Jim Lad
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And to make it even more fun on the Revenue cutters, Floyd, they were only allowed into port for stores or repairs - other than that they were supposed to be at sea on patrol, no matter what the weather. John -
Michael, Your Bowden cables look nice, but are laid up the wrong way - wire rope is usually laid right handed (but only worry about that if you want absolute scale accuaracy). As for yout seizings, in real life, wire rope is usually seized with marline, so using a non wire thread if just right - all you need to do is to find the appropriate size of thread. John
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HMS Caroline: WWI battleship wins £1m lottery boost
Jim Lad replied to Kevin's topic in Nautical/Naval History
That really is good news, Kevin. John -
Bruce, I'd guess the booms would be at deck level where there's some strength to support the gooseneck; and just long enough to spread the foot of the sail. John
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Mark, It's a bit un-nerving being out in the open when you first start, but it's actually good fun - especially with the small kids who are interested and sometimes ask the most amazing questions! One of the main problems is in firstly choosing a model that can be built away from your main stash of odd tools and secondly in planning what you hope to achieve for the day and making sure that you have all the bits with you. John
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Drafsight v's Autocad LY2002
Jim Lad replied to michael mott's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
At least you can use CAD, Michael. I look at it and just get confused! John -
Michael, If you're going to sail her, is stainless steel wire a possibility? John
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Final details, Popeye! Don't rush the last bits, now! John
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Thanks, Michael - perhaps I should up the scale a bit to make it easier on the tiny pieces! John
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It's certainly no simple task you've taken on, Kats! By the way, without sails, you won't have to worry about any jib or staysail sheets - they'd be sent down with the sails. John
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Ummm, I thought you were cutting down on the number of builds you were doing at once, Popeye? John
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Kats, Let's go throiough them in some sort of order" Spanker Sheets - on the Cutty Sark these were double - ie one on each side of the ship - and were twofold purchases (2 double blocks). Head Outhaul etc. - This will be wire - not hemp. Runs from the sheave in the peak of the gaff to a lead block at the lower cap and then down to another single block, to which it is shackled. This is the upper block of a gun tackle (two single blocks) and the running part leads to a pin on the port rail. There is also an inhaul (you need to be able to furl the sail as well). Also of wire. The outer end if the inhaul could be shackled to the end of the outhaul if there are no sails. It then runs to a lead block at the foot of the gaff and then to a gun tackle as for the outhaul. The inhaul is also made fast on the port pin rail. With no sails rigged, remember that the outhaul/inhaul connection should be in by the mast! Foot outhaul etc. - For the Cutty Sark, the foot outhaul is rigged as you describe, however it would be more usual for it to lead down to the spider band. The foot inhaul is also made fast to a boom cleat on this ship. Vangs - On the Cutty Sark these were twofold purchases (2 double blocks) with the running part being made fast to cleats inside the bulwarks. Spencer Outhaul etc. - There seems to be very little information on the rigging of this sail, but it would be safe to rig an outhaul and inhaul as per the spanker. Vangs - These are also rigged as per the spanker, but the tackles may well have been lighter - a handy billy or gun tackle. The lower blocks of these tackles would be set up to eyes on deck, not to pins. That's the setup 'according to Hoyle', but you'll no doubt have to modify the rigging a bit to fit in with the confines of the kit structure. Have fun! John
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Of course you can make it work, Popeye! You're being drawn inexorably into the gaping maws of the (shudder) DARK SIDE!!!!!!!! jOHN
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Robbyn - call it a draw with your shrouds at the moment. The trick is to make sure that your lower deadeyes are really well secured (which one of mine turned out not to be ) and to use a spacer to get the distance between the deadeyes even - a length of hard wire bent at bothe nds is sufficient for this. Augie and Aldo - thanks for the engouragement gents Frankie - I agree that cutters must have been beasts to sail - and very uncomfortable - but many of these seamen literally grew up at sea. When last in the U.K. I was talking with some people from the Norfolk Wherry Trust about the sailing of those craft. They are very different craft, I know, but they informed me that they were sailed by a man and a boy. The crunch was that a 'man' could be as young as 14 years old and a 'boy' as young as 6! John
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Glad to see the wood secured by a clamp this time, Mark, and not by a bloody finger! John
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Kats, Both the spencer and spanker gaffs are standing and their spans are sucired aloft, not coming down in deck. The spencer span is thought to have originally been shackled to an eye on the after end of the main top (Nepean Longridge), but I don't know where it is on the ship currently. The spanker span is shackles to the after side of the mizzen topmast crosstrees. I'm not sure what you mean by the 'upper sheets' of the spanker gaff - do you mean the outhaul? The upper sheet blocks (on the boom) are shackled to the sheet iron under the boom and the lower blocks will be shackled to ringbolts on deck on either side - probably abreast the wheel box. The running parts are secured to cleats on the poop bulwarks port and starboard. John
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Congratulations on finishing a stunning piece of work, Karl. I can hardly wait to see what's coming next! John
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Gentlemen, this is a family show and you're starting to sail very close to the wind!! John
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Dave, You might find this drawing helpful. It's from "Plank on Frame Models Vol.1" by Harold Underhill - an excellent book, by the way! John
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Thanks very much, Sherry! John
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She's starting to look very 'submarine-like', Piet! John
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Very nicely fitted, Danny, but would the doors have had glass panels, or did you do that for effect? John
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Replica of the schooner 'Enterprize' under construction in Melbourne some years ago. In this view the spiling of the planks is very obvious. John
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Take it from one who's been there and who knows - please do that - it'll save a lot more of 'those' words! John
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Thank you all for your encouragement! I have to say it wasn't a nice feeling to see that pair of deadeyes just dangling in the air! The situation wasn't helped by one of the security blokes wandering past while I was trying to fix it and having a look. "What's happening?" "The pin somehow came out of this deadeye strap." "Hmmm. Obviously a totally incompetent model maker." Grins and walks off while contemplate the penalties for 'securitycide'. John
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