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Jim Lad

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  1. Richard, was the gin for your daughters or for you? John
  2. Nice to have the right neighbours during a construction like this, Craig! John
  3. Can't wait to see her on the water with sails set, Craig. John
  4. Welcome home, Richard. John
  5. That's a very contented looking cat you had on board with you, Craig! John
  6. I hate to disagree with you Andy, but some early steel ships had bar keels. Here's another illustration from Pursey's book showing the construction of a bar keel at top left. I should add that Pursey was probably outdated even when it was first published in 1949. Such archaic tomes had no doubt been long withdrawn by the time you were studying for your tickets. John
  7. Most of them didn't have the locking pin. Nils. They simply relied on the weight of the compressor bar to do the job. John
  8. Coming along very nicely. That transom looks very specky! John
  9. Hello Geoff, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  10. Not sure whether this will be any help, but an illustration from Pursey's 'Merchant Ship Construction (1969 edition). John
  11. A beautiful model of an obviously much loved boat, Craig. Thaks for sharing your build with us. John
  12. Coming along nicely, Nils. I'm surprised she had screw stoppers on her cables instead of simple compression stoppers like the ones below. John
  13. Hello Miguel, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  14. Hello Greif, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  15. I make mine by laying a sheet of paper over the model and running a pencil around to draw the exact shape of the hull as a template, then cutting the right shape is straightforward. John
  16. A warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  17. Hello Jesus, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. If you think you English is basic, you should hear my Spanish!! John
  18. Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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