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  1. druxey
    More and more impressive, Doris!
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    Point well taken, Williamo.
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    Oooh. Very clever! And I thought I was being smart.
  4. druxey
    Seems like Greg the vet is trolling for your business....
  5. druxey
    But...if the boat does not turn around, won't you need to swap port and starboard nav light colors every half trip?
  6. druxey
    Whoever carved Queen Anne gave her an orb the size of a football! No wonder she doesn't look happy.
  7. druxey
    I'm sure shellac would work, but why use nasty flammable solvent-based products if it's not necessary?
  8. druxey
    I applaud your resolution, Chris!
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    Stepping on the lower deck of the mizen mast appears to have started very late in the 18th century: perhaps not as early as 1770. Looking at contemporary draughts of Endeavour, (online at RMG Collections) although the mast steps are omitted in the profile drawings, the distance apart of the lower deck beams aft suggest that the mizen step is on the keelson, not the lower deck. Looking at the replica Endeavour may not be helpful (unless you are building a model of it!), as many modifications were made to meet modern safety standards.
  10. druxey
    Thank you for my morning smile, Ed. I love the little adjustable jig!
  11. druxey
    Beautiful work, Amalio!
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    Usually there was a small eyebolt (called a sprig) in the end of the gaff with a small single block attached. The halliard, as mentioned above, was continuous. It might belay to a small cleat or eyebolt aft.
  13. druxey
    Your care is showing! Nice work, Mark.
  14. druxey
    It certainly can be interesting figuring out the lead of lines until nothing fouls anything else. A belaying plan from Grice would have been nice, wouldn't it? I can see you are having fun, Maury!
  15. druxey
    A beautifully methodical build, Patrick!
  16. druxey
    I have used professional museum and art object movers in the past. They are bonded and insured and are used to packing, crating and moving delicate items. However, they are not cheap.
  17. druxey
    Beautifully executed, Karl.
  18. druxey
    I knew that your hull planking was individually laid with self-adhesive foil, but not the decks as well. Impressive!
  19. druxey
    Questions, questions - always more questions! I agree that those slides would have been ideal to hold the lower halfport/washboard. With gravity, there would be no need to hinge them. I still feel that a ready source of splinters would have been stowed away when clearing for action. The upper halves must have been detachable.
  20. druxey
    I get it. Fortunately, my wife has a dread of sharp-edged or noisy tools.
  21. druxey
    I didn't realize that the decks are individually laid strips. Beautifully done.
  22. druxey
    I'm glad that all is well, Siggi!
  23. druxey
    Surely the half-ports, if fitted, would have been removed and stowed away for combat?
  24. druxey
    A truly talented couple, then!
  25. druxey
    I hate to criticize a lovely job but, to my eye, the run of plank into the bow rabbet looks a little steep. Is the top of the main wale at the correct height or a little too high? If it's not exactly right (as I discovered from personal experience) the headwork will not sit correctly at the bow. Hopefully it's just due to camera angle or distortion.

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