Thanks Uwe, I'm pouring through the posts now trying to really understand how the chain pumps handles and bitts get installed etc.
Making progress. Finally got the black paper for caulking.
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Turned down the mast and got some more planking in.
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Nice work, Tony!
Progress. Waterways, spirketting and liner installed. Pillars and bits made. Hold completed. Etc etc.
Great job so far, Tony! She looks great.
One detail you can add is the inboard sweep port openings. Not in the plans, but they were there! You can't get tools near the lower deck bulwarks once the main deck is framed.
One detail you can add is the inboard sweep port openings. Not in the plans, but they were there! You can't get tools near the lower deck bulwarks once the main deck is framed.
Thanks Doc. I have quite a bit to go yes till the upper deck is glued in. What are they exactly ? I’ll look in the book now too.
Hi Tony!
The sweep ports are openings in the bulwark through which oars can be passed to row the ship if is becalmed. Not a job I'd volunteer for! They're located just above the wales. Inboard, they are simply rectangular holes. Outboard, on Blandford they are doors with a "horseshoe" shaped hinge right above the wales.
The sweep ports are openings in the bulwark through which oars can be passed to row the ship if is becalmed. Not a job I'd volunteer for! They're located just above the wales. Inboard, they are simply rectangular holes. Outboard, on Blandford they are doors with a "horseshoe" shaped hinge right above the wales.
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Hi Doc, I wouldn't want to be wrong the garbage door is nothing but air circulation (air intake)even at the time of situzini oars are
Ok thanks. I’ll look into them. Did you include them on yours ? I’ll take a look how you did it. I do remember seeing those hinges before. Maybe it was yours.
Ok. Found them. Donnie did them. Question. How to treat the decks at the elm tree pumps ? Leave as is or I was thinking a collar like I’m going to make for the mast.
Yes ok thanks Mike. Haven’t gotten nearly there yet.
Thank you. I’m giving it my all. First scratch ship model. Slow going.Dear Tony
you are doing wonderful work, no doubt that I will I will thoroughly study your and Doc's blogs, before I go on to build this beautiful model.
Progress. I’m going to do the sweep ports Doc but just the doors, didn’t want to try to figure out where they’d be inside. Lazy
Managed to after many tests and trial and error to get the bitts and pillars finally in place. I sure hope there’s nothing I forgot on the lower deck that can’t be added later. The tubing is for alignment only. I’ll add the brass cranks which I pre bent, the straight shafts and the aluminum tubing crank ends next.
Managed to after many tests and trial and error to get the bitts and pillars finally in place. I sure hope there’s nothing I forgot on the lower deck that can’t be added later. The tubing is for alignment only. I’ll add the brass cranks which I pre bent, the straight shafts and the aluminum tubing crank ends next.
Looking great! I like the contrasting colors.
Glenn
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Progress. I’m going to do the sweep ports Doc but just the doors, didn’t want to try to figure out where they’d be inside. Lazy
The chain pump sprocket covers and cistern are present, but you forgot to install the downpipes and up pipes that extend down into the bilge. You can't pump water without them. You could glue in some blocks of wood to represent them.
Oh yes that’s coming. Not done yet !! Thanks
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stavi cercando questo tipo di pompa?
