Identifying a ship part.

bargejo · Aug 22, 2024

What are the float looking things hanging off the stern of La Belle Poule? Are they fishing gear related? Or perhaps boat buoys? They’re not identified in the OcCre kit that I can tell.

dockattner · Aug 22, 2024

Life rings - French style

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Kurt Konrath · Aug 22, 2024

Twice today life rings or life buoys have come up!

A small detail kits don't cover but fine builders do add to kits.

DARIVS ARCHITECTVS · Aug 22, 2024

This is most interesting! Can anyone describe in more detail how these life-buoys were designed and deployed? Anyone have pictures of one?

Jimsky · Aug 22, 2024

here are some old devices

Uwek · Aug 23, 2024

I would not say that these are life-RINGS -> these are life BUOYS
such buoys hanging at the sterns were developed beginning in the 19th century - a very good example is shown on the La Creole made by Johann alias @archjofo

Post in thread 'La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette'

Aug 21, 2024

Hello,

after a break I would like to continue with my construction report.

First of all, I would like to thank you for your interest and for sharing information. This way we all learn something new and develop our model building skills. Thank you very much!

Continuation: Equipment for the gaff and boom - boom sheets / Écoute de gui
etc.
In the meantime I was able to make the blocks required for the gaff and boom. The single blocks for the mainsheets were given brass discs. For the block axles with the square heads I made two smaller versions, the smallest of which was used because...

such buoys are shown in the monographs of the Jacinthe and the Creole

Planset review Thread 'LA JACINTHE - Goêlette / Schooner – 1823 by Jean Boudriot'

Oct 6, 2020

Planset Review:
LA JACINTHE
Goêlette / Schooner – 1823
by Jean Boudriot

Schooner By Engineer de la Morandière 1823 - HISTORY OF THE SCHOONER IN THE FRENCH NAVY.