Jim Lad
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Congratulations, Meredith - she looks terrific! John -
Getting back to the original (sort of) subject; here in Australia, the South Australian gulf ketches didn't have any er, facilities, and the crew had to hang over the side clutching the shrouds. Answering a call of nature was known as ' doing a lee sider'. Now, perhaps, back to the rigging! John
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Nicely done, Danny. Why did you make the light swing upwards instead of sideways? John
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Very nice, Meredith! John
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It's great to see some more progress, Remco. John
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That looks an interesting project, Dan. Is there anything at all about Queen Anne's Revenge that you can rely on? John
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Nicely fitted deck, Augie. Couldn't you get some from east of the Mississippi? John
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Hmmm, looks like you have a problem with the plans. Everything I've been able to find shows her as being flush decked with a spar decking anchor deck forward. John
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Welcome back, mate! John
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Spencer, Which Ariel are you building? I believe the famous tea clipper build by Steel in 1865 was flush decked, while your plan shows a ship with a raised poop and forecastle. John
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Kester, Not sure about the practice at the time of your cutter, but in the late 19th century, when these types of windlasses were still very much in use on smaller craft, the practice was to heave as much cable around the windlass as was required for anchoring and flake it down on deck ready for letting go. I would suppose that the same system was used earlier. With the cable around the windlass drum and the anchor securely lashed, nothing's going to go anywhere but, having said that, accidents still happen and there have been cases of modern ships suddenly finding themselves with an anchor and cable hanging off the bow and held only by the clench in the chain locker. John
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Looking good, Popeye! Nice job on the lateen spanker yard gaff thingy (otherwise known as 'the stick across the other stick')! John
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Beats me, mate! John
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Richard, I you have a good quality saw, cutting your own isn't too much of a hassle at all. You can then also start to source your own timber, which is even better! John
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Brian, In the wild is the only place to get Privet as far as I know. It's also a noxious weed here in NSW, so nobody minds if they see you taking to a Privet with a chain saw! It's very hard, close grained and usually straight grained - takes an edge very well. My Stag's hull and deck are of Privet. John
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Looking good, Tom. I think you're right that the pillars will be easier to fit before the deck is finally secured. John -
There is, of course, another question - which woods are available to you? I use mainly Privet and Cherry Ballart, but I doubt that you'd find either of these woods commercially available or outside Australia. John
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Kester, You've made a fine job of that sail - very realistic indeed! John
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Very nicely 'bulwarked', Bob. John
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Yep, sure looks like the pumps abaft the mainmast. John
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An excellent start! John
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Spencer, Starting from forward, your four items are: 1. A cargo hatch, but with a solid covering of hatch boards and tarpaulins, not as wrongly shown in this restoration, with gratings. 2. A dolly winch for working cargo, but without the gypsies for the anchor cable. 3. A small compass binnacle - perhaps a bit like this one. 4. A steering box. John
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Coming on well, Piet! John
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One way of making gear wheels of just the right size is to use a disc of close grained wood of appropriate size and file the teeth into the rim - not as hard as it sounds. John
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