Planking Questions on Lake Union Dreamboat

[knipster]

Hi all

I am starting a 48" Lake Union Dreamboat.  It will be a radio control boat.

Attached below are photos of a friend's completed model, as well as an early shot of his planking.  This is just so you can see the lines.

I am also attaching a photo of a real life Dreamboat where you can see the planking seam lines.

In my project, I would like to show the planking lines.  Therefore, I don't want to fiberglass over the exterior hull as this will hide the lines.  I will fiberglass inside the hull for waterproofness. Consequently, I'd like to use a fairly hard wood like boxwood for the planking to be somewhat resistant to dings.

For my project I have the following questions:

1.  Would boxwood be a good choice here?

2.  I am thinking 1/16" thickness as that scales up to 3/4 inch prototype thickness.  Thoughts?

3. I am planning to either scribe the seam lines, or put a micro rabbet in the edge to highlight the seams. Thoughts?

Thank you,

Ken 

[Paul Le Wol]

Hi knipster, welcome to MSW. This is a beautiful project you are about to start. The only thing I can think of regarding the planking showing would be that it may be difficult for it to remain consistent depending on the amount of sanding that is needed. If you head over to the new members section and introduce yourself you may get more responses to your questions. Good Luck!