Model Shipways BENJAMIN W. LATHAM MS2109 User Manual

The northwar
d spring migrations of the Ameri-
can macker
el (Scomber scombr
us, L.) gave rise
to one of the most interesting and speculative
facets of the New England fisheries in the sec
-
ond half of the 19th century and the early
decades of the 20th. Many methods were devel-
oped to captur
e these wily and unpredictable
fish, the most successful being the purse-seine,
a large net which was set in a ring around a
mackerel school and then closed by “pursing,”
or drawing its bottom edge together with a
“purse line,” thus forming a bag from which
the trapped fish were baled with large dipnets.
THE AMERICAN FISHING SCHOONER
BENJAMIN W. LATHAM
The development of the purse-seine also led to
the development of the seine boat, a large double-
ended boat from which the net was set. This boat
supposedly evolved from the New Bedford whale
boat in both form and construction, but was soon
modified and enlarged as seine nets became larg-
er. Attendant to this technology was a wide vari-
ety of boat and net gear of special design. Because
the schooners themselves were specially rigged
and fitted for these operations, they assumed a
distinctive appearance.
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Kit No. MS2109
Technical Characteristics
Scale: 1/4” = 1 ft. ( 1: 48 )
Length: 33”
Width: 5-1/2”
Height: 28”
Manufactured by
Model Shipways

Model Shipways BENJAMIN W. LATHAM MS2109 Specifications

General

Type	Model Ship Kit
Scale	1:64
Length	25.5 inches
Height	24 inches
Material	Wood
Skill Level	Intermediate
Manufacturer	Model Shipways

Summary

What You'll Need to Start Construction

Knives & Saws

Lists essential cutting tools.

Painting & Staining the Model

Preliminaries

Color Scheme

Details recommended colors for different parts.

STAGE A: FRAMING THE PLANK-ON-BULKHEAD HULL

Bending Wood

Center Keel Assembly

Steps for assembling the central keel structure.

Installing the Keel-Stem, & Sternpost

Attaching the keel-stem and sternpost.

Installing the Bulkheads

Guidance on fitting and beveling bulkheads.

Installing the Transom

Installing Horn Timber Cheeks

Installing the Planksheer

Installing the Hawse Timbers

STAGE B: PLANKING THE PLANK-ON-BULKHEAD HULL

Getting Started

Advice on approaching the planking process.

Planking Battens & Belts

Planking Butts

Fastening the Planks

Methods for securing planks to the hull.

Planking the Outer Hull

Step-by-step guide to hull planking.

Planking the Transom

Planking the Bulwarks

Planking the Deck

Installing the deck planks.

STAGE C: COMPLETING THE BASIC HULL STRUCTURE

Correcting & Sanding

Final hull finishing and smoothing.

STAGE D: MOUNTING THE HULL

Mounting Board with Two Pedestals

STAGE E: ADDING THE HULL DETAILS

Timberheads (or Bulwark Stanchions)

Main Rail

Installing the primary rail along the bulwarks.

Monkey Rails

Main Pinrails

Scuppers

Rudder

Fitting the rudder and sternpost.

Cleats & Snatch Cleats

Bowsprit

Making and fitting the bowsprit.

Hawse Pipes

Hatches, Forward Companionway, Trunk Cabin & Wheelbox

Building deck structures.

Deck & Rail Fittings

Installing various deck and rail hardware.

STAGE F: MAST & SPAR CONSTRUCTION

General Information

Tapering Masts & Spars

Techniques for shaping tapered masts.

Lower Mast Fittings

Topmast Fittings

Stepping the Masts

Instructions for installing masts.

Gaffs & Booms

Jaws & Goosenecks

Crafting mast fittings for booms and gaffs.

Ironwork

Making and fitting iron components for spars.

STAGE G: GENERAL RIGGING & SAILMAKING INFORMATION

Cordage

Treating the Lines

Methods for worming, parcelling, and serving lines.

Making the Sails

Detailed steps for constructing sails.

Rigging the Model With Sails

Attaching sails and rigging them.

Rigging the Model Without Sails

STAGE H: STANDING RIGGING

Chainplates

Fitting the primary fittings for shrouds.

Rigging the Bowsprit

Setting up the bowsprit rigging.

Turnbuckles

Footropes & Manropes

Fore & Main Shrouds

Instructions for rigging mast shrouds.

Belaying Pin Racks

Ratlines

Weaving the ladders between shrouds.

Spring Stay

Jumbo Stay

Jib Stay

Spreader Lifts

Fore & Main Topmast Shrouds

Rigging topmast shrouds.

Main Topmast Stay

Installing the main topmast stay.

Pullback Stay

Main Boom Footropes

STAGE I: RUNNING RIGGING

Blocks

Jumbo, Fore & Main Boom Rigging

Rigging for booms and associated lines.

Fore & Main Gaff Rigging

Rigging for gaffs and their halyards.

Head Sail Rigging

Fore & Main Topsail Rigging

Staysail Rigging