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Le Coureur 1776 1:48 (CAF) by Salty

A little more planking, plus I have made a start in holes for the nails. I have an electric drill with a few flexible shaft which made it quite easy. I am going to try 0.6 mm copper wire, but won’t start until I am happy with the finished planks.

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I am scraping the planks as I think this gives a crisper finish than sanding. The photos show some things that I missed that could do with more work, despite the fact I tend to work with magnifying reading glasses.

Kind regards

Salty
 
Paul, I tend to take pictures with my iPhone which look OK on the small screen with lower resolution, but get some nasty surprises when I look at them on my iPad which has a much larger screen and higher resolution images.

I am a little more than half way through planking and am reasonably happy with the spacing on the stem and stern, although the area of the bilge on the stern post has been quite difficult.

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In the bottom photo you can see I have reached the section where the hull will be open.

Kind regards

Salty
 
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