A place for everything else
It’s time to think about the deck. Here is my foot, taking a very scientific measurement. The deck planks, caulking included, are a little over two shoe lengths. That’s… um, (multiply by the scaling factor, carry the three), how wide?
Better yet, I’ll consult the appendix in the Schooner Sultana book. The appendix says the deck planks are 5 inches wide. At 1:64 scale, that’s about 2mm. I’ll be using 1/16″ x 1/16″ strip for the deck planks, which is close enough.
Attaching the transom. The inner part first.
I ended up applying wood filler and sanding at this point. First, I was worried that the rough handling during sanding might damage the transom pieces if I attached them first. And second, I was just impatient to get the nice, smooth hull that I hoped for.
Using 1/16″ x 1/16″ strips, I have filled in part of the counter. It’s clear that I’ll need some filler to patch the gap between the hull planks and the counter planks.
