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Originally Posted by Siara
Nuts fixed inside the hull with CA.
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I'm concerned those little bolts will give enough support to that huge hull. It seems like any bending forces would be focused and magnified at the bolt, potentially causing damage. If I were doing it, I'd put a lot of reinforcement at the hull in the area where the bolts are located (i.e., add a couple of strengthening bulkheads immediately fore and aft of the bolt).
For my last large ship project (Heller's 1/100 HMS Victory*), I carved a couple of blocks of wood to fit the inner contour of the hull, epoxied them in place, and ran my bolt holes through the blocks.
(* Well, I haven't exactly completed that project, but it's nearly done. Just needs a couple months more work. I've been saying that for the past 8 years...
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