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What Allan said. ⬆️ It's a big subject and easy to overcomplicate. Ask the people who look after Cutty Sark. Regards, Bruce -
Oh boy, what a subject!
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Hello Sam and welcome to MSW from Sussex. Bruce
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As this thread has become an interesting sounding board for observations, here's something I found about colours. Almost all early powerboat racers were green below the waterline. I am referring to around 1900 to the 1930s. It was a convention, not a rule, and other colours were available but shunned. Several manufacturers made 'hull green' paints, especially in the USA. So, at least in the early 20th century, superstition did not keep green off of these boats. Perhaps quite the opposite.
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Hello Nils, I'm a little late but will try to keep up. A nice subject, it will be impressive at this scale. Bruce
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Huh?
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Ahhhh, the old 'herd disguise'! I wonder what is the collective noun for moonshiners?
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Archaeological Evidence for the Development of RN Gunnery
bruce d replied to Steve20's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Archaeological Evidence for the Development of RN Gunnery
bruce d replied to Steve20's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Hello John, First, well done for your choice of subjects and execution: secondly, your five year 'pause' makes me feel better about a certain project of mine. Looking good. Bruce
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John, that is a real beauty.
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"Russian Nagant M1895 revolver with an attachment slot for an axe, developed in 1905 for the Russian Navy as a specialized revolver-axe combination for boarding enemy ships - the axe could be used as a shoulder stock for more accurate fire, or just as a regular axe." I'm glad I was never in a boarding party.
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Where do I begin? HARDWARE Journal, 1897:
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Popular Science, January 1920.
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And of course to enhance the quality of the fruit.
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Same issue of Popular Mechanics as above:
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Popular Mechanics, October 1936. Perhaps the Hindenburg disaster was due to fumigation before those pesky customs inspectors?
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Hello Steve, What exactly are you looking for? Regards, Bruce
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Report of the Commission Appointed to Examine the System of Constructing Boats by Machinery. 1859 The illustrations tell the story well but the tone of the text in the reports starting on page 88 is fun reading: they are almost embarrassed to admit that it works! Report of the Commission Appointed to Examine the System of Constructing Boats by Machinery.pdf
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Thanks, Lieste. However, the position of the rod in the drawing only aligns with the eyebolts. ? I don have an answer.
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If I am reading this drawing correctly the eyebolts are on either end of a rod that connects the two sides of the carriage. Question: what is holding the rod in place? The eyebolts are where I would expect to see bolt heads.
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