HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

[Heinrich]

Interestingly enough, I have also come across these pictures of how the whipstaff (kolderstok) operated on these ships.



Here you can see the whipstaff (indicated by the red arrow) run from the rudder opening in the stern (yellow circle), through its blocks and tackles to the correct position from where ...



... it protrudes through the next deck directly above it ...



... into the helmsman's hut.

 

[Heinrich]

Great research!

Thanks Ed. That is how we all learn!

 

[Frank48]

Interestingly enough, I have also come across these pictures of how the whipstaff (kolderstok) operated on these ships.

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Here you can see the whipstaff (indicated by the red arrow) run from the rudder opening in the stern (yellow circle), through its blocks and tackles to the correct position from where ...

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... through the next deck directly above it ...

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... into the helmsman's hut.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Heinrich]

Thanks for sharing

It's a pleasure Frank!

 

[Frank48]

It's a pleasure Frank!

Thank you

 

[Pathfinder65]

Excellent research, those pictures are fantastic.

 

[Heinrich]

Excellent research, those pictures are fantastic.

Thank you Jan. Here is the link:

Photos replica VOC ship Batavia 1628

www.modelships.de

 

[Pathfinder65]

Photos replica VOC ship Batavia 1628​

www.modelships.de

Wow, those are great pictures, thank you for the link.

Jan

 

[Sailor_ed]

Now I'm confused (not too unusual). What do blocks and tackles have to do with a whipstaff controlled rudder?

 

[Pathfinder65]

What is the little tower by the steps purpose?

Jan

 

[rtibbs]

Probably more related to woodworking and cabinet making. And the older ships' weren't as refined as newer ones. It just had me thinking of just how sophisticated their designs were and maybe how watertight their ships were. (Did they have to evacuate their bilges by buckets vs a pump?)

I believe their bilge pumps were referred to as “Elm tree” probably what they were constructed from.

 

[dockattner]

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What is the little tower by the steps purpose?

Jan

C'mon Jan. It's clearly a USPS mailbox ...

 

[Pathfinder65]

C'mon Jan. It's clearly a USPS mailbox ...

Aha, early 1600's version, sorry I didn't recognize it

 

[Kolderstok]

It’s the chimney of the kitchen stove

 

[Heinrich]

Now I'm confused (not too unusual). What do blocks and tackles have to do with a whipstaff controlled rudder?

Relieving tackle​

Relieving tackle is tackle employing one or more lines attached to a vessel's steering mechanism, to assist or substitute for the whipstaff or ship's wheel in steering the craft. This enabled the helmsman to maintain control in heavy weather, when the rudder is under more stress and requires greater effort to handle, [1] and also to steer the vessel were the helm damaged or destroyed.

In vessels with whipstaffs (long vertical poles extending above deck, acting as a lever to move the tiller below deck), relieving lines were attached to the tiller or directly to the whipstaff.

Relieving tackle was also rigged on vessels going into battle, to assist in steering in case the helm was damaged or shot away.

Relieving tackle - WikiMili, The Free Encyclopedia

Relieving tackle is tackle employing one or more lines attached to a vessel's steering mechanism, to assist or substitute for the whipstaff or ship's wheel in steering the craft. This enabled the helmsman to maintain control in heavy weather, when the rudder is under more stress and requires greater

wikimili.com

 

[dockattner]

How did your first day of school go Heinrich?

 

[Heinrich]

Hi Paul. I have just arrived home after the first day. The students only start on Monday so today and tomorrow focus on administration and departmental meetings. It was a long day.

 

[Dematosdg]

Hi Paul. I have just arrived home after the first day. The students only start on Monday so today and tomorrow focus on administration and departmental meetings. It was a long day.

Do you speak Mandarin ? Or Anna helps you with all those administration/departamental conversations Or you are able to manage all in English ?

Just curiosity.

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Heinrich]

Hi Daniel. My Mandarin is limited, but seeing that it is an international school, most of the correspondence and communication is in English.

It's actually quite interesting, because in one class I will only have two 13-year old boys. Apparently, they are extremely gifted and when they finish high school, one will go to Australia for further studies and one to Poland. When I expressed surprise at only having two students in the class, I was told that teaching the two of them is like teaching a full-sized class!

 

[Dematosdg]

Hi Daniel. My Mandarin is limited, but seeing that it is an international school, most of the correspondence and communication is in English.

It's actually quite interesting, because in one class I will only have two 13-year old boys. Apparently, they are extremely gifted and when they finish high school, one will go to Australia for further studies and one to Poland. When I expressed surprise at only having two students in the class, I was told that teaching the two of them is like teaching a full-sized class!

I read that as ....... be ready it wouldn't be easy at all.