After fitting the garboard fillets to the frames at steps 1,2,3 of 36, the first full garboard plank fits between frame 19 and 22, not forgetting that the garboard planking is fitted so that it overlaps the keel by 1mm on each side of the keel, which when you have completed both sides of the hull creates a parallel slot down the centre line of the keel from where the garboard planking starts to where it ends.

You then run a plank to the stern (rear) as shown in steps 6-10 )from frame 22 to overhang the rear end by 4mm), your confusion with photo 6 is that the plank to the rear starts out flat but along the way towards the (stern) rear end it needs to be twisted so that it fits to the side of the keel at the rear end as per photos 7,8,9,10.

The bow (front) garboard plank runs from frame 19 to 14 and is ended as per the photo at step 14, taking particular note of what it says at step 11 regarding not to bend the garboard plank all the way down the front of the keel.

hi pam,the double planking question you asked is,only if you want to double plank,if you look at my build you will see I have sanded down the gunports first,then laid on the veneer afterwards,tomick is not double planking,he is building by the book,(magazine)just below this writing you can click on my build there.in blue fonts.also I am building the endevour,not started yet waiting for a few more issues.

Thanks everyone
It is appreciated
Pam

I came across the garboard plank bit before I came across the forum, but I could not make head nor tail of it, so looked at the mags again and again, and saw what i hope are garboard planks on both sides. Is this correct, because if it is why didn't the mags say garboard planks. I found a pic on msw and have attached it, its from another boat.

I am finding it easier to look ahead of the project to work things out.

As I am double planking -what happens to the bottom planks when I double plank or I may use copper for my bottom.

I also have numerous pin pricks from my pin pusher -have sawed my fingers so part of my tool kit consists of plasters and tissues.

Happy building everyone
Pam

I shall be painting mine, but a question for you shipmates...I will be painting the lower hull, not coppering it...could anybody give me any idea as to what colour weathered copper would actually look like????

Hi Jonny.
I think the copper would go a bluey green ala copper sulphate stroke oxide. ["O" level chemistry was a long time ago] No doubt someone will put us right if I am wrong. I'll do a bit of research some time before we get there. Like putting a piece of copper pipe in some seawater.

Laury

Hi Laury...Chemistry definitely out as far as I'm concerned, nearly nuked the ruddy science lab when I was at school...

Just to add to what Tomick has provided. I guess the copper sheet from Victory was in an advanced state of corrosian and had been taken off to be replaced.

These two photos are from my collection of HMS Trincomalee photos

The first shows the coppering just after the restoration of the ship about 11 years ago. The second shows how the verdegris has affected the ship when she is floating in the 'dry dock' and was taken last summer.






Mike T

painting the copper or the wood on the hull bit daft to put on copper then paint it you coud use something cheaper to simulate the copper if you are painting it