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  1. Jim Lad
    Most books on seamanship will have a section on code flags, but I don't know of a book that will give you a complete run down on signal flags other than the old "International Code of Signals", which is the 'official' code flag book. John
  2. Jim Lad
    Looking great Popeye but, errrr - where are the doors to the wheelhouse? John
  3. Jim Lad
    It's your creation, mate! Make whichever parts moveable that you want to move. John
  4. Jim Lad
    She's looking really good, Ollie. The stand looks fine - a case is a must! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Les, A ship may very well fly her 'numbers' - a four flag code hoist which gives her name; she may also fly a code flag indicating the part of the port to which she is headed; she may also be flying pilotage and quarantine flags. Naval ships, of course, may be flying private signals to the base to which she is bound. Your "St Roch" may well have flown no signal flags at all when entering harbour. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Your Aggie is looking very impressive, Mobbsie! Congratulations Sjors on his 21st birthday, and to you and Christine as you celebrate 40 years of wedded bliss. If the weather holds, make sure you take Sjors and Anja up over Hardknot Pass - from the coast side is best! John
  7. Jim Lad
    More excellent work! John
  8. Jim Lad
    Looks a fun and interesting build, Bob. John
  9. Jim Lad
    Piet, Are Dutch mines grey? All other mines I have seen are painted black - or do museums etc. simply paint them black to try and make them look more sinister? Johnb
  10. Jim Lad
    Just catching up with your beautiful model, Mark. She really looks the goods. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Man, that's going to look really special, Piet! John
  12. Jim Lad
    She's looking great, Ollie. Just a tip for next time (don't change it on the model) - make the guys a little longer and the lashings a little shorter; that'll be more realistic. John
  13. Jim Lad
    I've got that one, Antony. I found it very helpful when researching my 'Stag' - as well as being a really interesting read. John
  14. Jim Lad
    Welcome back, Greg. That model has really turned out very nicely indeed. John
  15. Jim Lad
    First class job on the funnel, Popeye! John
  16. Jim Lad
    Exactly, Ollie. Back and forth between the two rings a few times and then finish off with a series of half hitches going right around the lashing. John
  17. Jim Lad
    These ships were rarely alongside a wharf, Ollie, but when they were it was a case of using anything solid to secure a mooring line. John
  18. Jim Lad
    An extra cleat always works, Ollie! John
  19. Jim Lad
    Very impressive, Mark! John
  20. Jim Lad
    The completed backstays look first class, Ollie! Your call on the swivels, Ollie, but remember that she wasn't commissioned until 1817. John
  21. Jim Lad
    That Swiss pear looks a lovely colour, Augie - It'll make a great deck. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Ollie, Sorry I missed your earlier post regarding the braces. Yes, they would certainly lead as far aft as possible. I doubt that a cutter like this would mount swivels on the rail - very unusual. Do any of the contemporary paintings show them? John
  23. Jim Lad
    Chuck is spot on. Trying to bend wood of that size is a sure lesson in frustration. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Very nice progress - she's looking really good. John
  25. Jim Lad
    Les, You're correct that the double 'line' held apart by the 'beams' is the radio aerial. Both the aerial and its connection running down to the deckhouse should be fine copper wire. The thicker single line below the aerial is the triatic stay - no real use on that ship except to carry the signal halliards. John

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