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Jim Lad
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You're right! It's your little ship. Just keep at it and learn as you go. John- 34 replies
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Your determination to get this right is admired! John
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Nils, that's some weight you've got holding down that piece of ply! John
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Nils, gravity davits rely for their operation on just that - gravity; so weighted boats and very low friction would be essential. John
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Somehow missed your log, Paul. That looks a very interesting craft you're building. John
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Hello Daniel, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Yes. it is, Keith, but I keep looking at the model and seeing all the work I need to do on it! John
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Just first class, Roel!! John
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Looking good, Mark. Can't wait for the next update. John
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Thanks, Keith. It's a long road ahead, but I'm really looking forward to seeing her grow. I'm starting to think that my biggest problem will be finding work time at the museum. She's a real hit with our visitors and I'm finding myself spending a lot of my museum days just talking to visitors about the ship and the model. John
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Thanks for all those photos of the Sutton Hoo ship replica, Keith. I've been fascinated by this ship ever since, ads a kid, I read my father's book on the original excavation. I could just never get my head around excavating a ship that basically wasn't there - just stains in the sand. John
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Visible progress continues to creep ahead! While there have been quite a few unnoticeable repair jobs being completed, some visible progress has also been happening. The already fitted mast sections have been painted the correct colour (brown); the anchor crane has been rigged with the crane positioned to pick up the port anchor and the first pair of shrouds are at least over the mast with the remainder of the lower spanker shrouds just draped over no.5 hatch. I would normally start rigging from forward, but because the fore stays are all double and secure at deck level forward of the next mast forward, it's necessary to start from aft so I can get at the fore stays to tension them. John
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Hello Clive, and a warm welcome to the forum from up in Sydney! John
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Sailing ships alongside a wharf sometimes 'cockbilled' their lower yards (as in the image below of Port Adelaide in the 1860's) to avoid damage to the yards, but otherwise, as has been noted above, they would have been square. It was generally considered 'bad form' not to have your yards properly squared in port. John
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She continues to progress very nicely, Nils. John
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Very nice work. that bow fender looks just the job. I think on a vessel like this the other fenders would have been secured to anything that was handy! John
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A warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. An old saying is, "The man who never made a mistake never made anything." John
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Hello Tony, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Jim Lad replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Good to see you back at it, Patrick! John- 993 replies
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I've been a bit slack on commenting on your beautiful build, Craig, but she's coming along very nicely indeed! John
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Hello Noggy, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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For fine work, I use a pair of magnifying reading glasses. John
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