Fairey Marine Huntsman Model Boat Build (6)

July 18th, 2009 by Steve

Making all the edges flush

Well at last I have made some time to revisit building my Fairey Marine Huntsman. I managed to get an hour in the garage today and decided to spend some time finishing off the keel. Having glued all the sections to the main keel I decided to file and sand down the uneven edges to provide a flush smooth finish. The keel is now quite heavy and a lot stiffer and several positions were necessary in the vice to get at all the angles.

Having now made a decent looking keel I decided to start adjusting the other sections and bulk heads to ensure a proper fit. The plan shows the need for a breasthook. Having already cut one out I spent several attempts at shaping it to fit exactly as the plan suggests.

Having made the adjustments and compared them against the plan I think it looks right!

Checking the bulhead against the plan

I then spent some time with the first bulk head and filing and adjusting to get a square finish. Having got these pieces the correct shape I put them loosley together on the frame to check alignment.

So far so good but I will have to repeat this with all the other bulkheads before I dare attempt to glue them in place.