tsurfing Posted May 11, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 11, 2015 Anyone have any thoughts on how the crow's nest on Aurora was attached to the main mast? I have a great photo but I have not been able to figure it out. I need to create a cad drawing of this attachment. Thanks in advance! robin b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 18, 2015 Share #2 Posted May 18, 2015 Interesting. One would have thought that the barrel hoops would be located above the mast bands. I suspect some kind of vertical bolt with a threaded nut or forelock would have been employed to unite the two units. Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardG Posted May 18, 2015 Share #3 Posted May 18, 2015 It looks like the bands around the mast have ears that are bolted to the barrel: Although as Druxey says, it would make more sense if the hoops were above the bands. Richard robin b 1 Quote Richard Current Build: Early 19th Century US Revenue Cutter (Artesania Latina "Dallas" - messed about) Completed Build: Yakatabune - Japanese - Woody Joe mini Member: Nautical Research Guild & Midwest Model Shipwrights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsurfing Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted May 20, 2015 It's hard to figure out... Could the hoops have matching ears welded to them that would then be bolted to the bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsurfing Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted May 20, 2015 This is what I am working on. The hardware is tricky as there are no sources to glean from. Its a guessing game sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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