Hi Jahno
Can you please post some photos? Scratch or kit? What boat/era/nationality? In general, it is a good idea to line out the strakes of planking the same as should be done on a full size hull as the breadth of the planks reduces at the bow and often gets a bit broader at the stern. Care needs to be taken to have the forward end of the garboard strake at the junction of the keel and the stem so the upward curve is not excessive. Depending on your scale you might be able to edge bend the planking at the bow without the planks lifting, but no harm in pre-bending them or better yet spiling the planks. There are scantlings available for most types of English ships' boats that you might find helpful. These can be found in Steel's Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture, Boats of Men of War, and Scantlings of Royal Navy Ships and maybe elsewhere.
Allan
Can you please post some photos? Scratch or kit? What boat/era/nationality? In general, it is a good idea to line out the strakes of planking the same as should be done on a full size hull as the breadth of the planks reduces at the bow and often gets a bit broader at the stern. Care needs to be taken to have the forward end of the garboard strake at the junction of the keel and the stem so the upward curve is not excessive. Depending on your scale you might be able to edge bend the planking at the bow without the planks lifting, but no harm in pre-bending them or better yet spiling the planks. There are scantlings available for most types of English ships' boats that you might find helpful. These can be found in Steel's Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture, Boats of Men of War, and Scantlings of Royal Navy Ships and maybe elsewhere.
Allan
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I am building Model Shipways 18th century longboat (MS1457). I look at the photos in the manual but they don't give a clear look at it. I have given it deep thought and am trying to work out plank width from frame 7 (from the bow) to frame 4. From there it appears to me that plank width will be near constant to cover the bow. I thought I had a copy of Steele but can't seem to locate it. But best of all I'm trying. Thank you for your response.