BobH

Thanks Bill! Much appreciated.
 
Been a productive day today between cooking and ship building. House smells delicious and the bits have been built and installed. Still have a few odds and ends to add but I have also begun to plan and build the bowsprit. This will also be my first challenge with the round platforms that the ships of this era had. I will be relying heavily on Michael's (md1400cs) work on his Wasa build as the platforms on it are the same design used on la Couronne.
 
Now for the entertainment! Enjoy the pictures!

I usually just glue them however, I have in the past gone in with actual pins that I drilled into the bottom of the posts and into the decks. In all reality, to actually pin them is the better course of action. The more I'm typing this the more I'm thinking about changing them to actually pinned and not just glued for the additional strength. Easier to do now than later when I usually have to fix stuff.

Musings of a MSW Newbie – started July 2016
 
Apologies for the length, original bullet points ‘what I have learnt’ has turned into a 1,000 word mini missive of sorts.
 
As a Newbie to model ships - I am restoring my +/- 80 year old Granddad’s Santa Maria (the ship that is, Grandad pasted away last century) - a few thoughts on the process I went through once I had the ship in my hands.
 
‘This is a mess, how can I fix this, how can I make this or that’. Okay very different to a new ‘out of the box’ model ship experience but the sheer magnitude of the task didn’t really hit until a few weeks into the job.
 
I am of an age where I take my time so said to myself ‘two years to complete’. I started researching modelling sites settling on MSW as the ‘Premier’ site for info, knowledge, skills, attention to detail and general all round good fellows willing to share knowledge and advice.
 
More internet research into the ship, pictures, models, plans, anything I could find printing dozens of pics. Then research into where to purchase part and bits I would be unable/didn’t want to make.
 
At last I was ready to order ‘stuff’ and what a moment when it arrived, wood and tiny parts and glue – I was ready to go for it. I had already spent hours cleaning the ship of accumulated dirt and grime, removed all the rigging and masts and other bits falling apart and was now set for restoration.
 
Three months later and new forecastle bulwarks, new cap rails, ships boat (made from a kit), barrels and buckets ready to be installed and four futtock riders made and fitted.
I try for at least an hour a night, longer over weekends if possible, progress is slow but that’s okay 21 months to go.
 
Things I have learnt on the way are:
 
1/ Super glue or CA – do not use on painted wood, use aliphatic (the first time I saw that in print I had to google it), use CA glue on painted wood and it’s brittle and will break off, a mistake I made early ‘cos CA is so quick and easy and who needs clamps anyway.
 
2/ Get some clamps, small ones for small stuff bigger ones for bigger stuff – buy a set - and leave overnight to really bond, yes be patient.
 
3/ Unless you are gifted with a workshop and all the tools be prepared to compromise on your first build. I have ‘worked around’ steam bending wood in a saucepan with wire supports; it worked, (cap rails were steam bent around medicine bottle tops and a straight drinking glass, forecastle bulwarks around a dowel mould I made). I worked around ‘clamping’ cap rails to bulwark sides using cable ties around the hull, blocks of cut and shaped wood and wedges (a knife, a file and some cable tie cut-offs) to hold the two curved and one flat section in place overnight. Build your kit up slowly as and when you need to.
 
4/ Research, research and research some more, internet, google and of course MSW. I spent hours researching how a 15th century anchor could be raised onto cap rails (designed and made a removable fish davit), and then how falconets were moved around the ship (designed and make fixed mountings set into the cap rails and fixed to the deck). Now maybe to the purest my ideas are out of kilter with the original – then again no blueprint for Santa Maria – but my ideas work nautically, and hopefully historically, they look okay and add some drama/realism to the model ‘cos after all falconets had to be stored away somewhere dry – hmm, have to make a container for them.
 
5/ Have in your mind’s eye your expectations of the finished model, what do you want out of it. Will it be a representation or true to the real one, amassed with detail or the basics. I settled on a story ‘what if’ – what if the Santa Maria was not wrecked but towed ashore repaired, refitted and repainted. I am going to write the story or a novelette for my future Grandson using crew names, nautical terminology, building methods of the 15th century and Haitian geography; sounds fantastimargorical but I like telling stories and together with a folder of research material, build log and the old replaced parts he will have a history of 15th century voyages of discovery, not saved on a USB stick or DVD but old fashioned paper.
 
6/ Painting, oh how I like painting, the finishing touch. Get the right paint for your model (see points 3/ and 4/ above). I use acrylics often watered down or colour mixed to get a shade I want – read up about colour wheels and mixing paint.
 
7/ Paint brushes, pay a little more for better quality. I have two sets a £1.99 set of 12 that I have CA’d into shapes for filler, cleaning, another finger and the like, the other a set of four Humbrol modellers brushes for less than a tenner.
 
8/ Small parts, there are lots of these but even more advice through MSW on how to hold, make, paint and tie knots in/on them. If you don’t have the tools or space (I have a dinner tray or kitchen unit to work on) don’t fret, as we say in Africa ‘make a plan’, buy the tiny parts, do look-a-like knots, it’s okay to use wood filler or not quite to scale parts.
 
9/ It’s your model, maybe your first, when it’s all done, complete and finished chances are friends and family will laud you pouring praise on your excellent modelling skills – fingers crossed.
Lastly join MSW (but you already have reading this) However it needs to be said that without the fellowship, articles, help, advice, etc., etc. available within the various forums I would have been all at sea and by the board.
 
One last point
 
10/ Have a look at ALL the forums MSW has to offer not just pertinent ones for your model as they contain a wealth of knowledge.
 
And enjoy your build

Musings of a MSW Newbie – started July 2016
 
Apologies for the length, original bullet points ‘what I have learnt’ has turned into a 1,000 word mini missive of sorts.
 
As a Newbie to model ships - I am restoring my +/- 80 year old Granddad’s Santa Maria (the ship that is, Grandad pasted away last century) - a few thoughts on the process I went through once I had the ship in my hands.
 
‘This is a mess, how can I fix this, how can I make this or that’. Okay very different to a new ‘out of the box’ model ship experience but the sheer magnitude of the task didn’t really hit until a few weeks into the job.
 
I am of an age where I take my time so said to myself ‘two years to complete’. I started researching modelling sites settling on MSW as the ‘Premier’ site for info, knowledge, skills, attention to detail and general all round good fellows willing to share knowledge and advice.
 
More internet research into the ship, pictures, models, plans, anything I could find printing dozens of pics. Then research into where to purchase part and bits I would be unable/didn’t want to make.
 
At last I was ready to order ‘stuff’ and what a moment when it arrived, wood and tiny parts and glue – I was ready to go for it. I had already spent hours cleaning the ship of accumulated dirt and grime, removed all the rigging and masts and other bits falling apart and was now set for restoration.
 
Three months later and new forecastle bulwarks, new cap rails, ships boat (made from a kit), barrels and buckets ready to be installed and four futtock riders made and fitted.
I try for at least an hour a night, longer over weekends if possible, progress is slow but that’s okay 21 months to go.
 
Things I have learnt on the way are:
 
1/ Super glue or CA – do not use on painted wood, use aliphatic (the first time I saw that in print I had to google it), use CA glue on painted wood and it’s brittle and will break off, a mistake I made early ‘cos CA is so quick and easy and who needs clamps anyway.
 
2/ Get some clamps, small ones for small stuff bigger ones for bigger stuff – buy a set - and leave overnight to really bond, yes be patient.
 
3/ Unless you are gifted with a workshop and all the tools be prepared to compromise on your first build. I have ‘worked around’ steam bending wood in a saucepan with wire supports; it worked, (cap rails were steam bent around medicine bottle tops and a straight drinking glass, forecastle bulwarks around a dowel mould I made). I worked around ‘clamping’ cap rails to bulwark sides using cable ties around the hull, blocks of cut and shaped wood and wedges (a knife, a file and some cable tie cut-offs) to hold the two curved and one flat section in place overnight. Build your kit up slowly as and when you need to.
 
4/ Research, research and research some more, internet, google and of course MSW. I spent hours researching how a 15th century anchor could be raised onto cap rails (designed and made a removable fish davit), and then how falconets were moved around the ship (designed and make fixed mountings set into the cap rails and fixed to the deck). Now maybe to the purest my ideas are out of kilter with the original – then again no blueprint for Santa Maria – but my ideas work nautically, and hopefully historically, they look okay and add some drama/realism to the model ‘cos after all falconets had to be stored away somewhere dry – hmm, have to make a container for them.
 
5/ Have in your mind’s eye your expectations of the finished model, what do you want out of it. Will it be a representation or true to the real one, amassed with detail or the basics. I settled on a story ‘what if’ – what if the Santa Maria was not wrecked but towed ashore repaired, refitted and repainted. I am going to write the story or a novelette for my future Grandson using crew names, nautical terminology, building methods of the 15th century and Haitian geography; sounds fantastimargorical but I like telling stories and together with a folder of research material, build log and the old replaced parts he will have a history of 15th century voyages of discovery, not saved on a USB stick or DVD but old fashioned paper.
 
6/ Painting, oh how I like painting, the finishing touch. Get the right paint for your model (see points 3/ and 4/ above). I use acrylics often watered down or colour mixed to get a shade I want – read up about colour wheels and mixing paint.
 
7/ Paint brushes, pay a little more for better quality. I have two sets a £1.99 set of 12 that I have CA’d into shapes for filler, cleaning, another finger and the like, the other a set of four Humbrol modellers brushes for less than a tenner.
 
8/ Small parts, there are lots of these but even more advice through MSW on how to hold, make, paint and tie knots in/on them. If you don’t have the tools or space (I have a dinner tray or kitchen unit to work on) don’t fret, as we say in Africa ‘make a plan’, buy the tiny parts, do look-a-like knots, it’s okay to use wood filler or not quite to scale parts.
 
9/ It’s your model, maybe your first, when it’s all done, complete and finished chances are friends and family will laud you pouring praise on your excellent modelling skills – fingers crossed.
Lastly join MSW (but you already have reading this) However it needs to be said that without the fellowship, articles, help, advice, etc., etc. available within the various forums I would have been all at sea and by the board.
 
One last point
 
10/ Have a look at ALL the forums MSW has to offer not just pertinent ones for your model as they contain a wealth of knowledge.
 
And enjoy your build

Musings of a MSW Newbie – started July 2016
 
Apologies for the length, original bullet points ‘what I have learnt’ has turned into a 1,000 word mini missive of sorts.
 
As a Newbie to model ships - I am restoring my +/- 80 year old Granddad’s Santa Maria (the ship that is, Grandad pasted away last century) - a few thoughts on the process I went through once I had the ship in my hands.
 
‘This is a mess, how can I fix this, how can I make this or that’. Okay very different to a new ‘out of the box’ model ship experience but the sheer magnitude of the task didn’t really hit until a few weeks into the job.
 
I am of an age where I take my time so said to myself ‘two years to complete’. I started researching modelling sites settling on MSW as the ‘Premier’ site for info, knowledge, skills, attention to detail and general all round good fellows willing to share knowledge and advice.
 
More internet research into the ship, pictures, models, plans, anything I could find printing dozens of pics. Then research into where to purchase part and bits I would be unable/didn’t want to make.
 
At last I was ready to order ‘stuff’ and what a moment when it arrived, wood and tiny parts and glue – I was ready to go for it. I had already spent hours cleaning the ship of accumulated dirt and grime, removed all the rigging and masts and other bits falling apart and was now set for restoration.
 
Three months later and new forecastle bulwarks, new cap rails, ships boat (made from a kit), barrels and buckets ready to be installed and four futtock riders made and fitted.
I try for at least an hour a night, longer over weekends if possible, progress is slow but that’s okay 21 months to go.
 
Things I have learnt on the way are:
 
1/ Super glue or CA – do not use on painted wood, use aliphatic (the first time I saw that in print I had to google it), use CA glue on painted wood and it’s brittle and will break off, a mistake I made early ‘cos CA is so quick and easy and who needs clamps anyway.
 
2/ Get some clamps, small ones for small stuff bigger ones for bigger stuff – buy a set - and leave overnight to really bond, yes be patient.
 
3/ Unless you are gifted with a workshop and all the tools be prepared to compromise on your first build. I have ‘worked around’ steam bending wood in a saucepan with wire supports; it worked, (cap rails were steam bent around medicine bottle tops and a straight drinking glass, forecastle bulwarks around a dowel mould I made). I worked around ‘clamping’ cap rails to bulwark sides using cable ties around the hull, blocks of cut and shaped wood and wedges (a knife, a file and some cable tie cut-offs) to hold the two curved and one flat section in place overnight. Build your kit up slowly as and when you need to.
 
4/ Research, research and research some more, internet, google and of course MSW. I spent hours researching how a 15th century anchor could be raised onto cap rails (designed and made a removable fish davit), and then how falconets were moved around the ship (designed and make fixed mountings set into the cap rails and fixed to the deck). Now maybe to the purest my ideas are out of kilter with the original – then again no blueprint for Santa Maria – but my ideas work nautically, and hopefully historically, they look okay and add some drama/realism to the model ‘cos after all falconets had to be stored away somewhere dry – hmm, have to make a container for them.
 
5/ Have in your mind’s eye your expectations of the finished model, what do you want out of it. Will it be a representation or true to the real one, amassed with detail or the basics. I settled on a story ‘what if’ – what if the Santa Maria was not wrecked but towed ashore repaired, refitted and repainted. I am going to write the story or a novelette for my future Grandson using crew names, nautical terminology, building methods of the 15th century and Haitian geography; sounds fantastimargorical but I like telling stories and together with a folder of research material, build log and the old replaced parts he will have a history of 15th century voyages of discovery, not saved on a USB stick or DVD but old fashioned paper.
 
6/ Painting, oh how I like painting, the finishing touch. Get the right paint for your model (see points 3/ and 4/ above). I use acrylics often watered down or colour mixed to get a shade I want – read up about colour wheels and mixing paint.
 
7/ Paint brushes, pay a little more for better quality. I have two sets a £1.99 set of 12 that I have CA’d into shapes for filler, cleaning, another finger and the like, the other a set of four Humbrol modellers brushes for less than a tenner.
 
8/ Small parts, there are lots of these but even more advice through MSW on how to hold, make, paint and tie knots in/on them. If you don’t have the tools or space (I have a dinner tray or kitchen unit to work on) don’t fret, as we say in Africa ‘make a plan’, buy the tiny parts, do look-a-like knots, it’s okay to use wood filler or not quite to scale parts.
 
9/ It’s your model, maybe your first, when it’s all done, complete and finished chances are friends and family will laud you pouring praise on your excellent modelling skills – fingers crossed.
Lastly join MSW (but you already have reading this) However it needs to be said that without the fellowship, articles, help, advice, etc., etc. available within the various forums I would have been all at sea and by the board.
 
One last point
 
10/ Have a look at ALL the forums MSW has to offer not just pertinent ones for your model as they contain a wealth of knowledge.
 
And enjoy your build

Musings of a MSW Newbie – started July 2016
 
Apologies for the length, original bullet points ‘what I have learnt’ has turned into a 1,000 word mini missive of sorts.
 
As a Newbie to model ships - I am restoring my +/- 80 year old Granddad’s Santa Maria (the ship that is, Grandad pasted away last century) - a few thoughts on the process I went through once I had the ship in my hands.
 
‘This is a mess, how can I fix this, how can I make this or that’. Okay very different to a new ‘out of the box’ model ship experience but the sheer magnitude of the task didn’t really hit until a few weeks into the job.
 
I am of an age where I take my time so said to myself ‘two years to complete’. I started researching modelling sites settling on MSW as the ‘Premier’ site for info, knowledge, skills, attention to detail and general all round good fellows willing to share knowledge and advice.
 
More internet research into the ship, pictures, models, plans, anything I could find printing dozens of pics. Then research into where to purchase part and bits I would be unable/didn’t want to make.
 
At last I was ready to order ‘stuff’ and what a moment when it arrived, wood and tiny parts and glue – I was ready to go for it. I had already spent hours cleaning the ship of accumulated dirt and grime, removed all the rigging and masts and other bits falling apart and was now set for restoration.
 
Three months later and new forecastle bulwarks, new cap rails, ships boat (made from a kit), barrels and buckets ready to be installed and four futtock riders made and fitted.
I try for at least an hour a night, longer over weekends if possible, progress is slow but that’s okay 21 months to go.
 
Things I have learnt on the way are:
 
1/ Super glue or CA – do not use on painted wood, use aliphatic (the first time I saw that in print I had to google it), use CA glue on painted wood and it’s brittle and will break off, a mistake I made early ‘cos CA is so quick and easy and who needs clamps anyway.
 
2/ Get some clamps, small ones for small stuff bigger ones for bigger stuff – buy a set - and leave overnight to really bond, yes be patient.
 
3/ Unless you are gifted with a workshop and all the tools be prepared to compromise on your first build. I have ‘worked around’ steam bending wood in a saucepan with wire supports; it worked, (cap rails were steam bent around medicine bottle tops and a straight drinking glass, forecastle bulwarks around a dowel mould I made). I worked around ‘clamping’ cap rails to bulwark sides using cable ties around the hull, blocks of cut and shaped wood and wedges (a knife, a file and some cable tie cut-offs) to hold the two curved and one flat section in place overnight. Build your kit up slowly as and when you need to.
 
4/ Research, research and research some more, internet, google and of course MSW. I spent hours researching how a 15th century anchor could be raised onto cap rails (designed and made a removable fish davit), and then how falconets were moved around the ship (designed and make fixed mountings set into the cap rails and fixed to the deck). Now maybe to the purest my ideas are out of kilter with the original – then again no blueprint for Santa Maria – but my ideas work nautically, and hopefully historically, they look okay and add some drama/realism to the model ‘cos after all falconets had to be stored away somewhere dry – hmm, have to make a container for them.
 
5/ Have in your mind’s eye your expectations of the finished model, what do you want out of it. Will it be a representation or true to the real one, amassed with detail or the basics. I settled on a story ‘what if’ – what if the Santa Maria was not wrecked but towed ashore repaired, refitted and repainted. I am going to write the story or a novelette for my future Grandson using crew names, nautical terminology, building methods of the 15th century and Haitian geography; sounds fantastimargorical but I like telling stories and together with a folder of research material, build log and the old replaced parts he will have a history of 15th century voyages of discovery, not saved on a USB stick or DVD but old fashioned paper.
 
6/ Painting, oh how I like painting, the finishing touch. Get the right paint for your model (see points 3/ and 4/ above). I use acrylics often watered down or colour mixed to get a shade I want – read up about colour wheels and mixing paint.
 
7/ Paint brushes, pay a little more for better quality. I have two sets a £1.99 set of 12 that I have CA’d into shapes for filler, cleaning, another finger and the like, the other a set of four Humbrol modellers brushes for less than a tenner.
 
8/ Small parts, there are lots of these but even more advice through MSW on how to hold, make, paint and tie knots in/on them. If you don’t have the tools or space (I have a dinner tray or kitchen unit to work on) don’t fret, as we say in Africa ‘make a plan’, buy the tiny parts, do look-a-like knots, it’s okay to use wood filler or not quite to scale parts.
 
9/ It’s your model, maybe your first, when it’s all done, complete and finished chances are friends and family will laud you pouring praise on your excellent modelling skills – fingers crossed.
Lastly join MSW (but you already have reading this) However it needs to be said that without the fellowship, articles, help, advice, etc., etc. available within the various forums I would have been all at sea and by the board.
 
One last point
 
10/ Have a look at ALL the forums MSW has to offer not just pertinent ones for your model as they contain a wealth of knowledge.
 
And enjoy your build

Musings of a MSW Newbie – started July 2016
 
Apologies for the length, original bullet points ‘what I have learnt’ has turned into a 1,000 word mini missive of sorts.
 
As a Newbie to model ships - I am restoring my +/- 80 year old Granddad’s Santa Maria (the ship that is, Grandad pasted away last century) - a few thoughts on the process I went through once I had the ship in my hands.
 
‘This is a mess, how can I fix this, how can I make this or that’. Okay very different to a new ‘out of the box’ model ship experience but the sheer magnitude of the task didn’t really hit until a few weeks into the job.
 
I am of an age where I take my time so said to myself ‘two years to complete’. I started researching modelling sites settling on MSW as the ‘Premier’ site for info, knowledge, skills, attention to detail and general all round good fellows willing to share knowledge and advice.
 
More internet research into the ship, pictures, models, plans, anything I could find printing dozens of pics. Then research into where to purchase part and bits I would be unable/didn’t want to make.
 
At last I was ready to order ‘stuff’ and what a moment when it arrived, wood and tiny parts and glue – I was ready to go for it. I had already spent hours cleaning the ship of accumulated dirt and grime, removed all the rigging and masts and other bits falling apart and was now set for restoration.
 
Three months later and new forecastle bulwarks, new cap rails, ships boat (made from a kit), barrels and buckets ready to be installed and four futtock riders made and fitted.
I try for at least an hour a night, longer over weekends if possible, progress is slow but that’s okay 21 months to go.
 
Things I have learnt on the way are:
 
1/ Super glue or CA – do not use on painted wood, use aliphatic (the first time I saw that in print I had to google it), use CA glue on painted wood and it’s brittle and will break off, a mistake I made early ‘cos CA is so quick and easy and who needs clamps anyway.
 
2/ Get some clamps, small ones for small stuff bigger ones for bigger stuff – buy a set - and leave overnight to really bond, yes be patient.
 
3/ Unless you are gifted with a workshop and all the tools be prepared to compromise on your first build. I have ‘worked around’ steam bending wood in a saucepan with wire supports; it worked, (cap rails were steam bent around medicine bottle tops and a straight drinking glass, forecastle bulwarks around a dowel mould I made). I worked around ‘clamping’ cap rails to bulwark sides using cable ties around the hull, blocks of cut and shaped wood and wedges (a knife, a file and some cable tie cut-offs) to hold the two curved and one flat section in place overnight. Build your kit up slowly as and when you need to.
 
4/ Research, research and research some more, internet, google and of course MSW. I spent hours researching how a 15th century anchor could be raised onto cap rails (designed and made a removable fish davit), and then how falconets were moved around the ship (designed and make fixed mountings set into the cap rails and fixed to the deck). Now maybe to the purest my ideas are out of kilter with the original – then again no blueprint for Santa Maria – but my ideas work nautically, and hopefully historically, they look okay and add some drama/realism to the model ‘cos after all falconets had to be stored away somewhere dry – hmm, have to make a container for them.
 
5/ Have in your mind’s eye your expectations of the finished model, what do you want out of it. Will it be a representation or true to the real one, amassed with detail or the basics. I settled on a story ‘what if’ – what if the Santa Maria was not wrecked but towed ashore repaired, refitted and repainted. I am going to write the story or a novelette for my future Grandson using crew names, nautical terminology, building methods of the 15th century and Haitian geography; sounds fantastimargorical but I like telling stories and together with a folder of research material, build log and the old replaced parts he will have a history of 15th century voyages of discovery, not saved on a USB stick or DVD but old fashioned paper.
 
6/ Painting, oh how I like painting, the finishing touch. Get the right paint for your model (see points 3/ and 4/ above). I use acrylics often watered down or colour mixed to get a shade I want – read up about colour wheels and mixing paint.
 
7/ Paint brushes, pay a little more for better quality. I have two sets a £1.99 set of 12 that I have CA’d into shapes for filler, cleaning, another finger and the like, the other a set of four Humbrol modellers brushes for less than a tenner.
 
8/ Small parts, there are lots of these but even more advice through MSW on how to hold, make, paint and tie knots in/on them. If you don’t have the tools or space (I have a dinner tray or kitchen unit to work on) don’t fret, as we say in Africa ‘make a plan’, buy the tiny parts, do look-a-like knots, it’s okay to use wood filler or not quite to scale parts.
 
9/ It’s your model, maybe your first, when it’s all done, complete and finished chances are friends and family will laud you pouring praise on your excellent modelling skills – fingers crossed.
Lastly join MSW (but you already have reading this) However it needs to be said that without the fellowship, articles, help, advice, etc., etc. available within the various forums I would have been all at sea and by the board.
 
One last point
 
10/ Have a look at ALL the forums MSW has to offer not just pertinent ones for your model as they contain a wealth of knowledge.
 
And enjoy your build

Pulled out the Cocca Anseatica (15th. Century) by Euromodel just to have a look at the drawings.  The mast tops intrigued me and I just wanted to share them with you. They had a rope pulley system from the deck and seemed to be a method of sending up weapons and other material to a person occupying the top. Frankly, this is a guess but I hope a logical one. Just so different to the usual tops I have seen.
 
Any comment would be appreciated.
 
Pete

Off to get cocktail sticks and springs from my biros tomorrow, what a great forum for ideas to use everyday items

Off to get cocktail sticks and springs from my biros tomorrow, what a great forum for ideas to use everyday items

Maybe someone should suggest to the mods and admins that this and your other painting tutorial should be put onto the database with the other tips and tutorials. These are both great for beginner and experienced modellers alike.

The main deck capstan is installed. The one provided in the kit is 15mm in diameter and 20mm tall. The diameter is right, but the height is too tall. Not only does it just barely fit under the forecastle breast beam, by scale it would have been too tall for the crew. The plans call for a height of 15mm, which is just about right. I just cut off 5mm from the center spindle and glued it back together. That preserved the shape of the base and curved top. Since I am rigging her in full sail, this would represent a working deck, so the arms for the capstan would not be in place. I stored them on the deck next to the capstan.
 
Next up is to build and install the main deck guns, so that things like the gangways and ladders can be placed. These will hamper access to the guns for installing the rigging and such.
 
Vince P.

Hi all,
 
My solution with thanks to JerseyCity Frankie.
Word doc would not copy across so attached.
Thanks for looking and fingers crossed feedback if I am on the right track, thanks
Raising the anchor 15th Century 2.doc

I have heard of the "Fish Davit" but in my minds eye its just a piece of wood with no sheves in the end. I just did a web search and see one with iron eyes at the end for tackle)  Fish davits I have seen are depicted as laying on the deck athwartship forward of the Fore mast when not in use, near where they would be operated from. My understanding is that they were used like a derrick, one end inboard upon the edge of the deck with the other end held in space outboard of the ship with tackle to control the position of the davit and to raise the anchor.

Keith,
I have been thinking the same question regarding my Santa Maria - just how did they raise the anchor up onto the side?

Hello everyone, some pictures of 'Grandad's Santa Maria before cleaning started. Sails and most of the rigging removed before they fell off.
I am no ship builder and stand in awe of you guys - detail, planking, scale it's just WOW I am amazed reading your build logs.
This is a restoration project for my Grandson due next year, keeping it in the family, although how to get it to Norway in one piece without breaking the bank (or the ship) will be a problem to solve in a year or two.
Thanks for looking and your words of encouragement in my recent Introduction entry.
 
 

Hello everyone, some pictures of 'Grandad's Santa Maria before cleaning started. Sails and most of the rigging removed before they fell off.
I am no ship builder and stand in awe of you guys - detail, planking, scale it's just WOW I am amazed reading your build logs.
This is a restoration project for my Grandson due next year, keeping it in the family, although how to get it to Norway in one piece without breaking the bank (or the ship) will be a problem to solve in a year or two.
Thanks for looking and your words of encouragement in my recent Introduction entry.
 
 

Hello everyone, some pictures of 'Grandad's Santa Maria before cleaning started. Sails and most of the rigging removed before they fell off.
I am no ship builder and stand in awe of you guys - detail, planking, scale it's just WOW I am amazed reading your build logs.
This is a restoration project for my Grandson due next year, keeping it in the family, although how to get it to Norway in one piece without breaking the bank (or the ship) will be a problem to solve in a year or two.
Thanks for looking and your words of encouragement in my recent Introduction entry.