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L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

Brass sheaves can be built up by nesting succeeding sizes of K&S tubing ( available down to an OD of 1/32”) and turning with a Dremel and needle file. Not ideal but doable. A piece of very thin wire passed around the davit with both ends passed through the hole in the sheave secures it.

What diameter sheaves do you need?

Roger
 
The Gavel said:
What ho, shipmates!

Taking a couple of minutes to share plans, thoughts.

After finishing the bateaux-tambour, I noticed some additional detail. There is an eyebolt on the deck at either end of the bateaux. See red arrows. I need to add this. And, I am also considering the addition of the windlass. We'll see ;)
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I am also thinking about the bateaux davits. You see in the plan below the method of rigging the bateaux for launching and recovery. Somehow, I had it in my head that the side view to the right meant that only one davit got usedROTF I know. It cannot have been only the one davit - they show two and it makes sense thatboth davits were used, DUH!!! I'm not sure, however, how I will manage the sheeves through the davits and the rigging poles. I was planning on the davits being brass and I'm not well set up for metal work in my stoane age shipyard. Again, we'll see;) I look forward to learning your thoughts!

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Blessings.
Chuck
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looks like you are in for a fair bit of "bricolage" there... the swinging davit on the end is a nice bit of art deco on it's own. The sheaves seem to have strengthening plates on their sides so maybe time to bring out the soldering iron if you haven't got the heavy machinery (i know the story ! ) Either way looks like you will need quite a few profiles in brass stock if you want a fair representation as it is quite a complex mechanism, especially at 1/100 . Have you got the right sort of size sheaves ?
 
The Gavel said:
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Wow, I see a very nice rivet pattern ........ :)
Regards, Peter
 
The Gavel said:
What ho, shipmates!

Taking a couple of minutes to share plans, thoughts.

After finishing the bateaux-tambour, I noticed some additional detail. There is an eyebolt on the deck at either end of the bateaux. See red arrows. I need to add this. And, I am also considering the addition of the windlass. We'll see ;)
View attachment 561334

I am also thinking about the bateaux davits. You see in the plan below the method of rigging the bateaux for launching and recovery. Somehow, I had it in my head that the side view to the right meant that only one davit got usedROTF I know. It cannot have been only the one davit - they show two and it makes sense thatboth davits were used, DUH!!! I'm not sure, however, how I will manage the sheeves through the davits and the rigging poles. I was planning on the davits being brass and I'm not well set up for metal work in my stoane age shipyard. Again, we'll see;) I look forward to learning your thoughts!

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Blessings.
Chuck
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Some very interesting contraction parts, Chuck. A challenge for scratch building.
Regards, Peter
 
The Gavel said:
Jeff! Just when I thought I could get away with only showing my garters you want to see my bloomers tooROTF

Well, sir, I got a bunch of their single and double sheeve blocks, some fiddle blocks, boxwood and ebony deadeyes. I also got three of their 1:96 scale capstan kits and a bunch of their photoetched hooks in the same scale. I know 1:96 and 1:100 are different scales, but given the relatively small sizes of the capstans and the hooks I think it will work out visually - I know the hooks will - I've already done that experiment and I can do some judicius sanding on the capstans if they look too tall and/or stout.

I am planning on some additional items like shroud cleats and both kinds of hearts in a variey of sizes - I'll do that when my piggy bank refills a bit:p

Blessings.
Chuck
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I’m sure they will look fine! Even if someone takes a micrometer to them, a 4% error is within the realm of the micrometer.
 
The Gavel said:
What ho, shipmates! Well, I finally pulled the trigger on a scaled down purchase from @Dry-Dock Models & Parts . :eek: :eek: :eek: Total "duties"/tariff was 20% of the purchase. :eek::eek::eek: I'm going to have to really double down on my savings to be able to complete the full order. But, in the end, I am telling myself that the Best is the Best and always worth the cost.

As a suggestion, it would help with the sticker shock to see a notice on the Dry Dock website that US purchasers are not looking at the real prices when they full up their carts - alternatively, Dry Dock could simply incorpate the tariff into the unit pricing - another Canadian company I frequent, Spier & Mackay, has done the latter. Well, that's the news for the next little while. See you in the funny papers!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
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Seems like the tarrifs rate dropped from 30% to 20%,thats good
 
BTW the "benches" are called "thwarts" pronounced "thorts" " 'cause they go crosswise across the ship (boat) as in "Ath'ort ships". ;)

Gorgeous! I love all the creative work. I'm afraid that's off my plate for the foreseeable future. :(

Pete
 
What ho, shipmates!

If you were wondering where I went, well, I was at it again.

When Renee and I first got together in 2009 she did her first marathon and I chased her on my motorcycle. Over the next few years, having moved and without a motorcycle, I supported her marathoning by acting as chauffeur and cheerleader at the start and finish of her marathons. Then, in October 2011 we were headed to the Kansas City Marathon and I said, "I'm bored sitting around waiting for you to finish your run, so I'm going to do the half-marathon." Keep in mind that I am not a runner, with a bad right knee and a committed smoker, I signed up when we went to pick up her packet. So, my marathoning is basically a way to be supportive of my Admiral and share her adventures.

So, a few weeks back, she and her twin (also an ultra-marathoner) decided to celebrate thier birthday with a personal ultra-marathon. I was crew. I think my Admiral got the ultra bug then. Next thing I know, on November 29 my Admiral says "There's an ultra called "Last Chance Ultra" next Saturday what do you think?" as a dutiful husband and enabler, I said: "We should definitely do it, what do the buckles look like?" Now, I said that not knowing that I was coming down with the flu and not thinking that the last week in the semester is my most exhausting week judging the nightly final jury trials of my students. Also, I hadn't really kept in condition after the 50 mile back in April. So, I looked at the buckles and thought: "Very cool, I like the 100 kilometer buckle the best." And I said: "Let's go for the 100K." 100K = 62 miles.

Saturday, December 6. It was dark, foggy and 32 fahrenheit (0 celsius) at the 6:00 a.m. start of the race. The fog burned off at around 11:30 and the temperature warmed to a very reasonable 42 degrees (5.5 celsius). But 12 hrs 30 mins later, I was vomiting and had to tap out after 40 miles. My Admiral won the 100K in the womens division! Best day ever!

I teach my students to evalute their wins and their losses. Practicing what I preach, having lost this battle to reach 100k, sick, exhausted, and untrained, I learned that I can get to 40 miles after a liter of coffee and 3 cigarettes and no training. I learned that I need to do some training and have made the mental commitment.

It was worth the lesson:

50 k medal.jpg50 k buckle.jpg

Now that I am recovering from the ultra and being sick (oddly the ultra didn't make me less sick), I am back in the shipyard and will have the time to respond to your posts and share my progress on L'Orenoque!

Stay tuned!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
Even 40 miles is astounding to me. I think I mentioned that I have worked some marathons as support and emergency communications while I was out in Colorado. It was absolutely amazing to me that people can do some of the things they do.
The ultra that I worked was only 30K but it was an ultra because it was at altitude (about 10K feet) and had a ton of elevation change along the course. It was called the "Dirty 30" and it was largely on dirt trails in the mountains of Colorado at Golden Gate Canyon State Park West of Denver.
Unfortunately it's no longer run because the park it was done it won't support it any longer.

Major congrats to Renee !!!!
 
The Gavel said:
What ho, shipmates!

If you were wondering where I went, well, I was at it again.

When Renee and I first got together in 2009 she did her first marathon and I chased her on my motorcycle. Over the next few years, having moved and without a motorcycle, I supported her marathoning by acting as chauffeur and cheerleader at the start and finish of her marathons. Then, in October 2011 we were headed to the Kansas City Marathon and I said, "I'm bored sitting around waiting for you to finish your run, so I'm going to do the half-marathon." Keep in mind that I am not a runner, with a bad right knee and a committed smoker, I signed up when we went to pick up her packet. So, my marathoning is basically a way to be supportive of my Admiral and share her adventures.

So, a few weeks back, she and her twin (also an ultra-marathoner) decided to celebrate thier birthday with a personal ultra-marathon. I was crew. I think my Admiral got the ultra bug then. Next thing I know, on November 29 my Admiral says "There's an ultra called "Last Chance Ultra" next Saturday what do you think?" as a dutiful husband and enabler, I said: "We should definitely do it, what do the buckles look like?" Now, I said that not knowing that I was coming down with the flu and not thinking that the last week in the semester is my most exhausting week judging the nightly final jury trials of my students. Also, I hadn't really kept in condition after the 50 mile back in April. So, I looked at the buckles and thought: "Very cool, I like the 100 kilometer buckle the best." And I said: "Let's go for the 100K." 100K = 62 miles.

Saturday, December 6. It was dark, foggy and 32 fahrenheit (0 celsius) at the 6:00 a.m. start of the race. The fog burned off at around 11:30 and the temperature warmed to a very reasonable 42 degrees (5.5 celsius). But 12 hrs 30 mins later, I was vomiting and had to tap out after 40 miles. My Admiral won the 100K in the womens division! Best day ever!

I teach my students to evalute their wins and their losses. Practicing what I preach, having lost this battle to reach 100k, sick, exhausted, and untrained, I learned that I can get to 40 miles after a liter of coffee and 3 cigarettes and no training. I learned that I need to do some training and have made the mental commitment.

It was worth the lesson:

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Now that I am recovering from the ultra and being sick (oddly the ultra didn't make me less sick), I am back in the shipyard and will have the time to respond to your posts and share my progress on L'Orenoque!

Stay tuned!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
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Quitting smoking will not only improve your chances of getting to the finish line of a Marathon (half or otherwise) but, more importantly, to a Marathon run in living with and for the love of your life. One day about20 years ago my Admiral quit cold after fifty years, so did I (but I smoked a lot less). A good many miles down the Pike since then we're both still here, lungs clear, no cancer or emphysema. If not for your life, do it for your wife, she'll love you even more and perhaps for many more years for having done it. It's hard. But no harder than running a Marathon.

With love for you both, Happy holidays, long life together.
Yer humble and obedient servant, Pete
 
Corsair said:
Even 40 miles is astounding to me. I think I mentioned that I have worked some marathons as support and emergency communications while I was out in Colorado. It was absolutely amazing to me that people can do some of the things they do.
The ultra that I worked was only 30K but it was an ultra because it was at altitude (about 10K feet) and had a ton of elevation change along the course. It was called the "Dirty 30" and it was largely on dirt trails in the mountains of Colorado at Golden Gate Canyon State Park West of Denver.
Unfortunately it's no longer run because the park it was done it won't support it any longer.

Major congrats to Renee !!!!
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Jeff! I would never scoff at The Dirty Thirty - 30km of pure pain. Bless you for crewing! I'll pass your congrats to my Admiral :)

Blessings.
Chuck
 
Peter Gutterman said:
Quitting smoking will not only improve your chances of getting to the finish line of a Marathon (half or otherwise) but, more importantly, to a Marathon run in living with and for the love of your life. One day about20 years ago my Admiral quit cold after fifty years, so did I (but I smoked a lot less). A good many miles down the Pike since then we're both still here, lungs clear, no cancer or emphysema. If not for your life, do it for your wife, she'll love you even more and perhaps for many more years for having done it. It's hard. But no harder than running a Marathon.

With love for you both, Happy holidays, long life together.
Yer humble and obedient servant, Pete
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I hear you, Pete!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
Namabiiru said:
I once looked at 40 miles on a map. Man, I was spent! ROTF

My hat’s off to you, Chuck!
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Namabiiru! The only thing worse tham looking at it on a map is figuring how long it will take to do 62 miles at an average pace of 3.33 mph. :eek::eek::eek:

Thank you for the compliment, kind sir!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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