So the foremast base would be in the way of the bowsprit base otherwise?That is correct for all large 17th century vessels when the foremast is located close to the front of the forecastle.
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So the foremast base would be in the way of the bowsprit base otherwise?That is correct for all large 17th century vessels when the foremast is located close to the front of the forecastle.
Will you use gammoning, or is that what the deadeyes and lanyards are for?Images rom McKay;
BTW: All Sovereign kits do not have the bowsprit mast offset - nor any other kit that I know of.
That has to be scratch modified. I have some notations of how I did that, if interested on page # 3 of this log. I also went back later and
redesigned that beakshead deck to what it is currently (gratings were also much out-of-scale).
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I'm pretty sure those deadeyes are on something akin to jib boom shrouds, meant to hold it down in the place of gammoning.Will you use gammoning, or is that what the deadeyes and lanyards are for?
The Sovereign had gammoning as well. See below. I suspect the deadeyes were there to help support the weight of the huge beakhead this ship features, which harkens back to the Mediterranean galleas. The large, low beakhead was no longer in style soon after the Sovereign was built.I'm pretty sure those deadeyes are on something akin to jib boom shrouds, meant to hold it down in the place of gammoning.
Also, John, I think check the drawings closely, I don't think said jib boom "shrouds" have deadeyes on both ends. The starboard side seems to be lashed directly to anchor points. And ratlines are only to port.
Oh thanks rtwpsom2 your image was indeed the most usefulHere's an even closer up.
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sorry, I really have no excuse for myself sometimes