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  1. Why this aggressive reaction? James offered a solution as soon as you described the problem. You ignored his solution, and the help offered. That’s not polite behaviour….

    From own experience: the forgot-password-funcyion does work. The only time it did not for me was when I changed email without changing it in my profile…

     

    Jan
     

  2. Quite a lot of fiddly bits coming together.

    I have a question on your ‘build sequence’: in most kits the deck is glued to the hull before the remaining stuff is put on. 
    Getting it on before is helpfull in case hull or deck (or both) are warped, and a lot of rubber bands are needed to close the gaps.

    Hooe your deck fits without brute force…..

     

    Jan

  3. In addition to what Wefalck writes:in VN de Veldes time, the sprit was set in a sling at the foot of the mast, the sling itself was attached to the top op the mast: no need to lift the (very heavy) sprit ot of its sling: gravity helped the foot go up as the tackle on the lower end was loosened. It was not unusual to have this sling made from forged iron shackles.

     

    The lenght of the sprit varies greatly between periods, regions, shiptype, and preference of the ship-owner. I have read somewhere that the high-peaked spritsails were thought to have an advantage at certain wind-conditions.
     

    there are various books around showing these arrangements. But: far too heavy and complex for a small vessel.

     

    Jan

  4. Hi Valeriy,

     

    what a beautiful work.

     

    I have a question: your hatches show hinges on all dides, and  post #130 shows ‘unhinged’ hinges. Was it possible to choose the direction in which these hatches opened? And also: the parts between the hinges, are those to bolt down the hatches while at sea?

     

    Jan

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