Michel Selig II
The Construction of The Classic Six Metre Model Yacht Michel Selig II
The Construction of The Classic Six Metre Model Yacht Michel Selig II
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I could only conclude that almost every components<br />
of <strong>Michel</strong> <strong>Selig</strong> was rotten. The task I faced was not<br />
to restore, but to re-build completely.<br />
- A complete re-build or a component by component<br />
replacement?<br />
Given my age and my health, I knew that I would<br />
never be able to constru20ct a new <strong>Michel</strong> <strong>Selig</strong>.<br />
The approach of replacing individual components of<br />
a deformed hull seemed unwise and extremely time<br />
consuming for a mediocre finished product. I<br />
therefore chose a complete re-build, hoping that I<br />
would advance sufficiently to motivate a successor<br />
to finish the re-build.<br />
In building a Six, one usually works on the hull<br />
upside down.<br />
The planking is the fourth layer of the construction<br />
process. The layers are:<br />
-a set of vertical "moulds" which establish the shape<br />
of the hull:<br />
Moulds of the 2011 replica of the Six "Nirvana" (or<br />
"Seasta") designed by Olin Stephaens and built by<br />
Yachtwerft Robbe & Berking Classics GmbH &<br />
Co.KG of Germany<br />
- a set of horizontal "ribbands" which create the form<br />
of the boat:
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