Ok everybody I got all the ribs glued on today. (Cheers) Here are some pics. First two, Had to fix a slight twist, Well I still have to glue forward, middle, and rear keels together, but this is as far as I got today. Beaver
Hey, Tugboat, in the second pic, down on the floor, you can my Inspector Beavcat from BuShips. Not to copy you at all, but thought it was kind of interesting that we both had cat inspectors. Beaver
Yesterday, Suffren went from three pieces to one. I have all the keels glued together so it's one big ship now. I'll probably work on the sub-deck today. Just thought I'd give you a progress report, Beaver
Beaver, I think it only proper and fitting that Buships dispatched a feline boat inspector to your shop. No need to apologize at all. In fact, it makes me happy to know that I am not the only one facing feline scrutiny. I am in the process of cutting the windows out of a fiberglass Suffren that will be the Statesboro loaner boat. I am looking forward to seeing how we approach similar problems on our boats.
Well, like I said I got to work on the sub-deck today. I only got the forward one done, but that's progress. Here are some pictures, all planned out. rough cut, Inside cut out, On the ribs, side profile I just wanted some second opinions on this, but does the curve on the bow look right? To me it seemed a little too steep. @Tugboat Yes I'm looking forward to it. I guess you'll kind of be my mentor, right? Thanks for looking, Beaver
I'll be happy to help however I can, but even having built a bunch of ships, I get new ideas watching people build, even new people Never to late to learn something new, ja?
Quick update here, I was looking over my boat when I noticed the keel was cracked almost in half four ribs from the front. Arrrgh I'll have to glue that back together today. As far as how it got there, I don't know, but at least it broke now instead of later. ( Like at a battle) That's all for now folks, tune in later for more, Beaver
It happens. Just get it glued together in a manner that makes it look good, and in battle, no one will now.
I have the glue setting right now, so I should be able to start working on the rear subdeck tomorrow. Beaver
Today I got to work on the rear subdeck a little. Here are a few pics. All planned out, Rough cut, Sanded down, you can also see Inspector Beavcat in the corner. Drilling the holes to start cutting the inside out, Both the subdecks together, I still have to cut the notches out, but that can wait for another day. Hope you all enjoy, Beaver
Hooahh!!! I love watching boats come together. If you don't have a router table, you can probably find an adapter for the rotary tool. Or kludge one together. Brian Koehler and I clamped a router upside down on his workbench (this was pre-Tugboats-shop) and used it (carefully) to cut the notches.
For my improvised router. I used my spiral saw and glued a piece of lexan on to it. I worked great on lighting my deck for my destroyer.
I use my scrollsaw to cut the notches. It doesn't take too long, plus it's kind of hard to mess up. Beaver
Here's a quick update, I cut all the notches in the rear subdeck. With both subdecks on it looks pretty nice! Not exactly sure what to do next, what do you guys think? I'll post pics later. Beaver
Well have you given any thought to your internal layout? Once you have a general idea then you can start sheeting or planking or the balsa method, the bottom of the hull in prep for creating the hard area. I like the balsa method. Used it on my current build and worked out looking amazing and its light weight.
Having done a lot of my boats with the planking method... The balsa method is now the only way I do boats. It looks too good and it gives a nice, fair hull.
Is the balsa method the same thing Mike used on his Bearn? Do you guys think this battery will work for her: http://www.batterymart.com/p-6v-12ah-sealed-lead-acid-battery.html. I think it's the same one Tuggy used on the Edger Quinet. As for internal layout, I don't have anything but the hull, so it's kind of hard to figure out where everything is going to go. Beaver
Yeah it is the one on bearn. I just dont know what its official name is haha The battery i cannot speak on. you can start planning where you want things to go which will help you decide what you need to buy.
Layout can be preplanned for the most part by looking at where certain things need to go. For instance, the cannons can only be placed where the turrets are located, so that space in the hull can be marked out (usually the size of the turret width works well enough). The batteries are best located in the middle of the ship for better access and to center the heaviest weight in the middle of the hull for the best possible turning. The rest of the componants will fill in the areas between the batteries and cannons. Other componants to fit into the ship include the co2 bottle, regulator, motor(s), pump, rudder servo, motor control (esc or siwtches), cannon system( solenoids, poppets, etc), and radio system (dryboxed or waterproofed pieces).