Endeavour 1934 by SaltyScot - Amati - 1:80

[SaltyScot]

Endeavour is a J-class yacht built for the 1934 America's Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, England. She was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. She was 130-foot (40 m) and launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season including against the J's Velshedaand Shamrock V. She failed in her America's Cup challenge against the American defender Rainbow but came closer to lifting the cup than any other until Australia II succeeded in 1983.
 

Source: Wikipedia. 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endeavour_(yacht)

This is a wooden model kit from Amati. 

It was the sleek lines of this beautiful boat that first caught my eye. It is my hope that the model I intend to complete will in some way show that beauty. This is where I am right now:

 

The hull will be getting two layers of planking, these maple strips are the underlying layer, they will be covered with a second layer of walnut planking. I intend to stick to the original colors of the yacht, I really like them. 
 

 

The hull has its first layer of planking now. The next step is to smooth out and small bumps and irregularities using a fine wood filler. After a final sanding the second layer can be applied. 
 

 

 

 

The hull has been coated with a fine wood putty that was smoothed down with a wet finger. Once dry it will be sanded with 220 grit to even out and small irregularities and make it nice and smooth for the second layer of planking. 
 

 

Finally dry and sanded down nice and smooth. It’s quite comforting running my hands along this smooth surface. I am content now that the second layer of planks will sit nicely in this surface. Work on that begins tomorrow. 

Edited December 31, 2024 by SaltyScot
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[ccoyle]

Your hull looks great!

[Knocklouder]

Nicely done, good luck on your journey!!

Bob  M.         

[SaltyScot]

Thank you guys, I appreciate the comments. 

[SaltyScot]

 

The second layer of planking is going on very well so far. 
 

[davec]

Your planking looks great! - I'm impressed by the symmetry.

[SaltyScot]

5 hours ago, davec said:

Your planking looks great! - I'm impressed by the symmetry.

Thank you, sir. Much appreciated. 

[Jim Lad]

An unbelievably elegant hull! She's coming along well.

 

John

[SaltyScot]

16 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

An unbelievably elegant hull! She's coming along well.

 

John

Thank you, John. I must say I am quite pleased with how it's going thus far too.

[SaltyScot]

 

I hope to finish with the second layer of planking today. There are some spots that need extra attention, around the rudder base for example. I will need to bend the planks for those spots but they have been soaking overnight and that should not present any issues. Once fully planked I will be concentrating on cleaning up the top surface for the deck planking. The hull will be painted just like it is pictured on the box, as I had already said at the beginning of this thread. Once painted it will be sealed with a nice varnish.

[Javelin]

Great build so far.

 

However I was wondering about the aft part/stern. The balsa? fillers make sense, but how is this faired with the hull planking? 

 

Love that wood tone on the outer layer. A pitty to paint it. 

 

 

[SaltyScot]

5 hours ago, Javelin said:

Great build so far.

 

However I was wondering about the aft part/stern. The balsa? fillers make sense, but how is this faired with the hull planking? 

 

Love that wood tone on the outer layer. A pitty to paint it. 

 

 

 

The stern has a different planking pattern, this is why it is still blank at this time. I have finished the second layer of planking now and will be completing the stern section next. Thanks for dropping by!

[SaltyScot]

5 hours ago, Javelin said:

Love that wood tone on the outer layer. A pitty to paint it. 

 

 

 

Ha, my good lady said the very same thing !  I will be painting it though, I like the different contrasting colors of the blue and mahogany. 

[SaltyScot]

I have completed the main part of the hull and am moving on to planking the stern. It requires a different planking pattern than the rest of the hull, that is why I have left it until the rest was done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have put a backing piece behind where the rudder will be placed. I don't want any of the white maple strips to show once the rudder is fitted.