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  1. Jim Lad
    Martin, I don't understand how I've missed your log all this time! Such a beautiful boat you're building. We have a small Victorian era racing yacht at our National Maritime Museum here in Sydney. She was restored by New Zealand (where she was built) and presented to Australia as a bicentennial gift. There is a bit of information about her on the museum's web site. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Pat, The following diagrams are from Peter Goodwin's "The Construction And Fitting Of English Men Of Wat 1650-1850". The first one shows the plank sequence in a four butt shift and the second one the sequence in a three butt shift. John
  3. Jim Lad
    More beautiful work from the master of card! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Great work (as usual), Keith. Is there any way you can encourage the grab lines on the lifebuoys to 'flop' a bit? they look a little unnatural sticking out like ears. John
  5. Jim Lad
    Nice progress, Lin. She's looking really good. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Hello John, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  7. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Kevin. John
  8. Jim Lad
    According to Lees (The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War), the pennants were secured on deck. I would think that American practice would be to same. John
  9. Jim Lad
    She really looks first class, Gary. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Hello Dan, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Hello James, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  12. Jim Lad
    That looks like an interesting ship, Chris. John
  13. Jim Lad
    Very nice, Kevin. John
  14. Jim Lad
    I like the look with the mast lowered. John
  15. Jim Lad
    As Druxey said, you could leave some of the framing exposed on one side; or plank down to (say) the waterline , and leave the lower part of the hull in frame; or you could simply plank the entire hull and just enjoy the work of framing nd the knowledge that you've built her 'just like a real ship'. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Hello FWS, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Those pipes are looking good! John
  18. Jim Lad
    What a great job on the truss! John
  19. Jim Lad
    looking very realistic, Kevin. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Hello Peter, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Very handsomely done, sir! John
  22. Jim Lad
    Until extremely recently most seamen couldn't swim. In the days of sail the ability to swim was considered by some seamen to be a disadvantage as there was very little chance of being picked up if you fell overbouard and it was thought that if you couldn't swim you'd drown quicker and get it over with. The storekeeper on my first ship was a Pommie seaman who couldn't swim a stoke. He said that as he had been torpedoed and sunk three times during the Battle of the Atlantic and survived he couldn't see the point! One of his favourite sayings was, "I went to sea to go on it, not to be in the b****y stuff"! John
  23. Jim Lad
    The forecastle is looking good Kevin. Perhaps the drum ends on the winch could be a bit shorter. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Hello Devin, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  25. Jim Lad
    A warm welcome to the forum from the other side of the Pacific, JC. Looks like you've done a very nice job on that model. John

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