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Roger Fyre

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  1. I'm scratch modeling the Kate Cory from Ronnberg's plans. Two of the whaleboats have the forward davit on the main deck and the aft davit on the quarterdeck, which is about 1 scale ft. higher than the main deck. The plans and supporting information do not address whether the davit heights were adjusted to the same height (i.e. parallel to the waterline) or were the davits were all the same height, regardless of deck position. I realize that the difference is not great, about 1/4" over the 5 1/2 " between the davits, but I'm curious to know what the correct practice is or at least to know how other modelers have dealt with this issue. Thanks, Roger
  2. Thanks to those who responded to the jewel iron question. Following suggestions for pictures I'm attaching 3 relevant photos. I will try to put them in this order: 1. Picture from the Ronnberg plans for "fore topsail yard." As you can see it is short on detail. 2. The only reference I could find for "jewel" is from Underhill's Masking and Rigging book, page 190 and it refers to mounting jewel blocks in a different way. 3. Based on this information the third picture shows my attempt to model this feature. I'd appreciate any comments, suggestions or improvements.
  3. I'm modeling the whaler Kate Cory from the Old Dartmouth Historical Society by Ronnberg. The diagram of the fore topsail yard shows a "jewel iron" at the end of the yard. It looks like a band with one or two tabs but the drawing is not clear. Can anyone offer any help or guidance?
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