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Ah! The French disease as called by the British or the English disease when spoken of by the French. Reminds me of how Covid has been referred to.... Must get some Botanical Syrup, if it's not all sold out. Sounds like good stuff.
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Harrowing story! Interesting that the first thought was "Get the wine!"
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Just imagine that the deck juts through the side into the quarter gallery. The two surfaces are co-planar.
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Please take care of yourself. I wish you an uncomplicated recovery. Love the progress you are making.
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Some of this only became obvious to me as I built the stern and quarter galleries. It was next to impossible to simply visualize! Of course, it meant a few makeovers, but it all works nicely in the (stern) end.
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And the floor of the gallery follows the deck sheer, not that of the quarter gallery itself!
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Superb craftsmanship here, folks!
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By George, I think you've got it! Although whether the sills to the lights slope with the deck or sheer is a mystery to me. I suspect that the gallery foot rail slopes as the sheer all the way across and, again, has a drip edge.
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I think you should be OK after the first casting or two, when things have warmed up. Don't pour too slowly - be intentional! Certainly talc will help flow.
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And, of course, the excess metal is completely recyclable for the next casting....
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Catching up with your progress, Maury. Coming along nicely. Glad you decided to modify the metalwork.
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In addition, make the filling vent area larger: the weight of the head of metal will help ensure good filling of the mold.
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Item: the moulding along the knuckle of the junctions of the counters should be 1" below the lower counter plank as a drip edge. You can see this feature on contemporary models if you squat down! Your illustration is above incorrect. Also, the upper surfaces of the mouldings are parallel to the sheer, not the decks. If this is not the case, you will end up with an ugly joint at the corners with the quarter galleries!
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Much nicer belaying pins! I do hope you paint them to look like wood, though.
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Welcome, Romulus! Modelmaking will help pass the time for all of us. Here in North America the performing arts are also shut down. It's very frustrating for all the artists preparing for the summer season. I can sympathize with your situation. You'll find lots of help when you need it here.
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Well, at least someone was prescient....
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A pretty sophisticated set-up. Great if you are making large numbers of spars. However, for the small number most models need....
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Those sails are fascinating! They would be less likely to blow out in a strong gale than conventional Western sails.
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Nice clean work, Andy! Don't get me started on thrown out archives. I once worked for a Toronto company - no longer in existence - whose library was assembled in the 1900-1930's time period. There were art books galore (it was an advertising company) and mementos of folk who once worked there. Canadian readers will recognise The Group of Seven, many of whom had been employed as illustrators there. All were thrown in a dumpster in the mid 1980's....
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I'm no expert on the details of these pumps, Jim. However; There appears to be a shut off valve both at F and to the left of G. The tubes to the limber strakes seem to be for flushing or emptying the bilges when required. There would be no logical reason to have a blind end to them. One variation (left side) has the tube simply pointing down to the bilge to flood it when turned on, and the other version (right) has a two-way diverter. Note also the second valve down the tube nearer the bilge end on that side. When there is water in the bilges, it can be drawn up by suction in the usual way that brake pumps work using flapper valves.
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