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In close, the main sails would have been not furled as that took some time but brailed up to get them out of way. The other sails would be used for maneuvering during the battle.

Paul, Most of the Lumberyard (but not all) are a pile of wood to cut into blanks, assemble, then cut the frames. As for pre-cut framing... other than the Oneida mentioned and one that Chuck is exploring to make, I'm not sure there any. Many of the center section kits are however.

I should also add that there's several cross-section type models (not the whole ship, just the center sectin) out there.

Hi Paul, When you say "already prepared" what are you meaning? Cut out? Fully set up and the frame just needs installing like the bulkheads on a POB?

It's great to see that you're still building her,Giorgio. I hope it's just life that gets in the way and nothing's wrong.

Thanks Phil. That helped immensely. You're doing a great job on this build and on the log. Very informative.

According to this... https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/164103/if-li-ion-battery-is-deeply-discharged-is-it-harmful-for-it-to-remain-in-this-s deep discharge isn't a good thing.

Hmm... I checked the CD... The aft deck is a poop/quarterdeck raised up from the fore/main deck. There's no decks below these. The Halifax is the same way. So you're spot on, sir. Which basically means they're refurbished cargo vessels with a large open hold....

Kurt, Do you know what kind of battery it has? That will make a difference as to whether drain it completely or being able just partial discharge and recharge.

Phil, As a suggestion, can you post larger pictures? These old eyes (and I'm sure others have them) a have tough time seeing the detail in them. Thanks,

Hi Greg. Welcome to MSW.

They're on tinypic.com, Carl. I've not had a problem seeing them so... <shrugs> Try pinging it and see if the site responds as there might be some "restriction" somewhere.

Hmm.... I'm a bit behind here... pictures of the nuptials for those of us unable to attend? I'm raising a toast....

Nice setup for moving the ships. Have fun Dave.

The old saying true then... "There will be blood.". I've cut myself more than once with the kitchen knives.. and hobby knives.. and just about anything sharp. Follow Princess's advice.

Welcome to MSW, Mark. Just take your time, ask questions. Oh.. open a build log as it's the best way to get help and you'll be having folks looking over your shoulder.

Superb details, Johann.

I'm just speechless which is unusual for me. I think WOW... is not enough.

So the hull narrows in the middle and that narrowing is coverage by a facade? Did I interpret that correctly? <low whistle> Holy cow.

Hi Mario, Good to see you back and that the surgery part is over. Is the Hannah a single decker or is there a deck below? I'm thinking the orlop deck....

Beautiful and the size just amazes me with all the detail being clear and clean.

A wonderful piece and a fitting tribute to Muz.

It makes me happy to see you back and making some progress, Alex.

In the bed of a pickup truck? You're a braver man than I sir and for that I salute you. Those are some seriously nice looking ship's boats.

Thanks for the likes and comments. Stoves are on hold for a few days. The cutters on the lathe need to be sharper so I took a new and an old one over to the local sharpening guy.. I told him what I was doing and he's interested so hopefully by the weekend I can be cutting cookware. He's actually going to deliver as he wants to see the ship and also check the cut on the lathe. I put a small barrel (4 feet tall or so) next to each stove just for some interest. Not sure if any of this will be visible but I'll know it's there. Also starting a rigging table and did some testing. It looks like I'll be able to have access to the foot of the main mast for rigging so I added the eyebolts around it. I'll double check before I start doing the forecastle. Ovens were common on French ships... As for these stoves, I doubt that they anywhere near the capacity that the Victory had. As I recall, each pot is about 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. Maybe a bit more. Rats.. forgot the wine cellar. Mike, the tops are 0.010" brass. I used a pill bottle of the right size to bend the sheet brass around, cut to length and bent up the edges for securing to the stove. I also used an old piece of broom stick as a backing when I drilled the chimney mounting hole. There's a small round rod inside the square chimney to secure it to the top. The front and rear panels were rough cut out (larger than needed) and silver soldered to the top. Once cool, they were filed down to the roof. Then they were cleaned up with an acetone bath and blackened with Birchwood Casey Brass Black. I prefer this to the Jax even though the Birchwood Casey takes two "dips", it doesn't need as much polisining after blackening. I hope this helps. Now to go fiddle with making 3 ships boats.