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 Hi all Im about to start marking off the gun ports. ive used a spare plank as a ref for the position of the bottom edge. this line isnt level over the length of the hull and curves with the lower deck, and i wondering if the top and bottom edge of the gun port remains parallel with the ref line or do we make the fwd and aft edges of the gun ports parallel with the vertical frame lines. if so this will lift 1 corner off my ref line. Cheers Stu
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Hi Stu
The sides of the gunport should be vertical.Your batten is a brilliant idea to maintain the flow of ports when view from bow or stern.You will just have to lift one corner of your template to suit.
Kind Regards Nigel
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thanks Nigel. i thought that might be the case.  onwards and upwards cheers stu Cheers Stu
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Hi, just a question, are the bottom edges for the gun ports going to be level with the deck behind? Reason I ask is that, if so, I am going to shine a light from the other side so I can follow the line of the deck precisely without fear of finding that I've gone wrong with my meaurements
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Hi Luigione
The bottom cill of the gunports will be higher than the inside deck.
Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Stujui, very very nice work there and lovely idea with the guide plank.... .. The top and bottom of your gunports should run parallel with the water line and judging by the way you are doing it just now you shouldn't encounter any problems.... .. Good luck with it....  Regards Alan
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thanks alan, i appreciate the information cheers stu Cheers Stu
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Cheers mate, I guess it's going to be something like 2/3 mm higher then?
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luigione wrote:Cheers mate, I guess it's going to be something like 2/3 mm higher then? It gives it in the dimensions,I think it was 5 or 5.5mm. Kind Regards Nigel
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Cheers mate, I guess it's going to be something like 2/3 mm higher then?
I'm just a bit worried that I may have messed things up a bit, as I kind of did things my way, instead of following the instructions to the letter.
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