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    Or buy his book. I have a copy and it has all those drawings in it.
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    What are the "pointers" referred to in that appendix? Anyone know? I've never heard of pointers as part of a ship. Is there another name for pointers that I might recognize?
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    Dolphin 38!! Cheers brother.
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    Excellent resource there. Thanks for posting it. I look forward to reading through all those volumes.
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    Rick, I have been watching Lady Nelson builds with exactly that in mind. When I can finally start a wood kit, I plan to bash this one into Hornblower's Witch of Endor from Flying Colours. I think she's the closest one to her of the cutter kits out there. Looking forward to this one as well.
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    James, Do you think there may be a way to add a filter to sort these reviews by scale? Or is there one already there that I can't figure out on my own?
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    I was going to suggest a filter to search by scale. Select 1:64 and all the 1:64th kits show up. Assuming the database still exists, I can't seem to get it to load but I'm at work and firewalls may be preventing me from loading it.
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    Too bad Chris, I'd love to get my hands on your 1:64 Cutty Sark kit that died in the planning stage as well.
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    No updates lately? I wonder how the project went?
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    When I posted that I thought that was what I wanted. After playing around last night, I realized that at this point, I'm simply trying to get Delftship to run on my Mac. Once I figure that out, I hope to loft her out completely. I have the plans which include the Table of Offsets so I think it shouldn't be too hard to do. Scale won't matter I don't think as I'll draw it 1:1 and can simply scale it down for model building when the time comes. Or just keep it 1:1 and add detail with my product being a digital model. That way I can include all sorts of details. Design the interior cabinetry down to the dovetails, hull framing, deck framing, cabin side construction, transom framing etc.
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    Wow, wish I had known getting Delftship to work on my mac was going to be such a challenge. Anyone else use a mac? I can't seem to get it to work on mine, even after downloading an emulator.
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    Any updates on this project? A fully rendered clipper ship would be a sight to behold indeed!
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    I'm about to start lofting my boat, a 57 foot schooner I have the original plans to and was planning to use Delftship. Seems like the most appropriate program for what I am doing. Looking forward to any updates if they're coming Ab. Any word on Rene getting the next bit done? You're both incredibly generous with your time and it's greatly appreciated by me (and likely a lot of others out in internetworld). Thanks, Daniel
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    A little late to the party but yes, that circled part is the bitt which has the pinrail incorporated into it. There'll often be a sheave or two in the base of the uprights as well.
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    Terry, Do you know if Delftship models things like mass, weight, shape etc. to be really useful as a naval architecture program or is it a simple CAD shapes and you have to figure out weight yourself?
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    I've been listening to their podcast for a few months now. I soak in the hot tub with a glass of something adult to drink and listen to the podcast. I've circumnavigated the series a number of times now and there are so many new things every time I read them. This podcast is also bringing to light things I've missed in previous readings. I plan to read the series again in conjunction with the podcast as I go to hopefully dive deeper into it. Best English literature ever written if you ask me.
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    Sorry, it was Buckler's Hard and not Deptford Hard. About 11 minutes into it they talk of this.
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    There's a youtube video about deptford Hard, Tom Cunliffe takes us on a tour of his old stomping ground and there's some discussion about how those docks were built. I think I recall that slipways were built one on top of another periodically. As the support sunk into the mud, they'd just build another slipway on top of the old one. Have a look for the video and I'm sure you'll find some useful info about how docks were built. Or maybe not. Either way, it was an interesting time spent watching it. Cheers, Daniel
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    I've been looking for the name of that spreader device as well. Saw Lou Sauzzed from Tips from a Shipwright youtube channel going over basic nautical terminology and he referred to it as a dolphin striker but the dolphin striker is the "spear-like" piece sticking down from the end of the bowsprit, not extending from the cutwater. I'm still at a loss as to what to call that "spreader" thing.
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    Ah, yes. My little learner is able to attend his daycare. Glad I don't have a school aged little to guide through ZOOM calls and other online learning. Good luck with them and we'll wait for you to have time to work on something. It's worth the wait.
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    Ed, Are you intending on a new project for us to follow? I'm sure I speak for the assembled masses when I say we'd love to see what you've got in store for us next. Cheers, Daniel
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    Jim, I'd look at some of the historical books about rigging. It's a standardized thing and could probably be figured out given a book that talks about ship rigging of the era.
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    Doris, I have often thought you'd do an incredible job of some of my favourite ships, like Cutty Sark, or a 74 gun ship. But your talent lies in the fancy detailed carvings of these era of ships and I must agree with Hubac's Historian, you should have a go at La Reine.
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    What does the longer step do? Allow someone to pass down the ladder as you step aside going up? The rope's a good idea, I like that.
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    Nautical jargon is hard if you're not a sailor. I love your idea of using the character's drawings (presumably from his log book for his professional education) to explain things to the meanest lubber who may read the book. Excellent.

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