cafmodel Posted February 11, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2020 Hello, everyone. I was looking at the drawing of Le fleuron recently and found a place I didn't understand Most of the port lining is the structure of picture 2, But I found that fleuron's port lining has a groove. Does anyone know what the groove is for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted February 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2020 With at least one other French liner, the sill was curved, with a dip at the center. Here, this is a step rather than a groove. It probably has something to do with the heavy barrels of the large caliber main guns. I would probably do Le Fleuron lower deck sills as a curve rather than a step. I have no idea if these guns were ever traversed. Given their weight, it would take something like a substantial peavey. I suspect that the sill having an arc was a solution to something that was not a problem to begin with. As drawn, the open end grain at the step would increase the possibility of fungal rot. druxey and mtaylor 2 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted February 12, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 12, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafmodel Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted February 12, 2020 Thank you very much. I'm going into this. It's very interesting mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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