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  1. Jim Lad
    Hello Jas, and a warm welcome to the forum from over on the east coast. John
  2. Jim Lad
    When I was at sea we were taught not to wear gloves when handling wire. A cut hand was preferable to a wire catching in a glove and potentially doing a mass of damage if the glove didn't pull off. Most of our cargo gear was wire rope (as well as mooring springs) however I don't recall anyone ever being injured by a broken wire rope strand. John
  3. Jim Lad
    Hello Adam, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  4. Jim Lad
    Great idea for the yard, Dick! John
  5. Jim Lad
    She just keeps looking better and better. John
  6. Jim Lad
    Well done! John
  7. Jim Lad
    Looking absolutely first class, Chris. Looks like you'll be set for a summer of paddling. John
  8. Jim Lad
    Chimp, you stuck with it and you got the first planking on. Just consider it to be a foundation for the second layer and remember that its amazing what a little sanding will do. Stick with it mate! John
  9. Jim Lad
    Ian, rigging detail varied enormously on the later wind ships. If you carefully study good photos of the last of the big square riggers you'll see that some even used wire rope for clew lines and bunt lines (this is evident from the kinks in slack ropes that show in the photos). Steel wire was also used on some ships for the lower braces with the brace being secured on a small bollard on the main rail rather than on a pin. As far as Jarvis brace winches were concerned, the wire brace led from the winch up to the yard arm then through a block back to a natural rope tackle that was secured as usual to pins on the rail. In effect, the brace was handled by the winch while the natural rope rope was end secured on the rail; any minor adjustments could then be made with the natural rope tackle after the winch had been locked. There is a very good illustration of this system in the AOTS series book 'Lawhill'. John
  10. Jim Lad
    Looks interesting. John
  11. Jim Lad
    Beautiful job, mate! John
  12. Jim Lad
    That all looks very nice, Paul. John
  13. Jim Lad
    So they're both getting some attention; great! Joihn
  14. Jim Lad
    Catching up, Kevin. She really looks first class! John
  15. Jim Lad
    Hello Krupi, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. We're a very friendly mob here, so ask any questions you want - someone's bound to know the answer. John
  16. Jim Lad
    Hello Steve, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
  17. Jim Lad
    Hello Alan, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
  18. Jim Lad
    If you come from Portland, shouldn't your name be Bill? Sorry, couldn't help myself. A warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under', Kris. John
  19. Jim Lad
    Nice progress, mate! Keep up the good work and stay safe!! John
  20. Jim Lad
    hello Mike, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down under'. john
  21. Jim Lad
    Excellent work on that anchor. John
  22. Jim Lad
    Wonderful to see the care that you're taking with this, Vaddoc. John
  23. Jim Lad
    Thanks for your concern, Mario. We've been doing very well with the virus down here in OZ (compared to most of the world). No local cases in New South Wales for 28 day now - that's two full cycles, so we should be pretty much OK unless we get a breakout from hotel quarantine from a returning traveler. John
  24. Jim Lad
    Is that a 'pole' or a brown painted decorative moulding? John
  25. Jim Lad
    Looks a great way to display her, Mario. John

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