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The second planking from the wale up can now be completed with 1x4mm walnut strip. This planking should be done as
before, soaking the planks, but there should be little or no need to taper any of these remaining planks. However, the topmost
plank will need to be trimmed flush to the top of the gunport pattern. Each of the gunports and cabin lights should be cleared as
you progress. The planking over the lined gunports should be trimmed flush with the inner surface of the linings while the
planking over the currently unlined chase ports and cabin lights should be trimmed flush with the openings in the gunport
pattern. It is advisable at this stage to sand the hull smooth, touch up any paint and seal exposed timber with varnish. The stern
post (29) should also now be fitted and painted white below the waterline.
The chase ports and cabin lights have lids or, in the case of the chase ports, double doors. The way in which these gunports are
lined differs from those gunports without lids. They are lined with 1x4mm walnut strip but this lining must be set back 1mm
from the ships side, refer to Plan Sheet 1, 'Gunports with lids'. It is of absolute importance that the linings are set back into
the openings by 1mm. The gunport lids themselves have been cut to allow for this and the brass etched hinges have also been
designed likewise. The hinges will be glued into position onto the gunport lid and the ships side as shown on Plan Sheet 1,
'Attaching gunport lids and hinges'. If the recessing has not been carried out correctly then the hinges will not fit. The lids
themselves will be very delicate when positioned and as such will be fitted at a later stage. With all of the gunports and cabin
lights now lined, they can be painted red ochre, the outboard face of the lining for gunports with lids however, should not be
painted red ochre but left natural and varnished; only the inside faces and inboard edge will be painted red ochre.
Note: The inboard edge of the lining should be sanded flush to the inner bulwark.
The spirketting is formed using a length of 1x7mm walnut strip. Dry fit it against the inboard side of the inner bulwark so that
it lies level with the bottom edge of the upper gun deck gunports and flush along the deck (Photo 013). This plank butts up
against the plank termination patterns in the bow (some soaking may be required) (Photo 015) and runs aft in one continuous
length to the profiled slot in the after end of the inner bulwark pattern, which forms part of the quarterdeck bulkhead screen
and should be trimmed to follow this. It is imperative that the spirketting is trimmed accurately to this slot and to achieve this
you may find it of benefit to position a piece of scrap 0.8mm ply into the slot, there should be no gaps between this scrap
material and the spirketting as shown on Plan Sheet 2, 'Inner bulwark spirketting & sheer rail'.
Completion of the Second Planking
Lining the Gunports With Lids
Inner Bulwark Spirketting
Photo 013
Photo 015
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Photo 014
Photo 016
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