Senior ole salt Posted May 6, 2016 #1 Posted May 6, 2016 ....or the downward curve some jib booms have. Is it just to create more tension on the jib stay or is there another ulterior motive ? Thanks SOS Canute 1 New Bedford Whaleboat build. Kit by Model Shipways I've been making progress on my model and according to the instruction booklet I should be painting it, at least parts of it. Are acrylic's ok ? I did apply a sanding sealer. but I want to stain the untreated floor boards which are walnut. Thanks S.O.S.
jbshan Posted May 6, 2016 #2 Posted May 6, 2016 'Perhaps' so it can straighten when the pull of the stays and sails is on it. 'Pretensioned', as it might be. Canute and mtaylor 2 Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/
Sailor1234567890 Posted May 19, 2016 #3 Posted May 19, 2016 I thought it was a style thing. The "taste" of the mate would determine the steeve. Could it also be that a bowsprit that has less steeve or downward pointing creates a longer distance between the sprit and the masthead meaning more room for the headsails hence bigger head sails? Just a thought though. They do "look" right and "wrong". mtaylor 1
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