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Popeye, Do you have a decent sewing store anywhere around you? You can usually pick up commercial threads in different sizes fairly easily. You could also try a shore repair place or an upholsterer's workshop for thicker linen thread. John- 377 replies
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Ah, good. Augie's the Captain - now we have someone to blame when there's a problem! John
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Just looks better and better, Danny! John
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That's exactly why you go to all that effort, mate - because you're having so much fun! John
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Nice, Danny. Very nice indeed! John
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What better way to spend your birthday than cutting planks? John
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Well I'll be .... One only genuine shackle - but at a very small size! John
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Good on you, Tony! Your perseverence is really paying off. I'm looking forward to further instalments of your small boat build. John
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Mark, Canvas sails were made of, well, canvas! Canvas is a very heavy cloth now made from cotton, but more traditionally made from hemp. It wasn't treated in any way for protection against the weather. John
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Er, Augie, have you done any more on your model? John PS Here in Australia we don't have weather predicting kangaroos, wombats or koalas. We have a thing called a 'weather bureau' which tells us what the weather is (or sometimes isn't) going to do.
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Jim Lad replied to Blueskippy's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
We just kept on making the same mistakes!! John -
Brian, 'A bent piece of wire' pretty much sums up what a sheet horse would have looked like in reality. If that drawing accurately shows the after end of the deck, then a horse may have been necessary to allow the sheet to clear the rudder head. John
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Now that's one bobstay fitting that isn't going to pull out! John
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Nice work Piet - she's looking good! John
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Danny, The ebony ring has turned (no pun intended) out really well, with no sign of the breaks. Have you considered using a more friendly wood and staining it black? John
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Have a look on line in Oz - Australia Post will accept brass black for postage. John
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There's a couple of good photos of travellers on Smackdock, Michael. John
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Welcome back, Lapace! John
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Now that it's nicely scewed on, you'll need to remove the bowsprit band to fit the traveller! John
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Delightful work, Danny! John
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That looks an excellent saw frame you made there, Michael. By the way, I think every Auto Electrician in Sydney owns a Myford 7. I walked into one workshop to do a survey and saw a cheap Chinese lathe on the bench. I commented to the owner that he must be the only Auto Elec. in Sydeny without a Myford 7 and he said, "I took the Myford home to my workshop there - I'm not going to let these idiots ruin it." John
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And he may not even know the answer!!! John
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Very neatly done, Danny! John
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Jose, You are quite cirrect in assuming that the staysails have a sheet to each side. I f you go the Google Books and have a look at "The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor" - http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HmJJAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false The illustrations to pages 61 and 62 show this clearly. John
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