help with ships boats

[shipahoy]

does anyone know if english cutters carried a ships boat on board or was it always towed behind . working on a 1:48 scale ship and can't seem to find the answer anywhere.

 

[Jimsky]

does anyone know if english cutters carried a ships boat on board or was it always towed behind . working on a 1:48 scale ship and can't seem to find the answer anywhere

I guess, it depends on the size of the cutter, deck accommodations, and not the Country of origin. For example, Russain cutter Avos' caries lifeboat behind the transom.

 

[Uwek]

As I know, the deck space was so limited, that they usually towed the ships boat behind

Armed cutter and a small boat in a breeze - painted between 1798-1805​

Armed cutter and a small boat in a breeze | Royal Museums Greenwich

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A cutter off Calshot Castle | Royal Museums Greenwich

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I am also not aware, that there is any contemporary model of an armed cutter with a ships boat on deck.



Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the 'Trial' (1790), a 12-gun cutter, built and carved from a solid block of wood in the Georgian style. Model is partially decked, fully equipped and rigged.

Trial (1790); Fighting vessel; Cutter; 12 guns | Royal Museums Greenwich

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And definitely "During Action" - the boat was in water behind the ship - often with the most important and valuable properties of the captain stowed in the boat

 

[Uwek]

BTW: Maybe you tell us a little bit more about your actual project..... would be interesting also to see.....

 

[shipahoy]

thanks for the advice jimsky. yeah there is not a lot of spare space on a cutter's deck . the project i am working on is the mantua kit HMS Shine. i will post some pics of her after i work out some of the scale problems with the fittings sent with the kit ( sizes all over the map).

 

[Jimsky]

thanks for the advice jimsky. yeah there is not a lot of spare space on a cutter's deck . the project i am working on is the mantua kit HMS Shine. i will post some pics of her after i work out some of the scale problems with the fittings sent with the kit ( sizes all over the map).

so..., it is HMS Shine, very good. We would love to see the build log of her! Please consider sharing with us your build log, hence, we can help you more efficient together

 

[pugwash]

Being a self confessed passive but enthusiastic member of this forum for a few years now (for reasons private to me [please respect])
There are no rules, that I'm aware of, that reserve participation here to folk actively building a model.
Often I feel there's such a broad knowledge base here, technical, historical or artistic, where ones questions, views and opinions are valuable and valid contributions.