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Crossjack yard - generally did not carry a sail?
Jim Lad replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Mike, Note that Chapelle explains that an Improvised main course had been added. It certainly wasn't usual at this period ant the lower yard was used simply to spread the foot of the topsail. Chapelle also describes the improvised yard as being set 'flying' so it would only be there when the sail was set. John -
That's an interesting type of anchor, Piet. John
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She's coming along nicely, Tim - as you say, take your time! John
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Hey, Glen, I somehow missed your resurrection of your log. Good to see you back here, mate! John
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Absolutely delightful (why am I not surprised?) John
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Oliver, The doorway to the companion would be the full size of one side of the hatch, plus there would be a folding or sliding section of the top in order to allow proper access. The photos below may give you a bit of an idea of the way they work. John The 'Stag's' cabin hatchway. I found I don't have a photo of the after end where the door is, but you can see the sliding top section easily. The 'Palmerin' has a slightly more fancy companion, but it's still the same idea. You can see the doors - meeting in the centre - in this view.
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Verrrry nice, mate. Yep, agree with your 'no gloss' principle entirely. John
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It'll be good to follow her as she comes to the correct shape, Tim! John
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That's a very interesting looking 'temporary' stand, mate! John
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No mate, Sydney Town Hall, in George Street, Sydney! John
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Nice, Augie. Now write yourself a note and pin it to your work board - "Don't forget to add the inner sheave assemblies when inner bulwarks faired!" John
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Excellent, ed. Frames permanently fitted already. John
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Very clever indeed, Michael! John
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Crikey, Bruce, that really is heavy rigging. Do you know whether McKay ever used wire in his standing rigging? John
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Brian, Look for some bigger stuff than your hedge. If left alone in grows into quite a respectable tree - and no-one will stop you from taking your chain saw to a privet! John
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It just keeps on coming, Alexandru. More beautiful work for us to drool over. John
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More delightful eye candy, Toni! John
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How to do deck edging?
Jim Lad replied to SpencerC's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Spencer, I fit the margin plank permanently and cut it in place (I like to live dangerously! but seriously, it's not difficult to do). The square end of the plank should be half the plank width. If the plank meets the margin at such an angle that the bevelled edge would be less than the plank width, then the plank isn't joggled, but if the bevel is longer than the plank width then it needs to be joggled. If you lay the plank in place on the margin plank you can mark the correct length for the bevel - it will be where the side of the plank crosses the margin. John -
Hey, that's a very nice looking rocking elephant, mate! John
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That's a good tally of blocks for five hours, Grant. John
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Yes, Ollie, the lower decks would be the same material and finish as the weather deck. John
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How to do deck edging?
Jim Lad replied to SpencerC's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Spencer, Sorry I was a bit obtuse. QA's explanation of my confusion is correct. The photo below might show you what I mean. It shows my Stag with the deck planking part completed. The red arrow is pointing to the margin plank (the edging). The green arrow shows joggled planks (the planks with the shaped ends) fitted into the margin. The purple arrow simply points to the uncut or shaped portion of the margin plank outside the planking currently fitted. The next plank to go on will have its end shaped and then the margin will be marked using the shaped plank end as a template and then cut to fit the shaped plank end. The trick with this method is to make sure you have a REALLY sharp blade to cut out the margin so that you don't get any torn edges. You can get a larger view simply by clicking your mouse on the photo. John
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Brian, Here in Oz you could also try Privet (light colour like Box) or Cherry Ballart - if you can find some and mill it yourself. They're both beautiful timbers to work with. John
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Nice to see the Vespucci back in the dockyard, Lars! John
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