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Download LYDE 07 BOAT & BEAKHEAD Euromodel – Lyde (1787).07.ship’s boat & beakhead.January.2021 TRANSLATION LINKS 1. type into your browser ... english+italian+glossary+nautical terms 2. utilise the translation dictionary ‘Nautical Terms & Expressions’ from Euromodel website An interpretive build of the Lyde English Schooner 1787 Scale 1:80 Checked the Resource File ? 07.SHIP’S BOAT & BEAKHEAD January 2021 My interpretive build is based on the supplied drawings, the kit material – and an amount of extra material . This work only illustrates how this ship might be built.The level of complexity chosen is up to the individual This resource information was based on the original text supplied by Euromodel and then expanded in detail as the actual ship was constructed by the author, Peter Coward. Neither the author or Euromodel have any commercial interest in this information and it is published on the Euromodel web site in good faith for other persons who may wish to build this ship. Euromodel does not accept any responsibility for the contents that follow. 1 Euromodel – Lyde (1787).07.ship’s boat & beakhead.January.2021 [To navigate through the contents – use ‘control + click’] Contents Chapter 1 - SHIP’S BOAT ........................................................................................................ 4 Construction Choices ............................................................................................................. 4 Plastic Resin vs Timber ......................................................................................................... 5 Possible Modifications........................................................................................................... 6 Weathering ........................................................................................................................... 10 Tholepin/ Thole .................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2 – BEAKHEAD ORNAMENTATION .................................................................... 13 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 13 Drawing Modification .......................................................................................................... 14 Top Rail ............................................................................................................................... 15 Construction ..................................................................................................................... 16 2 Euromodel – Lyde (1787).07.ship’s boat & beakhead.January.2021 Illustrations Figure 1: Non-modification of Supplied Boat ........................................................................... 4 Figure 2: Forward Boat Crutch .................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3: Support Cross-Section ................................................................................................ 5 Figure 4: Cutting & Sanding Tools ............................................................................................ 5 Figure 5: Ship's Boat Longitudinal Shaping .............................................................................. 6 Figure 6: Stern Post .................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 7: Bottom Boards ............................................................................................................ 6 Figure 8: Possible Internal Contouring ...................................................................................... 7 Figure 9: Terminology ............................................................................................................... 7 Figure 10: Immersion in Ammonia Soln. .................................................................................. 8 Figure 11: Rib Shaping (another ship) ....................................................................................... 8 Figure 12: Ribs in Position ........................................................................................................ 8 Figure 13: Keel .......................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 14: Athwartship Boards .................................................................................................. 9 Figure 15: Raised Stern Area ..................................................................................................... 9 Figure 16: Bottom Boards .......................................................................................................... 9 Figure 17: Risers ........................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 18: Paint Selection for Dry Brushing ........................................................................... 10 Figure 19: Wet Brush Layer .................................................................................................... 10 Figure 20: Stern Sheets & Thwarts .......................................................................................... 11 Figure 21: Supporting Knee & Mast Step................................................................................ 11 Figure 22: Stem Post Extension ............................................................................................... 11 Figure 23: Rudder and Tiller Arm ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 24: Oar Lashed to a Tholepin ....................................................................................... 12 Figure 25: Tholepins Inserted .................................................................................................. 12 Figure 26: Beakhead, portside ................................................................................................. 13 Figure 27: Beakhead, starboard ............................................................................................... 13 Figure 28: Cheek, Top View .................................................................................................... 13 Figure 29: Original Beakhead Position .................................................................................... 14 Figure 30: Modification of Plan Sheet 1 Beakhead Position ................................................... 14 Figure 31: Top Rail Aft End Against the Hull ......................................................................... 15 Figure 32: Top Rail Forming Support Bracket Under Cathead ............................................... 15 Figure 33: Top Rail (plan view)............................................................................................... 15 Figure 34: Initial Shaping of Top Rail ..................................................................................... 16 3 Euromodel – Lyde (1787).07.ship’s boat & beakhead.January.2021 Chapter 1 - SHIP’S BOAT Supplied is a nominal 120 mm in length Construction Choices Alternative 1: Most models are built with part of the gun barrels projecting out past the hull profile suggesting a state of readiness for battle. If this is the case, then to clear the Main Deck for battle, the ship’s boats were removed and towed behind the ship. The boats then are not built – making this a simple exercise for the builder. Alternative 2: If the boat supplied in the kit is to be included, then it can be suitably painted as it is and eventually installed with perhaps only the thwarts installed. Euromodel supplies simple plastic resin hulls which will save much time and far less patience. Alternative 3a: Install interior fittings in supplied boat. (Fig. 1) Alternative 3b: Modify the longitudinal profile (and perhaps interior profile as well) and install all interior fittings. Figure 1: Non-modification of Supplied Boat Alternative 4: The supplied boats are discarded and new ones built from scratch. This is only for the ardent builder ! After some deliberation, ‘Alternative 3b’ was selected. 4 Euromodel – Lyde (1787).07.ship’s boat & beakhead.January.2021 Crutches Mounted on the hatchway cover and open hatchway, they were a pair of wooden supports having two different sizes on which the ship’s boat (cutter) was secured. Figure 2: Forward Boat Crutch The cutter supports produced had a deeper cross-section than that shown in the drawings so allowance was made in cutting the pieces out of some 4 mm. scrap timber. Figure 3: Support Cross-Section Plastic Resin vs Timber The plastic resin was incredibly easy to work with and equipped with a Dremel and a number of differently-shaped cutting and sanding tools, I was able to alter the standard shape to conform quite closely to the drawings supplied. Figure 4: Cutting & Sanding Tools 5 Euromodel – Lyde (1787).07.ship’s boat & beakhead.January.2021 Possible Modifications Many of the features shown in the drawings were adopted BUT in the interest of simplicity, builders often ignore them. Figure 5: Ship's Boat Longitudinal Shaping • The gunwale (top edge) was altered to form a curved longitudinal profile. • A stern post made from scrap timber. Figure 6: Stern Post • The inside area of the stern was made more square • The hull bottom flat profile (shaded red) can be readily adapted to suit the bottom boards. The surface is painted black and boards added directly onto the painted
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