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  Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | Hi All, I like to present to you the San Ildefonso. Length - 1290 mm Hight - 895 mm Width - 470 mm In 1784 work on the construction of the ship San Ildefonso began in Cartagena, based on a design by José Romero de Landa, who had been asked to build a 74-gun ship that would serve as a prototype for the future vessels of the Spanish Royal Navy, and under his direction. Following favourable reports from her sea trials, she was adopted as the model for another seven ships that were built over the coming years, and which came to be known as the "Ildefonsinos". After seeing action on numerous occasions, both in the Mediterranean Squadron and the Ocean Squadron, she took part in the battles of Cape St. Vincent in 1797 and Trafalgar, in 1805. At Trafalgar, under Commodore Don José Vargas, and forming a part of the combined fleet's observation squadron, she was one of the fastest in the fleet. 34 of her crew members were killed and another 148 wounded. Sjors  | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | Here are the goodies... 8 boxes totally        | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | I want to show you the size of the San Ildefonso. I placed the keel and put a measure on it. She is 1290 mm long…. And that without the bowsprit. I need a bigger house!  | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | I dry fit the frames to the false keel. I'm happy that I don't have to adjust. It fits perfectly.   | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | I placed all the frames and they where straight. I cut out the deck and dry fitted it. Now I find out that the false keel had a twist. And there are two parts glued together. When I glue them together ,they where straight. I don't know what I've doing wrong. Or I make a BIG mistake.      | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | The lower deck is plancked ! It take some time, but then you have something I know that at the end ,you don't see a lot of the deck anymore, but it is a good practice. For the caulking I use a pencil recommended by Popeye. And it works.      | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | I placed a few filler (balsa( blocks at the stern and bow. Not between all the frames. I was cutting and sanding for four days now. I have to see if it works this way. I placed a small plank to see if it fits and it fits perfect. If necessary,I can place more but when I don't have to do it, I won't!     | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | I was attempt to put on the main deck. But then…….It not fits perfect. As you can see in the picture, between the two parts I have a opening. If I put them together , the holes for the mast are wrong between the lower deck and the main deck. The planking goes over it, and also over the frame openings. So you don't see it after the planking.  | ||
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| Registered Member #4083 Joined: Wed Nov 21 2012, 12:46amPosts: 121 | Sjors, wow that is a big kit. Looks like you are off to a great start. How did you resolve the slight kink? | ||
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| Registered Member #4156 Joined: Sun Mar 17 2013, 02:16pmPosts: 87 | The main deck is also planked. Garward was telling me that the shift of butts where not right. So at the main deck I change it and I hope that this is the right one. Every 5 planks the are skipping ( or how you call that)      | ||
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