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Check the width of modern oar blades. I don't think that they are more than 5" wide. 18th century sweeps had a blade width of 3 1/2" to 6". -
Bring on the industrial strength equipment!
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I know that with 18th century sweep ports the oar blade will only pass through the port on the diagonal. Is this the same case with your dromon? Nicely 'fudged', by the way!
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Not a Tooig? Nice progress with the ootoko, Clare. I'm learning a completely new vocabulary!
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Ingenious, Clare! Tool and jig in one.
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Great progress, Mike.
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I've also found that the foot of a topmast, taken forward, can then be threaded up through the trestletrees. There is sufficient clearance to allow for this without resorting to scuttles. Those old-timers thought all this out for us!
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Continuing to look good, Mike!
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Here's a pic of my 'leathering' - just acrylic paint.
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I painted mast cap linings on the surface of the cap only: no-one can tell they don't line the hole!
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Impressively precise work, Matiz!
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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! -
It always pays to buy quality.
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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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