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Barco de água Acima roughly translates to "boat of the upper river". It was designed to transport cargo from the shallow upper reaches of the Tagus River and via canals.
The boat's tender is called a chata, which directly translated means 'flat', but in this context it means a flat-bottomed boat.
It is my second wooden model, second model of any kind since I was a young teen, and the first built from scratch. Not counting glue and paint, the only commercial parts are the rigging line, the cloth, the chain, and about 13 small wire rings. I fabricated the remaining metal parts from brass sheet, rod, and tubes. The wood is poplar, holly, cherry, and pear from trees felled by storms or found by the road.
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By mark.bukovich · Posted
Thanks! I agree. I originally was interested in model ship building because I was interested in galleons and then 18th C warships, but I have found that I really like small craft. It's especially fun thinking that this is something you might realistically be able to sail.
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Very nice! It's great to see models of small craft being built.
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first time seeing a carronade model, sure you've made all items from scrap because i think there are no kits from manufacturers. Simply awesome!
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