Trabakul by Mfelinger - FINISHED - 1:30 - Adriatic Sea traditional sailing ship

[Mfelinger]

Trabakul is one of my first works.
  I have a few pictures of building models and want to share them with you.
 

Trabakul is the name for a traditional sailing ship on the east coast Adriatic sea with two masts. It is a cargo sailing ship.

Trabakul are in use from the 18th to the early 20th century. and later when the sails are being replaced with the engine. Smaller trabakuls long as 14-20 meters capacity of 40-100 tons and larger 30 meters and capacity of 60-200 tons.

 

These are old pictures of Trabakul  from Croatian Adriatic islands and coastal cities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mfelinger]

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model scale is 1:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2014 by Matija

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Matija

[Thanasis]

Hi Matija. Congratulation, your model looks great.!

I would like to ask you about  those "cut stems" close to the masts...Are they a kind of vertical capstans (at least the one in the front looks like) or something else.

Many thanks and allow me to place a photo of a "τραμπάκουλο" from the other side of the Adriatic sea.

Thx

 

[Mirabell61]

beautiful traditional sailing vessel Matija,

 

masterly built, I like it very much

 

Nils

[captainbob]

well done. She's a beauty.

 

Bob

[Mfelinger]

Thanks to Robin, Thanasis, Nils, Bob and all what you like my favorite model.

 

 

Thanasis, you're right it's vertical capstans:

         

 

your "τραμπάκουλο" definitely shares the roots with Trabakul and she is nice.

 

regards, Matija.

 

[grsjax]

lovely boat

[mtaylor]

A beautiful ship, Matija.  You did her well.  I love the details like painting/carving(?) on the tiller.

[tarbrush]

beautiful work on a very interesting ship Matija!

[Thanasis]

Thanks for your comment Matija.

Sorry, but seeing your drawings in your answer, I thing my English wasn't so clear.

My query is about those two things as are pointed in the below photo.

Many thanks again.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Thanasis

[druxey]

Congratulations on a lovely model, Matija. It's always nice to see something different. Your model has some very interesting details.

[NenadM]

Memories ...

 

When I was kid, I had opportunity to be on this lovely boat

 

Nenad

[Rao A.L.G.]

A lovely one, smooth curves, fine details. masterly done, superb finish.

 

Would love to do it..

 

Rao

[Mfelinger]

A beautiful ship, Matija.  You did her well.  I love the details like painting/carving(?) on the tiller.

Thanks Mark, the tiller is carving, but not very well:

 

 

Nenad,Trabakuls are disappears and/or transformed into a floating hotel

 

 

 

 ...  before they were also for the extraction of sand.

 

 

Good memories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks John, grsjax, druxey, Rao  and everyone else for the nice words and likes.

 

Matija

Edited December 23, 2014 by Matija

[Mfelinger]

 

Thanks for your comment Matija.

Sorry, but seeing your drawings in your answer, I thing my English wasn't so clear.

My query is about those two things as are pointed in the below photo.

Many thanks again.

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Do not worry Thanasis, I certainly amuse the forum members with his writings because I'm not good with English ...

 

In the photo are bollards for tying and towing Trabakul. Trabakul is not bind

  on the rail if it was full of cargo and difficult because it broke. That is why bind for bollards.

Towed is a small boat in the harbor if there was no wind, because each Trabakul had a boat.

Thanks for an interest for this boat and my model.

 

All the best, Matija.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2014 by Matija

[NenadM]

I remember when I was five, 50 years ago, in Povlja, Brač island, I was allowed to go fishing with fishermans on Trabacul. Diesel, but they spreaded sails in deep sea ...

[Thanasis]

That's really interesting... Many thanks for the explanation Matija.

Don't worry for your English. Most of mates here are familiar with our English writing...

Thx

Edited December 23, 2014 by Thanasis

[Mfelinger]

I remember when I was five, 50 years ago, in Povlja, Brač island, I was allowed to go fishing with fishermans on Trabacul. Diesel, but they spreaded sails in deep sea ...

 

Nenad, these pictures with swimming are maybe at that time. ... for nice memories ..

 

Matija

 

these pictures are older

[Angarfather]

Ahoy, Matija!

A wunderfull model, and a very nice work.

 

I like this mediteranian work- and merchantships very much.

 

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

 

Hartmut

[maurino]

 

Hi Matija , I have the kit of the trabakul, and soon it will build even I, needless to say I will use the pictures of your wonderful work to try to make a model like yours, congratulations !!!
Mauro

Edited December 25, 2014 by maurino

[Mfelinger]

Thanks Mauro. I'm glad you're going to build Trabakul and it will be my honor if I can help you.

Helped me a lot book: Trabaccoli e pieleghi by Mario Marzari and I recommend it

 

greeting, Matija.

 

[maurino]

 

Thanks Mauro. I'm glad you're going to build Trabakul and it will be my honor if I can help you.

Helped me a lot book: Trabaccoli e pieleghi by Mario Marzari and I recommend it

 

greeting, Matija.

 

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Thanks for the advice, buy certainly the Marzari's book !!!

Mauro