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  • Birthday 05/05/1977

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    Halifax NS, Canada
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    Sailing ships, boating, sailing, canoeing, boatbuilding in 1:1 and various other scales.

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    I was supposed to sit my examination for Lieutenant at that museum. If anyone's around Halifax, on the base where that house sits is a cemetery. In that cemetery are the remains of men form HMS Shannon after her engagement with USS Chesapeake. One of the most fascinating frigate actions of the era.
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    Why does the deck framing have those zigzag like braces? The knees should prevent wracking and a 45 would probably be stronger so what do these ones do? Not backing for deck fixtures....
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    Will she be in the gardens this summer? I'll stop by and check her out once she's afloat on display.
  14. Sailor1234567890
    Check out Master and Commander, there are at least a few scenes in Surprise's Sick berth. They'd have been laid up in hammocks slung fore 'n aft. I look forward to seeing how she turns out. Not sure there are many (any even) lego builds on the site. I think Lego is one of, if not the greatest toy ever designed. Make sure the good Doctor's coca leaves are well secured against those millers to be onion-sauced.
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    Ian, I've heard of a few names for those metal multi-ring-shaped pieces. Monkey face plate, they often had three circles in the plate; eyes and a mouth. I've heard it called a Spectacle Iron as well.
  16. Sailor1234567890
    Any updates?
  17. Sailor1234567890
    And like that frigate after a battle, she's eventually put to rights by her crew.
  18. Sailor1234567890
    Thanks for that talk at the boat show on Saturday. Your Bonnie's looking awesome. Looking forward to seeing video of her underway in someone's pool.
  19. Sailor1234567890
    I was a deck Cadet in Algoma's Algomarine for about 4 months when I was training for my career at sea.
  20. Sailor1234567890
    Always wanted to see someone do her in pre rebuild days. Looking great.
  21. Sailor1234567890
    How about a wide view of her whole self?
  22. Sailor1234567890
    I understand the apprentices hated the spencer because Capt Woodget wouldn't use it often but it still needed to be unfurled to dry, so it was seen as creating needless work by them.
  23. Sailor1234567890
    Oooo, very nice. Thanks for sharing.
  24. Sailor1234567890
    Any updates lately? I've picked up the book Billy Ruffian and it's a good read. Interesting life of the ship. Cheers, Daniel
  25. Sailor1234567890
    That visual illusion of the bow seeming to dip down after rising along the sheer is called powderhorned. She may appear powderhorned from certain angles. Boatbuilders and shipwrights will tell you the most challenging line to get right is the sheerline. It's visual prominence is part of the reason why it's so challenging. It's in your face. If it's not done perfectly, (or designed right in the first place in some cases) it will appear powderhorned. If you look up the schooner William H. Albury and check out her bow, compared to a similar vessel, LFH's schooner Mistral, you'll notice the difference. WHA is powderhorned, Mistral is not.

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