helping my son build a wooden square master sailing ship. Does anyone have any tips on how to plank the hull?

Answer 1

One of the tricks I've learned for balsa wood or thin hardwood is to steam it. Hold it over water hot enough to produce steam for a few seconds (probably a little longer for the hardwood). It makes the wood more pliable and easier to conform to the curved hull. For balsa, you can cement the plank in place and then use a straight pin to hold the plank to the rib until the glue dries. For the hardwood, the same should work, but you may have to substitute a clothes pin for the straight pin depending on the wood's thickness. It may be easier to start at the bottom and work your way up (you'd have a little more room for clothes pins if that's what you have to use). Also, you can use a model putty to seal the gap between the two bottom planks to get the "v" of the hull.

Answer 2

I think Sri Vidya Rajgopalan has given the correct answer. But the Answer is very long. Let me explain you in short. Ram built a Bridge instead of ship because he thought, if in the war with Ravana more army of Varana is required then it will be easy to bring reinforcement through a Bridge Than to send ship.

Answer 3

first of all, it' "square rigged" or" three ( or four) masted" ship...and are we talking modles.then see below....or the real thing? If real. say so and I can help since I build sailbaots for al iving