Jim Lad
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Andy, I remember many moons ago our chief engineer sailing past our anchored ship in his dinghy, shaking his fist at us and yelling, "Those newfangled stink boats will never catch on." Strange people, engineers! John -
Lovely as usual, mate! John
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Bruce, Is it possible for you to give us the source of the information you found and the exact quote regarding the swinging bumpkins? That might help in tracking down other information. John
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Just catching up, Ilhan. She's really looking beautiful. The subdued colours you've used really set her off well. John
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So, as you say that your fleet has expanded by one, we are to assume that you still own the 'stink boat'? John
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Yes, Frankie, I agree with all that, but the contemporary article that Bruce is talking about specifically mentions swinging bumpkins for the clews of the mainsail - a horse of a very different colour! John
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Ho, hum, just another bulkhead! Sorry, Danny, but you make it look so easy to come up with that beautiful wotk. John
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Thanks for the input Frankie, but Bruce is looking for information on a different bumpkin - one used to spread the foot of the mainsail. It's a new one on me, and very interesting. John
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Pulley sheaves out of plastic hangers
Jim Lad replied to Walter Biles's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Sounds like a good idea, Walt! John -
Looks like you've made a nice job of her so far Rowand. John
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Bruse, She would be 'running free' when she wasn't obliged to brace up the yards - either running on a broad reach or with the wind right aft - that would add weight to the thought that the swinging bumpkins were back near the main mast to stretch the foot of the sail out as much as possible. John
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Ain't what it's made of, Mark, it's what it looks like! John
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Ouch! She looks like she hit an oceberg, Kats! Nice fix though! John
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Wefalck, o'm just catching up with your work after not looking in for a while. Your model is looking first class - a great job on bith the construction and painting. John
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Nice looking blanks, Mark. I hope you're going to use the one that you've marked - sort of a blood sacrifice for the model! John
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Lars, A standing gaff would usually be supported by a gooseneck and, if it had anything at all, might have a length of chain to support the inner end and take some of the weight off the gooseneck fitting; however in the case of your ship, it seems to have a standing gaff that's fitted like a hoisting gaff with jaws and a throat haliard, so I would think that the throat halliard has been trated like that of a hoisring gaff, in which case it would secure to a pin about the middle of the pin rail on the starboard side. John
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Good grief, Robbyn; don't encourage him any more, or there'll be half a dozen builds on his work table again! John
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Meredith, I've heard that some of the more remote tribes in PNG who count like that - 1, 2, 3, many. I think that might be how our Commonwealth Treasury counts! John
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Popeye, now you just get right back and finish off the other models first! (dies that sound like your mum/) You're really charging ahead with thos one, mate! John
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
Jim Lad replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Giovanni, please write your posts in English! Rekon, more beautiful photos of more beautiful work! John -
Good to hear that the elbow's healing, Borge - don't overdo it now, will you? John
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Ahhh! Something really nice to look at on a slow Sunday morning! John
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Wailt 'till you get to the 10,000th one, Meredith! John
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Coming on nicely, Meredith! Jiohn
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