Sultana build log – Part 40

The aft rails are next. Below is a picture of the Sultana with the rail stanchions marked. Middle stanchions are in pairs, and there are singles at each end. (At least, that’s what I assumed. The foremost may also be a pair, but I couldn’t see it clearly in any pictures, and I went with a single.)

Positions of stanchions
Positions of stanchions

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Sultana build log – Part 39

With the warm months just a memory, I’m back to working on the Sultana.

There are several parts that I’m anxious about on this model. The cap rail over the transom is one. I tried to bend a wood strip for the part, but had little success. So I have tried to produce it via 3D print instead. Modeling it in Fusion 360 was also a challenge, and I ended up with something of a compromise, as can be seen below.

I started with the curve of the transom shape that I had developed previously for the laser cut transom pieces. I thickened the curve to a thickness of 1.5mm.

Transom curve
Transom curve

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Sultana build log – Part 38

Ships are living things that change over time. I am approaching a point where I’ll have to make some decisions about what specific point in time I’ll depict in my model. Here are two pictures of the Sultana. The top one is from the blog ship25bsa.smallsquareddesigns.com and was taken August 2003. The lower picture was taken by me in October 2018.

The most obvious change is the black stripe painted between the planksheer and caprail. The nameplate at the bow was changed to match. The painted figurehead in the older picture is a rare sight. Nearly every other picture I’ve found has the figurehead solid white, and I plan to keep it that way. There are other minor changes (like the pintles and gudgeons I have pointed out), as well as other minor details not visible in these pictures.

Sultana changes over time
Sultana changes over time

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