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    My father-n-law was a Navy crewmen who served as the crew on the Bounty during her filming in Tahiti. Too bad she sunk..... Rob
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    Beautiful Michael....just wonderful, and the green is so stately and nautical. Great choice. Sorry to hear about the passing of your beloved shipmate. Rob
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    Looks like you are the one who bought that pamphlet our from under me. the one I was looking at was from Canada and when I went to get it, it was just sold........to you I presume....Heehee I'm still waiting to see the photographs Mike has of the Glory from a direct frontal view and the one from her on the ways taken from across the street from Mckay's yard. Rob
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    Rich. Sounds like good advice. My model of her represents her as McKay originally built her, though I did make a few modification errors mixing time frame mods. I’d like to have a model of her of when she first came into service and one after all her significant mods had been made. I’ll definitely be in touch with Mike concerning data points.
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    Pointers were applied to counter the effects of Hogging.....in many clippers they were replaced with iron lattice. It is a notefull observation to recall that the Great Republic was of such a stout construction that she employed many long pointers as well as iron cross braced lattice. Making her one of the most strongly built clippers ever constructed. Rob
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    The turned wood stanchions are a unique way to display her.....I like it. Good job. Rob
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    Yep. Rob
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    Absolutely some of the best craftsmanship I have ever seen...not to mention the tooling used to make the model.......my oh my. Rob
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    Nautical terms under sail. Crothers has similar imagery though. Rob
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    Nautical terms under sail. It is a composite dictionary and encyclopedia, a wonderful vault of detailed information and terms of most things nautical. Rob
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    Good work, good material, good choice . Rob
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    Pointers are the long beams bent along the forward and aft sections of the hull....namely an attempt to diminish *Hogging* Metal lattice replaced these timbers. You can see the cross members on the second deck, between the knees, as was evident in the Glory image. Rob
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    Glory had additional cross timbers between her upper hanging knees...this could have aided in preventing lateral shifting.
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    The pointers reference diagonally crossing the cant's Cant timbers were found for and aft namely perpendicular to the keel....so the pointers and hooks are to reinforce the forward and aft structures. Here is an example from Crother's book *The American built Clipper ship*. Rob
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    Here is what a *rider* is. It simply reinforces the frame across the keel. Rob
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    I first shopped for that at the web site recommended...but it was sold out from under me. Then I looked everywhere and no body had it....GRRRRRRR. Today I found a site in Canada that has one copy. The book/pamphlet is really reasonable....but the shipping is more then the book itself..... I had to have it for my library...so I threw my greenbacks down on the barrelhead and got it. Rob
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    I was pondering that myself..Since there are bolts and hooks associated with it. Further research is in order here I gather. Rob
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    Beautiful image Rich. Yes the final vessel can look different then the builders hull model. Rob
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    I agree. I was merely making an observation, comparing the models to Glory. Not suggesting abandonment of our goal. I also agree on your suggested notion of melding the two hulls, as you suggested. Rob
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    Fascinating image of Lightnings figurehead.... Finding some hulls that are of the *Medium* design, such as Glory..it isn't hard to see her own design among these two. The top is the B.F. Hoxie and the lower the Garibaldi the Glory mimics the Garibaldi with the slightly raked stem and sharp forefoot and tall sides. Too many similarities. Donald had to be running out of original ideas for her. Rob
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    Only in the minds of the seriously committed.... And that too will take an extra application of vain imagination. Rob
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    I know...you showed that to me...and I was made green....Thanks! Mike told me there were lots of souvenir seekers before she was set ablaze...who knows what relics still abound in closets and attics? Rob
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    Red leather is reminiscent of a mans parlor or library.....the Cloth more of a ladies sitting room or entertaining lounge. The green leather is more apropos to a nautical theme in MV. Clean and fresh. Similar to what Haken posted of an actual vessel. However, I am far too opinionated, on things nautical, so I defer to your own good sense. It's your model. Rob
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    I've been following that email chain and I'm impressed as well....these close up images show exactly what you've been saying and nearly mimics my new corrected drawing of her. Well done and many thanks to Mike and Arina for their wonderful aid. Like we are co adventurers. Surely Mike is credited for his many years of research. Rob
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    Jack Spurling! I knew you'd prick my memory muscle. Yes Spurling. I have a 3 volume table collection that features many of his paintings....Next to Montaque Dawson he is a favorite of mine. High speed band saws can cut through that piece like butter and not even disturb the well seated treenail. It does take a firm minded adventurer to take the risk....but all in all, I feel the result..when well polished could be a fantastic display. Kinda like an exploded view from within. I know the quality of craftmanship Michael Mott produces and I'm sure he could finish the newly cut surfaces into a work of art in of themselves. Revealing with his display not only the artifact itself.....but the intricate structure and design of the treenail....from inside. And since treenails were made from a different species of wood then the timber......their finished colors may vary. Anyway....just a thought of how I'd present the artifact....being somewhat a plain unpretentious block of wood, I'd capitalize on its construction and the designers intended purpose for it. Ding* timer's up! Rob

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