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Old 03-05-2022, 01:39 PM
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CL-52 update

Hi All;

This session shows the value of dry fitting before you glue anything. The old layout board was discarded because it was too narrow. If the board is used to set out an ocean, the composition would be affected and wouldn't look right. The new board is wider and will give more room to work. The knots in the new board are not really a problem because they would be filled and painted over. By the way it is a habit to recycle sheets of card if the drawing isn't correct. Simply set it aside and use the unprinted side later. It saves a lot of card sheet. That's why there are some funny looking markings on the sheets. The four sections of the base plate were lined up on the center lined and connected together. Rather than gluing them down firmly, it is better to use a series of dots instead. That way everything is aligned, but the model can be removed easily if something goes seriously wrong. Once the base is dry, the first section of the vertical keel is glued in place and the forward bulkheads test fitted. You can see that number four doesn't look right. On looking back at the drawing, it was too short. The drawing was corrected, a new part cut and test fitted. It looks much better. Section two of the keel is now glued in place. It will be connected with a tab and ready for the next set of bulkheads. The centerline, bulkhead and tab locations are drawn on the base plates to insure that everything is aligned. Keel sections three and four are added and bulkheads inserted every six inches to keep everything lined up. The last bulkhead is also added because the end plate will be a difficult fit. The remaining bulkheads will be glued in place shortly. Right now it all seems pretty straight. Once the entire hull frame is up, the weather deck sections will be erdrawn, tested and the decision about the deck edges will be made.

Regards, rjccjr
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