MS2130-Bluenose_Canadian_Fishing_Schooner-Instructions.pdf

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Bluenose

• CANADIAN FISHING SCHOONER 1921 •

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

SCALE: 3/16" = 1’0" (1:64)

Overall length: 32-3/4"

Overall height: 27"

Overall width: 5-1/4"

M ODEL S HIPWAYS K IT N O . 2130

By the early 1900s, the fishing schooner had developed

into a fast, efficient vessel. American and Canadian

schooners were similar in design. Both operated on the

Grand Banks off Nova Scotia. They carried 10 or more

small dories from which two-man crews fished.

Skippers had raced each other for years, but the friendly

rivalry took on its international flavor in 1920. H. W.

Dennis of the Halifax Herald and Halifax Evening Mail

offered a $4,000 prize and the Dennis Cup to the schooner

winning a series of 40-mile races. His motive was to pre-

serve the fishing schooner while stimulating development

of faster designs.

In the days before refrigeration, fishing schooners had to

be fast, or their catch would spoil before it reached market.

Grand Banks’ schooners were divided into two classes:

those carrying ice as a preservative and staying out two or

three weeks, and the salt bankers that fished until their

hulls were full. The latter made two or three trips a season

and were hauled out in winter.

The first regatta was won by the Gloucesterman Esperanto

over the Canadian Delawanna . Seeking retribution, Captain

Angus Walters formed a Canadian syndicate to recapture

the Dennis Cup. This produced Bluenose . In 1921, she out-

sailed Elsie , and the following year she bested Henry Ford .

In the United States, most schooners’ home port was

Gloucester, Massachusetts. These became known as

Gloucester fishermen, or just Gloucestermen. In Canada,

the boats hailed from Nova Scotia.

During the 1923 regatta, Captain Walters protested that

Columbia crossed the line ahead of the starting gun. When

race officials failed to resolve the issue, Walters became

angry and sailed back to Halifax. He returned in 1930 to

compete for the Thomas Lipton International Trophy, but

lost to Gertrude L. Thebaud . In 1931, Bluenos e beat Thebaud

for the Dennis Cup. No more international regattas were

held until 1938, and that was the last one. Bluenose retained

her supremacy over Thebaud and kept the Dennis Cup in

Canada forever.

The Canadian fishing schooner Bluenose was designed by

William J. Roué and built in 1920-1921 at the Smith and

Rhuland Shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Launched

26 March 1921, she was 143 feet long, 112 feet at the

waterline, with a beam of 27 feet, and displacement

around 280 tons. She was a salt banker, carrying salt in

her bins rather than ice.

Bluenose was sold in 1942 to carry freight in the West

Indies. She sank four years later off Haiti.

Bluenose is famous for beating Gloucestermen in the

International Fishing Schooner Races. She was twice

crowned queen of the Lunenburg fleet, and retains the

record of fastest fishing schooner in Canadian history.

In 1955, Captain Walters and the Bluenose were inducted

into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

TAB LE

LE OF CO NTENTS

NTENTS

Introduction and Credits

Main Boom Crutch

Brief History

10. Fife Rail & Fore Boom Crutch

Before You Begin

11. Galley Stack

Tools needed to Start Construction

12. Bilge Pumps

How to Work With Plans & Parts

6,7

13. Windlass & Hoisting Machinery

Painting & Staining the Model

8,9

& Jumbo Jib Boom Crutch

14. Catheads & Anchors

Stage 1: Framing the Plank-on-Bulkhead Hull 10

1. Bending Wood 10

2. Center Keel Assembly 11

3. Installing The Sternpost 11

4. Cutting the Rabbet 11

5. Tapering the Stem 11

6. Installing the Bulkheads 11

7. Installing the Stern Blocks & Transom Framing 12

8. Installing the Horn Timbers 12

9. Covering the Mast Slots 12

10. Installing the Waterway 12

11. Installing the Knightheads & Hawse Timbers 13

12. Installing the Main Rail

15. Mooring Chocks and Bow & Stern Chocks

16. Hawse Pipes

17. Eyebolts & Cleats

18. Rudder

19. Dories & Dory Kids

20. Schooner’s Name

21. Flags

Stage 6: Mast and Spar Construction

Shaping and Tapering Masts and Spars

Building and Installing the Masts 24

Building and Installing the Bowsprit

Building the Booms & Gaffs

13. Installing the Buffalo Rail, Monkey Board

& Monkey Rail

Stage 7: General Rigging & Sailmaking Information

14. Installing the Remaining Bulwark Stanchions

Rigging Options

15. Installing the Great Beam & Deck Beam

Rigging Plans

Rigging Lines and Block Sizes

Stage 2: Planking the Plank-on-Bulkhead Hull

Treating the Lines

1. Getting Started

Belaying Pins

Planking Battens and Belts

Rigging Tools

Planking Butts

Blocks and Deadeyes

Spiling

Sailmaking

Fastening the Planks

Rigging the Model Without Sails

Planking the Outer Hull

Planking Inboard (Ceiling Planks)

Stage 8: Standing Rigging

Planking the Decks

Shrouds

Fore and Aft Stays

Stage 3: Completing the Basic Hull Structure

Bowsprit Rigging

Footropes

Stage 4: Mounting the Hull

Running Lights

Mounting Board with Two Pedestals 19

Launching Ways

Stage 9: Running Rigging

Jumbo Jib, Jib & Balloon Jib

Stage 5: Adding the Hull Details

Staysails

Fishing & Racing Gear

Fore and Main Topsails

Locating Deck Fittings and Structures

Fore and Main Sails

Deck Structures

Flag Halliards

Hatches

Bowsprit Bitts & Samson Post 21

Final Touches

Boom Sheet Buffers

Bibliography

Quarter Bitts 21

Scale Conversion Table

Unidentified Object

Modelers Log

35-40

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

BLUENOSE

Canadian Fishing Schooner

1921

Model by Bob Evans

MODEL PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS BY BEN LANKFORD

ASSISTED BY ERIK A.R. RONNBERG, JR.

Model Shipways developed the Bluenose kit in 1996. The model is based on several sources. In 1961,

John R. Stevens prepared plans for the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

He modified Roué’s original hull lines to include more forward sheer. This change, made during the

construction of Bluenose , gave the lower deck more headroom. Stevens’ lines were checked against a

similar set prepared by the late Howard Chapelle and now in the Smithsonian Institution. Sail plan

and spar dimensions are based on Roué’s 1922 sail plan and those taken from the ship

during her racing career.

Stevens’ deck plan was modified to agree with photographs of the ship. Ironwork and other rigging

details are based on photographs taken during Bluenose’s racing and fishing career, and on contempo-

rary fishing schooner practice. Details in a Lunenburg Foundry parts catalog supplemented some

photos. The foundry still manufacturers marine equipment.

Drawings are used with permission from the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

Historian and modelbuilder Erik A. R. Ronnberg, Jr., of Rockport, Massachusetts, served as consul-

tant. He provided considerable data from his personal Bluenose research papers and photographs.

Ronnberg assisted in searching for photo details and reviewed the drawings for technical and histori-

cal accuracy. Regarding Model Shipways’ development of the Bluenose plans, he states:

“Bluenose has long been a favorite modeling subject with no sign of her popularity fading. For this

reason, one would expect knowledge of the vessel to be extensive and accurate plans available. This

was not the case. Changes to the schooner’s hull were ignored, while fittings, deck machinery, and

rigging hardware were assumed to be just like her New England counterparts.

“Ben Lankford’s research and examination of photographs revealed differences in virtually every detail,

from how the woodwork was finished to rigging leads. Consequently, Model Shipways’ plans show a

different Bluenose , one that accurately reflects the practices and traditions of her Canadian builders.”

Erik A.R.Ronnberg, Jr.

Model Shipways, A Division of Model Expo Inc.

Hollywood, FL 33020

Before You Begin

Tools needed to start Construction

A. Knives and saws

1. Hobby knife

2. No.11 blades

3. Razor saw or jeweler’s saw

4. Miniature pliers

a. round nose

b. flat nose

5. Small bench vise

6. Soldering iron or torch

a. solder

b. flux

7. Sewing thread for seizing

(other rigging in kit)

a. black

b. tan

8. Beeswax block

(for treating rigging lines)

9. 1/2” or 3/4” masking

tape

10. Wire cutters (for cutting

fine wire and strip metal)

Bluenose is a beautiful, inter-

esting ship and makes a

splendid model. Assembling

the plank-on-bulkhead hull

develops an understanding of

how real ships are built, while

laser-cut parts assure an accu-

rate shape. Although britan-

nia, brass, and wood fittings

facilitate construction, many

require final finishing prior to

installation. This is especially

true for the britannia castings

and is discussed later.

B . Files and Planes

1. Set of needle files

2. Small block plane

C. Clamps

1. A few small C-clamps

2. Woodenspring-type

clothespins (craft shops

have small versions )

3. #16 and #33 rubber

bands

Take your time building the

model. It has a fair amount of

detail and small parts.

Complete one stage before

moving to the next. When

things go awry, consider doing

them over. A second attempt

usually surpasses the first.

Practice does make perfect.

D. Carving Tools

Small woodcarving set,

or individual gouges and

chisels for carving keel

rabbets and tapering

the stem

H. Sandpaper

1. Fine and medium grit

garnet or#100 to #220

aluminum oxide

2. #400 wet-or-dry sandpaper

E. Sharpening Stone

Keeps tools razor sharp

I. Finishing

1. Paint Brushes

a. fine round point

for details

b. 1/4” to 1/2” flat

square for hull

F. Boring Tools

1. #60 to #80 miniature bits

2. 1/16”, 3/32”, and 1/8”

drills

3. Pin vise

J. Supplies

1. Paints

2. Primer

3. Stains and varnish

4. White (polyvinyl acetate

or PVA) or woodworker’s

glue (aliphatic resin)

5. Cyanoacrylates (generic

name is Super Glue)

6. Five-minute epoxy

7. Wood filler

G. Miscellaneous

1. Tack hammer

2. Tweezers (a few)

3. Small fine pointed scissors

Note : White or woodworker’s

glue in yellow or tan will suffice

for most of the model. Five-

minute epoxy provides extra

strength for affixing fittings.

Cyanoacrylates, such as Jet,

Flash, or Zap, produce quick

adhesion. For most applications,

the medium viscosity, gap-filling

variety is best. The thin type is

recommended for filling a nar-

row crack and tacking bulk-

heads to the keel or planking to

the bulkheads.

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