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Jim Lad

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  1. Sorry to disappoint, but for those who remember Claytons, this is the update you're having when you're not having an update. I'm afraid I stupidly went to the museum yesterday with completely the wrong attitude - finish the Stag. As it's school holidays here, the museum was crowded, so I was getting very little work done and still thinking, 'I have to finish the Stag today' - what a dill!! Of course I not only got very little done, but I also managed to snip the jib outhaul in two in my rush to try and get things done. At least by the time I go in again I will have both calmed down and forgiven myself for my stupidity; so maybe next time! John
  2. Nice start on the running rigging, Ilhan. john
  3. Lovely set of photos, Andy! If you're a bit short of sun you could always come over here. It's still early spring and the temperature's over 30 degrees already! john
  4. yes, mate. Stay tuned for a new building log sometime soon. John
  5. She's starting to look a bit like a sailing warship, Andy! John
  6. Bob, Apart from repairing that port brace, she still needs quite a few rope coils and, of course, anchors. John
  7. I'm not exactly sure, but on reflection, that deck layout looks very similar to Cutty Sark. John
  8. Just like looking down into the real ship, Gary! John
  9. Henry, It actually says that those deck plans were used as part of the reconstruction of Ariel's deck plan. John
  10. Janos - Thanks, mate - hope to finish her this week. Tony - Thanks. He'd probably still ask if I was sure I was doing it right! John
  11. Wow! She's really coming alive, Tom! John
  12. Raise or lower the rudder for more or less 'bite' - very clever! John
  13. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who does re-makes, Piet. A submarine with a nice little dinghy, no less! very flash! John
  14. Nice looking bottle screws, Piet. I promise not to tell anyone that they're over scale! John
  15. 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
  16. Nicely done, Danny. Why did you make the light swing upwards instead of sideways? John
  17. It's great to see some more progress, Remco. John
  18. 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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