That's from the booklet that comes with the model.
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Hello Maarten,that part is done now ,at least most of it,I have tried to cut out the bulkeads on paper with a little knife and glue it on plywood but that method did not work for me well ,it was much easier for to use carbon copy.I do not have a laser printer though.
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hi. I finally found my old images of "how to make a gunport" This is from a grup build back in the 60beginning 70. The total build "A Spanisf Fregat" can be found some 20 years later.
Probably good advice, unless they were as-built plans. If the Smith plans are based on the wreck itself, it would be the obvious route to take.
Allan
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The gunport frame is recessed , 1mm less depth than the thickness of the bulwark to allow the gunport lid to fit flush with the hull planking. Reading the replies I reckon you'll find it clear enough?
I did the same - it shall fit into the part of the inside gun port.
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Looks like to me he has mounted them on the outside of the hull.Hey Neil,
in my opinion, gun ports always seal with the hull, otherwise water can collect in the corners and be pressed into the wood. This would make them leaky and, if there is no sealant there, they would start to rot. Question:
Could it be that you have fitted them the wrong way round? It looks like you've attached them from the outside in the picture. If these gun ports have this width, then they must be planked inwards and either planked with the frames, then they are no longer visible but flush, or you sand them down completely to the planks.
Cheers
Günther
Hi Dale
A few do look they are not fully seated against the stops inside the ports but basically it looks like he built the port lids as they were designed, with outboard layer of planks horizontal and matching the hull planking while the inboard layer is four boards usually about 1.5" thick in the vertical plane.
Allan