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  1. Bruce, I found an old engraving of a 12-pounder carronade on a 4-wheel carriage on Wikimedia: Just search there for "Carronade 12 pounder.jpg". Unfortunately it seems dated to 1913, but the construction seems reasonable. Per
  2. It is a companion port for the helmsman handling the whipstaff. On the Vasa: http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Whipstaff Per
  3. Hi Harley, You could try "Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy, 1866" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19058/19058-h/19058-h.htm#Page_A_46 P. 46 onwards should give you all the information you need. On p. 55 you will find instructions how to house lower-deck guns in different weather. Per
  4. I use a micro attachment for the home vac, a flexible hose with a soft brush at the nozzle end, that works for both models and computers. For really tight corners canned air and an artists brush. Canned air can be got from any camera shop. Per
  5. I also found this British wartime propaganda poster. It clearly shows a ladder bolted to the mast and, once you got that far, rungs bolted to the outside of the barrel. Per
  6. I found this - Ogden's 1927 whaling cigarette cards: http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/whales/whaling_cards.htm Kester's bad weather barrel as well as a more minimalistic southern type. Per
  7. Something like the sensitive drill attachment for my watchmakers lathe would be useful. The runner slides in a sleeve that fits in the tailstock bore. Per
  8. Now this is what I call a lathe! Ok, not quite up to date and perhaps a tad overpriced, but boy would I want one! http://tinyurl.com/qb5y5qw Per
  9. I was going to suggest a Dremel diamond cutoff disc. Hypodermic needles are very hard and the pieces will shoot off like projectiles when you try to snip them off. At the very least, use safety goggles. Per
  10. The website for the replica schooner Lynx, http://www.privateerlynx.com/# , has some good photos of their swivel guns in the photo gallery. Per
  11. I have used Scale Link's etched alphabets and number. They look really good. Per
  12. I am looking for an old roll top desk or two for the same purpose. That would make the workshop look very shipshape and Bristol fashion. Per
  13. I think Thanasis got the answer, I found this description in a Tasmanian newspaper, the Deloraine and Westbury Advertiser, May 13, 1911:
  14. Ilhan, I found a couple of good photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/withloveforjin/7008102377/in/photostream/ and one photo here: http://zuluboat.blogspot.se/2009_02_01_archive.html Hopefully a member close to San Diego could do better. Interesting. It is the first steam windlass i have seen with upright steam engines. Perhaps because of tight space on the forecastle? Per
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