SHIPS BOATS

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1st Cutter | Launch | Bottom

Constellation's boats from deSimone's 1856 painting.	Lines specifically for Constellation's boats from an 1854 drawing at the National Archives	Full size tracing of the 31'10" launch in 1:36 scale.
Printed part's plan for the launch. 9/14/10	.	Layout plan for the quarterboats.
Top | Launch | Bottom 1st CUTTER
Keel, stem, and stern post for the 1st Cutter.	Form patterns glued to 1/8" balsa. 9/15/10	Building board marked using plan view.
Forms cut and glued to building board.	Keel, stem, sternpost, and transom assembly dry-fitted to forms.	Ribs bent over forms. 9/16/10
Keel assembly glued to ribs.	Garboard planks going on. 9/17/10	Garboards on.
Spieling the next plank.	Card pattern and basswood plank.	First lapstrakes going on.
Four planks so far.	8 planks. 10/4/10	10 planks. 1/1/11
Damp plank being shaped in place. 1/2/11	Shaped plank. 1/3/11	14 Planks.
Last planks clamped on. 1/4/11	Cutting the stem free.	Transom cut free.
Ribs snipped and hull lifted off the forms.	The cutter free from the forms and some loose bits being glued.	1st Cutter.
Cutter on the ship for scale.	Bent rib. 1/15/11	Rub strakes installed and remainder of ribs going in.
Ribs installed.	Oar locks cut out and seat clamp installed.	Seats fitted.
Installing floorboards. 1/24/11	Aft lifting eye. 1/25/11	Forward lifting eye.
Seats installed and inside primed.	First coat of black paint. 1/30/11	Quick first coat of cream inside the cutter. 2/14/11	.
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Cutting the keel for the 34 foot launch.	Launch: stem, stern post, keel, and transom.	Form patterns glued to 1/8" balsa.
Cutting out forms.	Sanding forms down the the line.	Forms cut and getting stood up on the baseboard.
Checking keel for fit on forms with 1st Cutter for size.	Frames bent onto forms and keel glued on.	First plank, starboard garboard.
4th plank going on. 1/24/11	5th plank.	7th plank spiled and ready. 1/25/11
7th plank going on.	As of 1/25.	.

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