I have a question that may be obvious but I’m missing it as usual. It concerns the fitting of the bulwark caps in issue 60. The 2mm x 8mm length sits between the fore and aft bulwarks overhanging the planks by 1mm. That is fine. Then an off cut is used for the end of bulwark but does this overhang the planks or the inside or both or neither? In other words should this be smoothed down to fit?


Similarly with the cap on that bulwark that then runs up to the cabin, with the cut out where the poop deck begins. Does this overhang the bulwark on top or not, if so where?

Thanks as ever guys.

Hi John,

The small upright you are referring to overhangs on both the inside and outside of the bulwark. The cap on the bulwark running up to the cabin also overhangs on both the inside and outside. If you have a good look at stage 60 of the official video build I think everything will be a lot clearer for you, it shows the fitting of the caps in detail. If you’re still unsure then please get back to me.

https://www.youtube.com/...u2T7tQIBv4&index=28

Regards

Alan

Yes, that's right.
Graeme

Hi John
The fore caps overhang the outside of the bulwarks by 1.5mm. The port and starboard caps also overhang at the aft end (quarterdeck) by 1mm.
The last couple of paragraphs in the official build for issue 60 describe the process well and the last couple of photo's show how they should sit.
Graeme

Hi John, there is no set overhang on the port and starboard caps as the bulwarks curve at the bow and the caps are straight.
On my build I have a 1mm outside overhang at the point of maximum beam but the overhang is greater both fore and aft of this widest point, see pic below.
Hope this helps
Graeme