uss cleveland begins

ok i will post pictures in the morning im a bit tired at the moment i have all the frames and the keels cut and fitted to the subdeck and each other it all looks good one thing i would mention im doing the build with lowes plywood and i wont do that again its very brittle i have had to remake 2 frames and repair my keel which broke from falling to the floor its my first hull and its a long way from perfect but i think its close enough for a trainer boat
a stationary sander is definitely in my future tho
i am using a full keel to make assembly easier i intend to cut out the center after i get the 1/4 sticks glued in but i really dont see why i couldnt leave it in
next i cut out the center from the subdeck and glue all the ribs and 1/4 inch wood sticks and figure out how i want to do the hard area at the rear of the ship it has several contours

more in the morning

 

ok this is what it looks like so far
notice the bookmaking glue in the background

 

You're a bookie?

 

i researchered wrote published and hardbound fifteen copies of a 225 page ancestery book for my family i gave them as christmas presents i gotta say i like book binding

 

what diameter is the shaft on a 550 motor?

 

Is this going to be a fast-gun ship or is it just a model? Are those 1/4" ribs or 3/8" ribs.

In fast gun, you can have 18 1/4" ribs in a Cleavland class cruiser if I am not mistaken.

 

irc fast gun and i will add more but i need to see it first and the ribs are 1/4 inch i was thinking that if i add more ribs i would make them 1/8 and just use them to keep the shape and your correct rib calc says 18

 

I never cease to be amazed at the quality of work that can come off of a kitchen table. Nice wood hacking so far!

 

I find I do my best work in very cramp places like closets, stairwells, offices, garbage rooms, ect.