Roger Pellett
-
Posts
4,519 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Reputation Activity
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Cathead in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Six or seven years ago, my wife and I were visiting Stockholm, and I saw this ship along the pier with steam up. I walked up the gangway and told them that I volunteered for an organization in the US working to preserve an historic steamship (the SS Meteor) and that I would like to see their engine room. They said OK.
The power plant is a thing from the past- coal burning boiler hand fired, reciprocating engine with auxiliaries driven from the crosshead. I don't remember which it was, a compound or a triple.
Unfortunately, she was booked for a private party so we could not take a cruise. She is very elegant with lots of polished brass and varnished brightwork and should make a handsome model.
There is a whole fleet of these but almost all have been converted to diesel.
Roger
P.S. I believe that she has an iron or steel hull.o
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Eddie in Machine a curer les ports 1750 by guraus (Alexandru) - FINISHED - 1/36
Beautiful work. This project proves that a model of even the most humble vessel if we'll built can be stunning and yours is.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Jack12477 in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Dr Per,. According to your website link, she is still coal powered steam.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from CaptainSteve in ? for experienced riggers
Keep in mind that more sail does not necessarily mean more speed. Displacement hulls (hulls unable to plane) cannot travel at a speed much faster than the square root of their waterline length. At this "hull speed" the hull is bounded by the waves that it creates. Adding more sail then only increases the heeling of the vessel which does bad things- often increases weather helm and increases leeway.
The Duluth Community Sailing Association used to own a nice 32 ft ketch. The boat's mainsail was large and very full cut. We soon learned that in any sort of breeze the boat would reach hull speed with just the jib and mizzen. Setting the large bag of a mainsail only put the lee rail under. Fun but not efficient sailing. Usual rig was just jib and mizzen except in light air.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from popeye the sailor in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Six or seven years ago, my wife and I were visiting Stockholm, and I saw this ship along the pier with steam up. I walked up the gangway and told them that I volunteered for an organization in the US working to preserve an historic steamship (the SS Meteor) and that I would like to see their engine room. They said OK.
The power plant is a thing from the past- coal burning boiler hand fired, reciprocating engine with auxiliaries driven from the crosshead. I don't remember which it was, a compound or a triple.
Unfortunately, she was booked for a private party so we could not take a cruise. She is very elegant with lots of polished brass and varnished brightwork and should make a handsome model.
There is a whole fleet of these but almost all have been converted to diesel.
Roger
P.S. I believe that she has an iron or steel hull.o
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Nirvana in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Dr Per,. According to your website link, she is still coal powered steam.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Nirvana in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Six or seven years ago, my wife and I were visiting Stockholm, and I saw this ship along the pier with steam up. I walked up the gangway and told them that I volunteered for an organization in the US working to preserve an historic steamship (the SS Meteor) and that I would like to see their engine room. They said OK.
The power plant is a thing from the past- coal burning boiler hand fired, reciprocating engine with auxiliaries driven from the crosshead. I don't remember which it was, a compound or a triple.
Unfortunately, she was booked for a private party so we could not take a cruise. She is very elegant with lots of polished brass and varnished brightwork and should make a handsome model.
There is a whole fleet of these but almost all have been converted to diesel.
Roger
P.S. I believe that she has an iron or steel hull.o
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Mirabell61 in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Six or seven years ago, my wife and I were visiting Stockholm, and I saw this ship along the pier with steam up. I walked up the gangway and told them that I volunteered for an organization in the US working to preserve an historic steamship (the SS Meteor) and that I would like to see their engine room. They said OK.
The power plant is a thing from the past- coal burning boiler hand fired, reciprocating engine with auxiliaries driven from the crosshead. I don't remember which it was, a compound or a triple.
Unfortunately, she was booked for a private party so we could not take a cruise. She is very elegant with lots of polished brass and varnished brightwork and should make a handsome model.
There is a whole fleet of these but almost all have been converted to diesel.
Roger
P.S. I believe that she has an iron or steel hull.o
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Mariefred by captainbob - 1:96
Six or seven years ago, my wife and I were visiting Stockholm, and I saw this ship along the pier with steam up. I walked up the gangway and told them that I volunteered for an organization in the US working to preserve an historic steamship (the SS Meteor) and that I would like to see their engine room. They said OK.
The power plant is a thing from the past- coal burning boiler hand fired, reciprocating engine with auxiliaries driven from the crosshead. I don't remember which it was, a compound or a triple.
Unfortunately, she was booked for a private party so we could not take a cruise. She is very elegant with lots of polished brass and varnished brightwork and should make a handsome model.
There is a whole fleet of these but almost all have been converted to diesel.
Roger
P.S. I believe that she has an iron or steel hull.o
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Canute in ? for experienced riggers
Keep in mind that more sail does not necessarily mean more speed. Displacement hulls (hulls unable to plane) cannot travel at a speed much faster than the square root of their waterline length. At this "hull speed" the hull is bounded by the waves that it creates. Adding more sail then only increases the heeling of the vessel which does bad things- often increases weather helm and increases leeway.
The Duluth Community Sailing Association used to own a nice 32 ft ketch. The boat's mainsail was large and very full cut. We soon learned that in any sort of breeze the boat would reach hull speed with just the jib and mizzen. Setting the large bag of a mainsail only put the lee rail under. Fun but not efficient sailing. Usual rig was just jib and mizzen except in light air.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from EdT in ? for experienced riggers
A couple of thoughts,
Since you are talking about the lifts for the spreader yard, why would they have to be set up taut when the topsail is set?
If I were the skipper trying to make most, quickest distance to windward with a decent breeze, why set the topsail? With the fore and aft sails hauled in tight for pointing to windward, the square topsail risks being thrown aback as the square sails will not point as high as the fore and aft sails.
Artists like to portray old sailing ships with everything flying, but I'm not sure that that is realistic. It's quite possible that the square sails were needed for sailing off the wind but would have been a hindrance sailing upwind.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from FriedClams in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, thanks for posting the pictures. Glad to hear that you have power. Fingers crossed for second wave!
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from jud in ? for experienced riggers
A couple of thoughts,
Since you are talking about the lifts for the spreader yard, why would they have to be set up taut when the topsail is set?
If I were the skipper trying to make most, quickest distance to windward with a decent breeze, why set the topsail? With the fore and aft sails hauled in tight for pointing to windward, the square topsail risks being thrown aback as the square sails will not point as high as the fore and aft sails.
Artists like to portray old sailing ships with everything flying, but I'm not sure that that is realistic. It's quite possible that the square sails were needed for sailing off the wind but would have been a hindrance sailing upwind.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from mtaylor in ? for experienced riggers
A couple of thoughts,
Since you are talking about the lifts for the spreader yard, why would they have to be set up taut when the topsail is set?
If I were the skipper trying to make most, quickest distance to windward with a decent breeze, why set the topsail? With the fore and aft sails hauled in tight for pointing to windward, the square topsail risks being thrown aback as the square sails will not point as high as the fore and aft sails.
Artists like to portray old sailing ships with everything flying, but I'm not sure that that is realistic. It's quite possible that the square sails were needed for sailing off the wind but would have been a hindrance sailing upwind.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Nirvana in Arrow by mikiek - FINISHED - Amati - 1:55 scale - American Gunboat
Mike,
I looked at Chapelle's History of the American Sailing Navy and History of American Sailing Ships as well as Coffins of the Brave to see what I could find. The US Navy did build several two masted lateen rigged "row galleys" in the very late 1700's and early 1800's. Some of these fought in the war of 1812, on the Chesapeake and on Lake Champaign. Gunboats also fought on Lake Ponchatrain but I don't know which design. As noted above the galley Allen was excavated on Lake Champlain and another on the Chesapeake near Badensberg, MD. An archeology report for the MD gunboat is available on the Internet.
I could find no design (Chapelle) or archeology report that represents the model that you are building. The long head and protruding stern platform are anachronisms. The American gunboats were double ended.
It would appear that the kit manufacturer either copied a Mediterranean design or imagined one and called it an American gunboat for marketing purposes.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Canute in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, thanks for posting the pictures. Glad to hear that you have power. Fingers crossed for second wave!
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from xken in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, thanks for posting the pictures. Glad to hear that you have power. Fingers crossed for second wave!
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Jack12477 in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, thanks for posting the pictures. Glad to hear that you have power. Fingers crossed for second wave!
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, thanks for posting the pictures. Glad to hear that you have power. Fingers crossed for second wave!
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Omega1234 in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, thanks for posting the pictures. Glad to hear that you have power. Fingers crossed for second wave!
Roger
-
Roger Pellett reacted to xken in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Mark and All, the power is back on at 8 pm Sunday life is good again. Roger here are a couple of images of abalone divers. Note the one gathering and putting them in his basket. That is the one item I need to figure out how to weave or make.
Second wave of storm to come through late tonight and early tomorrow; here we go again. My daughter saved our bacon, literally she has two refrigerators with freezers and we managed to save everything. Still need to transfer the frozen stuff tomorrow after the second wave goes through.
-
Roger Pellett reacted to Drazen in Royal Caroline 1749 by Mile - FINISHED - Scale 1: 35
... and the small boat ....
Drazen
-
Roger Pellett reacted to Drazen in Royal Caroline 1749 by Mile - FINISHED - Scale 1: 35
I have right now got some photos from Mile. He have finished the Caroline's boat. The ornaments are made of pear wood.
Drazen
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from FriedClams in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, Thanks for the info. I hope you get your power back soon. Evening news showed California Coast, being hit hard.
Roger
-
Roger Pellett got a reaction from Jack12477 in Dirty Dozen by xken - FINISHED - Abalone Fishing Boat
Ken, Thanks for the info. I hope you get your power back soon. Evening news showed California Coast, being hit hard.
Roger
Our Emblem ®
