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Updated 11/02/04
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Bow/Stern Detailing #1
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Here I will cover the
installation of the anchor pockets and ballast vent tubes. As you
might have read before, you need to vent the ballast tanks. Only
problem was were to vent them to. Normally the vents are located on
the spar deck. However with this model, I didn't want the water to
run down the side of the ship when the tanks finally did fill up. So
I accomplished by venting though the cooling drain holes in the
stern, and the line holes in the bow. |
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1. Here I have the anchor
pockets and holes mapped out ready to be cut out. |
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2. The anchor pockets are made
from styrene. The pocket hole was cut out and enough foam removed to fit
the pocket inside. |
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2. Notice the line holes (
Don't know the technical term yet. ) They are made of brass tubing, notice
how the center one was squeezed into an oval. The outer ones will vent the
ballast tanks, and the center one will be for the tow line. |
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3. The finished bow
section. All that need to be done is run a tube from the vent holes to the
ballast tank first bulkhead. |
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4. Here the stern
section has the ballast tank vents in place. Again just need to run the
tube from the main vent tube, to the individual cooling drain holes on the
stern. |
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5. The aft anchor
pocket and drain holes. |
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6. The bow railing
was made from 0.020 styrene sheet, with a 0.03 x0.01 styrene stripe on
top. To glue down I place a square template on the inside, tapped up the
end to hold in place, and used two stripes to hold the curve. Then tack
glued between the strips. |
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7. The forward watch tower
was pretty simple. I did leave the roof removable so I can put the glass
in place after painting. |
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Launch date on November 10,2000
This
site designed by and maintained by: Jeffrey W. Churill
All photographs & images are
property of:
Great Lakes Nautical
Society and/or Great Lakes Model Association
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