Dusty

Thank you B.E. I'l try to find pics of the Victory's davits.

To the best of my knowledge rudder chains were fairly universal, As was previously noted it would have been terribly inconvenient to have the rudder unshipped in a storm and losing it completely. The pic I had of the  rudder chain on my model of the Santisima Trinidad is a double loop, rather fancy but the Dons always did go for embellishment.

I found pictures of a diorama in a Spanish museum, it shows the "Trini" with boats hanging from the port and starboard side of the poop, Unfortunately trying to blow them up to show detail renders them so fuzzy as to be undecipherable. I could post the pic if you don't think I would be violating someones copyright. 

My father was Royal Navy, He always claimed that a ship had a Captain, a boat had a committee.

mhegazi , I checked the links you posted, the second one is o.k. but the first is a dead link. I couldn't acsess it at all.

Hi all,Dusty here, I'm building the Santisima Trinidad and I am trying to find decent pics or drawings of the poop davits for the small boats, can anyone out there help, I've been searching the web but can't seem to find much. Any help would be appreciated.. 

Doc, the plans that I used can be found here. usuarios.arsystel.com/naviost/nst/I-index.html.  Dusty

Rusty, now I've seen your build I freely admit I am no where near your class, one word describes it, Superb.  Dusty

Yes, I've been building things for a long time, You are right about the figurehead, I did carve it, I made the battle stations before I did the upper decks to make sure I got the guns and the ports aligned correctly. The musket in the background was my 1776-1976 Project, and yes it does shoot (1.2 oz ball) .75 cal. 

Well my friends here goes, I started this four years ago, the Trini,I found the plans online as a set of pdf files. I cut the main bulkheads and keel from some pieces of leftover 1/4" paneling, The under planking was made from thin plywood from an old interior door. The upper bulwarks and trim are those long fireplace matchsticks and the railings are toothpicks. Budget considerations, I'm sure you understand. I looked at kits and I was horrified at the cost and quality. I decided if you had to use junk to make a ship I would use my own junk, In all seriousness I wasn't sure how it would turn out and so did not want to make too big an investment. All  my early pics are on an old drive which is now in the hands of a friend trying to recover them. If anyone has Questions please ask and I'll try and explain how I did what. 

I was still in England at the time and if I recall correctly the government offered to return her  to France if they wished to restore her . but they turned down the offer. Sad, the last of the 74's.