02-01-2007, 08:59 AM
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Out of practice
Good morning fellow ship builders
It's not the weather for sailing back here in Bancroft, Onatrio, as the ground is white and most of the waterways are frozen. I sort of feel that way myself! It's been 30 years since I've build a model. As a teenager (yes I was that young once) I build almost a model a day (with exception of the Bluenose I which took longer). I had fallen in love with the Bluenose II back then, but couldn't afford her. Then I got married and other things took priority in my life. Now I'm back, but out of practice and working with what I feel are substandard assembly instructions. The Bluenose II kit I am using is the Artesania Latina if any of you are familiar with it. Good drawings (not to scale), but contradictory or missing instructions. Example, install the Bulwark Stanchions per drawing. This is difficult to do, when the deck planks are cut to 80 mm and the only measure 60 mm on the drawing. Anyway. My problem is the installation of the secondary planking. The primary planking is done and the Bulwarks are installed. Now, the secondary planking is supposed to start at the "CAPRAIL" whatever that is supposed to be. I think it might mean the waterline between the Bulwark and the first rail installed on the hull, but there is no instruction for planking the outside of the bulwarks, although it seems implied by the drawing and the instruction for installing the Taffrails. In essesse, do the Bulwarks get secoundary planking or not, and where should planking actually begin to get the best look (especially if the bulwarks get planked and are more visible (my oppinion) than the Keel. Help!!!!
Also, any opinions on painting the hull. They suggest Midnight Blue for above the waterline and reddish copper for below (I'm assuming the waterline is the point where the bulwark anf primary hull meet?). I'm just not accustomed to all this nautical language). My wife and I are undecided to whether make the Bluenose representative of the real schooner or go got a clear urathane finsish. I'm in a bit of a rush this morning, have a meeting in Otttawa (2.5 hours away) later today and have to get going. Thank you for any replied
Your shipmate, Marc, the cyclone
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