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Jim Lad

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  1. Certainly will stay tuned as you take up the 'Druxey pin challenge'.! John
  2. Thay look really good, Augie. Can't wait to see them sent aloft! John
  3. Michael, As the knee has to be shorter, it might look better if you made it taller to compensate. John
  4. That's a great set of pictures, Michael - and a pawl set up that I haven't come across before! John
  5. Steve, In this close up of the windlass on a small British coaster you can clealy see the anchor cable around what are also clearly wooden staves on the drum. It sounds crazy, but there you go! Michael, it this photo you can see that the post is almost touching the windlass. John
  6. Yeah, Michael - that looks more 'conventional'! John
  7. A brave move, but I bet you feel a lot happier now that you've done it, Alexandru! John
  8. Michael, Why not leave the pawl on the centreline and use a longer post so that the pawl drops down on the pawl wheel from above, which is the more usual arrangement? The post can also be quite close to the windlass with the pawl (or pawls) being quite short. John
  9. It might be better on a post, Michael - that would also give another securing point up forward. John
  10. Russ, I don't know whether this is any help to you, but it's a close up of the pawl gear and drive gear on a small 'Armstrong patent' windlass on a small British coater. Not like your windlass I know, but at least it shows the drive gear which appears to be standard gear tooth shape. John
  11. Beautiful machining, Giorgio - and great to know that all seems well with your heart! John
  12. Just catching up with what you're up to, Jerry. She looks really good! John
  13. Popeye, I agree with Tom. The only other configuration might be a fairlead through the rail if it's high enough to accommodate one. John
  14. It's great to see your Banterer log back, Lami! John
  15. Good to hear that you're coming good, Grant - even if a little more slowly than you want. Just take care to listen to your doctor and your Admiral and don't try to do too much too soon. John
  16. Nice, Nico, very nice. Can't wait to see her on the water. John
  17. Looking good, Tom. Those windows look really nice. Adrieke - just a common or garden mining excavator - good for digging big holes quickly! John
  18. Thanks, Mobbsie - yep, a bit more to come yet! John
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