Updated 11/02/04

Intro

Planning

Building the Frame

Center Joint

Spar Deck stg1

Bow

Foam Sides

Spar Deck stg2

Shaping the Foam

Fiber Glassing

Prep. for Paint #1

Prep. for Paint #2

Ballast System #1

Bow Stern Detail

Deckhouse #1

Deckhouse #2

Deckhouse #3

Stripping

Cook "N"Footer

Hell Weeks

Drives

Ballast System

Maiden Voyage

Deckhouse #4

Repainting

Bull Work

 

Bow/Stern Detailing #1  /  Ballast System


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.

1.  Here I have the anchor pockets and holes mapped out ready to be cut out.

2.  The anchor pockets are made from styrene. The pocket hole was cut out and enough foam removed to fit the pocket inside.

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.

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.

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.

5.    The aft anchor pocket and drain holes.

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.

7.   The forward watch tower was pretty simple. I did leave the roof removable so I can put the glass in place after painting.

 

Launch date on  November 10,2000

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