Deck planking

[Tony1955]

Good Morning Folks,
Im looking for a little help on deck planking.

Im building the Amati Santa Maria, and am just starting to make the main deck. It comes in two thin ply halves that ive reshaped to fit. Once the deck is in place it will have a curve from stem to stern. Should i put in the deck then plank it in situ or do the two halves separately and introduce a curve as i leave it to dry then put the deck in place? if i do work on the halves separately should i start with a single long plank running the full length in the center as a base, then do short planks for the rest or just do short planks all over? what pattern should i use?

Sorry for all the questions

Thanks for any help.
Tony

 

[maltbyguy]

Hi Tony
I would personally fit the deck and then plank it. If there are any gaps between the deck pieces then they can be covered with planks also if the ply deck needs a bit of help in sitting on the frames they can be nailed until the glue sets then the nails either sanded flat or removed
Just my thoughts I am sure others will have a different way of doing it
Andy

 

[suspend6]

I am about to plank the hold deck of my Bounty. It also has two thin ply halves. I am going to ensure these two halves fit properly without fixing them in place then remove them and glue the planks in place on the bench. To my way of thinking, this approach gives me more freedom to work on the planking, as I intend to stagger the butt joints.