find have bows which appear to curve much more sharply. So the part of the garboard that meets the stem has a shape that I can’t reproduce if I want it to fit the alert. The necessary
