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  1. druxey
    Be aware of the limited life of liver of sulphur. To be effective, it must be fresh.
  2. druxey
    Sweet! Looks almost better than the full sized original! Well done, JD.
  3. druxey
    The holes through the gudgeons should be aligned with the aft edge of the stern post as well. As mentioned, there should be a minimum gap between rudder and post.
  4. druxey
    To illustrate Allan's point:
  5. druxey
    That's the way to do it without torturing either the plank or yourself.
  6. druxey
    Bulkhead 4 needs to meet at the centerline. Hopefully it worked out!
  7. druxey
    Why not Jupiter on both the stem and the stern? Generally, only one is in view at any one time. Also, not everyone was literate!
  8. druxey
    Very, very impressive work! Congratulations on completing her.
  9. druxey
    Ah! So, 'triste' in context means 'serious', not 'sad'! Thank you.
  10. druxey
    The photos are from the prototype, which was later modified. All should be OK! (I think that you are the first person to notice this.)
  11. druxey
    My own method for dealing with ratlines so that shrouds do not 'hourglass' is to tie every fifth ratline first, then every third one and finally all the remaining ones. By not progressively working every one up in sequence, this has always worked well for me.
  12. druxey
    I wonder why Jupiter's figure was described as having un visage triste (a sad face)? Jupiter was god of thunder and lightning - very appropriate for a warship. Also, the mythical salamander was reputed to breathe fire (think dragon). All very martial!
  13. druxey
    Now, that's attention to detail!
  14. druxey
    Lovely sense of atmosphere; I can almost smell it!
  15. druxey
    Well, that was a good save!
  16. druxey
    Oh, yes, indeed. Things can sure come back to bite one later if one is not very careful!
  17. druxey
    Apart from the slight splintering, that fixed block looks pretty good, Alan. What wood are you using for these?
  18. druxey
    Lovely looking! Nice progress on fitting all those finicky joints.
  19. druxey
    Welcome aboard, James!
  20. druxey
    Beams located less than 0.5mm too high? I'm disappointed in you, Mark! Seriously, that is pretty impressive.
  21. druxey
    Ouch! Quite the object lesson.
  22. druxey
    Those scuppers turned out really nicely! Well done.
  23. druxey
    Again, congratulations for putting the more unusual in front of your public, Chris. It's amazing the variety of smaller vessels that plans are available for from that period.
  24. druxey
    A very promising start!
  25. druxey
    There is little available on carronades mounted on the 'outboard principle'. Some years ago I researched these mounts from the early 1780's. Contemporary illustrations are reproduced in Caruana's The History of English Sea Ordnance 1523-1875, Volume II, pages 195 et seq. (The actual model's carronades were cast in pewter.)

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