You are definitely very creative with your adaptation of oar locks into hinges. That would have never have come to my mind. Look out or with all of the working parts your build may just sail off on its own some dark stormy night. PT-2
Oliver Cromwell, POF ,Scale 1:48 by Lawrence [COMPLETED BUILD]
Lawrence, those oar ports are looking great!
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Lawrence
Hello PT-2, When you say You are definitely very creative with your adaptation of oar locks into hinges. I am afraid that I can not take the credit for this idea. I had ask Dave Stevens about these months ago and he came up with the oar locks that Harold Hahn had in his work shop. I must omit that this is a great idea.
Regards Lawrence
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Hello Jim, thanks for your visit and also for your very kind words.
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Hello Shota 70, Yes the worst is behind me now and starting to enjoy life a bit more now. Yes two weeks of R & R at the Byers Fishing Lodge will be a real treat especially this year after the last couple of months with all of this unbearable pain.
Regards Lawrence
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Lawrence
Hello KentM, Welcome to my build log on the little ship the Oliver Cromwell. Please haul up a chair and join in on the fun of building this fine little ship. Stop by often as the door to the Old Ship Yard never is closed. I thank you very much for all of your likes. I tried to post a comment on your Alert build page but found that I have to be a member in order to do so, can not understand the logic behind this new rule. I just wanted to cheer you on to getting a few pictures posted, have fun.
Regards Lawrence
Regards Lawrence
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Hello Ship Mates, We are finding a bit of time to work in the Old Ship Yard while preparing for our coming trip up at the Byers Lodge on the French River. The little fellows and I have built the two
ships 
s, these we will put aside for now as they would catch a lot of lines in the coming rigging days if I were to install them now.
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ships s, these we will put aside for now as they would catch a lot of lines in the coming rigging days if I were to install them now.Regards Lawrence
They look like they are ready to settle in wherever you cast them off. Just remember the marker buoy line so that you can find them when you are ready to return to harbor and your mooring place. ;-) PT-2Hello Ship Mates, We are finding a bit of time to work in the Old Ship Yard while preparing for our coming trip up at the Byers Lodge on the French River. The little fellows and I have built the twoView attachment 174247 ships
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Hello PT-2, Thanks very much for your visit and also for your very nice comments. Yes for sure I have not forgotten the
marker buoys. Those are fun to build but I believe that I will wait until after the s are installed, but one never knows .Regards Lawrence
If we get to a question of scale, I have not found any dimensional information, only drawings. My attempts took a couple of tries on how to best form and tie those and then the size ended up being more of visual than actual so it didn't matter that much to me personally but size and flotation for the line is still a question for my mind. PT-2Hello PT-2, Thanks very much for your visit and also for your very nice comments. Yes for sure I have not forgotten the
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Hello Ship Mates, just found that I have made a boo-boo in the drilling of my shanks the wrong way, so we spent the last couple of hours correcting this mistake, to boot we installed the rings on the end of the anchor shanks and laced them.
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shanks the wrong way, so we spent the last couple of hours correcting this mistake, to boot we installed the rings on the end of the anchor shanks and laced them.Regards Lawrence
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Lawrence
Hello PT-2, you have a very good question there , I normally try to make them fit in by holding a piece of wood up against the forward shrouds or rat lined and go from there.
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Please let me know how you finally work this out, and if visual. . . what size in scale do you find looks best? PT-2
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Lawrence
Hello PT-2, in regards to your questions on the
Recouvery Buoy. I ask my goodfriend UWE for any information that he may have on these buoy's. Here is the information that he pasted along. I do believe that I will build mine just a bit smaller just for looks.
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Great knowledge information, Lawrence. Thank you for sharing!
Great information and illustrations with your ruler applied. That model is to me more of a rats nest that I will not even be thinking about approaching for some time!!! PT-2Hello PT-2, in regards to your questions on the
friend UWE for any information that he may have on these buoy's. Here is the information that he past along. I do believe that I will build mine just a bit smaller just for looks.
Regards Lawrence
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Hello Ship Mates,, Just a little note to let you all know that we will be closing the Old Ship Yard down for two weeks as in a couple of hours we will be off to the Byers Lodge on the French River, see you all in 2 weeks.
Regards Lawrence
Regards Lawrence
I wish you a good time - Enjoy my friend