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Aha! Back in the shipyard - great news, Augie! John- 2,191 replies
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Nice to see this interesting build continuing! John
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The country, type of ship and time period would help, mate! John
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You have been busy indeed, mate! John
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All up to your usual standard, Remco! John
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Just catching up, Mark. She really looks first class! John
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Nicely done, Ollie. A good finishing detail might be a painter spliced to that ringbolt forward and coiled down in the bottom of the boat. John
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Great stuff, Kats! John
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She's coming along very nicely. John
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HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Jim Lad replied to kruginmi's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Very nice indeed, Mark! John -
I agree with Tom - six oars would be better - and stow them with the blades facing forward as with your test oar in the photo. John
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That boat's turned out well, Ollie. It was quite common for cutters to carry their boats on deck (less chance of damage that way) and as King clearly shows his boat on deck, then why not stow it here? You have a clear primary source for it being stowed on deck! John
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By the look of all that fiddling, it might have been just as quick to plank the entire gun deck in the first place! John
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Perseverance pays off! Nicely done, Bob! John
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There you go! Easy to see who doesn't build RC around here! John
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YES!! Progress!! Kats, Question 1: If the boats were stowed under the davits, it was common to simply drop the coil of the fall into the boat. If the boats were stowed elsewhere, then it was usual to turn the davits fore and aft and cross the falls, hooking the lower blocks onto the opposite davit. In this case, the falls would be coiled up on the cleat where they were secured. Question 2: If the anchors were stowed for sea, the cables would be unshackled and brought inboard and the anchors stowed on the forecastle. If ready for letting go, then they were either hung off the cathead with a slip or hung off 'stock and fluke' as in the drawing below. I would think a ship such as the Cutty Sark would let go 'stock and fluke'. John
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Every little bit you manage is a delight to see, Toni! John
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Yes, I too am wondering why you're going to the trouble of rigging deadeyes when you don't have a deck on as yet. John
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Looks like you're making nice progress on your Arethusa! John
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Plated Iron Hull
Jim Lad replied to Pete Jaquith's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Pete, It should work well providing it's thin enough for scale. Remember that you tug's hull plates would probably only have been 1/4 or 3/8 inch thick. John -
That ought to keep them firmly in place, mate! John
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Geoff, Your anchor cable should definitely be of rope for this period. The circumference of the cable should be 0.62 the diameter of the mainmast. John
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Well done, Ollie! By the time your internet is fully operational again I suppose that boat will be finished! John
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