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Asheville-class Patrol Gunboat Mark II

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entry Sep 23 2006, 02:12 PM
Slowly but surely the hull is taking shape. The basla dried overnight and formed to the frames pretty well. I reinforced the pins a bit in some areas like the knuckle to make sure that I had a good fit. Then the gluing commenced!

A couple of hours and a few dozen glue sticks later and the skin was firmly attached to the frames over the bulk of the hull. I left the bow to do last since it has the most complex curves and is the hardest area to work in even in this size scale. Overall things are going well and I hate to say or do anything that might jinx it biggrin.gif

Test "looks" down the cernterline and down each side reveals no warping so far...fingers crossed. Tonight I'll get the bow done and maybe be at a point tomorrow to get a first thin layer of epoxy over the outside of the hull to make the fragile balsa a bit more sturdy. Then we'll be on to the fiberglassing...which while messy is realtively easy from my prior experiences.

 
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