Artesania Latina 1805 Swift pilot boat

Installe the first layer of planks and smoothed the hull.   

Laid down the deck planking.   

The bulkhead had to be bent so i soaked it for a half hour and clamped it to the edge of a frying pan.Worked well!   

Installed the bulkheads and began to plank it.    

Nice work so far Philo. I've built a few Artesania Latina boats. Just take your time and test fit before gluing (just like plastic).  My Avatar is the Scottish Maid from Artesania. It took 2 years to complete. I didn't like some of the fittings, so I got others from AM. I built many R/C boats over the years so I didn't have any real problems with building her. I think the hardest part was the rigging. Good luck and keep the pics coming.

Jim

Thanks for the comments Fox!I really like the plank on bulkhead construction but the instructions are not clearly illustrated enough.I wish the instructions were more like a plastic model kit but it is what it is,@ years to build that?Looks great though.

Hello philo426!

Good to know somebody else is building this! Watch out, this model is peppered with errors, some things, as shown in the plans, just don't make no sense at all, like for example the chain plates. I still have to finish mine after five years (granted, I only build it in the summer), but maybe I could help you if you have any questions. Here's a photo of my build:

More info in this thread:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/150494.aspx

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Looks good.Did you use walnut for the bulwark stiffeners.?I kind of like the look.Yes the instructions leave much to be desired but what can you do?MY kit did not come with sails so I'l have to see if I can find them.

Hello!

Well I used one of the supplied wood strips for the stiffeners (i mean the short vertical ones), they are mentioned in the instructions and on the plans. Where I diverted from the instructions was to plank also the insides of the bulwarks - I didn't like to see plywood on my model. But what you meant was probably the bulwark rail - I got that wood from my local exotic wood merchant for free, it's some kind of bamboo used as spacers between the planks they actually sell, so he gave it to me for free. I cut it in thin strips and built the rail this way, replacing the kit's plywood parts.

Have a nice day

Paweł

Yes I am planking the inside of the bulwarks.Looks a lot better.  

It's coming along nicely! Good work so far.

I glued on the keel before I put on the second layer of walnut planking.   

Looking good, philo426! But I believe the instructions have it the other way 'round, first the planking, then the keel - might be wrong, though, it's years since I read them myself. Keep up the great work and have a nice day

Paweł

Yeah but i decided to put the keel on first and see how it will work out.Hope it will be all right but I will see!

Finished the one side and will start the other.    

Coming along very nicely. Keep up the good work.That side looks like it should sand very well.

Jim

I sanded down with 150.i willsand it down to 220 before I Polyacylic it.

Put 2 pieces of shaped wood on the stern to make walnut planking easier.       

Putting the stern together.  Some roughness has to be smoothed out and refining required.       

Polyacrylied the deck and hull.While not perfect,I am generally pleased with my first planked hull.        

Hello!

While the photo of the stern doesn't really convince me, I like the looks of the hull from the last post, it looks nice! Keep up the good work and watch out for those kit errors! Have a nice day

Paweł

Will do!

The kit supplied dog legs did not fit the stern deck so I made new ones out of basswood.   

Got the tiller bar together.   i235.photobucket.com/.../003-8_zpsdece5d5c.jpg

Come on, philo426, you can do better than that! Try to make the tiller thinner at the handle! If you take the scale into account - would you be able to comfortably grip a bar this thick? You might also consider drilling the holes for the belaying pins at this time, later it might get difficult! Good luck with your build, have a nice day

Paweł

That is why I am asking!Can you post a pic of your tiller?

Yes it does look too thick.I will machine it down with my Dremel.