Billing Boats HMS Victory Building Instructions

[MichaelGW]

Hello All,

 

I recently began building the Billing Boats HMS Victory and am having some difficulty understanding the Building Instructions. I wondered if anyone who is also building or has completed a build has met this issue? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

In Fig 8A, the stern panel is shown as being straight across (as it also does in Figs 8B, 9, 10, and 18A), but what looks like curved in Figs 17 and 17A. If the panel should be curved, as it is shown in real life in the Haynes Owners' Manual, which I have found to be a very useful reference, then it could not be glued to parts 23, 81, 82 and 83 in Fig 2B. Am I missing something?

 

With thanks in advance,

 

Michael