TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Technical Specifications ................................................Cover
History
...................................................................................2
Introduction and Credits
.....................................................4
Before You Begin
..................................................................5
Working with the Plans & Parts
..........................................5
1. The Plans ...........................................................................5
2. Making Allowances along the Way ..................................5
3. Understanding Hull Lines ................................................5
4. Kit Lumber ........................................................................5
5. Britannia Metal Fittings ....................................................5
6. Soldering & Working with Brass ......................................5
What You’ll Need to Start Construction
...........................6
Painting & Staining the Model
...........................................6
1. Preliminaries......................................................................6
2. Virginia Sloop’s Color Scheme ........................................7
Stage 1: Framing the Plank-on-Bulkhead Hull
..................8
1. Bending Wood ..................................................................8
2. Preparing the Center Keel.................................................8
3. Installing the Stem, Keel, & Sternpost .............................8
4. Cutting the Rabbet ...........................................................8
5. Installing the Bulkheads ...................................................9
6. Installing the Wing Transom,
Filler Blocks, and Transom Frames.................................10
7. Installing the Bow Filler Blocks, Knightheads,
and Timberheads.............................................................11
8. Installing the Mast Mortise ............................................11
9. Gunport and Sweep Port Framing .................................11
10. Installing Deck Beams, Sub-Decks, and Waterway...........11
11. Main and After Rails.......................................................12
12. Before Moving On..........................................................12
Stage 2: Planking The Hull And Installing The Rails
.......13
Common Shipbuilding Terms Used in the
Planking Process...................................................................13
1. Getting Started ................................................................13
2. Planking Battens & Belts.................................................13
3. Planking Butts .................................................................13
4. Spiling..............................................................................14
5. Fastening the Planks........................................................14
6. Hull Planking Scheme and Procedure............................14
7. Planking the Hull ............................................................14
8. Completing the Double Planked Hull...........................17
9. Installing Bulwark Ceiling Planks...................................17
10. Installing Coamings, Deck and Cabin Planking............18
11. Installing the Main and Quarter Deck, and Cabin Rails....18
Stage 3: Completing the Basic Hull Structure
................19
Stage 4: Mounting the Hull
...............................................19
1. Launching Ways ..............................................................19
2. Option – Mounting on Pedestals...................................19
3. Option – Dr. Feldman’s Stand .......................................19
Stage 5: Adding The Hull Details
.....................................20
1. Anchors, Catheads, and Anchor Stowage......................20
2. Binnacle ...........................................................................21
3. Boom Crutches ...............................................................21
4. Cabin Doors....................................................................21
5. Cannon ...........................................................................21
6. Channels .........................................................................22
7. Companionway...............................................................22
8. Eyebolts, Ringbolts, and Cleats......................................22
9. Galley Stack.....................................................................22
10. Hatches, Scuttle, and Gratings .......................................23
11. Ladders ............................................................................23
12. Pumps ..............................................................................23
13. Riding Bitts......................................................................23
14. Rudder .............................................................................24
15. Steering Wheel ................................................................24
16. Stern Windows................................................................24
17. Swivel Guns and Support Posts......................................24
18. Timberheads....................................................................24
Stage 6: Mast and Spar Construction
...............................25
1. Shaping & Tapering Masts & Spars ................................25
2. Building & Installing the Masts......................................25
3. Building & Installing the Bowsprit and Jibboom.............26
4. Building the Spreader Yard and Topsail Yard ................27
5. Building the Boom and Gaff ..........................................27
6. Building the Flag Staff ....................................................27
7. Mast and Spar Bands, and Cleats...................................27
Stage 7: General Rigging Information
.............................27
1. Rigging Scheme...............................................................28
2. Rigging Plans ...................................................................28
3. Rigging Line, Blocks, Bullseyes, Hearts, & Deadeye Sizes ..29
4. Block Details ...................................................................29
5. Treating the Lines............................................................29
6. Belaying Lines .................................................................29
7. Rigging Tools...................................................................29
Stage 8: Installing Standing Rigging
.................................29
1. Shrouds............................................................................29
2. Spreader Yard Horse .......................................................30
3. Backstays..........................................................................30
4. Fore & Aft Stays ..............................................................31
5. Bowsprit Rigging .............................................................32
6. Footropes and Parrels......................................................32
Stage 9: Installing Running Rigging
.................................33
1. Fore Staysail, Jib, and Flying Jib.....................................33
2. Mainsail...........................................................................34
3. Topsail .............................................................................35
4. Course .............................................................................38
5. Stern Flag Staff ................................................................38
Final Touches
......................................................................38
Congratulations! ..................................................................38
Bibliography.........................................................................39
