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  1. Jim Lad
    Another minor point regarding ships at anchor. They may not be riding to the wind, but to the tide, or a combination of both, depending on the relative strengths of wind and tide, so flags on an anchored ship could still be blowing in any direction. John
  2. Jim Lad
    That looks like it will be an interesting build. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Thanks Pete and Bob! Bob - If I leave the camera at the museum I then have two problems - 1) How do I transfer the photos to my computer, and 2) I've been using my wife's camera as mine is a bit big and bulky to take in! John
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    Ollie, I think she'll look better with no sheer-pole! Good to see that you've rigged the top rope. These little ships were ridiculously "over hatted" as the 19th century sailing ship men said - over rigged for us mere mortals - they needed to be able to get the top hamper off pretty quickly if the wind started to blow up too much. John
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    Mandan, If I were building one I think I'd simply build in the same manner as any other ship - backbone of keel/stem/sternpost; frames; planking. As a matter of interest, are those scow schooners as flat as this one from New Zealand? John
  6. Jim Lad
    She's really coming along well, David! John
  7. Jim Lad
    All very interesting practical problems of model sailing ships that actually sail. How about a downhaul at the boom jaws as well? Could that be worked into your rigging, or does that just make it super complex in practice? John
  8. Jim Lad
    Nice to see an update, Russ. She's coming along well. John
  9. Jim Lad
    You're making a great job of her, Popeye! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Thanks very much for the encouragement, folks! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Well, it's been a lonnnnnnnnnnng time since I've posted an update. This is partly due to the fact that not a lot of progress has been made, partly because I've missed a couple of days at the museum and also partly due to the fact that I keep forgetting to take my camera with me when I go in to the museum! A few more frames have been raised and hopefully the framing will go a little more quickly from now on. I'm finally at the stage where the remainder of the frames are rough cut, so while I'm waiting for glue to dry on one frame I can be finishing the next one ready for fitting. A couple of frames are going to need adjustment at the fairing stage as, for some unknown reason they're slightly too long - but too long is easy to cut down at the final fairing stage. John
  12. Jim Lad
    Good to see some frames back in place, Mark! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Hope you're going to get on with it, Bluey. She's a nice looking ship, and that looks a very nice model of her. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Ollie, The 'lanyard strip' is called a sheer-pole. It's main purpose was to stop the deadeyes from twisting or, as Tom has said, in a ship with the shrouds set up with bottle screws, it was used to lock the screws. When fitted, it should sit right down on the tops of the deadeyes but is lashed in the manner shown in the kit plan photo. With regard to the Mermaid, the contemporary paintings don't show a sheer-pole, and I'd be surprised to see them on a ship of this size and period. If you really want to fit them, yours looks a little over scale. By the way, when you come to the ratlines, note that the contemporary painting show them as being on the forward three shrouds only. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Grant, This one's a slightly different pattern at the top, but I think you get the idea. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Nice to see the rigging started, Ollie - and it's looking really sharp! John
  17. Jim Lad
    Great to see the final result turned out so well, Popeye - and that you came up with an answer to the problem. John
  18. Jim Lad
    Just catching up, Piet. Beautifully done, mate! Johnb
  19. Jim Lad
    Nice bit of blacksmithing on the bollards, Grant! John
  20. Jim Lad
    Coming along nicely, Danny! John
  21. Jim Lad
    Ollie, A half hitch on the cleat to secure the fall and then the end coiled and the coil dropped over the cleat. John
  22. Jim Lad
    That's a nice looking windlass, Bob. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Looks like we now know the best place to go for our new sails! John
  24. Jim Lad
    What? Not made of brass? Very nice, Michael! John
  25. Jim Lad
    What a difference! Great work Popeye! John

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