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Keith Black
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A long over due of thanks to Roger for his comments regarding the 40 gallon ID tag and to Mark, Andy, and Gary for their thoughtful comments. A grateful thank you to each of you for stopping by and providing support and being a part of my journey. Getting to the where I left off point wasn't easy but I have finally made progress on the Tennessee, both the main and foremast now have all their blocks installed. Almost two years ago I installed a bunch of blocks on the foremast. When I picked back up a month and a half ago I had to remove most of those blocks due to either being poorly stropped or because of incorrect placement. There are 29 blocks on the mainmast and 24 on the foremast. I should have been able to do this work in three weeks but it took time to get focused and my fingers retrained. I have temporarily run the main, top and topgallant mast stays as a dress rehearsal to make sure there won't be any unpleasant surprises once I start rigging. If you note the main top platforms you'll see two sets of bulls eyes, these are for the top and topgallant stays. It works and it's logical but I'm not sure it's correct but right or wrong, I'm moving forward. Once again, thank you.
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Glen, I just waiting for you and Grant to try and stick something like what Grant is currently starting in a bottle.
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I don't know how old they are when they grow out of that stage. Emma turned two in May and she still tears through the house like her tail is on fire.
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Cute little shredders. I nicknamed our cat Emma, Stump Grinder.
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Who needs underwater archeological data? Just give you guys a set of arcane plans and a couple of etch a sketch drawings......... I'm duly impressed.
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Lord Kelvin invented his compensating balls in the 1880's. Interesting bit of history in the below. https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/the-ships-compass-and-its-binnacle/
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What type of post, Roger?
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Back to Craig's post yesterday regarding the width of the bridge. Believe me, I'm not trying to belabor the point, honest. Craig, if the deck width is two feet, how many inches are the stanchions inset from the deck edge? Three inches from deck edge to the stanchion's outside edge? Stanchion width, two inches? If those numbers are close that would leave approximately fourteen inches of free walking space along the bridge. Having worked aboard a fishing vessel in Alaska, we encountered rough weather on several occasions . From my experience in heavy seas the last thing I wanted to be was near vertical. I wanted to able to brace myself and felt the most secure with my body being at 45 degrees allowing my legs to brace against wind and waves. And that's with also having something to hang onto. I measured the bridge on the Tennessee, I allowed four feet for deck width. Inside stanchion edge to stanchion edge is thirty inches total of clear walking space. I list these measurements as a reference only. It's hard to go against a ship's drawing, I'm merely trying to introduce a bit of logic into the matter.
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To both Keiths, I love the historical details that both of you are researching and incorporating into your builds. It's much more meaningful and interesting to me as an observer than simply watching part A being connected to part B. Thank you.
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It may have gone into the furnace to make steam if the Captain thought it was no longer needed.
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Victor, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
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Craig, two feet in calm water vs pitching seas might not be enough to brace oneself properly?
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Oh, the bridge was necessary no doubt, with the exception of the outer edges I'm not sure that its main function was that of a relay point. Information received from lookouts by the Master and then that information relayed to the Captain, helmsmen, and engine room. Moving ice is like a chainsaw. In Alaska, every spring piling along the dock faces would need replacing due to being sawed in half.
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I watched a herd of stupid cows get their tails up and run through the best wire fence a guy can build and it wasn't just one fence, it was several. I think pipe is the only thing that will work for sure to keep em in. Electric won't work either if they get their minds set.
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I would think any leads could have been spotted by lookouts in the tops.
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Keith C, I agree with the three foot width but not sure that the ends should go much beyond the channels. That way there's no interference with the davits.
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Super neat detail on the the Longhorn family, Glen. Are you actively trying to increase your herd size? The cows I've know didn't respect fences, are yours any different?
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The helmsmen required one and if there was one on the bridge would account for the two. I think all ships carried at least two in case one failed. The Tennessee had at three that I know of and there could have been more. By the time the Tennessee and others in her class were launched the amount of iron had increased significantly causing compass deviations and woes. It must have been a case if two agreed then that was the assumed correct heading.
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