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The other consideration of discontinuous framing without fillers between the frames up to the floorheads was drainage of bilgewater. To pump the ship reasonably dry, holes would need to be cut though the underside of the floors to allow a continuous passage to the bilge pumps. The later system of a passage above the frames would - theoretically, at least - keep the bilge much drier. -
See also the thread: "Fabric for your sails and where to buy?"
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Hmm. I think that The Restoration Warship by Richard Ensor will have what you need, Allan. It covers the construction of Lenox, 70 guns of 1677-8, and is well researched, in amazing detail.
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There is nothing wrong with soaking planks, provided you leave adequate time for them to dry out again before final fitting and attachment to the hull. Most of us lack the patience to wait, is the issue!
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ancre Le Fleuron by juzek - 1:27
druxey replied to juzek's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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Allan: I believe that part of the issue with Longridge's Victory model was damp storage underground during WW2, and subsequent drying out in the museum.
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Of course he was yawning - he got bored of posing!
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Um, no iron bands on shipboard trucks: they would wear the deck out prematurely. Only land-based fort trucks were banded, because the stone would abrade the wood.
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Eventually even well seasoned wood will show plank seams through paint. Humidity variation is the cause. Think of it as a badge of ageing.
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Thank you very much for the information.
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Superb, as usual!
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Thank you, Alexander. I imagine several folk here (myself included) would be interested in his tools. And you are getting great results using them!
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You guys are too much! Actually, that is very funny. Greg - please don't post again until you are off the tequilas.
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Wayne: your argument is a compelling one. And it accords more or less with my hunch as well!
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Who is the maker of these tools, Alexander? They look to be first class. Does he have a web site?
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My gut feeling is that your current taper seems right: the other would be much too abrupt. My vote is that you are good.
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Something for you contemplate when suffering from insomnia, Greg? There was a discussion earlier in this thread (around #420) on humidity control and seasonal issues.
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Well worth the extra effort, Jason!
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See your other enquiry.
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Two Ontario suppliers: A&M Woods, Cambridge Exotic Woods, Burlington
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On a 64 gun ship there were seven turns of line around the drum, with the center turn nailed to the drum. There were then 3 1/2 turns possible to either side. I once worked out the geometry of this arrangement and it allowed the tiller to turn almost exactly from one end of the sweep to the other, allowing maximum helm each way.
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