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Following the developer indications i have placed 3 out of the 4 beams that goeson deck #2.
The riders and the beans are not glued yet. I still need to understand the structure of this deck and the Orion deck (deck #0 on the kit).
I used brass rods to check the beams alignment and was perfect. The rode aren't part of the kit
Understanding this small step and cleaning the beams took me the full afternoon.
See you all next week !!
Daniel
Following the developer indications i have placed 3 out of the 4 beams that goeson deck #2.
The riders and the beans are not glued yet. I still need to understand the structure of this deck and the Orion deck (deck #0 on the kit).
I used brass rods to check the beams alignment and was perfect. The rode aren't part of the kit
Understanding this small step and cleaning the beams took me the full afternoon.
See you all next week !!
Daniel
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Good idea checking the alignment!
Your build really is looking lovely Daniel. I am really curious about the construction with the five mini riders in the area where the mast would be stepped. The English used a simple block that went across the keelson and was wedged so it could be moved fore and aft to adjust the rake of the mast but I cannot figure out how the mast would be supported and adjusted with the system on an East Indiaman like the Bonhomme Richard. There are a lot of drawings of East Indiamen on the RMG Collections website but I could not find even one that shows how the masts were stepped. Waiting to see how this is worked out. 
Allan
English system - note that there is no strake of planking between the limber strake and keelson on English ships.
Allan
English system - note that there is no strake of planking between the limber strake and keelson on English ships.
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The mast rides on the keelson. Wedges were placed fore and aft pointing upwards and then chocks were placed fore and aft to adjust rake. I assume the chocks were placed before the mast is stepped, angle is checked and then, if the angle wasn't correct, they lifted the mast, adjusted the chocks, and lowered it again.
Thanks rtwpsom2, very much appreciated. Do you know the source of this drawing and on what contemporary information it is based? It is very interesting, but I cannot figure out what the screen like boxes and other things are all about. 
Thanks again!
Allan
Thanks again!
Allan
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This was taken from the Bonhomme Richard ANCRE drawings. The drawing is a cross section, as if the ship were cut in half along the centerline. The screen shapes are what is known as a hatch. Hatches are used to denote a cut edge (as in you are looking through the material). The screen hatch is the wood material of the main steps, while the spaced lines at 45° are the keel, hogging piece, frames, and keelson. As for the sources used to make the ANCRE drawings, someone else who knows better should be able to say, but from what I have heard ANCRE is very reliable.
Your build really is looking lovely Daniel. I am really curious about the construction with the five mini riders in the area where the mast would be stepped. The English used a simple block that went across the keelson and was wedged so it could be moved fore and aft to adjust the rake of the mast but I cannot figure out how the mast would be supported and adjusted with the system on an East Indiaman like the Bonhomme Richard. There are a lot of drawings of East Indiamen on the RMG Collections website but I could not find even one that shows how the masts were stepped. Waiting to see how this is worked out.
Allan
English system - note that there is no strake of planking between the limber strake and keelson on English ships.
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Thank you very much to both, for the question and the answer.
To be honest, i am not the guy that can answer does types of questions. I like to built kits, just because i like the outcome and the challenge.
Cheers
Daniel