Planking Fan Clarification

[CLovehitch]

Hello need some clarification please.

I have looked at several planking fans, i see there is an end point   and where the the lines fan out.

In order construct this correctly i use whatever the plank width is, Example 3/16, then draw the fan the lines out, at its widest point, then divide the hull in 4 sections.

I then place the fan over the section and that will give the measurements to taper  the wood, Correct?

Please correct me if i am off base.

Thanks, Nick

 

 

[Jaager]

There is a fan that can be printed out in the Articles Database.

 

The easy way is to use it with a tick strip.  The TS gets you the open distance at each frame (for POF) at each mould (for POB).

The fan gets you the sub division of that distance.  

There is no way to avoid distance creep during planking, so I advise measurement and subdivision after every plank is fixed to the hull.

e.g  marking off 8 (for example) segments at the beginning and expecting that last 8th plank width to match what was expected at the beginning is profound exercise in wishful thinking.

 

Three goring belts is usually enough for most smaller hulls.

I would start the measuring of the goring belts and their subdivisions after the wale and the garboard are fixed.  The garboard is a special critter. It needs to be the size needed for it to do its job.  If it is not correct, the rest does not matter.

[CLovehitch]

Thank you love the Pup!

 

[druxey]

Nick: also read the planking articles posted on this site. They explain that one also needs to adjust the belts or bands by eye after mechanically dividing them for a better aesthetic result.

[CLovehitch]

thank you, Nick