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Jonathan G

Mon Feb 03 2014, 11:55pm

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I asked that same question about Rattlesnake's boat (clinker or carvel) to a fellow member at the Nautical Research Guild, Chuck Passaro who specializes in small boats models. He said:

"It depend on what type of boat. If it is a launch then carvel is fine. If its a cutter then it should be clinker style. The kit looks like a simple launch type so carvel should be fine."

So based on his expertise, the boat will be carvel

Jonathan G

Thu Feb 06 2014, 08:23pm

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The Main Ribs

The kit provides 4 rib jigs to form the main ribs. Nos. 2 – 4 are the same size. Using the “paper” method, 4 pieces of 1/16” square stock were cut to length. The idea is to soak the strips and then bend them around jig form and glue them, just at the ends, to the jig. I soaked the wood for 24 hours. At a later point in the build, the ribs are to be cut from the jig.

donfarr

Thu Feb 06 2014, 08:41pm

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Hi Jonathan, have been following your build, the craftmaship is supberb, I too am getting ready to do a M/S ships boat like yours am watching how you build it and do you cut some kind of rabbet at all. Thanks Don

Gary M

Thu Feb 06 2014, 11:01pm

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Hi Jonathan, I eagerly await each new intallment. Nice work on the masts of your Rattler. I am still trying to figure out the rigging dimensions on the Rattler and look forward to your input once you get there (next week???). All the best, Gary

Jonathan G

Sat Feb 08 2014, 03:19pm

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WOW, there seems to be a lot of excitement for this build. Has no one ever built this model kit before? I'm taking it one step at a time and sometimes more time per step as you will see in the next installment. Having no one to watch myself to guide me, I'm learning as I go. Stay tuned, watch this space...etc.

Jonathan G

Sun Feb 09 2014, 09:28pm

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Bending the ribs was easier said than done, at least for me. My method to bend the wood was to use the heated iron. But because the bend is 180° the wood wants to kink or worse split. I also tried using my clamp type wood bender which put little creases on the inside of the bend; that was a disaster. I finally got some satisfactory (not great) results working very slow with the heated iron and repeated dippings in water, but I used a lot of time and wasted more wood than I think the kit allows.

Another part of the problem was how the strip of wood was held in place on the jig. It can’t take much stress due to the 1/16” thinness of the jig and the softness of its wood. If you don’t bend the rib wood strip enough prior to putting on the rib jig, forcing the strip into its final shape on the jig will break the jig. You can see that result in jig No. 4. All the ribs ends are glued to the jig at the bottom. Hopefully the flaws will be buried under planking and internal boat structures.

BTY, the gap at the top of the arch is supposed to be there to make it easier to remove the hull from the jig.

aew

Mon Feb 10 2014, 09:09am

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I think a couple of strips half the thickness, laminated together, might be the way to go if you have any more trouble, but you seem to have overcome the problems.