U.S.S. Des Moines

Ok here is my build thread for my ship.

 

Another view of the stern. The 1" is from the very back of the stern. Put the hull up against the wall, top side down. Line it up at 90° to the wall and measure 1" from the wall where the hull is not touching the wall, move the solid line back the same distance the hull is from the wall. This seemed too tricky fire me so Bob H gave me some measurements that were better. I just have to find them and I'll post them.

 

Here is a picture with the ribs and lower windows marked with automotive detailing tape.

 

I was going to use the bottom of the auto trim tape. Bob H told me that the plug was too tall so I marked off 3/8" and trimmed it. I've got that done and I've got more pictures to upload.

 

Another picture of ribs/windows

 

Here's a picture of the hull after first sanding down.

 

2nd try but might of took off alittle extra.

 

Here's a shot from the stern.

 

Sorry Tugboat for the long pause, been busy. I used the 3/8 auto trim and put that on after I trimmed down the plug. Was going to measure down on the inside of the hull to get the subdeck location.

 

Here is some more pictures of the hull with windows and ribs.

 

This is from this summer, I put 16 lbs inside the hull and just placed the deck on top, them I got my level to see if the hull was floating level. I got a coloring pencil from my step daughter and marked the waterline.

 

Here is a closer look at the hull with waterline.

 

Theses are pictures of the tape put back on so I can cut out the windows.

 

Hi tugboat, I've actually got that windows done, just need to post them. Yeah, Bob H said that would be a good idea.

 

Here I've started to drill out corners for the windows.

 

Got the windows started and done!

 

Now that I've got the windows cut out and trimmed, its time for the next part. Not sure tho what I should do??

 

Is the 16lbs including the weight of the hull? It looks awfully low in the water.