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Funny how poorly some people can be treated. Here, we have a shortage of doctors. They are also paid by the government. They are not regulated how long per patient but the more sloppy ones will do 10 minutes, most will do longer appointments. Rural areas are particularly hard hit with most doctors wanting to work in larger centers where there are more resources, patients and opportunities. It's too bad they can't have decent work conditions and have to leave home to find meaningful employment. I'm sure she's making the right decision and all will turn out fine for her. Look at the bright side, once she's set up in her new place, you'll have another excuse to visit new parts of the world.

I sailed a ship that was built in the 1960s. HMCS PRESERVER. She had a pilotage bridge from which we could post lookouts at sea. In warm sunny weather it was beautiful. When the weather was not so clement, we simply remained inside. Lookouts outside though, always kept the lookouts outside.

I see you're in Ontario, Canada. I grew up in Cornwall, a few hours down the river from you. You can access ALL of the books through Inter Library loan. Decide what series, (start with Hornblower I'd suggest) and order each book in turn as you need it. The Hornblowers will read quickly, 150-200 pages of pretty easy reading per book. By the time you reach POB, they're 3-400 pages each and the reading is not beginner reading. Still well worth reading all of them. I have them all on my shelves and read through each series in turn from time to time.

I've read all the books of each series you mention in your original post with the exception of the last. I've read one or two books by Nelson but not any entire series. I started with Hornblower as a young kid of 12 or so. I started POB later in life. I would place him far and away the best of the genre. His character development and storylines are incredible. He puts you in the era. Hornblower and Bolitho are easier to read and also excellent stories. In fact, I would say my favourite story is of Hornblower drifting down the river Loir to escape Napoleon's soldiers. Excellent reading. It's a bit later in the series though. If you want my suggestion, read them all. Start at book one of the Kydd series perhaps. Or the Hornblower or Bolitho series. Don't start with POB or you'll be disappointed when you move on to the others. Enjoy them all then join the Aubrey Maturine appreciation society group on Facebook. There truly is a cult following of POB.

I picked up 3 volumes in English of the 74 gun ship when I was at the maritime museum in Brest. They didn't have all 4 volumes in English so I held off on one. I read all four when I was in university. My school had the two best nautical libraries I've ever seen. There were several monographs and books in the museum gift shop as well. I could have spent a lot more there if it wasn't for the Canadian dollar's value to the euro.

Nice looking 74.

Simply amazing.

I didn't know. Thanks for the heads up.

Bump.

So what's next?

Peterson designed Hermphrodite Brig Fritha in 3/8"=1' in POF would suit me just fine. Plans are available from Peterson's son Bill for a price and she's an absolutely stunning vessel. At that scale she's big enough for detail but not so big she won't fit in the house.

I'm a diesel boat submariner. There's an eerie sense being deep below the surface. Looking up through the escape hatch sight glass toward darkness from the deep is humbling. These guys deserve as much respect as our beloved Nelsonian sailors. Dolphin 38.

In your case, you're looking to simply "brace the fore yard to stbd" or "brace the cro'jack to port"

I tend to agree that they were a more permanent fixture and once tensioned would not require much adjustment if any. If the mate or first Lieutenant (depending if it was a merchant or navy vessel) was a stickler for detail, the deadeyes would be adjusted from time to time by loosening the lanyards, cutting the throat seizing holding the shroud to the upper deadeye, adjusting the position of it and then re-lashing it in place before tensioning the lanyard again. All this to keep the deadeyes level. Once again though, this was a periodic event, not a regular thing.

What's the difference? They're by the same designer but what other differences are there?

That bolt pointed to looks like it would rust away in a heartbeat. I suspect Ron's right. It's put in temporarily until they can get some good silicon bronze or other more suitable material. In a vessel that size, perhaps galvanized? It is most certainly pointing to that hardware store grade bolt as being something to replace with quality material at a later date.

I've done angles and dangles. There's a reason it's called that too. I sailed diesel boats so we didn't have the unlimited power of a nuc like that one but we always came up slowly. Emergency surfacing happens from time to time (clearly, they got a photo of it so it must be true, right?) but in our navy, in our submarine service it's rare as hen's teeth. We've only got four boats so only one or two operational at any given time. We can't risk them training for that. There's little training required really. It's kind of like falling down. Once you blow your main ballast tanks, you're on a one way trip to the roof and there's little that can be done to stop it. Dolphin 38

I must admit, I haven't done that in a submarine before. Surfacing is always a very dangerous time and blasting up from the bottom and practically leaping into the air like that can be a very risky thing to do. Our navy would never allow that. We come up slowly to PD, look around and THEN ease up to the surface. The feeling of going from neutrally buoyant to positive buoyancy is neat though. Suddenly you're floating on as opposed to just suspended in the water. Your interpretation of the photo is very cool though.

I think that hatch is just a tinsy bit too tall as you've got it there. If it's to be that height, it will need portlights in it or something I think.

Does TurboCAD do NA type calculations like displacement and stability stuff etc.?

What software would you guys recommend to model a vessel? I would like a free one that I can also print off the patterns for parts off of full sized. In other words, once the ship has been modeled, I could print off her full lines drawings and other pieces as required. does such a thing exist? For mac, just to make it more complicated. Thanks, Daniel

Any updates on this model? The images are incredible.

What program did you use to draw the frames and bow in post #1?

That cockpit actually looks pretty cozy to me. A good feeling of security working in that cockpit.

Amortized over the next twenty years. There are pieces I can (and have) started but yes, it will be an expensive project. It will be a home, a travel means, a way to relax and practice my sailorly skills etc. As for a fixed cost, I have no idea. It will depend on how much of the work I can't do myself and how much scrounging I can do successfully. I hope to do most of the work myself with the help of my brothers and friends. Scrounging.... I'm always open to donations of suitable hardware, material etc. She's a proven ocean capable design and I have purchased the plans for the architect. They come with a moderate amount of consultation from his office as required. I've been sailing my whole life and have a pretty good idea of what I want. While she's a large complex build, I don't expect to build her to fine yacht finish standards. More like clean high end workboat finish. As a retirement project between now and the time I retire as well as any more time required to complete her once I am retired, I hope to sail her one day. Otherwise, I'll just keep working at her. The project of building her is a part of the dream and purchasing "off the shelf" just isn't possible with these types of boats. A sister ship recently sold but there are only a few of these boats in existence. If I want one, I'll never be able to afford to have one built so I'll have to build her myself over a protracted period of time. Modern tools and methods of construction will help me speed things along I hope.