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Vossiewulf, Very nice job with your detailing of the anchors and seizings. As far as working two anchors at once, I can only give you advice from what I’ve read in numerous captain logs and also documented in “Seamanship in the Age of Sail” by John Harland. Page 263. Working two anchors at the same time on one windlass would be too arduous and warping one cable at a time with a small crew on a Sloop or Cutter was taxing as it was. So one cable would be worked, then belayed with stoppers or on the bitts, then the other cable would be worked if setting two anchors. Below is a picture showing one of the cables being worked using a “Norman” in one of the pawl stops while the other cable is free of the windlass. I hope this helps. There is also a plethora of other information on securing the anchors etc.
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Let’s not forget too, that when the chase guns were actually used “in a chase” they would have angled them as far forward as possible to get a shot off. So they would have been angled with the muzzle forward, rather than perpendicular to the port side. Which would have made unique circumstances for serving and handling as well.
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Alan, was the fixative “matte”. It came out pretty matte for me, but if you use too much it will get more glossy. Also, I think the type of paper you use will change the overall effect a bit as well. If the tissue is too fine a texture, then, yes. It will look too smooth “like paper”. Once it is hung and ruffled like a flag it will look better. I'm glad you gave it a try and both can make good flags depending on the scale and how much you experiment. I agree, the painting method definitely takes more patience and skill. Something I lack. 😢 😀
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Grommet dots? I was under the impression in that time that they used toggles? It was difficult to find any definitive info on such a mundane detail, but Jean Boudroit has a representation in one of his books. I’ll be up at the Naval Academy this week and I’ll take a look at some of the period flags (war prizes) they have on display. Heres a partial picture of what I was referring to And this this is how I solved it. Its 1\48 scale. It’s not perfect but close enough for what I was trying to do. I hope that helps and doesn’t muddy the waters. 😀
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Great looking tackles BE! Very shipshape 👍
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Nice touch with the ram rod. You don’t see little details added like that very often. Good job.
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Nice touch Rob. A lot of people don’t take that into consideration. Well done.
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Nice Rob, delicate work at this scale. I really like the size and look of the chain. Where you get it? What size is it?
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Quite the mountain of canvas piling up. Nice work Rob.
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I agree with you Maury. As painful as it is to tear it out. If you aren’t happy with it now, you won’t be happy later. I think your new pencil line of the end of the garboard looks about right. The previous placement was too far forward.
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Mark, if your enthusiasm for the Licorne has dwindled, why not convert your Licorne build over to the Belle Poule? Are the hulls similar enough? Masting and rigging is easily changed. Stern and taffrail is easily modified as long as the hull shape is pretty close to the same. Just thinking from a practical point of view if it is possible at this point in the build.
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Rob, do you make each crinkle on the jib with a wire loop? Geeeze, I’d go blind! Nice work. 👍
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BE, l love the color and patina of the gun. The ones here at the Naval Academy and Navy Yard (US) are more black, but I figure it’s because someone has painted them black to preserve them. I’m not sure what they would have looked like back then, but that looks pretty good to me. 👍
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Ed, how did they get up to set the sky sails? Just curious 🤓
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😁 Just trying to help LOL 😂. Your shipbuilding skills are still way above mine. Keep up the marvelous work.
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