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Master and Commander: The 24 minutes of deleted scenes.
druxey replied to uss frolick's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Thanks for this, Frolick. I can see why 'Weighing anchor' was cut: the men have their hands on the capstan bars the wrong way around. Should the capstan kick back, many broken wrists would result. In practice, men would hold the bars against their chests and grip the bars knuckles facing away from their bodies. Loved the 'toothworm' episode! -
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Excellent mod to the spar holder to accommodate tapered sticks! Brilliant solution, Ed.
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Superb work, Montanes!
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Now that is a milestone of progress! Looks great, Dick. My only concern is lowering and raising the spar past the wooldings. One would need to loosen the parrel lines considerably, I would think.
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I suppose that the rising limber channel would go only as high as water might be expected to accumulate in the bilge. I agree that Figure 47 (right) makes it seem awfully high. If water rose that far, would it perhaps be time to abandon ship?
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re: boxwood. European boxwood (buxus sempervirens) is, when well seasoned, a bit harder. Castello (calycophyllum multiflorum) is not a true boxwood, but a South American specie.
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False Keel question
druxey replied to el cid's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
In English practice in the late 18th century the false keel was applied late in building just before launching. At that point the hull was not coppered. The ship was docked for coppering after launching and checking for any leaks. Therefore it is safe to assume that the copper was laid over the false keel, but not between it and the keel proper.- 1 reply
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Nice to come back from vacation to see an unusual subject, Clare! This will be interesting.
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Neatly done, Mike.
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Stern ladders were introduced probably in the late 1600's to early 1700's. I've seen them on contemporary models.
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Brilliant progress in the two weeks I've been away, Ed!
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Nice to see an unusual subject modelled. Looking forward to seeing this one develop, John.
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Also catching up after my vacation, Maury. Good progress there. As for scuppers, 3" to 4" diameter sounds about right. I imagine four or maybe five a side?
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Good going, Steven. It's great to come back from vacation and see that someone has been working!
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Only just come across your post, Mark. Your dating of this document sounds very plausible. Given the thickness of the brackets as 6", and their spread from 1' 6" to 2' 0", the breadth of the brackets must be 2' 2". A drawing of a 32pdr carriage, 1732 pattern, measures exactly 2' 2" (Caruana, Volume II, page 375.) Hope this helps.
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Coming along nicely, Mike. Looks good!
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Looks very convincing, Dick!
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Sorry that you have to interrupt your build, Christian. Hopefully you will have a bit of time to enjoy the Rijsmuseum if you are in Amsterdam. Best wishes with the project.
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