Planking Belts

[TomA]

Hello Everyone,

Could anyone tell me how to determine the width and position of the planking belts on a model ship hull.

Thank You In Advance,

Tom  Anderson

[Jaager]

I have not checked any references so these are open targets for those with more data.

 

I think that some of the rules are:

maximum single plank width -  10"   with maybe 12" for exceptions like the garboard

minimum single plank width  - no less than 50% of the max.

Large ships can survive with 10" planks - small ships probably want ~6"

A gore of 6 to at most 10 strakes is about right.

At the stem rabbet and sternpost rabbet the run should be near horizontal

The overall run should be sweet.

 

It is about juggling all of these factors

Edited July 21, 2023 by Jaager

[allanyed]

3 minutes ago, Jaager said:

At the stem rabbet and sternpost rabbet the run should be near horizontal

This is key to avoid the look of a Viking ship hull.  As has been suggested many times by many members, study the tutorial by David Antscherl on planking in the Articles Data Base here at MSW and the four part You Tube video by Chuck Passaro .  Both methods work well.  If you are making planks from sheet stock spiling is great.  If you only have precut strips that are the same width from one end to the other, follow the steps in the videos by Chuck.  For more information look at a few planking expansion drawings to get an idea of the shape of planking at RMG Collections.  https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/search/planking expansion   

  

Allan