15. Installing the Great Beam
& Deck Beam
The great beam (two laser-cut pieces)
at the quarter deck step sits atop
Bulkhead H. Glue the laser-cut deck
beam forward of
Bulkhead H. This
beam provides a landing for the fore
deck planking (Figure 1-15).
That completes the basic hull framing.
Touch up rough spots with sandpaper.
Consider painting the bulwark
stanchions before continuing.
Planking the
Plank-On-Bulkhead Hull
Here are some shipbuilding terms used
in the planking process.
Plank: Single length of wood used to
plank a hull or deck. A
strake is a contin-
uous line of planks from wherever it
begins to where it ends.
Garboard: Planking strake adjacent to
the keel.
Sheer strake: Upper line of planking on
a hull.
Wale: Heavy layer of strakes below the
sheer strake.
Bluenose has no wale.
Belts: Group of planks along the hull.
Belts are laid out using
battens (tempo-
rary strips of flexible wood).
A
ribband is
also a batten. It holds frames in position
during planking. Ribbands are removed
as planking is completed.
Spiling: Process for marking and cutting
a plank to a given shape.
Edge-bending or springing: To bend a
plank edgewise.
Fair: Refers to smooth, gradual curves
when planking.
Nib or nibbing: Eliminates the tapered
edge of one plank from running into
another at a sharp angle by squaring off
the pointed end and inserting it into a
notch in the following plank. Nibbing
generally applies to decks, but some
-
times hull planks are nibbed.
Fig. 1-13 Installing The Main Rail
Fig. 1-14 Installing Fake Bulwark Stanchions
Fig. 1-15 Great Beam & Deck Beam at Step
Laser Cut
Pin & Glue
BHD
Deck Plank
Deck Plank
FWD
Laser Cut Beams
Bulkhead H
BHD
Fake Stanchions
Batten to Help
Alignment
Cut From
Wide Strip
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Stage 2
Equal Spaces
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