wq3296 Posted January 20, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2015 Greetings, Typically, there had to be a means of keeping water from leaking in around mast penetrations through the decks of ships. The model ship I am working on now does not call for mast coats but I will add them anyway since they were probably a standard item. How else could you seal around the mast? Practically anything can be used to fabricate mast coats - wood, paper, cloth, etc. painted black. I would expect they extended up the mast at least a foot. I guess they were originally made from tarred canvas or leather. Any thoughts? wq3296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted January 20, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) The ones that I have seen up close were painted canvas. My model did not have them either. So I constructed rings made of ⅛" wood and shaped them into rings that fit the mast. Following the Connie's paint scheme, they were painted white. Here is a photo of the USS Constitution Mizzen Mast and wheel. You can see the base of the mast behind the wheel. Edited January 20, 2015 by robnbill augie and Landlubber Mike 2 Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks robnbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted January 20, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 20, 2015 You are welcome. FYI, the ones on the Connie look like they are metal. It has been several decades since I was on her. I did see a number of these on a replica ship in Amsterdam and they were canvas. Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadeusz43 Posted January 20, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 20, 2015 Hi, A method of sealing around the mast at deck level shown in Figure From “The Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War 1650 -1850” by Peter Godwin. Fotos: VOC Amsterdam VOC Batavia Passat Wissemara Tadeusz trippwj, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted January 20, 2015 Excellent - thanks Tad and robynbill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted January 20, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 20, 2015 Here are a few more photos of the Amsterdam's seals as well as what it looks like below decks. druxey, robin b and mtaylor 3 Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornet Posted January 20, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 20, 2015 I'll add a couple more examples from the Endeavour Replica. Made from canvas I think. mtaylor, druxey and robin b 3 Quote Hornet Current Build: - OcCre Shackleton’s Endurance. Completed Ship Builds: Caldercraft - HM Bark Endeavour. (in Gallery) Caldercraft - HMAV Bounty (in Gallery) Caldercraft - HM Brig Supply (In Gallery) Aeropiccola - Golden Hind - Constitution Clipper Seawitch (maker unknown - too long ago to remember!) Corel - Victory Modeller's Shipyard - A Schooner of Port Jackson - In Gallery - Brig `Perseverance' - In Gallery - Cutter `Mermaid'- In Gallery - Sirius Longboat (bashed) - In Gallery - Sloop Norfolk - In Gallery Completed Cannon: - French 18th Century Naval Cannon - Napoleonic 12 pound field piece - English 18th Century Carronade Non Ship Builds - Sopwith Camel - Artesania Latina - Fokker DR1 - Artesania Latina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted January 22, 2015 Greetings, Thanks robnbill and Hornet. The pictures really tell the story. As an option I may use an appropriately sized rubber or metal washer. wq3296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robnbill Posted January 23, 2015 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2015 My Mamoli Connie did not have any rings at the base of the mast. So I cut rings out of wood and painted it white.Then glued them down to the deck as I placed the masts. FYI, the masts are not glued in. I did place the end of a needle into the base of the masts so they would stick in one place inside the hull, then used the rigging to hold the masts in their correct rake and side to side. I held off gluing the rings until the masts were in position. Quote Bill Chantilly, VA Its not the size of the ship, but the bore of the cannon! Current Build: Scratch Build Brig Eagle Completed Build Log: USS Constitution - Mamoli Completed Build Gallery: USS Constitution - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted January 23, 2015 Greetings robn... Right, very instructive. I have used the wooden rings before. Tight quarters around the masts on my ship, so I may have to use something more pliable. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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