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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Carefully remove the parts from the
parts sheet.
Smooth the edges of the four parts with
sandpaper.
Your parts
Nails
Ship’s boat parts sheet
Tools and equipment
Knife
Sandpaper
Tweezers
Superglue
Sanding block
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B
Stage 46
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Prepare a length of wooden strip to
fit aft of the bow keel part, cutting the
stern end to be in line with the transom
(dotted red line). Glue into place.
Test-fit the bow keel part up against the
hull, in between the two strips. Then
glue into place.
Sand the tops of the bulwarks flat, as
shown.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Apply glue to the contact points
between the gunwale and the bulwarks,
and hold the gunwale in place until
the glue dries to make sure it fits the
curvature of the boat.
Test-fit the gunwale on top of the
bulwarks, engaging it with the keel at
the bow.
Glue the rudder to the centre of the
transom with the top sticking up past
the gunwale. Glue the tiller over the
top, as shown.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Glue the 8mm strips onto the gunwale,
as shown in the picture.
Cut a spare 2 x 5mm wooden strip into
10 lengths, each 8mm long. Smooth
their surfaces with sandpaper.
The photo shows how the assembly
should look at this stage. Keep any left-
over material, as it will be used later.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Smooth over the surface of the boat
with sandpaper to remove any rough or
uneven areas.
Apply a coat of clear varnish to the
entire boat, and wait for it to dry before
continuing with the assembly.
Your parts
Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm
Tools and equipment
Sandpaper
Brush
Clear varnish
Drill/bit
Superglue
Cutters
PVA wood glue
Pin pusher/nails
A
B
Stage 47
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Glue an eyebolt into each of the holes
drilled in the previous step, then, when
the glue is dry, cut their ends off so they
are 5mm high.
Drill a 0.75mm hole in the centre of
each of the 8mm lengths of wooden
strip along the gunwale.
Your assembly should appear like the
one in the photo at this point.
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0.75mm
5mm
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Fix the next wooden strip in place
from Rib 5 to Rib 2. Then fit another
one from Rib 4 to Rib 1, removing the
excess when dry.
Continuing on with the main ship
assembly, fix a wooden strip from the
middle of Rib 4 to the middle of Rib 7.
Fix a wooden strip from the centre of
Rib 5, aft of the one in the previous
step, to the centre of Rib 6. Then fix
another from Rib 6 to Rib 9.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Repeat Steps F-H on the other side of
the hull.
Fix a wooden strip aft of the second
strip from Step G, from Rib 4 to Rib 7.
Then fix another from Rib 7 to Rib 10.
The photo shows how the assembly
should look at this stage. Keep any left-
over material, as it will be used later.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Apply a drop of superglue to the top of
the anchor shank, below the hole.
Place a stock onto the end of the shank,
at a right angle to the anchor. Repeat
for the second set.
Your parts
6mm rings
Nails
Anchors
Stocks
Brown thread, 1.5mm thick
Tools and equipment
Superglue
Brush
Brown paint
Pliers
PVA wood glue
Pin pusher/nails
Hammer
A
B
Stage 48
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Use pliers to open the four rings, each
time gently pulling one end a little way
towards you and pushing other away
from you, rather than simply pulling
them apart.
Paint the stock brown, avoiding the
raised areas, as shown in the photo.
Insert one end of one of the rings
into the hole at the top of one of the
anchors. Close the ring and secure the
two ends together with superglue.
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E
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Fix two wooden strips to the hull, one
from Rib 5 to Rib 8 and the second
from Rib 5 to Rib 4.
Repeat Steps D-E for the remaining
anchors and then store them until they
are needed again.
Above the two strips from the previous
step, fix another that runs from the
centre of Rib 2 to the centre of Rib 5.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Fit another strip above the previous
one, from Rib 5 to Rib 8.
Fit another strip from Rib 8 to Rib 11,
aft of the strip in Step G.
The photo shows how the assembly
should look at this stage. Keep any left-
over material, as it will be used later.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Fit another wooden strip from Rib 8 to
Rib 11, as shown.
After the strip is fixed in place with
nails and the glue has dried, cut away
the end so it is in line with Rib 11.
Your parts
Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm
Tools and equipment
PVA wood glue
Pin pusher/nails
Saw
Hammer
A
B
Stage 49
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Fix another strip above the one in the
previous step, from Rib 8 to Rib 11.
Position another strip from Rib 6 to
Rib 9, and glue and nail it into position.
Once the strip is fixed in place, cut
away the excess past Rib 11.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Following on from the row started in
Step D, fit another strip from Rib 8
to Rib 5.
Place another two strips forward of the
strip in Step C, the first from Rib 6 to
Rib 4 and the second from Rib 4 to Rib
1. When fixed in place, remove the
excess beyond Rib 1.
Cut a length of wooden strip to fit
forward of the one in the previous step,
from Rib 5 to Rib 4. Then fit another
one above it, from Rib 5 to Rib 1.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Remember to complete each of the
steps for both sides of the hull.
The first layer of planking on your hull
should now be nearly complete.
Fit a strip aft of the one from the
previous step, starting at Rib 5 and
ending at Rib 7.
The photo shows how the assembly
should look at this stage. Keep any left-
over material, as it will be used later.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Paint the carriages red, as before, and
wait for the paint to dry. Then glue a
cannon onto each carriage.
This photo shows how each cannon
should be positioned.
Your parts
Nails
Grating pieces
Wooden strips 2 x 3 x 300mm
Cannons
Carriages
Tools and equipment
Brush
Red paint
Superglue
Pencil
Ruler
Knife
Sandpaper
A
B
Stage 50
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Fit the grating pieces together until you
have assembled them into a square.
The grating pieces are each notched on
one edge and these notches interlock,
as shown in the photo.
Apply superglue to all the joints, so that
the grating becomes one single piece.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Place a ruler over the strip and cut
from one side of the widest point to the
opposite side at the end of the strip, to
create a wedge shape.
Place a 2 x 5mm wooden strip next
to one of the wedge-shaped gaps, with
one end aligned with the tip of the gap.
Mark the widest point of the gap on the
strip, as shown.
Test-fit the wedge into the gap in the
hull. You may need to sand the wedge
to get a better fit in the gap. Once you
have the correct fit for the wedge, glue
in place with superglue.
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SANTISIMA TRINIDAD: Step by Step ™
Repeat the process to prepare and
fit another two wedges at the points
indicated.
Repeat Steps F-H to prepare and fit
another wedge in place at the point
indicated by the red arrow.
The photo shows how the assembly
should look at this stage. Keep any left-
over material, as it will be used later.
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