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  1. mtaylor
    I'm saddened by this Paul. Pets are family and the lose goes deep. My condolences.
  2. mtaylor
    Lookin' sharp. I like it.
  3. mtaylor
    There are stray booths here that folks have constructed using a variety of materials (depends on the builder). They're scattered though... some in build logs. There is one going on here and I"m sure there's more: I used the search function with key words like "spray", "booth", "paint". You might even try Googling for designs.
  4. mtaylor
    I hope you get an answer. If no responses, build the one you want. Or even do both.
  5. mtaylor
    Dave, you mean this one? I don't think there's enough slack in the chains for that. But I'm probably wrong.
  6. mtaylor
    For the French, are you using the current measurement or the one they used back in the period? I'd love to see the desktop version as I don't have phone that runs apps.
  7. mtaylor
    Looking great, Kortes. I have a question though... the line that I have circled in red below. I think that would stop the rudder from turning.
  8. mtaylor
    Basically, the easy way is wrap the line carefully around a dowel (ten turns) then measure the turns and divide by 10. So if the measurement of the 10 wraps are say 1 inch, then rope is 0.10 inch in diameter. There's a good discussion starting here:
  9. mtaylor
    Thanks for the explanation, Gary. And another question.... Were carronades counted as "guns"? That's one of the points of contention not just on Victory, as I understand it. But then there were 24 and 26 gun frigates that only had carronades.
  10. mtaylor
    As for the gratings... I'm not sure when they came into being. Even without gunpowder smoke, ventilation is needed and thus the gratings. This would apply to a ship with banks of oars under the main deck. However, there are some ships, that used solid planking across the hatches but those seem much later and didn't have oarsmen or guns below the deck.
  11. mtaylor
    Interesting research and discussion. I wish I could find the reference but supposedly, the doors were cut in for Nelson as he had a hard time climbing that ladders. The artwork that Vossie showed in Caroline's cross-stitch log shows a door at Trafalgar. So is this just a myth being perpetrated? Gary's post indicates it is which raises the question of why do so many pictures show the door? Curiouser and curiouser...
  12. mtaylor
    Sad ending when we're finishing but excited new beginnings on the next, She's looking great, Patrick.
  13. mtaylor
    I'm sorry about your son's condition but happy that he's doing better. As for building... Druxey's advice is sound, in my opinion. .
  14. mtaylor
    They could be done that way, I think. The main reason for having them at right angles to the keel is you can make the pump (for lack of a better word) handles long enough to have several crewmen pump. If they're parallel, then the number of "pumpers" would be limited by the distance from the pump to the bulwark. And if it happens there's a gun in the way, it would be even more constrictive.
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    I was there in '93. Even went and sat on the arch steps with the water coming up the steps. Also did some volunteer time filling sandbags that year. Not a good year for those near the rivers and remember one news cast in particular where the TV helicopter was flying over the levee, saw some men working on shoring it up and then suddenly running, jumping into their trucks and taking off in both directions on the levey as it broke through over the top. Looks like this one is going to be as bad. Nice work on the boat and the chains.
  16. mtaylor
    Give some thought to putting to Loc-Tight on those screws. I've had screws come loose again after re-seating and tightening.
  17. mtaylor
    Wow. Love the display.
  18. mtaylor
    Thanks Eric. I remember too well and somewhat miss that part of the country. Cahokia Mound, the rivers, and even the stone forts in southern Illinois. Lovely adventures and fascinating in their beauty. How bad is the flooding on the riverfront in St. Louis?
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    Denis,, you've lived a sheltered life. I remember building it and also it getting destroyed when a bookcase fell off the wall.
  20. mtaylor
    One of the best cars ever built in my opinion. There's a good article on Wikipedia. The one thing I did learn that it was rebuilt after catching fire from a fuel line leak. Memories and all that.....
  21. mtaylor
    Welcome to MSW, Joel. Some groups say scratch building is building everything from scratch. Others go further in that you must draw the plans. We're a bit more open on the term. If take plans (more on that in a minute) and cut your own keel and bulkheads/frames, it's a scratch build. One can use kit plans, etc. As for the piracy issue... there are sites out there are offering plans and yes, many of those sites are pirating the plans. So if in doubt ask first here: https://modelshipworld.com/forum/13-ships-plans-and-project-research-general-research-on-specific-vessels-and-ship-types/
  22. mtaylor
    I've been looking into this issue from my Licorne... Having said that, I'm not 100% sure, so that's the disclaimer. I would suspect that yes, but not "cooling" as we know it and I'm not finding any references to "water". If a metal chimney is run up through the deck, it'll scorch the deck. The references I have only show a metal (for lack of a better word) "ring" or plate around the chimney and mates to the deck. There was no fabric or leather at this joint. If I discover anything more, I'll post it. Frolich's book only shows a metal plate. And Lemineur's book on Hermione shows the galley and plate. Same for the "74-Gun Ship" from ANCRE. The drawings are detailed enough to say anything beyond that. Does Ballu show any drawings?
  23. mtaylor
    From my readings and research on the models I'm building, Bob is right. The color of the tar depends on the rope, age, etc.
  24. mtaylor
    If you posted this, they you are now a member.
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