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I know the feeling. I have a friend, John Wheeler, who keeps his boat in Chichester, and we sailed from Brighton to Fecamp one night. Can’t do that anymore. -
Does the cruise go up the Thames or down? BTW, Keith isn’t my twin. He is better looking and I’m older. Tom
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What amazes me is how you figured out the set up to get a correct, uniform pitch to the blades. Talk about thinking outside the box!
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Right on about the scale. I used Alex M’s plans to build Ariel at 1:96. Misses a lot.
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Daniel, Did you decide on a scale? Tom
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Boy, I’m glad to see that you have to redo things too. I’m not alone!
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But now you have to pay attention to your uniform and proper protocol. Not as relaxed as the previous 6 months.
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Reminiscent of my time in the Navy. Thanks for the stories!
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Keith Aug said: And so on to working out how to machine and assemble the prop. The next post should be somewhat more interesting. I agree Tom
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Interesting piece of machinery! Tom
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Keith, you seem to be good at that. Press on!
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Keith, I hope you’re right. I don’t mind.telling you, it was a bitch by virtue of my own clumsiness. Anyway, on to wrapping the lower shrouds with my new machine from Chuck!
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Finally finished the rigging to the bowsprit, just a couple of lines to make fast. I had some issues with the stay to the jibboom. The plans call for one, but I couldn't see in Lees or my other references that there is one on this ship. Nevertheless, I rigged it. Now (I'm following Delph's log on Speedy) I'm on to lower shrouds, and, fortunately, the lower masts are not on the ship yet which makes installation easier.
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I’m not sure what you’re pointing to, but isn’t that the rubbing strip you’ve been installing? Tom
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The drawings pretty much limit the size of the boiler.
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Well, you managed to do quite a lot in that hour or two. Most productive!
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Phil, Thanks for your Navy background. You did finally make it to Yokosuka on that cruiser, and, having been a captain, you got to wear the star! Not bad! Tom
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Phil, In that capacity and at that time, I assume there wasn’t much call for your services? Tom
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Phil, It was an MSC. I can’t remember more than that to be helpful. She was out of Portsmouth, NH and I was doing a weekend reserve training. So what was your dep’t/job on the CLG-5?
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I’ll follow along with you, Dr. PR. If only because I’m also a graduate of OCS (class of 68-05), but also because I once embarked on one of these coastal minesweepers. The amount of detail given is both a blessing and a bain. Now you have no excuse to provide the detail. Tom
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I hate to change the subject, but did you need to curve the transom planks so much? It looks relatively flat.
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My wife asks me that a lot. The answer is that the MSW folks and me will know. BTW, Keith, how did you manage to manufacture and put all those parts together? Tom
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Fantastic!
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Been awhile, but I've mounted the spritsail yard and the foremast yard. Tackling the bob stays (4). For some reason it was a real challenge. I think I had to do each one 2-3 times. Greg and David in their TTFM and Speedwell books suggest measuring the distance between the deadeye on the bowsprit and the eye on the hull to determine the length of the double stay. I found it easier to thread the deadeyes first and then rig the stay. In any event, that little stage is done.
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