Clinker Built Lifeboat designs?

[Cruzi]

A member of the woodworking club is looking to build a scale model of one of the Titanic's lifeboats, I've managed to find overall dimensions and style of build, plus a few photos.

He has no experience in building boats so a lot more information is needed, although he is a talented cabinet maker.
Have tried searching the web for a detailed line drawing or plans to no avail. He is retired and on a fixed income and the model is being built as a present, so he really does not want to purchase plans.

Can anyone help?

[Boatmik]

Probably the best current reference on the method is Iain Oughred's "Clinker boatbuilding manual" - though it doesn't go into the fastenings as deeply as it does for almost every other area.

As far as the lifeboat goes ...

Maybe these people are useful
http://www.titanic1.org/museum/

Maybe the british maritime museum - Is it at Liverpool?

Mik

[Cruzi]

Those places are not quite what you would call close :no:

As mentioned searches have found the overall dimensions to allow scaling down, style of build, even who designed them, have a printed out a few photos in order to allow him a degree of historical accuraccy to look of the model.

It doesn't need to be seaworthy or even water tight as it should never see water.

Addall has quite a few copies of the book you mentioned, will pass the info on to him, but he probably rather buy a plan, which he has already kyboshed.

Will keep trawling through the web searches, a line drawing will turn up somewhere.

[b.o.a.t.]

Will keep trawling through the web searches, a line drawing will turn up somewhere.


I have half an idea that by 1912, there was a standard design of lifeboat in use in the UK passenger fleet. A requirement of the Board of Trade or somesuch contemporary authority as a result of earlier sinkings.

You may be able to widen your search beyond just the Titanic for an authentic set of lines.

cheers
AJ

[Boatmik]

Those places are not quite what you would call close :no:

No further away than here in internet distance.

If you are after something authentic I don't think you will find it down the local hardware store.

REALLY - email them and ask them if there is any information they can shed on the question about authentic plans and see if they reply.

You never know - they might be able to email you a plan directly and you could have it tonight. Or they can tell you about a book with the plan or tell you it was a standard lifeboat design.

Ask 'em - you might find out something useful.

Best wishes
Michael Storer

[gracoope]

What about the Titanic builders, 'Harland and Wolfe' (sp?) They are still operating and may have the plans or point you in the right direction.

[b.o.a.t.]

http://www.harland-wolff.com/

point Titanic enquiries to the Museum
http://www.titanicinbelfast.com/welcome.aspx

who may or may not have info.
Googling books on the subject, this one from 1920 might be interesting.
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an10174822

Looks like the Board of Trade merely published specs for lifeboats, & specified the number of boats a ship should carry. Designers were free to design to those specs.
cheers
AJ