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    One resource you may want to consider is R.C. Anderson The Rigging of Ships: In the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720 (original publication in 1927, Dover reprint in 2012 - ISBN 9780486279602). He is arguably one of the more authoritative sources on rigging practice - English, French and Dutch in particular - from that era. Make sure you get the one listed above - he also has another version that updated it but focused only on the English methods of rigging.
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    And so, as the sun slowly settles in the west, we bid adieu to our daring pin rail innovator and wonder, what the heck has his devious mind conjured up? Will he make his thingy in 2 halves? Will he make it out of pine or ebony? What does cast brass really look like on the mast? Will the fair maiden escape the rail road tracks? And who DID put the bop in the bop sh-bop sh-bop? Tune in tomorrow for the exciting continuation! Now, then, with that out of the way - look forward to seeing how you tackle this wee conundrum, Grant! Good Luck!
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    Beautiful work, Bob. Concerning the base for the caboose (Galley stove), according to TFEP - page 224, the following is extracted from the description of the Caboose (Galley stove): "...4 large Screw'd Bolts & nutts for fixing the Hearth to the deck - A Cast Iron additional bottom for the Hearth to Stand upon, instead of Stone Paving, with Bearers under do which gives Water Passage under the Whole by which means the Deck can be always kept Cool & free from danger..."
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    Wow, Mobbsie - just plain, simple, jaw bouncing off the table in awe WOW! fantastic job there, sir. Most impressive!
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    Congratulations, Anja. I have faith that you shall master the skills and excel at your new posting, and continue to show them that you are a true gem worth keeping! All the best -
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    Yowsa! A ship, me thinks! That's a lot of planking, and looks ok!
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    Careful, Augie - I don't want you to knock me off my seat when you fall! Frank - look forward to the update!
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    Not sure how useful these are, but the pictures below were extracted from the US Navy website at http://www.history.navy.mil/USSCTour/Movie.html
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    Nice looking shop, and your Victory is also shaping up well!
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    Looks good, Sjors. They line up quite well!
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    Well, FINALLY!!!! Here are a couple of shots - not sure how well you can tell the difference, but first is a picture of the shrouds on the fore mast. These are with the kit supplied thread. This shows the shrouds on the main mast using thread from Chuck. I used the brown vs the black - think it is a better approximation for this scale. To me, the thread looks better than the kit thread but, more importantly, it is much easier to work with!
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    Nice start on the planking - did you leave any planks for other builders in the Netherlands?????
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    While I have not found (yet) the composition of the pintles and gudgeons in The Essex Papers, they were supplied by Paul Revere who provided the majority of the copper work (plates, bolts &c.) for the Essex. All of the references I could locate indicated he was supplying copper products only, with the iron materials coming from a foundry in Salem. Spikes were provided for 50 cents and 39 cents for rudder braces and pintles.
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    I think I have the keel straightened out now - I shaved the holes at the offending bulkheads a bit wider so the dowel was somewhat loose then clamped the beastie with a piece of steel stock on both sides to pressure it straight. There is just a very minor (less than .5mm) curve left now, and I think that will work out as I start planking the hull.
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    Well, I didn't specify which Friday, did I? Will try and get those pictures tonight!
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    Welcome aboard, Lawrence! One thing you can count on with my builds so far - they take a long time, so no problem joining in-progress! Popeye has me beat, both on skill and rapidity of build. Not, however, on the enjoyment factor! This one has been fun so far and a nice distraction from the others! Hope that you can get a good set of plans on the Annie. She would be a very gratifying project for you!
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    Hello, jaxboat. Still working on her a little at a time. Working on frame 10 right now (sanding the bevels). Very much enjoy this one - lot's of space to get creative as I move forward! Interesting about the deck coating - wonder if they used it simply to replicate the original as opposed to going for longevity?
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    Welcome aboard, Kamil! Been a bit slow of late, but should be moving along some this weekend.
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    Pfffffff!!!
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    We can always count on our dearest friend Sjors - the perfect example of patience!!!! Pffffft
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    Looks great! Nice job, Gary.
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    Superb looking ship, my friend! VERY nice bit of progress!!!
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    Sweet! She looks great! Glad you are feeling a bit better. Hope to see ya back to 100% soon! With any luck we'll have a break from snow (24 inches since Thursday) so I can get some building done!
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    Very nice work on these pieces! That grate is fantastic!
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    Dang, Sjors - nice work! Fonzie is looking really statuesque now!!!

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