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Question on channels and chain plates
popeye2sea replied to src's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Src, The only spacing guidance that I am aware of for shrouds is that the are spaced so that their associated chains do not pass in front of any gunports. -
John, look me up when you get into town. I'll make sure you get the full tour.
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Giving a tour to some of our privateer friends from Rhode Island
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Me giving a tour last year.... Oh, and no ship that's not crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out could possibly have black sails, therefore couldn't possibly be any other ship than the Black Pearl. Is that what you're telling me?
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Can I get an Amen and a Hallelujah!
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If you consider that the sewn lines are the seams of the sail cloths used to construct the sail, then the emblem would have been an additional piece sewn over the cloths. Hence the seams would be hidden by the emblem.
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How to Attach the Mast to the Yard?
popeye2sea replied to mkmossop's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Dan, Does Lee suggest that one of the parrel rope methods is older than the other. I would think that the one that brings the end of the parrel strop to the deck to be the later of the two. -
Looks like the bottom of a fish tank.
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Chuck, I received mine and they look great. Now I have to start making strops and hooks to go with them . I'm waiting on Alexey's serving machine so that I can begin the strops. 96 2mm blocks and strops and 48 hooks to rig 12 cannons
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Hooks
popeye2sea replied to popeye2sea's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
Thanks folks, This being my first build I really do not know what to expect. I keep thinking that I have to allow for tension. I guess that is another reason that I am glad I found this site. The advice I get is priceless. -
What metal are people making their hooks from? I am worried that at the small gauges that I am looking to use they will simply bend open when I put a strain on them.
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I have been told that the Loring model of the Constitution is a mix of different iterations(?) of the ship. And it is not a very good model to use as a reference piece.
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There is a flexible rammer made of rope that would allow the powder and shot to be rammed down the barrel without the end (or the sailor) being stuck out of the gun port.
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Enamle vs Acrylic
popeye2sea replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Thank you Spiff and Wefalk. Your comments explain a lot. I'll prime with white from now on. -
Thanks Russ
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What was the size of a typical breeching rope? I have 8, 18, and 24 pdrs on my Soleil Royal. I am assuming I can use the same size for the 18's and 24's. And I will scale down accordingly for the 8pdr.
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Rigging sizes in relation to scale of model
popeye2sea replied to HKC's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
R.C. Anderson gives a rule of thumb in his Rigging of Ships in the Age of the Spritsail Topmast as follows: Diameter of the Main Stay = 1/6 the diameter of the mast Fore stay = 4/5 of the Main Stay Mizzen Stay = 1/2 of the Fore Stay Stay collars = 3/4 of the stay Shroud and stay laniards = 1/2 of the stay or shroud, except main stay is 1/3 Shrouds are 1/2 of their respective stays, i.e. topmast shrouds are 1/2 of the topmast stay Mast tackle pendants, backstays = 1/2 of the shrouds Tackle runners are 2/3 of their pendant Tackle falls are 1/2 of their runner or pendant Ties = shrouds Halyards = 2/3 of the Tie Lift and Brace pendants = 1/2 of the shroud Lifts = 3/8 of the shroud Braces = 3/4 of the Brace pendant Tacks = 1/2 of the shrouds Sheets = 3/4 of the shroud Clews = 1/2 of the sheet Bowline = 1/2 of the shroud Leechlines and Buntlines = 1/3 of the shroud Blocks sheaves are 9 times the diameter of the line, blocks are 12 times the diameter of the line. Hope it helps -
Lambsbk, There are two hawse pipes on the gun deck and corresponding ones on the berth deck that allow the cable to pass down to the orlop. I will take pictures of them on Tuesday when I am aboard next.
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A question on working mizzen lateen sails
popeye2sea replied to Stevinne's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
The difficulties in handling this yard was probably the reason it was replaced by a simpler gaff and boom rig. -
I believe that the same method would be used to hoist cannon aboard.
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Enamle vs Acrylic
popeye2sea replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Thanks Russ. And Tim, I apologize for hijacking your thread. -
Enamle vs Acrylic
popeye2sea replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I'm on the third coat now and the blue molded plastic is still showing through. Multiple coats are not really a problem because there is no surface detail to hide, but it's just a pain in the a## to have to paint so many coats. -
Enamle vs Acrylic
popeye2sea replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I am currently using Testor's Model Master acrylic #4630 Red. I have also tried Model Expo's #MS 4802-B Gun Red. It goes on a bit thicker but still has poor coverage. -
Thanks for the encouragement Ulises.
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Enamle vs Acrylic
popeye2sea replied to Timothy Wood's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Thanks Chuck. I'll look into Badger paints. I'm currently painting the interior bulwarks of my Soliel Royal. I have three coats on it now and it's nowhere near covering the blue plastic they are molded from. The red paint seems to go on like a wash, unlike any other color I have used.
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