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I hate to dig up this thread, but this diagram is very informative. Lets say I want to make a miniature early 18th century typical British cannon that can fire .62 caliber musket balls, what would the measurements be? Would "F" being 12" be feasible? What would "A" be in this case since "A" is the tricky part.

Yes it does. Perfect. Thank you! I'm guessing the less weighed down ropes such as the sheets and clews went to the shroud cleats, but what ropes went to the jeer bits? I'm assuming the halyards went to the jeer bits.

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I've notice it seems on some small ships, such as 6th rate ships, they forgo the belaying pins and jeer bits pin racks for varies ropes and instead opt for a similar set up with cleats seized to the shrouds. Would I be correct in saying that the seized cleats on shrouds function just as the belaying pins? If so, what ropes would be exclusively secured to the jeer bits? The halyards? The clews? The lifts? If this is the case, when the ropes are secured to the cleats seized to the shrouds, are they secured by simply coiling the ropes and using the end of the rope to secure the coil to the shroud? Thanks!

Thanks Kevin! That's a pretty good picture. Are those walls removable though? How does it detach? In one of the photos in the PDF it shows what looks like normal looking door hinges on the quarter deck. Are those removable? Looking closer at the sketch in the earlier post it looks like the Victory is in a state of refit, so it would be hard to tell if the walls were removable at all. I really appreciate your guys' help. Round of digital beer on me! I

I definitely appreciate your guy's help. That's a really interesting picture but I need more details on the doors and how they were secured or removed. Were they hinged to a removable pillar or bulkhead or did they have sliding bolts that securing to the deck below and the deck beam above that acted as means of a pivoting point for the door to open?

It's suppose to represent a sister ship of the HMS Blandford of 1720, built around 1730.

Hi, I'm making a 3d model of a frigate and I would like to get all of the details right. I'm making the bulkheads for the captain's day cabin, captain's bed place and the coach right now and I'm having some issues with my research. I understand that the panels that make up the bulkhead have hinges at the top that are fasten to the top deck beam by sliding bolts, allowing the panels to be either removed or swung up and secured to the ceiling during battle. I also understand that there is a strip of rabbet wood on the deck that the panels in the vertical position are secured against with addition sliding bolts at the bottom of the panels. Because of the shape of the side panels against the bulwark, they can not be secured to the ceiling and must be stowed below during battle. Depending on the design of the ship, there could be permanent or removable pillars or the pillars are apart of the panels themselves. Now for the questions Is the center bulkhead that separates the coach and captain's bed place permanent or can it be removed and or swung up to the ceiling and secure like the athwartship bulkheads? Also, possibly the most important question, in all this panel business, how are the doors to the bed place, coach and day cabin built? Are they simply a door frame with a door that's fashioned just like the bulkhead panels with hinged sliding bolts at the top and sliding bolts at the bottom to lock them to the deck? Last question. How likely would it be that a ship acquired by privateers or pirates would employ such furnishings? I know this is a long post but I hope ya'll can help me out. Thanks!