Kit instruction suggests use one strip of 5mm width and two strips of 4mm width. Strips of 0.5mm thickness was thinned from strips of 1mm thickness supplied in the kit. So my channel wale is layers of walnut strips of 1mm and 0.5mm thickness. These will make it enable to plank upper amarillo strake easier.īTW it would be much better to use timber of appropriate thickness (about 1.5mm) for channel wale, but I couldn’t afford new timber. Also I determined to plank and blacken strakes above waist rail before planking upper amarillo strakes. Instead I finished and blackened channel wale at this stage. Kit instruction suggests starting channel wale installation after 2nd planking of whole hull finished. Width of channel wale (and upper amarillo strakes) is reducing towards both fore and aft ends to keep appropriate positional relationship between running line of channel wale and rows of gun ports. Photos above are showing distances between two rows are gun ports are wider at midship sections. I will leave final evaluation to each modeller. But pictures of bellow will be showing you what I want to say. I should have to take pictures of comparison of kit profile drawing and gun port patterns settled on bulkheads before 2nd planking work, because they would be showing problem I encountered more clearly. Most of pictures of bellow were taken after planking work was finished. This compromise is against to principal of parallel running of strakes, but I think it would be pragmatic way in this case. Finally I decided reducing width of channel wale and upper amarillo strakes towards both ends.
If I keep principal of ‘parallel running of strakes above main wale’, channel wale and rails will be showing excessive sheer in comparison with lows of upper gun ports. It requires some compromise when deciding positions of strakes and rails above main wale. IMHO it seems that interval of gun port lows of lower and upper gun decks are slightly wider than it should be at midship sections. Photo above is of final result of this procedure.īefore starting description on channel wale installation, I want to note about some problem caused by gun port patterns of the kit. Photo is again showing cutting of opening for gun port. Also the height of gun port is designed to 12mm, so upper end of openings are easily determined. Vertical lines of gun port are simply marked as extension of end of planks already glued. Strake above gun ports is treated different way from lower one.
Of course occasional dry fit to hull is required to avoid excessive cut. I marked actual opening line of gun port around line of sill already cut. I dry fitted 5mm x 1mm amarillo above thick stuff then cut opening of gun port along sill. Again pictures and depictions will tell the procedure. This is fairly straight forward work though some careful attention is required to reproduce rabbet of gun port to receive lid because I already installed sill. ANGLE BAR A bar "L" shaped, or two flanges at 90 degrees.Planks between thick stuff and channel wale (lower amarillo strakes) Sometimes used as a shorter term for angle iron. (From the Greek word for hook.) ANGLE The point where two lines meet. ANCHOR An iron implement for holding a ship at rest in the water by means of a fluke or hook which grips the bottom. Halfway between stem and stern (front and rear). AMIDSHIP(S) In the longitudinal, or fore and aft center of a ship. AIR PORT An opening in the vessel's side or deck house for ventilation. It protects the deck structure from heat and helps ventilate the fire room. AIR CASING A ring-shaped plate coaming surrounding the stack and fitted at the upper deck, just below the umbrella. AFTER PERPENDICULAR A vertical line at right angles to the base line at a point designated by the naval architect. AFTER PEAK BULKHEAD The bulkhead at the stern next to the after peak always watertight. It is generally almost entirely below the load water line. AFTER PEAK A compartment just forward of the stern post. AFTER HATCHWAY The hatchway nearest the stern. AFTER BODY That part from midship to the stern or rear. Between the stern and the amidship section of a vessel. AFT, AFTER Toward the stern or rear of ship. ACCOMMODATION LADDER Stairs slung at the gangway. Glossary of Nautical and Shipbuilding Terms ACCESS HOLE A hole through casing, bulkhead, floor or deck to enable one to reach work or gear.