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carlosgf replied to kljang's topic in REVIEWS: Model kits
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The next step I made was the bowsprit. It is unfinished but I need to prepare its place on the deck. The gammon iron to put the bowsprit on the stem: Next is the jibboom irons. As the armed Virgina sloop, I've choose to use an iron cap instead of wood cap (as schooners of Harold Hahn, for example). But I ve not sure about this point. Wooden cap: Iron cap: I've put the bowsprit a meter back from its position because it needs a (false) bean to hold strongly the hold iron on the deck.
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Virginia Armed Sloop question
carlosgf replied to Senior ole salt's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Hi. Sorry for the delay, but I'm now searching for an answer for your first question. Clayton A. Feldmand in his book 'Modeling an armed Virginia Sloop of 1768' gives us an explanation in page 6 of chapter 1: "A spreader yard or crossjack not only spreads the foot of the topsail, but also serves as a yard for an optional lower square sail, which could be called the main course, the crossjack sail, or simply the square sail, depending on which source one relies upon. The spreader yard in this Virginia sloop is raised by means of a horse, a stout vertical rope fixed between trestletrees and deck (one of several uses for the term horse). This permits the yard to be rapidly raised or lowered without interfering with the raising or lowering of the gaff. Once up and in place, the yard would be lashed to the mast with a rope guide or parrel." It's a very interesting book and, in my opinion; a reference for this type of vessels. Sadly, it is out of print. -
Hi!!! Thanks for the 'likes' The next step is to make the anchors. Doing some calculations, I found that the weight of the main anchors should be 5,24 cwt. Caldercraft sells anchors that are equivalent to 6 cwt (length of the shank = 8 feet, 6 inches). It is necessary some work to make anchors more real. I've made from scratch the stock due to I think the ones provides by Caldercraft are incorrect.
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Hi all.. a small progress. The mast partner. User to to fix the main mast to the deck. The following thing I did was the snatch blocks: I've put these pieces in the position where the plan shows: But in this place, the snatch blocks are not useful for anchor rising (they should be in the line of the catheads. Maybe these pieces are used for bow lines or tack. I dont'n know.
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