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  1. bruce d
    Pretty sure IPA is not the one. IPA = rubbing alcohol, meths is a different beast and I believe it is the 'denatured' product. I will be interested if it turns out to be IPA.
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    We know it as 'methylated spirit'. HTH Bruce
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    My boo-boo was on an earlier occasion and consisted of me trying to rewrite history because I thought I had 'discovered' an error.
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    ... and I have been caught out as well. Red-face saved because I wasn't alone. When I go to the National Archives in a couple of weeks I can look into it if it is important to anyone, let me know.
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    Hi Mark, The letter is dated January 2, 1778. HTH Bruce
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    She certainly had copper by 1778. From an entry in NMM Caird Library: 'Propose that the Triton may be ordered to be refitted and sheathed with copper at Chatham instead of Sheerness.' This sounds like a first installation of copper but is not conclusive. Typical wording in these letters for replacing copper would be more direct, such as 'strip and sheath with new copper.
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    A warm welcome to MSW from Sussex. Do you have a warm place to work on your model?
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    The only purpose I can imagine for the metal additions (and the clue is in their name) would be if the ship or battery had a device, like a rail, for traversing a gun that was not always in use. To explain: a gun fitted with the discreet traversing plates could be wheeled around on the otherwise standard trucked carriage and used in the normal way, OR it could be backed onto a rail, possibly circular, and trained in that way. My reasoning is that I can't quite see how the gun could need the traversing plates if it was in use as a free-standing traditional trucked piece, and would not need the trucks if it was always in use in a position served by a traversing rail. Some armed boats (ships' boats) had crude traversing rigs and only shipped the cannon/carronade when needed so it would make sense to have a modest alteration to the carriage for the purpose. Do you have a date for the very useful illustration in post #17?
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    Hello John, welcome to MSW. It is a great place. Bruce
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    Many thanks Toni for de-demonizing planking. Lovely job, attractive model and simple steps. Well done. Bruce
  11. bruce d
    Well that sounds simple enough. Thanks, Bruce
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    Toni, I am enjoying the thread and am grateful for your descriptive powers. I decided to see your entire build before starting mine. Now my inexperience is going to be revealed. The instructions are to glue the keel etc to the plans, but I don't see any mention of releasing the finished model from the paper at the end. Have I missed it? I imagine I am not the only builder who wants to mount the finished half-hull for display. Any suggestions for a particular adhesive that will let the plan peel away when the time is right? I'm not keen on using IPA to attack the glue along the entire length of the keel but perhaps I am being timid? Thanks again for what is, in my opinion, an inspired project. Bruce
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    It is very handy for that. I believe this is mentioned as the reason behind the project in one of the reviews of the book. I put it to the test when looking at an undated drawing of an armed launch and found that using the book I could narrow it down to a 19th century boat, not the late 18th I was hoping for. HTH Bruce
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    I consulted 'A DICTIONARY OF NAUTICAL WORDS AND TERMS' and found these two entries. Spile. A small tapered wooden pin. Spile Hole. Small hole bored in cask or barrel to allow air to enter when emptying. The hole for lighting the charge in cannons of that age was plugged with a stopper prior to use, and I believe the 'spile' was the name of that plug. I am looking for the text that describes the steps taken by a gun crew to prepare for action (I am trusting memory so am a bit vulnerable) and will post it when it is found. Or grovel, whichever fits. The quoin was another piece as described above by Alan.
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    ?? Not when I follow the link. Must be a quirk of Amazon, clever software that knows my budget perhaps? This is what mine looks like (from my link) ... and this is what the link for the 'beast' in your post takes me to ... I like the look of the beast but then I am a sucker for tools with attitude.
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    Well, 'K' and 'L' are next to each other on the leyboard, sorry, that should be keyboard.
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    Hello Dan, good description, thanks. That was a lot of pieces to cut, whew. Your cutter looks a bit like the ECOBRA circle cutter I have had for decades. My learning curve was exactly like yours: bad results, left it on the shelf for ages, tried it on a different job and bingo, figured out how to use it properly. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ecobra-770630-Compass-Circle-Cutter/dp/B000KT8QDE
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    May I suggest looking at this place as well? http://www.exotichardwoods.co.uk/ They are helpful and have more wood that is not in the catalogue.
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    Oops. Quite right, my earlier statement that she was built at Plymouth was wrong. After launching she went to Plymouth for survey and further fitting out. She is described as a cutter at this time.
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    Yes, saw that too, but the 1755 Squirrel was sold and renamed prior to 1785. She was in private hands as a whaler in 1785.
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    Hello Alan, Odd. Can I ask what are the list headings? Do the headings state that these are RN ships under construction or might it include ships undergoing other work as well? If I have it right, 'Sutton' was a yard in Plymouth. A cutter named Squirrel was launched there in 1785 after some delays in building. Bruce
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    Welcome to MSW, it is a great place.
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    Hello moakly, this is 'US 55' but as you probably know more than one racer had that name: I did not find any hull frame drawings in the few minutes I spent finding this. Perhaps the current owners could help? https://www.12metre.com/yacht/stars-stripes-87-us-55/ Regards, Bruce
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    Hello Moakley, Are you asking about the America's cup syndicate racer Stars and Stripes? Bruce
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    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/archaeologists-uncover-the-essex-dock-where-charles-darwins-famous-ship-hms-beagle-was-dismantled-after-circumnavigating-the-globe/ar-AAJrMcq?ocid=spartanntp

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