Willem Barentsz by Kolderstok AD 1596

There isn’t much space on deck for the small boats, and it is often a discussion if the boat was towed at the back of the ship or if it was placed on deck.
In the journal of the Halve Maen was mentioned that somewhere halfway the journey the boat collided with the ship and was lost, so I guess it was not unusual that the boat was towed.
 
Kolderstok said:
There isn’t much space on deck for the small boats, and it is often a discussion if the boat was towed at the back of the ship or if it was placed on deck.
In the journal of the Halve Maen was mentioned that somewhere halfway the journey the boat collided with the ship and was lost, so I guess it was not unusual that the boat was towed.
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That is good to know. Thank you.
 
RDN1954 said:
Well Jan, here goes nothing: https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/high-hopes-wild-men-and-the-devil’s-jaw-willem-barentsz-kolderstok-1-50.8662/page-95#post-234156.
This is one of @Heinrich's posts on the two boats on/of the WB. Maybe it's good reading stuff, next to a roaring fireplace...
Johan
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Thank you for the link. Very interesting reading to jog the memory. The various comments indicate that at least one of the small boats (the smaller one) was kept on board, while the larger one was either kept on board, hung from one side or towed behind. No matter the configuration it was a crowded deck.


Jan
 
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RDN1954 said:
I think @Heinrich wrote an essay on that in his WB blog... ;)
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True story Johan, more like a thesis.
Pathfinder65 said:
Hmm, I vaguely remember that part of his great log.

:DJust for chuckles I tried this.

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It may not be historically correct (@Heinrich) but it does look good.

Jan

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Good afternoon Jan. I like it on the ship- looks awesome. We do make representations of these ships and many times some builders license is most certainly allowed….
Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
True story Johan, more like a thesis.

Good afternoon Jan. I like it on the ship- looks awesome. We do make representations of these ships and many times some builders license is most certainly allowed….
Cheers Grant
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Hi Grant,
Yup, I think that it’s a good fit. I hadn’t intended to build the little “boot”, but it turned out to be a good learning curve in bending/shaping/gluing.


Jan
 
Hello Jan. Your small boat looks great! The smaller of the two boats (boot) was definitely on the deck - the chaloup (sloop) was probably towed behind the ship. De Veer writes how the men fired at an ice bear （which climbed onto the ship） from behind the lifeboat which clearly proves that it had been on the deck.

I also need to hang the rudder, so the same challenge awaits me.
 
Pathfinder65 said:
@Heinrich



The little ship is temporarily in dry dock wating for rudder hinges. I've not decided how to tackle those.

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Jan
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Fashion your own. Brass sheet, brass tubing and brass rod - all cut to the appropriate lengths. Cut the sheet into strips and form by bending. (Maybe anneal a bit for easier bending), then solder together - one strip gets the pin, the other the tubing. Wire brush a bit and then brass black.Nuestra_513.jpgNuestra_514.jpgNuestra_515.jpgNuestra_516.jpgNuestra_518.jpg
 
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"Was es nicht alles gibt!"
What there isn't!

(no idea whether this phrase, which expresses astonished admiration in German, is translated accordingly
 
Bela said:
"Was es nicht alles gibt!"
What there isn't!

(no idea whether this phrase, which expresses astonished admiration in German, is translated accordingly
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:Dt No translation problem, I understand German. The tool has the potential to bend many different widths. It's a big experiment for me, something new to play with.

The website link to the store I purchased the tool from

DSPIAE Store

Jan
 
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