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  1. Jim Lad
    Always nice to see a happy customer, Russ! John
  2. Jim Lad
    As a comparison to the work boats depicted above, the photo below is of the preserved "snagger" 'Industry' on the Murray Rive in South Australia. The photo was taken at Renmark some ten years ago. 'Industry' was built in 1910 and, like virtually all traditional Murray River boats, is a side wheeler. John
  3. Jim Lad
    An interesting little hip - and an interesting building method. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Greg, You probably couldn't have chosen a more historically significant major steel warship than this!! Are there enough reliably dated photographs to properly nail down detail of the 'as built' configuration? John
  5. Jim Lad
    Thank you for taking the trouble to post this very interesting tutorial on shackle making! John
  6. Jim Lad
    As we would say over here - just like a bought one! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Danny the pump master! ! and the rest of it's looking pretty crash hot as well, mate. John
  8. Jim Lad
    A very nice, workmanlike little boat, Russ. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Soon be sailing - both senior and junior! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Very nice indeed (as usual), Nils. John
  11. Jim Lad
    A little jewel, Greg - congratulations on a beautiful piece of work. John
  12. Jim Lad
    John, If all else fails, just try Googling 'reeving threefold purchase' - it should come up in the search. John
  13. Jim Lad
    John, in rigging a threefold purchase it is common to lead the hauling part of the rope through the centre sheave first in order to even out the stress on the block shell. This video on YouTube may be of help:- htpps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXibVitpnRo John
  14. Jim Lad
    More beautiful work, Greg. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Nice to see her back on the work bench, Michael! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Seems an odd arrangement to me, too; what ship is she, Terry, the 1891 magnetic survey brigantine? John
  17. Jim Lad
    Those galleries are really coming on nicely, Mark. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Never had to fit rope parrels, Pat, but it strikes me that if you have several turns around the yards you might be able to fake it. Thread the parrel, take a turn under the yard and secure; thread the reaminder. take a turn around the yard and secure; hide the faking with extra turns over the top. Is that a possibility? John
  19. Jim Lad
    Great to see an update, Neal - she really looks the part. John
  20. Jim Lad
    Have to agree that you've put in some first class work there, Greg - especially considering the scale. John
  21. Jim Lad
    Looking very nice, Bob. You say there was a Master and two mates plus a Commanding Officer. Was this in the same manner as the old sailing master in the sailing Royal Navy? John
  22. Jim Lad
    Delightful, Toni! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work, Frank - she's coming along very well. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work, Nils. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Thank you very much for sharing this beautiful build with us, Druxey. John

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