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Sailor1234567890
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Looking forward to more progress on this ship. Beautiful work. -
This is a really cool project.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Is it just me or have they varnished her decks in the restoration? -
Ed, What you're saying about bending the beam in place makes perfect sense. Do you know how the shipwrights would have done it back in the day? Those are not little beams they had to contend with...
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Looking great.
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You mentioned that the hull feels stronger. Does the strapping make it feel a lot more solid than a similar hull without strapping? How different does it feel?
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Another Cutty Sark. Yippy
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What do you need photos of? I'll see what I can get for you if you tell me what details you need. Daniel
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I'd say the beer as well.
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I sailed in Saskatoon and Moncton way back about 10 years ago for 6 weeks or so each time. I see from the flat bottom to the model, you won't be modelling her underbody will you? She has twin azipod thrusters and was fitted for but not with (means designed to have but we cheaped out) bow thruster. Very manoeuvrable little vessels but not as fast as we'd like.
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Just saw this now. A couple of points. First, the waterline by the bow is not pointed like you show it. It's very much rounded. Second, I'm living at CFB Esquimalt for a couple of months and could go take pictures of any of the west coast MCDVs for you if you need detailed shots of something. (Security concerns meaning I can't go photograph everything of course). Your model has 700 which is Kingston. We call them the Kingston class, MCDV, Reserve boats, McDivs and probably a few other names I can't think of right now. I haven't sailed in one in about 9 years now but I could probably help you with details of things like deck fittings and layout. What setup will you be rigging her in? Minesweeping? Training accommodations? With sweep gear?
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Looking good Nenad. -
Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I think the left one in the pic of the two stuck in the foam is the nicer of the two. Great job Christopher Columbus. -
Another disadvantage to steel wool is that it can cause rust streaks. Bronze is the way to go I think. More costly but worth it IMHO.
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Wow, That's impressive. Looking forward to seeing more of this.
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Go easy on the staining and dirt on the sails. A ship at sea has her white cloth sails out in the bleaching sun all day long. It's often easy to tell who has been at sea a while and who's been alongside by how white the sails are on the ship that's been at sea. The royal navy was often able to tell if the ship on the horizon was french by the fact that here sails hadn't been bleached by the sun. Your ship looks magnificent though. The more I look at these projects you people are working on, the more I'm inclined to say that I haven't the patience for it, I should stick with 1:1 scale…...
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Beautiful.
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Interesting that they wouldn't address this in the kit.
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Motors? This unloading system won't have functioning parts will it?
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I look forward to seeing that cross section. I am in awe over your build so far.
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Looks like a fun project though. Enjoy it.
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You can also very easily see that garboard strake is very much triangular in shape, just as I mentioned in my last post here. It makes planking the hull up much easier. You can also see another facet of wooden ship/boat construction. The planking doesn't necessarily start at the bottom and work to the top or vice versa. You can start mid way and plank the hull in sections. In larger ships, this would allow several gangs of plankers to work at once. One gang might start at the top and work down, another at the bottom and work up. On particularly large ships, there may even be a third gang planking in the middle. They will meet part way and close up the last space with what is known as a "shutter plank". This was normally followed by a shutter plank party. Alcohol may be invovled. A modern builder prefers to use shutter planks everywhere so he builds by planking every second plank then putting "shutter planks" between each of the already installed planks. Sounds kind of odd to me but it works for him.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I was going to include the caveat that ships are not always built as the specifications call for but simply forgot as I composed the text. Lou is absolutely correct. We are lucky with this ship as we have her with us and can measure her to our heart's content. Thanks for clarifying Lou. -
It would appear he does have the qualifications.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
Sailor1234567890 replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Lubbock's book Log of the Cutty Sark has the original build contract included at the back. I know the dimensions of just about every structural part are included in there. Here's a copy online of the contract. I emailed Mr. Sankey before Christmas. He must be very old by now but he responded very quickly to my enquiries. http://web.ncf.ca/bf250/willis.html Hope this helps everyone.- 4,152 replies
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