Jim Lad
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Glad to help, mate! John
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Just checking in, Andy - very nice work on the masts, mate! John -
Juan, The "2-3-2" rule refers to the correct proportions to mark on the sides of your square stock in order to get the correct octagonal shape on the finished spar. If you mark a line 2/7th of the width of the square stock along each side of the of the piece and then cut the 45 degree angles to those lines, you should end up with a good actagonal shape. These proportions aren't exact, but are very close. John
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Popeye's innovative rigging plans! When captain you can pretty much do what you like, mate! John
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Crikey, Tom, I hope you're well and truly on the mend after that fall, mate! John -
You certainly have been making progress, Piet - she's coming along well! John
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G'day Las, nice to see you back on the forum! If she was built on the manning, have you tried contacting the Taree Historical Society? They may have something. John
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More of your lovely 'blacksmithing', Michael! John
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Thanks for the mention of 'Scale Hardware', Danny - that looks a very interesting site! John
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That boat has turned out well, Tony. I yhink you might find a big improvement if you try shaping the tiller a little. John
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Just catching up, Karl.. All up to your usual beautiful standard, I see! John
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Popeye - yep, the tripple block rigging is the peak halyard, the other is the throat halyard. John
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Way to go, Danny! John
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Looking good, Popeye. That certainly is an unusual rig on the sheet! John
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Hey, Mark, that's not the way the real ones were done! She looks fine, mate - I'd leave it at Mk. IV. John
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Mike, With the sails stowed, the clewlines and sheets will still be shackled to the foot of the sail except, of course, that the sail will be furled on the yard. With respect to the upper topsail, the sheet won't be shifted from its position either sheckled to the lower yard or set up in the tip with a tackle. John
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Lovely work on those very complex pieces, Juergen. John
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Not quite, Augie! I'd rather meet a bear dropping than a Drop Bear!! John
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Crikey, Grant, don't mention Drop Bears - you'll frighten the tourists away!! John
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Rope coils, clockwise or anti clockwise
Jim Lad replied to S.Coleman's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Kester - remember that as the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, only left handed people are in their right minds!! As for ropes, if you coil a right handed rope anti-clockwise, it will kink when you run it out! John -
That looks very nice, Juergen. I like the way you have fitted the upper frames into the bulkheads! John
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And each one of those bolts is threaded and had to be screwed in! John
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Bite! John
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Crikey, Jason, you're nearly there! Another 'Mercury' almost ready to sail! John
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