Sorry about the longish delay in continuing this thread
I have added a laptop here and that produced some minor complications.
This post is Lee boards, bulwarks, handrail and leeboard rollers
Lee boards were made from 3mm ply, clad in plasticard, plain on the inner side and simulated planking on the outer side.
Strips of plain plasticard were added to simulate the bracing planks.
As I wanted the leeboards to operate I added a 3” x 1” piece of 3mm brass into the lower section of the ply core.
This was to provide sufficient weight for the board to drop under its own weight and only lifting required by the winch.
When gluing these I made sure that they stayed flat using a significant bit of weight on them whilst drying
The bulwarks I made from 1mm plasticard.
These were a little tricky to get exactly right, as the slightest error in shape meant the bulwarks were not going to stand at the correct angle.
Thin card pieces (weetabix packet) were taped together to cover the length of the bulwark and a little over height, then taped to the outside of the hull and the deck line marked from the inside.
This was then cut to the line and placed in position inside the sheer strake on top of the deck supports.
It is my intention to fix this in place with the decking, as well as adhesive.
When these were temporarily fixed I marked the bulwark top line on the card and cut it out.
I transferred this outline to two pieces of 1mm plasticard and cut out both sides.
I primed the wooden deck supports and fibreglass with a mixture made from plasticard fragments and cellulose thinners.
I then glued the bulwarks in position with plastic solvent.
This was a temporary fixing and the bulwarks were later “locked in” when the deck was fitted.
The handrails I had to scratch my head about.
My first thought was to make these from wood, but after a few rather poor results because of the compound curves involved, I decided to construct these from plastruct section.
2.5mm square section on the inside of the bulwark capped in and out with 2.5mm half round.
This produced a pretty strong and convincing handrail section, if not the cheapest!!!
Hatch combing was made from 3mm ply and the hatch covers were built in situ
using 3mm x 20mm (IKEA Venetian, blinds stripped using small circular saw.) as surrounds and 3mm ply tops
(not forgetting to cover the combing with cling film to stop the covers being permanently fixed to the combing)
The original design leeboard rollers I failed to get to operate at all successfully at this scale.
There was just too much twist/flex in the bulwarks.
So I had to use a little licence and provided a support.
At least in this pic the handrail is seen better.
I hope the pic quality in this post hasn’t disappointed too much.
I was too enthralled in the build at this stage to check out the pic quality before moving on!!!