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Jim Lad
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harvey, long ago someone who knew of my interest in things maritime gave me a copy of that little book. I've thought I'd like to build one of those interesting looking shios, so now I can do it virtually through your build. john -
What a great project, Kris! John
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Hello Simon, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Helli, that's the flag of a vice admiral. John
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Model from the Lancaster Maritime Museum.
Jim Lad replied to Valeriy V's topic in Nautical/Naval History
That model is the 'Duke of Abercorn'. John -
Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Windjammer Wire Rope vs "Natural" Rope??
Jim Lad replied to Ian_Grant's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Not just with winches, mate - any working with wire. Everything except the derrick guy tackles were wire. John -
Hello pat, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello from a newbie with L plates on!
Jim Lad replied to Pirategirl's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Jas, and a warm welcome to the forum from over on the east coast. John -
Windjammer Wire Rope vs "Natural" Rope??
Jim Lad replied to Ian_Grant's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
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 -
Hello Adam, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Looking absolutely first class, Chris. Looks like you'll be set for a summer of paddling. John
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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
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Windjammer Wire Rope vs "Natural" Rope??
Jim Lad replied to Ian_Grant's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
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 -
So they're both getting some attention; great! Joihn
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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
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Hello Steve, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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