Waterline for HMS Beagle

[TKAM]

Started Beagle about eight months ago. Finished both layers of planking, the deck and railing (minus the poop). I decided to copper the hull but had to figure out the waterline for the coppering based mostly on photos of the full sized Beagle replica, nothing in the plans regarding where the waterline should be

Now that I finished the coppering it just doesn't look right to me. I've coppered three other ships and to my eyes this time looks....off somehow.

Opinions?

 

[Uwek]

you are right - I have the feeling, that the coppering is ending much too low, so under the waterline

The Beagle was a Cherokee-class, so you could study the contemporary drawings

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/object?vessels%5B0%5D=Cadmus%20%281808%29

BTW: I have my doubts, that the waterline in this cross section is correct

Cherokee-class brig-sloop - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[TKAM]

Yup, thought so. It'll take some thinking but I believe I can remove the dressing belt from about mid-ship and redo it.