Erik A Posted June 4 Share #1 Posted June 4 Picked this up and its a very old model. discontinued at least 25 years ago. Billings couldnt give me any information as to when it was discontinued or any info in general. not sure why but possibly they dont keep records that old. this is going to be a slow time build (says me who hasnt finished my HMS Victory after starting it 5 years ago) mainly due to the age and very sparse build notes/plans etc. ccoyle and yvesvidal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik A Posted June 9 Author Share #2 Posted June 9 pics here of the opened box. the deck panels and backbone are warped. i assume due to age. the rest are the bits and pieces in the box along with a sheet of instructions and a full size plan page. yvesvidal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik A Posted Monday at 03:02 AM Author Share #3 Posted Monday at 03:02 AM Picked up the bits i needed to make a slip for the ship and was checking out the parts and none of them fit all the BH will need to be filed back to fit the backbone. i assume thats what they did pre CNC. so that they werent too loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik A Posted Tuesday at 07:31 AM Author Share #4 Posted Tuesday at 07:31 AM Slipway built and backbone in place. A little warped and I can't straighten it so will have to watch as I plank up. yvesvidal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik A Posted Tuesday at 08:09 AM Author Share #5 Posted Tuesday at 08:09 AM Dry fit the BH. Hmm not looking that good. Gonna have to take this real slow making sure I straighten as I go yvesvidal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted Tuesday at 02:38 PM Share #6 Posted Tuesday at 02:38 PM What a beautiful yacht. Too bad this model is seldomly built and pretty much unavailable nowadays. Yes, you absolutely need to straighten that keel, before planking. The deck will help get it straight but I would use pieces of wood/strips between the frames, to keep it as straight as possible. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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