Jim Lad
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Just catching up with what you're doing, mate - she's looking really first class!
John
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Great going, Popeye! It's a wonder you have space for the m all!
John
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Thanks Jeff and Chris!
John
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Great work on the windlass, Ollie.
Jeff is spot on with his advice re the bell and margin plank.
On large modern ships the bell is (or was when I was at sea) certainly used in anchor work - to ring out the number of shackles of cable (each of 15 fathoms length) that were in the water.
John
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Nicely done, Danny. That photo of the jig shows just how much sheer the ship has!
John
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Difficult decisions, Michael! I think the lower coaming might look neater on the cockpit the way yours is set up as completely separated from the cabin.
John
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Nice to see all that you've done on her, Bob!
John
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More good progress, Andy - and thanks for the lesson on self-unloaders - I've never worked with one!
John
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Bob,
Because it's fun!
John
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Francis Pritt has taken another couple of small steps forward. The basic beam for the stern framing has now been attached with its doublers across the rudder trunking and the first two after frames are ready for shaping. Now she feels like she's about to become a ship!
I won't be in the museum again until New Years Day, but in the meantime I need to construct a building frame and get some more wood cut for the frames.
John
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Nicely done, Ollie - your square drill obviously worked a treat!
John
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I caught the top of the mast and snapped about 1/4 inch off
Ouch!
Glad to see that you took it in your stride, Michael!John
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Just catching up, Toni! Thanks for your update of more delightful joinery work.
John
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Not what one would usually expect for gun ports, Popeye! Logically, with the ports open there must be a small coil of rope - as you say, on deck if it doesn't show in that photo. With the ports closed, there may well have been just enough rope to make to make fast on the cleat (no point in wasting expensive rope).
John
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Good progress, Andy.
Are stern anchors ever actually used in the lakes? I was on one ship that had a stern anchor, but it only left its hawse pipe to run the cable out for survey in dry dock.
John
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A good idea with that little guide for very fine sanding, Michael.
I would think the best source for very fine wire would be an electrical supplier - they use extremely fine wire for some windings.
John
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That Blackbean looks a nice timber, Ollie.
John
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Nice 'bits and pieces', Popeye!
John