piratepete007 Posted June 26, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Securi firewall a problem. Edited July 2, 2015 by piratepete007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted June 26, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 26, 2015 Pete, The long piece on the right is a 'stretcher'; a raised piece of wood across the bottom of the boat that the oarsmen can rest their feet against. The piece(s) on the left appear to be knees between the thwarts. John druxey, trippwj and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratepete007 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted July 10, 2015 John, Finally received your answer as that firewall problem prevented me getting into this post when I typed in the posting heading ! So thanks for your quick answer. Now I have another query for a ship's boat on a Mediterranean Ligurian navy ship (Euromodel Pinco Genovese). There are two timbers - one forward and one towards the stern that are athwartships BUT project through to the outside. Do I assume that they were employed to lift the boat up to the ship and if so, any idea of the terminology used to describe these timbers ? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted July 10, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 10, 2015 Sorry, Pete, but I've never seen a structure like that before. Perhaps another member has the answer. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyCity Frankie Posted July 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) My guess is its all about Anchor Kedging. But this is just a guess. http://www.hnsa.org/resources/manuals-documents/age-of-sail/textbook-of-seamanship/carrying-out-anchors/ Edited July 10, 2015 by JerseyCity Frankie Archi 1 Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratepete007 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Hey, thanks to JerseyCity Frankie, I have learnt something new .... anchor kedging ! [ the link is provided above but it is the lost art of moving an engineless ship out of a tight harbor, narrow estuary or off a mudbank, etc where sailors in a long boat or cutter would carry a ship's anchor out in a direction they want the ship to go, drop the anchor, go back to the ship, use the ship's windlass/ capstan to wind the rope connected to the anchor back on board thus pulling the ship in the desired direction. The carrying of the anchor out in the first place looks like a particularly dangerous, slow and arduous task !!!! ] I have attached a diagram of another ship's boat from Euromodel, this time the French frigate La Renommee (the stern structure relates to Fig. 467 in JerseyCity Frankie's link). Now I can sail further on in peace. Pete Edited July 10, 2015 by piratepete007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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