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Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
amateur replied to *Hans*'s topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
ON the yard, there should be an end of rope with a single block. After 'returning to the shrould, the rrope is belayed on the gallion (or sometimes shown: a block on the bowsprit, and then on the railing of the forecatle. I'll check my pic;s of Batavia. Unfortunatedly, I don't have pics that show where exactly the braces are belayed in the gallion... Jan -
OK, I'll change my initial reaction: I don't see hints, even when they are there for everyone to see Still not a clue. A number of helpless caualties, in a cargo ship, but not a torpedo-victim. Rapid sinking of an evacuee-ship? Jan
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SS Norlandia, perhaps (although, she had a rather 'normal' war-ending, due to a torpedo..... and not too much casulaties) Jan
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Sorry, but you seem to see hints where there are none Jan
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Sure looks good. btw: your workbench shows a wide area of interests Jan
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I presume it's not: too many related words on the old continent look very much alike this famous four letter word. Jan
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which suggest a WWI torpedo victim..... Jan
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It looks a bit like "SS Regel Carol I" (apart form the fact that it has two in stead of one funnels....) Should we look around the Donau?? Jan
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Thoughts on standing after running rigging
amateur replied to cwboland's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I don't know how your ship looks like, but in mine all braces are attached to the stays, and part of the lifts are belayed on the shrouds. No way to get the running rigging before the standing rigging. Jan -
Thanks. Jan
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I first thought of SS Maheno, but that's not her... Jan
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Hi Doreltomin, Since you apear to have a book on the subject ( ) can you enlighten me with respect to the question: what made the French decide for ships with such an extreme tumble-home? Jan
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Hi Michiel, Is the full track visible for those not registered on the other forum? Jan
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Nope, this is pretty much how it was done 'in real'. (apart from the fact that in reality, the block was stropped in a separate strop, with two eys (one on top, one on the bottom). Too small to reproduce at this scale. Jan
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Actually, the Billings kit (although not a very good kit by itself) is making a fairly good model of the Wasa. Hull dimiensions seem to be better than eg. the Corel and Sergal-versions. Jan
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It's not british, so French would be an option. btw: what was the reason the French went for these extreme ships? Large tumblehome on many of them, in this case a very low freeboard, combined with a very high superstructure. Jan
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I don't know how the Corel is for the Wasa, but for a contemporaneous ship (Prins Willem) they are sometimes completely off.... Quite a few modern (English) rigging solutions, in stead of 17th century rigging. Jan
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The whole anchor on one knot..... I don't think that will hold in a rough sea.... Jan
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It looks very much like an Cyclops-class coastal defence iron-clad... Jan
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i was surprises to. See a ship so deep below thesurface. quite uncommon inour parts of THE world And yes, my pic isoneof Waker <(ex Solo, ex SmitHouston)) jan Ps i dontliketingonanipad.......
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Again slightly too early (before confirmation of my answer), the next one. She had three names over her life, all with their own, very distinctive colourscheme Jan
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oops: Arabia Jan
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When I realised it was an excavation of a sidewheel steamer, it turned out to be relatively easy. Even without a google-pic search Jan
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