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Thank you, Michael and Gray, and also all the others for your likes.

The next thing to do should had be, painting the bulwark. But then arose the question, where are the other seats of ease? So I decided first to build the main-headrail. With build in the rail I could see where to build the seats of ease. At least not at the side of the round houses. There is not enough space for them. So I think in front of them.

That is the stand of work yesterday, and I'm not ready with them. Today I cleaned up my winter garden, and tomorrow the windows in the house are my goal. So, at the moment there is not very much activity at the shipyard 😉

Hello, and thank you Nils

There was not very much activity at the shipyard the last weeks, but I managed to build all the remaining sheaves for the ship and some ornaments for the bulkhead. Now the artist could come 😟

There are plans for the Queen 1769 at the NMM, but not this one.

Hello and thank you all,

today I made only some small repairs and give the rails a layer of clear lacquer. 

Thank you Druxey,

no, I paint it directly on the bulkhead. It is't fast installed now.

Hello,

so far the beakhead bulkhead is ready. Next the artist can come and paint the trophy bundles. But before that could start, a lot of brain storming has to be done. So, it may take some time

Hello and many thanks for your likes and comments

Allan and Jaager, I build the round houses so, because the plan asked for it. I made paper templates for all supporting bows, and they are not really half circles as you may see. Then I planked them, some millimetre more wood to the top and bottom. So I can't see the advantage for a card or paper template or even a sold half circle. And because I work mostly with alder wood, no rain forrest had to be cut down or wasted for them.

I'm also installed a window pane, because many of the models show there a window. May be you could open it. These round houses where reserved mostly for the warrant offices. 

Hello Allan,

thank you, but I understand not really what you mean. Where should I better use paper pattern.

If it is necessary I use them, but not every time. At least when I build the round houses, there you may see at the bow a little peace of paper.

Hello,

today only a small update without many words. But with a question, did anywhere know if these little windows in the roundhouses had a pane?

Hello,

Druxey, that are the beams of the upper gun deck. 

Today we start with the round houses. A first lay out, and then the carpenters start working.

And here they are, at the moment a little over sized. That will we change tomorrow.

Hello,

Keith, then you are only nearly 5 years older then I'm. So, don't think so negativ. But when I think about Corona and the war in the Ukraine, you may be right.

The planking job of the bulwark was't so easy, but it's done. 😰 

Next are the round houses at the list of the shipwright. And there we have something unusual. They are not circular, and at the side view of the draught they are narrower to the bulkhead! At the draught for the 1745 establishment they are drawn circular and very small. The only other decks plan who shows them ist the Anson, and there the look like the one from the Tiger. So I think I build a mixture of this, narrower but not circular. 

Hello Keith,

thank you and I'm sorry to say this, but it's your memory. And I can tell you from experience, it won't get better 😟

Hello, and many thanks for all the likes

today the carpenters set up the stanchions for the beakhead bulwark. So I think, tomorrow we could start planking.

Hello,

today we were not very hard-working, but at least covered the small platform in front of the beakhead.

Good morning Håkan,

that man holds a wood chisel in his left hand. So the mallet has the right size.

Hello,

the collar beam is installed and the cat beam is at his place. The next things to do is building the beakhead stanchions and planking in front of them.

Hello,

this rather boring work has now ended. Both sides are ready planked. The next more thrilling task is the beakhead bulkhead and the fore castel.

Thank you for the information Mark. 

These 60 gunners after the 1745 establishment list where also poor sailers. So they added 3 1/2 feet to the establishment length for future ships. But when I remember well, that was't enough. 

If someone is interested in the history of the Tiger: https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=262  There are also descriptions of the battles they fought in India. 

Hello,

thank you Albert and also all the others who give me there likes.

Today the painter finished the port side and the carpenters working at the starboard side.

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the oil at the deck did't dry really fast, so I had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather we had the last days. That where the most sunny days since October. Some days before I installed the deck clamps for the fore castle and quarter deck. Today I made then the quickwork at the starboard side

Hello, 

today we finished planking of the upper gun deck, the man from the admiralty was very impressed and spend a brandy. We did't tell him, that we mostly forgot the mast holes. 🤫

Tomorrow the painter will oil the deck and when it is dry, the carpenters start with the deck clamps for the quarter deck and forecastle.

Keith, I don't know. Rigging is't my world. But I think that they adjust the mast with the fore and back stays, and then secure them with the wedges. 

Jaager, have a look at my main mast, some posts earlier. Yes that where some special wedges. I have that book too.

Hello Jaager,

thank you for your efforts. In my english version of Boudriot's 74 gunner it is the same as you described. But at least this ship is French and too late. 

Gary shipwright once wrote, that at the plans he had, the strong partners for the main mast are at the gun deck, for the fore mast at the upper gun deck and for the mizzen there are only holes in the deck.

I had a look at the planes I have from the Dorsetshire, 1757. There are strong partners drawn for the main and fore mast at the gun deck. At the upper gun deck there are partners drawn for the mizzen and main mast and at the Castel partners for the fore mast. At least would have all masts wedges at the most upper decks for there rain tarps. 

Most of the wedges I build you would't see later, and I think, that at least at every deck the masts have wedges. May be not so strong one. But some how they have to close the gap between the deck and mast.

Hello Jaager,

19 hours ago, Jaager said:

Recently here, I think it was pointed out that mast wedges were only used on one deck.  If true,

I would say, you find out how it really was and tell me then where and what you have found. I have to plank a deck, so it is not so easy.