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Welcome aboard, Jim!
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That's true. In 18th century naval documents one comes across 'Sailing qualities'. These were printed forms that were filled out by the captain. One question asked for the best sailing trim of the ship, and the response gave the draught of water both fore and aft.
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The depth marks were each 6" high and 6" apart, so you could eyeball the waterline to within an inch or so. The base of each number was the depth in feet. I believe that they were either carved in and painted (late 1700's and early 1800's) or cut from lead (pre copper plating days!), then of copper thereafter.
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That is superb, Valeriy! How did you manage to cut the glass lens to shape? Or did you grind it?
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A sanding of the first coat of primer will show up any minor defects, as you've found out, but the final primer coat should not need sanding. Your hull is looking very good now.
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Would this be an example of Cunningham's reefing topsail? See: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-68645
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Echo by tlevine - FINISHED - Cross-Section
druxey replied to tlevine's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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You are climbing the learning curve now! Did you heat soften the brass before trying to drill it?
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