Category: merchant ships

Hull fitting out 7 April 2020  11 sets of parts for small boats cut, sorted            

Hull construction – frames, planking 8 April 2020  Plank 5 port cut, fitted, glued   8 April 2020  Plank 4 port cut, fitted, glued   7 April 2020  Plank 3 port cut, fitted, glued 6 April 2020  Plank 0 port aft cut, fitted, glued 6 April 2020  Plank 2 port …

View Post Sails and running rigging from 14 February 2020 27-Mar-20  Completed model 27-Mar-20  Braces and sheets on main and mizzen masts   27-Mar-20  Inner and out jibs rigged and completed 26-Mar-20  Mizzen tops’l, yard and spanker rigged and assembled 25-Mar-20  Braces from fores’ls to mainmast, forecourse sheets 25-Mar-20  Main …

Masts and standing rigging from 9 February 2020 24-Feb-20 Final view of model with completed hull, masts and standing rigging 24-Feb-20 Mizzen and tops’l ratlines rigged, red ensign added (the red ensign at this date is a flag flown by an Admiral of the Red – lower than Admiral of …

Hull fitting out from 28 January 2020 8-Feb-20  Completed hull with all fittings 8-Feb-20  Anchors rigged and completed 8-Feb-20  Rudder, hull pintles, pins, safety chain rigged and completed 7-Feb-20  Rudder, pintles, pins, safety chain and anchors completed   7-Feb-20  Rudder, pintles, pins and safety chain prepared 6-Feb-20  Stern lantern constructed …

Planning and initial construction 27-Mar-20  Adapting of construction support for the hull 2-Mar-20  Frames cut out and dry fitted 18-Jan-20  Plans purchased from supplier  Hull construction. No scale Hull construction. Some 1;1 scale Patterns for hull bulkheads and decks. Scale 1:1 Deck and small boat plans. Scale 1:1 Deck fittings …

Construction of hull from 7 January 2020 27-Jan-20  Black and blue sections painted with first coat 27-Jan-20  Hull below waterline filled, smoothed and painted white. 26-Jan-20  Keel strengthening plates 2 bow, 2 stern and 2 midships fitted and glued  25-Jan-20  Hull marked out – blue, wood, white sections, black stripe, …

Initial strip down 6th November 2019 The deck was removed and scrapped. The mast housing was retained and cleaned. The mast and booms were separated from the sails. The foam filling was removed exposing the hull frames and skin. 23rd november 2019: The hull was reglued and clamped. 23rd november …

Initial strip down 6th November 2019   Plans taken from original yacht The yacht deck was delaminating, the sails and screw eyesneeded renewing,  mast and boom s were just about OK and halyard, shrouds and stays needed renewing with thinner strong thread and shortening tack needed remaking to a smaller …

Construction of internal hull structure and fitting out 25-Nov-19  Model with decks and masts dry fitted and lights off and on. 25-Nov-19 Control box modified, stand and lighting completed. 25-Nov-19  New connector (scart) used to connect ship to control box. It is essential to enable a single plug to connect …