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  1. druxey
    I think, while you are correct, Michael, in saying the damp towel will expand the wood; once the humidity level returns to ambient, the wood will shrink back again. This treatment is only a temporary fix, unfortunately.
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    Interesting conundrum, Bill. Two out of three sources don't show this port. The VdV and Boston images look more accurately rendered than the Payne.... The more forward-pointing catheads of that era look as if they would be almost immediately above such a port, if it existed. My inclination would be to omit it. However, its's your model, your call! Beautiful work again, Bill. It's nice to see the head of your model finally being populated!
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    Lovely metalwork, as always, Ed. You could always make another one for blackening....
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    Very nice monograms indeed, Marsala. How did you make and apply them?
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    Coming along nicely, Toni!
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    I'm sure that this is a disappointment to you. However, none of us reach perfection. Somewhere in every model, lurks an 'oops'. One possible (non-destructive) solution might be this: the actual scarph will be hidden under the mast step. As the bolting pattern is regular, could you scribe a scarph in the correct position and slightly darken this with a fine pencil point?
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    Yup, building one of these framed vessels is an education indeed!
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    I'm sure that much is salvageable, Ben. Just get out the isopropanol bath!
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    Impressively researched and well modelled, Dick. Just catching up with your last few posts.
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    That is a lot of machining! Well done, Marsalv.
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    'Positively final farewell appearance!' So the old theatre posters read. And this is true for the Greenwich Hospital barge. The sub-base has been made and finished, and so is this log. My profound thanks to all who looked in, 'liked' and commented. You are a great world-wide network of craftspeople with whom I am proud to be associated. Happy model-making! Serious enquiries of interest only for acquiring this model are invited.
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    If one lantern were lit aft, it would need to be the central one. At night, one could tell the relative position of the ship to one's own accurately. If asymmetrically positioned (i.e. left or right) a single light could result in....
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    Nice photo: it should go on the flap or rear of the next volume's dust jacket!
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    I might add that perhaps 'pease' was intended to spell 'peace', as Britain was not at war at the time. Either way, a pease/peacetime bottom is still a mystery!
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    Another possibility is to have a ledge above (below, when inverted!) the line of the gunwale, inset the by thickness of the frames. Then you can glue the frame extensions to the ledge's side and cut them off when the planking is completed. It would only not work if there is tumblehome to the hull.
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    Beautifully rendered, Glenn! Your posts are one of the highlights of my week. Thanks for sharing.
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    For really fine slots, one needs a watchmakers' screw slotting file. These are very narrow and consequently very expensive!
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    Interesting possibility for 'pease'/'petit pois'. The reference I came across was dated July, 1753. "...a pease Coat bottom upon her, which will last very well until Spring." This was for a small sloop. The reference to spring suggests something less permanent than copper nails, though.
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    Very entertaining, Robin! There was also some other 18th century bottom preservative called 'pease'. I've not been able to determine what this was. Anyone any clues?
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    Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments, compliments and questions. Your interest certainly spurred me on and the model was completed sooner than expected. What's next? When I have the time, another open boat, this time a Royal barge. In the meantime, I'm working on restoration of several yacht models and both writing and illustrating a book on modelling open boats. Part of the book will be an amplified version of this build log. It aims to cover both clinker and carvel construction. Joel: what keeps the oars up? Invisible oarsmen. Seriously, the sweeps are glued in position in the tholes and on the gunwale.
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    Well, folks, we've come to the conclusion of this log. The Greenwich Hospital barge is about to row off, colors flying. Thanks to all who have looked in, 'liked', commented, complimented and discussed her. It's been quite the experience. I really appreciate the support of this electronic community over the past months. Thanks to each and every one of you, world-wide. So, what's next, I wonder?
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    Glad the re-make worked out for you, Maurys!
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    I suspect the number of reef bands differed depending on the depth of the topsail: fewer in smaller ships, more in larger ones. The upper illustration (unattributed) is from Volume IV, The Fully Framed Model by D. Antscherl, adapted from Steel's Rigging and Seamanship. The latter showed the topsail for a 20-gun ship. The TFFM illustration is for a 14- or 16-gun ship. For what size ship is Lees' illustration? I also notice that the reinforcements are different in the examples illustrated - Lees omits the top lining.
  24. druxey
    As usual, it's a pleasure to follow your progress, Frank. Seeing your scrap bin is a nice reminder that even expert modelmakers have a failure rate!
  25. druxey
    Ingenious arrangement!

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