Kevin

Kevin, it is actually easier without the upper masts on. I can seize an eye into the upper ends of the shrouds and then slip it over the mast head, rather than havin to feed everything around and try to seize in place.

 

Grant... Yes my workspace looks like the victim of some tornadic experience.... But everything is within arm's reach

 

Andy

agreed - my thinking was - the oooooooooops incidents during the next stepping

lol - i have just seen roughly how wide my build will be with all the stun sails set- makes it almost as wide as long

 

 

http://www.jans-sajt.se/contents/Navigation/Modelling/Patterns_Rigg_Stunsails.htm

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCX7a9Ry2tg

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYHbPMZC5CQ

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Andy would be easier to build the full height of the mast first, 

JULY 31

 

 

 

1653

Battle of Scheveningen. British fleet under General-at-Sea George Monck defeated a Dutch fleet under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp (Killed in Action).

1793

HMS Boston (32), Cptn. George Courtenay (Killed in Action), engaged French frigate Embuscade (36), Cptn. Jean-Baptiste Bompart, off New Jersey.

1797

HMS Artois (38) wrecked off La Rochelle

1801

HMS Sylph (18), Charles Dashwood, engaged a French frigate.

1804

Boats of HMS Tartar (32), Cptn. Keith Maxwell, captured privateer Hirondelle (10), Cptn. La Place, in the channel between the island of Saona and San Domingo.

1808

HMS Imperieuse (38), Cptn. Lord Cochrane,destroyed castle at Mongal.

1811

William Bligh promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

HMS Brevdrageren gun-brig, Lt. Thomas Baker Devon, and HMS Algerine (10), Lt. John Blow, engaged three Danish brigs off Langesund, Norway

1815

Commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812.

very nice - its a bit close to the water though, not quite ready for sea trials

i fancy one of those pastry's- but - in diet week 29 and counting 

i love the gangways - very nice

so long as you happy with it, - thats all that matters

Mark - how much external frame work are you going to leave exposed - if any?

JULY 30

 

 

 

 

1784

HMS Antelope (14) lost in a hurricane off Jamaica.

1803

HMS Calypso (16), W. Vernour, run down in a violent hurricane by a heavily laden West Indiaman.

1806

HMS Amphion (32), Cptn. William Hoste, at capture of Cotrone.

1808

HMS Meleager (36), Cptn. Frederick Warren, wrecked on Barebush Cay, Jamaica.

1810

Boats of HMS Procris (18), Robert Maunsell, took six gunboats.

1811

Boats of HMS Minden (74), Cptn. Edward Wallis Hoare, took Fort Marrack, Java

1812

Santander and Castle of Ano taken by HMS Venerable (74), Cptn. James Dundas, and consorts.

 

Hec 

 

good afternoon, how is the progress your build, ive not heard from you in a while?

Ersin Derebek

 

im just trying to see how the progress is with some of the builds i follow, hope you are ok 

 

all the best 

hank - do you have any progress on your build please - hope you are well

well done my friend - she looks very nice, im pleased to have followed yr journey, i hope the topics that take us atray, but cause the giggles will return, enjoy the fishing

 

all the best

JULY 29

 

1710

HMS Kent (70) captured Superbe (64)

1710

HMS Swallow Prize (32) wrecked off Corsica

1775

HMS Resolution, Cmdr. James Cook, arrived in Britain after 2nd voyage of discovery.

1778

HMS Kingfisher (14) captured by a French Squadron.

1782

HMS Santa Margaritta (36) took Amazone (36) of Cape Henry

1800

Boats of HMS Impetueux (74), Cptn. Sir Edward Pellew, captured French brig Cerbere.

1809

Boats of HMS Excellent (74) Cptn. John West, HMS Acorn (18), Robert Clephane, and HMS Bustard, John Duff Markland, cut out six Italian gunboats and ten trabaccolos from Duino.

1813

HMS Martin (18), Humphry Fleming Senhouse, aground on the Crow's Shoal, attacked by 10 American gunboats.

USS President (44), John Rodgers, captures and burns British brig Alert.

1846

Sailors and Marines from U.S. sloop Cyane capture San Diego, CA 

good afternoon, apologies for not getting back recently to the builds that i follow, Real life keeps getting in the way

 

i have sorted the two missing gun port problems out, and the lids are kind of ok, bit the fds lower deck one does not follow the shape of the hull very well - ie it is flat where as the hull is curved, they still  need to be touched up

 

the two after fenders are in - bit of a pain to get right, - i should off perhaps done it a lot earlier

 

JULY 28

 

1784

HMS Boreas (28), Cptn. Horatio Nelson, arrives at English Harbour, Antigua. 

1806

HMS Mars (74), Cptn. Robert Dudley Oliver, captured Rhin (44), Capt. Chesneau, in the Bay of Biscay

1808

HMS Volage (22), Cptn. P. L. J. Rosenhagen, captured sloop Requin off Northern Corsica

1861

Frigate USS St. Lawrence, Cptn. Hugh Y. Purviance, spotted a schooner flying English colors and engaged the vessel. Fleeing, the schooner then ran up the Confederate flag and fired three shots. Returning fire, St. Lawrence hit the vessel twice, once in her bow. Survivors of the sunken vessel revealed it had been the Confederate privateer, Petrel.

sorry - i missed yr birthday

i will be following you as always - Gils build is a good example to follow,

lovely to see you posting - doesn't matter what project you happen to be working on

stbd side gun ports - the problem has now gone away, it was nerve wracking cutting the hull open at this stage, but it went ok the nery foward is a different sice to the rest of the middle deck units,  

fenders

 

the plans call for cutting all the wales or adapting the fenders to fit around all the bits and pieces, i chose this option

lol - im not moaning about the weather, it's all my dissapearing gun ports that's the topic of conversation in our household today

just lovely, one day - im going to have a go at that, and if it only looks 1/2 as good as that ill be a happy wabbit