Starboard Hull completed

Tarred hemp rope would be wedged between the boards while in dry dock.
Once the ship is launched it would take at least a week before she would float on her own as the planks swell keeping her somewhat water tight.

I will however use would putty prior to sanding the hull.
Starboard hull planked and ready for sanding.

Steeler planks

Two Steeler planks are added to the stern increasing plank width

Horn Timber Cheek

The "A" series hull planks join against the transom. The "B" series butt up against the keel above the stern post.
The "Horn Timber cheeks" support the hull planks in this ares

Planking the hull

The first hull plank is placed under the planksheer. Each plank is tapered at the ends to fit into the bow nose and transom. The rule is no less then 5 bulkheads per plank, 2 planks between the seams , no running seams. Run 1 ban of each series "A" "B" "C" eye ball for smooth stream line. Drill each plank 5/64" into each bulkhead using 5/64" dowels made from stock. This will insure tight fit against bulkheads and give a smooth finish, all planks are glued. Razor cut and sanded dowels once it has dried. Hull spaces will be filled with wood putty primed and painted black with a red bottom detailed with a white line running alone the planksheer.

Deck Planking

Deck planking is time consuming.
I decided to lay down the forward deck to secure the bulkheads before starting the hull planking. The smallest imperfection during the alignment of the bulkheads causes everything else to be out of alignment so it does need to be exact especially that this model is not double planked as was my first model the Virgina sloop.

Outer planksheer attached

Planksheer

Planksheer needed to be fitted into the bulkhead by sanding down the bulkhead stantions. The Transom is not yet connected, but the placement is becoming clearer as the planksheer rail joins against it.