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Keith Black
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Keith C, in this instance I agree. Forgive me as I'd gone brain dead regarding navigating in extreme northern climes. -
Graig and Keith C, the problem I'm having is understanding how the helmsman could take advantage of the compass if the compass wasn't in his line of sight. I equate driving a car without being able to see the road with the ship's helmsman steering the required compass heading (road) without being able to see the compass? If he's dependent on the navigator to relay a "three degrees port" command to maintain course seems awkward at best. Steering to a needle makes much more sense to my pea brain. I do apologize for being so thick headed about this, I'm just having a difficult time comprehending the arrangement of having a navigator acting as a middle man relaying course corrections. If you guys are sick of hearing me yap, just say so because I'm getting tired of hearing me yap.
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I guess this means no penguins, lions, tigers, and polar bears.
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Craig brings up an interesting point that I've always wondered about. How often was the compass or compasses checked? If compasses were set to either side of the ship's wheel as in the case of the Tennessee, they were constantly monitored. But if a compass is stowed inside a cabinet or in an out of the way location, how often was it checked? If there wasn't a compass at the ready I would think the course would have been more zig zag than in a straight line which would have added sailing time to a voyage. I suppose that a lot of course correction would have been dependent on the direction of the wind and how steady the wind blew from a given direction. So, was the compass only checked when the sails were reset to accommodate a change in wind?
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Glen, congratulations! That is so cool and you managed to stuff a herd of Longhorn in there too. Wait a minute, WAIT A DOGGONE MINUTE, your next project..........the Ark!
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Roger, I've been following and things were moving along but I hadn't expected to see the progress represented in the last photo. All of a sudden, POP, the BN's presence showed herself. Well done.
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Giuseppe, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
Keith Black replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Bitao, each new post is more impressive than the last. Your model is a testament to your skills as both craftsperson and artist. -
The hull turned out great. Nice going, MCB.
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Grant, you'll undoubtedly hit it out of the ballpark.
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Congratulations, Glen. She looks right smart and right at home, perfect.
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Grant, I don't know if you're familiar with Gary's work but he provides tons of helpful hints for building dioramas.
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Simon, I think it's something far less sinister, Ebooks. As Ebooks gain in popularity most branch libraries are eliminating the number of printed books and leaving printed materials to be housed by the main libraries.
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Jerry, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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I love the BBC show Escape to the Country, what part did she settle into, Keith? The mast work is beautiful.
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See page 7 of the below link and note the binnacle on the left was used by the British Royal Navy in 1839. The base was 18 inches square and 24 inches high. http://www.balogh.com/binnacleflyerad.pdf
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I couldn't find a email addy for Dr Mathew Betts but here is his twitter account if any of you tweet. Ask him! https://twitter.com/HMSTerror_model?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^embeddedtimeline|twterm^screen-name%3AHMSTerror_model|twcon^s1_c14
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I'm confused as to the direction you're headed and the reasoning behind it, Keith? Or am I missing something?
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A binnacle is merely the housing for the compass. They wanted to get away from the cabinet type housing because of the deviations caused by the nails that held the cabinets together. One would think that a date for when the first column type binnacle was developed would be readily available but Mr Google is playing hide and seek with it.
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Simon, you can order a set of Thermopylae plans (they're 1:124 scale) from Cornwall Model Boats. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=thermopylae&PN=Thermopylae-Construction-Plans-Set-961.html#SID=136
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I've pulled up a chair, Simon and like the cats I'll be following you along on your journey.
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