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  1. Jim Lad
    Michael, I've had a computer problem for a couple of days and am just catching up again. Great stuff as usual, mate! John
  2. Jim Lad
    Thanks for persevering with completely rebuilding this great log, Kats! John
  3. Jim Lad
    Staysails and studding sails, mate! John
  4. Jim Lad
    Looking good, Popeye! Take no notice of Andy - he's probably worried about your lobster boat crud invading his nice clean ship! John
  5. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work on the canopy, mate!! John
  6. Jim Lad
    It's always a pleasure to look at your 'baby', Rusty! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Petersson's book is a good introduction, but it's based on a frigate of 1785, so there will be differences in the rigging compared to a ship of 1720. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Hamilton, Naval ships of the same period and same size (in the same navy, of course) would be rigged alike, but details of the rigging may have been changed over time to suite the peculiarities of the particular ship or the preferences of the captain, but if you rig the same you can't be far wrong. At the beginning of one of my books (written by the First Lieutenant of the ship) where he describes his ship, he simply states, "She was rigged as a fifty gun ship." He obviously thought that his naval readers would immediately understand the details of her rigging! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Never boring, Mobbsie! You're doing well, mate! John
  10. Jim Lad
    Looks like she's had a hard season, Popeye! John
  11. Jim Lad
    Very neatly done, Nico! John
  12. Jim Lad
    Augie, If you're worried about sticking your face in the rigging, I hope you wear glasses! John
  13. Jim Lad
    Michael, I turn my back for a day and you've got a heap more done! Lovely work, mate! John
  14. Jim Lad
    Excellent information for the forum, but members should note that this is a decision of the United States court and that the ruling applies only in the United States. The courts in other countries may take a different view. John
  15. Jim Lad
    Piet, Thank you for your description of your father's career in the Royal Dutch Navy and of his sad loss. Our own HMAS Perth fought in that same battle and survived, but was sunk very soon afterwards in the battle of the Sunda Strait. Australia were proud to have the Dutch submarine fleet based at Fremantle in Western Australia during the war. I'll be looking forward to your build log of this interesting ship. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Tom, The "thing" is officially a bucket wheel excavator and the big ones can weigh up to 13,000 tonnes and are capable of moving up to 300,000 cubic metres of material a day, so no problem opening up your cellar for you! They're used here in Australia for digging in the really big open cut mines. I think your Charlie Noble is beside the lifeboat and not as in the position circled in your first photo. That looks like it could be a ventilator. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Getting it out of the basement? No problem, Tom! John
  18. Jim Lad
    Beautiful work, Augie. Now, be verrrry careful every time you rech arounnd behind the model!! John
  19. Jim Lad
    Michael, Two questions spring to mind following your last set of pictures. 1. How are you going to get this baby to and from the lake? 2. Where are you going to fing vertyical space to fit the topmast? John
  20. Jim Lad
    Quick to make; simple; it works. What more could you ask of a jig, Russ? John
  21. Jim Lad
    Now that's going to look good. Are you working from detailed plans of the engine or from old photos? John
  22. Jim Lad
    That's a very nice looking craft! John
  23. Jim Lad
    Man, that was a sad day!! John
  24. Jim Lad
    Cheers, mate! Keep those updates coming! John
  25. Jim Lad
    Well, you certainly were on the right track - nice job! John

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