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Except Augie was sick, Sjors is sick (poor guy )... So where does that leave Popeye? Cowering in the corner with a surgical mask on? -
If you look closely, you can see the officer on duty on top of the wheel house. Interestingly enough, some of the largest cargo ships in the world, at the turn of the century, were lakers.
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Bulk Carrier specifically refers to a vessel designed to carry dry bulk cargo, in very large quantities, un-packaged. Large, open holds (no tween decks, pillars or other internal structures) allow for easy loading, trimming and unloading. Sailing ships, and general cargo ships are usually fitted with tween decks that would allow overstow of other products, without risking damage to products below. They can function in the role of a bulk carrier, but not without installing temporary bins to contain the cargo. This is the L.C. Waldo built 1896: You can see that at this date, the basic form of the great lakes ore carrier is well developed, and would undergo only minor changes for the next 80 years or so. The George T Hope, wood, built 1883: A slightly earlier one, the Alcona built 1873: And a little closer to the "Origin or the Species", the Burlington (With sail barge) of 1865: Andy
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Well.. John, yes and no. The bulk carrier as we know it today was first developed on the great lakes in the later 19th century. The movement of massive quantities of coal, stone and iron ore in the great lakes basin enabled specialised ships to be designed and built, since these ships would not be used for any other cargos. It took more than a few years for the concept of ships specifically designed for solid bulk cargos to be adapted in the rest of the maritime world. Andy
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Lakes or deep sea?
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That's some impressive work (even with the fuzzy focus ) I can't wait to see the "Mobbsie Touch" on the stern! Andy
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I probably had a bad case since I ended up in hospital for a week......... it took me over 6 months before I could maintain any level of strenuous activity for any period of time without gasping for breath in a fit of coughing. Hang in there, I'm pullin' for ya' Andy
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Thank you.... I hate public speaking..... so the world can breath a collective sigh of relief that I shall never even consider public office as a career choice....
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Just have to keep finding silly excuses to post needless inane babble to keep everyone amused and fully cognizant of my continued existence for no other purpose than to fill a subverted subconscious need to broadcast the minutia of an otherwise unremarkable existence.... Or maybe not.... I dunno....
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Well... I'm working my way up slowly....
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Yeah... congrats... Now you get to move over to the sick table with Sjors and Augie...... *cough*
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I hope they don't break the glass..... As for your Confed.... I'll just poke my nose in from time to time, whenever you choose to get started... no rush....
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Must have been a bout of fish fever... or was it the forty ounce flu? (For which there is only one known cure......) Hope you're feeling better... Andy
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Ooo.... new toys....
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I was going to say... aren't you supposed to be rigging a Goth' somewhere? You're only delaying some form inevitable outcome.... Andy
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HMS Royal William by kay
realworkingsailor replied to kay's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Wow..... I can't manage anything more than an absolutely stunned Wow.... I'll be sure to follow your updates Andy -
Mmmmmmmm.... tedious..... Nice though...
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I have to agree with the impressive assessments.... You're doing to amazing things with this kit (although you're almost to the point where the term "kit" could be used loosely) Andy
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Now...... Where have I heard that before....
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I suspect the getting a few may refer to mosquitos? Hope the beer was cold enough for you
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I wish I could tell you exactly what I'm using, but the spool's label has long ago been lost. Near as I can tell it is some sort of very fine button thread, found in a very old sewing kit many years ago.... *** help me if I run out.... Andy
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So I'm still waiting for my ship to come in.... litterally.... Well... last update had her arriving in the canal early-ish tomorrow morning... In the mean time, I've not been idle. Trying to get as much done as possible before I go. Installed the main preventer stay and started working on the foremast shrouds. I think the foremost shroud counts as the longest served piece made yet. The cut splice wasn't nearly as hard as I first imagined, it just took a little figuring out. The overlap opening is 30mm in case anyone is wondering. Anyway, some photos out in the sun again, seems you folks like this sort of thing... Andy
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If you notice, in the photos, all my lanyards are still hanging long. This is so I can carefully adjust everything at the same time. Get all the tensions equal between the shrouds and stays. The only tricky one sofar has been the mizzen mast, it's a bit thinner and more flexible, the main seems to be more of a tree stump. Takes a lot (excessive) of force to make that one bend. Andy
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To be honest Sjors, there's no trick to my seizings... They're all just a bit of knot trickery. I start with a clove hitch turned inwards, then add a turned in half hitch below and another above. Finally tie the ends together with another hitch, secure with glue and trim. All the knots are on the inside and virtually invisible to anyone looking (as you've so nicely proven). Easy to do and neat and effective. Andy
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