Milo

15 hours ago, mtaylor said:

I moveed this to the rigging section as that's a more appropriate place for it.

Thank you very much Snug Harbor Johnny you have explained what I need to do very well,  the fore and main Fife rails are visible but on my plans it doesn't show the belaying to the  mizzen mast band 

Good afternoon,  I'm struggling to find where the Mizzen yard lifts are belayed to on deck , help much appreciated. 

Can anyone help me with the rigging of the two outer Bobstays that are rigged to the iron withe band which is at the end of the bowsprit, the band has 4 eye's, I'm clear as to how they are rigged to the stem  

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Hi Ragove

                 Thanks the photo has shown the full shape of the Galley Hatch, & overall a good photo of a nice model.

Doreltomin

                 Thanks for the link those plans    

Does anyone know the construction of the (Galley Hatch & Light) of the Benjamin. w. Latham it looks circular on the drawings. Any help will be much appreciated

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Hi

   Anja thanks for your reply & good information, however I made my choice its Mahogany i went online to Cornwall model boats, I sent for it at 11.30 A.M  & received the Strips the following morning, I am happy with the colour Mahogany it is a nice red & similar to the Sapele bits of left overs that I have, the strips do cut nicely, I have brushed on a few coats of clear varnish & the colour is going a darker red/ brown, I now know why people think Mahogany is a dark wood including myself, its because they only see it when it is finished on furniture & boat rails ect  & not in its natural state

                                                            By for now Anja

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Hi

   I have worked with Sapele planking strips On H.M.S. bounty & I like the colour but find it hard to find stores that stock it in the U.K, my second choice is Mahogany because it  looks similar in pictures but I have not physically looked at it, so can someone let me know if they are roughly the same colour. also is there any problems with cutting a taper with Mahogany

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Ross, Adrieke, Helmsman,

                               Thanks for your reply,  I did think it would be hard to push the pins into ply frames, it would be better to line the tool up & then tap the end to knock the pin in, but I don't suppose its made for that,

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Can anyone comment on the use of Pin Pushers for planking