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Just had another thought, Pat (I have some occasionally)! Late 19th/early 20th century sailing ships often had bullseye fairleads lashed to the shrouds to lead some of the light running rigging from aloft to the pin rail. Is that, perhaps, what he's talking about? John
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Welcome home! John
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First time I've come across the expression, Pat. I'll be interested to see what information people have on this. John
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Hello Adam, and another warm welcome from 'Down Under'. John
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You're really cooking with gas now, Popeye! John
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More beautiful work, Nils. Just for your information, the English term for that type of boat davit is 'radial davit'. I don't think I'd include the gratings at the bottom of the ladder unless you have evidence for them on the original ship - it would be a very unusual feature. John
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Popeye, as it's a half forecastle, there wouldn't have been ladders to it. It was usual to have the crew toilets up as close to the forecastle as possible. John
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Even with the break to save your son's car, she's still coming along nicely, mate! John
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Nice to see an update on the beautiful lady, Michael. John
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Just catching up, Maury. She's really looking first class. John
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You've just started, and she already looks a lady, Gil! John
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Your replacement davit fits in perfectly, Michael. More beautiful work. John
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Update - The following text regarding the Pandora's figurehead is taken from the website of the Queensland Museum. John "No one knows what the Pandora's figurehead looked like. Unfortunately, no sketches or drawings of it have come down from the 18th century. Stylistically, the figurehead may have resembled the one depicted in the Pandora Foundation's logo. Museum designer Robert Allen, who created the logo, was inspired by sketches of figureheads of 18th century Royal Navy frigates built by the Pandora's builders after they had transferred their yards from Deptford on the Thames to a new location at Buckler's Hard in Hampshire. Many late 18th century figureheads on RN ships depict bare-breasted women in flowing robes, each carrying an object popularly associated with their mythical persona. So, it is quite probable that the Pandora figurehead was carved carrying a box-this being the only instantly recognisable object associated with her name. However, unless some new illustration is found, it is unlikely that we will find out what the Pandora's figurehead really looked like. Unfortunately it probably has not survived the harsh environment underwater at the wreck. But, it cannot be ruled out that maybe some day a sketch will be discovered in an archive somewhere. Reports of a figurehead, said to be based on the original from the Pandora, reached the museum in 1995. This stirred up some excitement at the time. Located in the stairwell of the Pandora Inn near Restronguet Creek in Cornwall in the UK, the reported figurehead was said to be a copy of the Pandora's, based on the original. However, upon seeing a picture of the figurehead, some doubts arose about its authenticity as a copy of the original. To date, the claim that it is based on the original still appears somewhat fanciful. Enquiries museum staff made about it have determined that the inn's figurehead was probably carved around 1965. The claim that it is based on the original is probably as doubtful as a text on a publicity brochure-published by the Inn's owners in the late 1980s-informing visitors that the Inn was once owned and managed by the Pandora's Captain Edwards, after he had retired from the Royal Navy. Unfortunately for this piece of creative advertising, an association between Captain Edwards and Cornwall cannot be established historically"
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Hello Craig, and a warm welcome to the forum. I'm pretty sure that the Pandora's figurehead hasn't been recovered. Only about a third of the ship remains and of that third, only a small portion has been excavated. The Queensland museum currently have no plans to continue excavation of the wreck. John
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