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druxey

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  1. Can you still bring her head and torso up so that her line of sight is to the horizon?
  2. You might want to check the planking tutorials on this site. They should answer all your questions.
  3. Pat: unfortunately my 'go-to' person for steering arrangements; the expert, John Harland, died recently, or I might have found out what you have discovered. I take the turns counted to be complete ones, not the partial entry/exit ones.
  4. Water will cause milky marks on shellac finishes (remember the table top with rings from glasses or mugs?), so be careful if you use it!
  5. Look forward to your laying of the keel!
  6. I find it easier to do nearly all the block shaping before cutting it off the stick, if that's any help.
  7. To counteract curling when gluing up veneer, dampen it. I usually dampen the side that is concave first ( the contracted surface), then spread glue the opposite side.
  8. If the veneer is rotary cut - most is - it will tend to curl, particularly when dampened.
  9. Congratulations on a successful launch!
  10. Nice progress and a good save, Ed! I wonder why the TG stays were rigged first?
  11. Every best wish while you are away attending to your health, John. We look forward to your return.
  12. Interesting use of elastic bands, Daniel! You are making very rapid progress.
  13. I don't know about Byzantine ships, but usually deck beams have the same round-up all along the deck and are simply different lengths.
  14. Hopefully you will be fully recovered before the local council adds even more stuff!
  15. Many early models show no bobstay, and I would agree that the jib outhaul passes through a block at the side of the stem.
  16. Lovely work, Joe. Have a safe trip transporting her (or should that be 'herself'?) to her new berth.
  17. Corrosion could also be from lead as well as white metal. However, lead salts are more usually whiskery or powdery and white (lead carbonate).
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