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davecox3 Opening post 10 years ago

😎I have just begun building this tug from a wooden kit and will keep everyone updated as the build goes

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RNinMunich Bronze
Fleet Admiral10 years ago
Hmm! Looking closer I don't see any shaping of the outboard edges of the bulkheads!? 😲
This is essential to do before planking to ensure proper seating (greater glue contact area) of the planks and maintaining the correct hull shape.
Use a medium grade sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood ca 2 x 1 and at least as long as the length along 3 adjacent bulkheads.
If I've missed some detail please ignore the ramblings of an old man, if not ....! Cheers Doug 😎
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RNinMunich Bronze
Fleet Admiral10 years ago
Looking very good 👍
I see you have the keel clamped in a vice. Good, but one at each end might have been better!? Should limit/stop any tendency of the structure to twist. Don't release it until glue on the final planks is set!
Otherwise normal practise to prevent twist is to plank upside-down (as Dave said) fixed to the building board, starting at the keel and working up on alternate sides. Looking forward to progress reports. 😎
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No i started on the hull half way up level with the false deck you can see, I have laid the first few planks but it will be trial and error as this is my first attempt at planking had to shape a couple already but going well at the minute I am sure it will get tougher 😲

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