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Eighteenth-century Rigs & Rigging - By KARL HEINZ MARQUARDT Publisher Conway Maritime Press, 1992 ISBN 0851775861, 9780851775869 From the dust jacket: Studies of the masting and rigging of sailing ships have hitherto been limited in geographical scope or in types of vessels covered; Eighteenth-century Rigs & Rigging is the first truly comprehensive work in its field. Coverage includes all major ship types of Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Asia, both warships and merchant vessels, throughout the century in which the sailing ship was at its apogee. Drawing together all the major contemporary sources (including Steel, Chapman, Falconer, Roding and Darcy Lever) as well as the most authoritative studies from more recent times, the author presents an astute synthesis of all available knowledge. Commentary on the development and significant features of each rig is complemented by detailed descriptions of lines, blocks and the sails themselves, by belaying plans and descriptions of knots, hitches and ropework, and by extensive tables of rigging dimensions. Over 1200 of the author's high-quality line drawings illustrate the book throughout, and rigging terms in the text are given in French and German as well as English. This is an indispensable reference work for ship modellers, maritime historians and enthusiasts and provides a remarkable insight into the most complex technology of the period, from an English First Rate to a Fuchow pole junk. This is, as described, an amazing compilation of highly detailed and useful information for those working on 18th century ships. It is lacking in details from America, but that does not detract at all from it's utility - many of the Colonial ships would be following the European methods during that time period.

Ships and Science: the Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution, 1600–1800 - By LARRIE D. FERREIRO Publisher Mit Press, 2010 ISBN 026251415X, 9780262514156 Length 441 pages "Naval architecture was born in the mountains of Peru, in the mind of a French astronomer named Pierre Bouguer who never built a ship in his life." So writes Larrie Ferreiro at the beginning of this pioneering work on the science of naval architecture. In Ships and Science, Ferreiro argues that the birth of naval architecture formed an integral part of the Scientific Revolution. Using Bouguer's work as a cornerstone, Ferreiro traces the intriguing and often unexpected development of this new discipline and describes its practical application to ship design in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. According to the author, the three main topics of naval science were: Maneuver, concerning the movement of ships under sail (including issues of masting); Resistance, concerning the speed of ships in water; and Stability, concerning the ability of ships, when inclined, to return to their upright position. This book provides a mass of original new data on the history of naval architecture for the period 1600–1800 in its most fundamental theoretical aspects. Also, it clarifies the central contribution of Pierre Bouguer whose Traité du navire, de sa construction, et de ses manoeuvres truly constitutes an intellectual hinge between the two worlds of scientific and technical ideas and besides takes into account the practical applications. For those interested in both the philosophical and scientific basis for the evolution of ship form and construction, this book provides a very detailed and readable narrative. For those seeking specific guidance to build any ship, however, it will not serve the purpose.

Hank - I will definitely be following this one along with the crowd. I have seen it discussed in several books (Grimwood, Chapelle, etc) and have been hoping someone would build one!

That, unfortunately, is not in the narrative! I did stumble across a painting of the ship which can be viewed at http://blueworldwebmuseum.org/item.php?category=Maritime_Portraits&title=Captain_Oliver_Lane_With_Neptune%27s_Favorite&id=351&catid=76 From http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/News/BDA/BDA%281854-06-21%29.html we have the following: Her bow rakes gently as it rises, and it is ornamented with a full female figure, blended with the cutwater, for the ship has neither head nor trail-boards, but is finished like a clipper.

Carl - I love the challenge of finding stuff! Helps that I have a lot of good books to refer to...

Thank you, Daniel! I had never seen this before! Very nicely done!

There are a number of additional downloads listed in my post "Nautical and Model Building Resources" under the Book and Magazine reviews and Downloads. Questions and Discussions for Books and Pubs forum here.

Very nice pictures, Sjors. Nice paint jon on her!

Glad to see this ol' girl back - love the things you come up with to spice up a build!

That is an amazing project! I didn't realize Sketchup was that robust! i have a 13 year old that enjoys using sketchup - will show him this as an example of what it can do! Thanks so much for sharing it!

According to the description in Howe & Matthews, the Santa Claus did, indeed, have the old elf as the figure head. They also include a couple of pages about Neptune's Favorite, mainly about her various trips. She seems to have been a fairly fast medium clipper. Howe, Octavius T. & F. T. Matthews American Clipper Ships 1833-1858 Vol 2.

Hello, Richardt - and thank you for the nice comments. It is a labor ov love for me - I truly love to read! Can't seem to bring myself to part with a good book, and have been know to re-read a particularly good one many times. I have not compiled a list of good biographies and historical novels as of yet, but certainly seems like a great idea! Would love to work with you on a compendium of that sort! Sounds as though you have a lifetime of stories around your own builds - would be a pleasure to hear some of them! Wayne

Hang in there, Adam - there are many worse things that could happen! Will be following - this is one on my "wanna build" list as well!

Thus far, my favorite hand tool has been my trusty soft bristle tooth brush...lots of clean up work so far!

Welcome back, Frank - gonna settle in off to the side here and enjoy the show. Good clean work to this point, and if i recollect correctly, you had made it quite some distance down the road on this one?

Very nice looking build! What was your impression of the kit itself - this is one that I am contemplating for a future build. Many thanks!

Glad to see Le Mirage back - she is looking mighty fine! Think I'll pull up a seat here in the corner and grab a cold beverage from your refrigerator!

Thanks - I need to look into that one!

Started working on the main boom and continued with the fixed rigging on the foremast, including re-reeving the deadeyes. They just didn't look right. Early January now...note the re-built foremast. Got up one morning and the topmast had snapped off completely at the mast cap. Had to do a new topmast, and also built new tops (much nicer) and then re-stepped the mast. Being a lot more careful with the tension on the shrouds and stays this time! Carving the boom jaws Fitting the boom to the main mast. I built the saddle out of several layers of thread wrapped around the mast and hardened with CA. Couldn't see any way I was gonna be able to master making this out of wood (mast diameter is about 3/32") It was about this time that I walked by my workshop (well, my small corner of the living room) and noticed that the topmast had broken clean off at the mast cap. Well, after a few choice words (I hadn't even had my coffee yet, mind you), I went to work rebuilding it. Had to go buy some square stock and make the top mast, then re-do the tops (didn't really like the old one anyway ), and also decided to take the plunge and make a new mast cap (the old one was metal - this one is wooden). Rebuilt tops and topmast shrouds. I was a lot more careful with the tension this time, and also installed the forestays before the backstays and shrouds. Deadeyes look better this time, but now I am contemplating replacing these with new ones made by hand - not sure I am ready for that, though.

So, after regrouping, moved on with some rigging work. Stepped the foremast and ran the shrouds and backstays. In hind sight, this picture should have been a big red flag that something double plus ungood was gonna happen! Some of the references I used for the rigging. First two are Plans for the model. I was rather befuddeled about rigging the bowsprit so used Underhill's Masting & Rigging The Clipper Ship & Ocean Carrier to try and sort it out. I spent what seemed like weeks reeving those pesky 2.5 mm deadeyes... This is about attempt 3 or 4, I think. And another attempt... Bowsprit has been temporarily installed. I have been quite fortunate that my kids have taken an interest in this hobby. This is my most dedicated apprentice (age 5) - she has her own piece of the model she is responsible for sanding and painting. {Pardon the curlers...we were preparing for our annual ballet outing}

Continuing in November - got a lot done this month! First major uh-oh. Almanza (my scale shipwright) did some checking and found I had not left the sides high enough. Had to install an extender all around the hull. Dang Naval Constructors.... For some reason he thought there would be a problem with the angle of the cannon...Wouldn't take my word that it was for protection against submarines... Tried to show him it was up-to-specifications. Uh-oh... Soooo...about 1/8" too short, huh? Really? Are you SURE!!!!! He even insisted on a final check of the rebuilt bulwarks and rails. Seems content this time (Whew!)

So, as time went on, I got a bit done at a time. Here was my progress in early November 2012 Took a break from working on rigging the foremast and started on some of the other bits and pieces. Here the rudder, fife rails, bowsprit and topsail yard are in progress. Brought on a new hand to help out - this is Almanza (an old family name). i thought it would be useful to have something to check how the various bits looked in scale.

Sjors - I haven't even had a chance to microwave my pop corn yet! She is looking fine, Sir. Now let Anja have the computer so she can do some posting! Good thing we don't have that problem here...the 4 of us have our own laptop computer, plus the boys each have a netbook (miniature computer) for school. Not to mention my trusty business computer here in the home office. Have a great weekend, and welcome back!

This is a unique looking vessel - exceptional job on it, sir!

I'll add some more this evening when I switch to my personal computer, but a quick question - do I really want to embarass myself by including the "OH, CRUD" mistakes I made???