Hi Ashley, very droll lol,

I have Autosketch on an old PC but as usual cannot find the disk, never heard of turbo P&P but for my skill set paint is about right.

Ralph.

Well Bob,

Wish I had read some more of your post's, seen now that you use "join the dots up" system, did I? NO! I cut the paper templates right to the line!!! can you draw around a paper template without it moving? well I can't……..I am having to stick the templates to 3ply first…………..good job I can wallpaper.

Err yes I see now, good job your on the ball Bob.

Hi Paul, thanks for the information, had never seen the Bluebird of Chelsea, in fact I had never seen any of these boats until I joined this forum, what a lovely craft she is, looking at a picture of her the forecastle? front deck? finishes past midships giving her a look undisguised power, now you really have set the cat amongst the pigeons, everything has come to a grinding stop, Bluebird is just another variation of the same basic design, am I right that frames 4 & 5 would have to be altered to the same height as frame 3 to lengthen the deck? have always like to create my own take on things thus the alteration to the superstructure on Siadwell, now do I go further and do my own take on Bluebird of Chelsea? will play about with my concept drawing and post tomorrow

thanks I think! Ralph

Had a good think overnight, I'm still a novice a modeling so now is not the time to try and run before I can walk, forget Bluebird for now and carry on with the Siadwell build.

Had a dry run with the jig I have made, it works well even with 3ply templates no lateral movement at all.

Thanks Paul, will use a French curve thru 7 to 9 probs 2 deg at a time, as you say a gentle curve, so you think don't move the internal wall of the former in correspondingly, the transom will be slightly curved as you suggest, the drawing does not highlight this, will give you a shout if I hit problems.

Hi bob, surprisingly the formers are quite rigid, have used a height guage to set the formers equal each side, they are all within a knats whisker of each other lol or have I got your term datum base wrong? probs have lol. the angle of the photo dosn't help I agree.

All formers now made, mounted temp into position to check alignment, just needs a little fettling around the stern, down to the wood yard tomorrow to get some stock lengths to make stretchers and edge supports.

Morning Bob, yes the build is very enjoyable, will go the laminated stringer route, the bandsaw was used to cut the formers and to nibble away the stringer inserts, my scroll saw was up to the job of the internals, all with the same blade, just took it easy and let the machine do the work with minimal force.

little bit of fettling is required here and there to stop any twisting action when I fit the stringers.

the stern needs a little rework where I have deviated from Pauls plan, nothing major…….just adjustments.

Now I'm undecided, do I go for panels or planks for the hull ?