Micklen32

Well blow me down with a wet sponge

No sooner had I written the piece above I had a quick google with a slightly different search string and I found a good photo of a Thames Barge deck

So what do you think

A nice very light blue grey ??????

That sounds great mobbsie

Did you give yours planking similar to the Everard ?????

And if so how did you finish it ?????

I keep looking for a picture of the decks but I haven't seen any as yet

If anyone has a definite idea how it was finished I would be very happy

Yes Sjors

I see now

It is as I expected, where the rope loops around things

It looks really good and has inspired me to try and do that without a machine

Very nice Sjors

Thanks

She looks superb Adriaan

I bet you are over the moon to get her finished

Well done

Now you can really concentrate pn the Gorch Foch

Ok Sjors, I think I am mostly with you

So are you just serving the parts of the rope that are used to make loops and such, or actual lengths of bare rope

I am trying to understand where it would be necessary and can only think of loops

Photos would be useful and Monday is fine

I am not bothered by this 'work' thing luckily

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Laying back watching the golf after a bit of exercising

That looks so good Greg

As I have just posted on Slogs, I can't see me ever doing a proper bashed build as I have neither the kit or the room to do it

However having quality materials and having to work and shape them yourself you get the impetus to get it right

You certainly have done that Greg

Great work

Lovely job sorting that Slog

Obviously a lot different to mine

But I am not going to worry too much

The biggest difference I think between yours and mine

And I keep saying it

Is the quality of the woods

They really make you want to get it perfect

I can't see me ever doing a totally bashed build as I just don't have the kit, or indeed the room for the kit

But that would certainly get you into the mindset to get it as perfect as possible

Keep up that faultless work Slog

Hi Sjors

Can't help with the shrouds as I haven't got a clue what you are talking about   

Also you are mentioning knees which never goes down well with me   

What about the serving machine then

Are you just going to do special bits on it ???

Or are you going to do a lot of rope on it ?????

Great work Slog

Looking really good

Beaut photos   

Nice job Grant

That splice is very similar to how you do the braid loop on the end of a fly fishing line

It will will work with most multi strand thread with maybe a drop of CA to help it stay in place   

Nice work Adriaan

The stand looks good   

The bulwark looks fine as well

Good bit of sorting out   

Lovely work Tom

Nice barrels

That was my forte, turning

For the model work I had a Unimat with a special double power motor to give it some proper strength as I used to turn some quite large things on it

And serving your own ropes   

Are you just going to do that for special lengths or are you going to try and do quite a bit with it ???????

All in all it's coming along very nicely Tom   

Thanks a lot everyone

I had a message from the paint shop yesterday and they are waiting for one of the colours

I may not get it until towards the end of next week so I will take it day by day

My ribs are still fairly sore and the Physio has given me some exercises to do to help my back

I therefore have plenty to do

Lovely Sjors

Absolutely lovely

The culmination of a lot of stress and strain and hard work

You are to be congratulated for turning out such a fine ship

Well done

Great to hear Sjors

A job well done

We do want the photos though

Loads of them

Can't wait

Yes Sjors and Andy

That is my thinking

I need to decide if I am building it as a work barge, or how it is now, a corporate meetings/away day ship

The paint finish could be either as I think it had similar colours at some point during it's working life and is definitely that colour in the most modern photos I have

I suppose that a work barge would possibly be a little 'dirtier' than a corporate vessel

But I may be wrong, the seamen may be very proud of their vessel

I will have a ponder

I won't be doing much today as I am off to hospital to see the physiotherapists

Really good day today

Things went well

The first thing I did was finish off the fore and aft deck planking

Still not sure about a bit of pencil caulking   

I then put the planking on the top edge of the hull and fitted the fore and aft railings

It all went together quite well

I didn't attempt to curve the hull edge planking but did small cuts and will touch up and paint to hide

So all in all pleased with a good day   

Still getting pain spasms in my ribs though   

I really need that paint now  :mellow: 

Well

You know me 

I can't sit still 

I started the planking in the stern

It seemed to take forever as it is only 3mm wide 

It was a shade tricky as well

I am debating now whether to 'caulk' it

I personally am not sure it would improve it

However if there is someone out there who thinks it has to be caulked I will listen to reason 

Hopefully I will get the bow planking done tomorrow

I may then start the planking strips around the top of the hull

Not sure if they are still called gunwales or whether that is purely the name on a gunned up vessel 

Getting a bit frustrated as the paints I ordered for the hull have not arrived

Spot on Adriaan

That looks really good

So difficult to do

Lovely work

AAAaaaah. Good

I did wonder

Unfortunately brain has been a bit scrambled recently

Thanks Sam,

 

When Le Mirage is finished, I go further on the San Ildefonso and on the first of January I will start at the Agamemnon.

She's under my workbench at the moment.

I don't know if that crows nest  on the bow a period construction detail is.

Maybe someone else knows it.

And don't forget, maybe it's not a real ship.

I can found nothing at all on the internet about her.

 

I may be misunderstanding you Sjors, but are you saying you can find no information on the Agamemnon ????????

Surely not !!!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Agamemnon_(1781)

Lovely work Sjors   

You are leaping ahead and making a very good job of it

As you know when I get my body back together I will be working on the Will

I am doing this to get a feel of sails

There is actually more rigging on the Will than you might think

One thinks of a barge as a low lying boat pulled along by a horse   

But this was a Thames Barge and used to sail up and down the large river at quite a speed to 

deliver stuff from the outer ports to London itself

As an expert in rigging Sjors, and others, have a look at the plans and see if there is anything you may think may be a little tricky

I am hoping the rigging will be fairly simple as I have done it on the Racehorse and Thermopylae, but sails are a mystery yet to be mastered   

So have a look and see what you think

See if I can get the rigging to look as good as yours Sjors   

That is one beautiful looking ship Richard

Great photos too

You should be feeling very proud of yourself

That does look so good Steve

So much better than the supplied one

I hope to be up and running in a few days but my ribs are still very sore