Scotia etc

[Dallinson]

Derek Warner.
Glad the reprint arrived OK, hope it made some sense!!
Ref the planking on the Scotia.
Well, I have to report that "life" in the form of a steady stream of
visitors staying with us, has been intervening and preventing much activity
in the workshop. I have received all the wood I ordered from England, so
once I can get some time to myself, I will get cracking with it. I have a
large number of the frames cut and screwed down on the board.
I have also received the two volumes of "Plank-on-Frame models" by Harold
A.Underhill. (They are hard back books and not cheap.) I have not yet read
them from cover to cover, but they seem to contain a good deal of very
useful information. One very neat technique that he suggests to employ when
planking a boat upside down on formers, is to have a number of cords (stout
strings) that run through holes in the building board near where the former
meets the board and run then over the top of the hull planking. The cord
then feeds out under the board to a small cleat on the side of the board,
this allows him to pull each plank down onto the respective frame. They are
not at every frame, but spaced where the need is most. I have not got around
to trying this technique yet, but it certainly has the look of something
that would work and has been arrived at through bitter experience!!
I am very glad that I splashed out and bought the books, as I really do not
think I would have got anywhere with out them. I am not sure that it will be
a success with them, but for sure it would have been a total disaster
without them!!
I will keep you posted on how I get on with this project. (Good or bad!!!)
Best regards
David

[Paulrjordan]

--- In Paddleducks@y..., "Dallinson" <dallinson@a...> wrote:

> I have also received the two volumes of "Plank-on-Frame models" by
>Harold A.Underhill. (They are hard back books and not cheap.) I have
>not yet read them from cover to cover, but they seem to contain a
>good deal of very useful information. One very neat technique that he
>suggests to employ when planking a boat upside down on formers, is to
>have a number of cords (stout strings) that run through holes in the
>building board near where the former meets the board and run then
>over the top of the hull planking. The cord then feeds out under the
>board to a small cleat on the side of the board, this allows him to
>pull each plank down onto the respective frame. They are not at every
>frame, but spaced where the need is most. I have not got around
>to trying this technique yet, but it certainly has the look of
>something that would work and has been arrived at through bitter
>experience!!

I love this idea, David..and it seems to make so much sense. I have
never seen this done and I'm wondering if maybe there's an
illustration of this in the Underhill book which could be scanned. If
I'm not mistaken, this technique would allow you to "pull" more than
one plank at a time onto the frame for gluing. Not only does it allow
the plank to be pulled tight to the frame, but also closes the planks
up on themselves....yes very neat and I'd be fascinated to hear how it
all works particularly on PT "Scotia" with her clinker (or lapstrake)
hull.

> I am very glad that I splashed out and bought the books, as I really
> do not think I would have got anywhere with out them. I am not sure
> that it will be a success with them, but for sure it would have been
> a total disaster without them!!

With "Yorkshireman" under your belt, the diligence and attention to
detail we have come to expect from you, the likelihood of any "total
disasters" is extremely unlikely! "Scotia" wil be a lovely model!

PJ