Shipwright
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News Article It's an interesting find. There is speculation that it's not just from an old fishing schooner, but an even older vessel due to the curve of the hull. However, that's obviously speculation at this point. It would be exciting if more information could be discovered, or if more parts would wash up nearby. From what I can see in this one photo, it could easily be part of a schooner. One thing that would definitely help age the wreck is whether those pegs on the ribs are metal or wood. I'm not sure if they used wood ones in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, but if they're metal, then it's definitely not from the 16th Century. Coastie
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so anyone know anything about batteaus? I feel another project, someone stop me. Its so close to me yet my plate is full. something would have to go. http://www.batteau.org/
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I came across this on my travels searching for some designs to utilise when I start my own boat building company shortly (Insh 'Allah (God willing)). and I thought that I would share it with ye all. I don't know if you have seen it before, so I apolgise in advance for any repitition. http://www.aqsim.com/littleleon/index.html
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I am new to the world of black powder cannons. I am looking to buy either a 2/3 scale 6 pounder fronhern iron works, or the same version from dixie gun works. Both look the same except for th price. I want to find out out if hern iron works are steel lined as are the dixie iron works? Everything have read about herns has been extrmly positive and I would assume it is steel lined, but want to make sure before I purchae. Any help that can be offered would be greatly appreciatd.
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I really want to find some sort of cross-section diagram of what the interior of an 18th century sloop would look like. The closest I've come so far was courtesy of another thread on this forum: https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=12831 Unfortunately the scan is just small enough I can't make out any of the legend text, and there's no indication what book the image was pulled from. Does anyone know? And if not, does anyone know of an alternate source that might have something akin to this that I could browse or buy? You can find all sorts of cross-sections of the big ships, but there seems to be precious little detail available on what a Sloop was like below dec…
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Ran across something interesting that was bugging me about a mythbuster episode, the one where they test if you can slide down a sail using a knife. The problem was that they would have the knife pulled loose from their hand when they hit the reef band. Well I ran across the following bit of information in a book that I got my dad many years ago. I was checking out the section on sail construction and found the following. from "Historic Ship Models" by Wolfram zu Mondfeld Page 260; speaking of Reefs and Bonnets, ""The Bonnet came from the Mediterranean area ............and by the beginning of the 15th century it had displace the reef. The latter was reintroduced i…
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I know there was a thread about shipwrecks being found, so here's a new one.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_...wreck_discovery "TAMPA, Fla. – Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered another prized shipwreck: A legendary British man-of-war that sank in the English Channel 264 years ago. Odyssey Marine Exploration hasn't found any gold this time, but it's looking for an even bigger jackpot. The company's research indicates the HMS Victory was carrying 4 tons of gold coins that could be worth considerably more than the treasure that Odyssey raised from a sunken Spanish galleon in 2007, co-fo…
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http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Construction...8buenosairesshi
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here is a news article about a ship that was found off the coast of Namibia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/namibiaportuga...aeologyshipping
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Dutch in New York, who woulda thunk? Painting says: Kaaterskill Ketch, Hudson River 1645
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The master and commander thread wandered a bit, my appologies. The topic lead to the keel laying of ships. east coast v/s west coast style. To qualify as a tall ship lets say at least 100 feet on deck, traditional rig and a woody. (sorry royaliste, this knocks us both out- but we shall soon have enough for a Rosborough traditional rigged rendezvous!! huzzah!!!) So east coast we have so far Rose, Kalmar Nykel, Schooner Virginia, Pride of Baltimore I & II, Pride of South Carolina, anything from the Herreshoff yard over 100 feet.
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well folks, I have finally gotten off my duff and posted a couple new pictures of our project, LUNA. She is Royalistes sister. the pictures are looking forward, aft and down to the aft cabin. Now that the cover is over we were able to rip the rotten cabin and quarter deck off. now the fun begins!! To see the whole project visit www.colonialseaport.org of course, i used the camera phone so it looks horrible but you get the idea.
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I'm looking for information regarding the Atlantic shipping routes, specifically England to the east coast of America in summer, including prevailing winds (if possible). Thanks for any help.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25145600/
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Hey I have one of these in my yard! During the age of sail, the White Pine’s high quality wood was valued for masts, many trees were marked in colonial times with the broad arrow, reserving them for the British Royal Navy. An unusual large, lone, white pine was found, in coastal South Carolina along the Black River (far from where they normally grow) and the king's mark was put upon this particular tree, giving rise to the town of Kingstree. The wood was often squared immediately after felling to fit in the holds of ships better The British soon built special barge-like vessels which could carry up to 50 pine trunks destined to be ship masts. A 100’ mast was about 3’X3…
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Three photos here http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/01...k.ap/index.html WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) -- Geologists searching for diamonds have stumbled upon a shipwreck loaded with gold and silver coins, ivory and cannons to fend off pirates. An archaelogist told The Associated Press on Thursday that the ship dates back some 500 years -- around the time Vasco de Gama and Columbus were plying the waters of the New World. The Namdeb Diamond Corp. had reported Wednesday that geologists discovered the shipwreck on April 1 during a search for diamonds off Namibia's southwest coast. Astrolabes and other period navigational tools were discovered. * Spanish gold coins, P…
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While at the Wayne public library, I was looking for cd's to burn, and this book was at an end display, so I picked it up. it covers a lot in detail of the ships, crew, battles, attack techniques, weapons, repairing, diet, etc. Typical British seaman, c. 1770 The Weather Gauge...as quoted in master & Commander a couple of times Two types of melee Rations So on & so forth
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I have seen one wooden framed fire box aboard a replica vessel in Deltaville, Va this last August. I don't remeber the name of the ship but do remember the firebox. I have been looking for designs and documentation on fireboxes and their use. I did find a reference - Galley of the Avondster - which gave a discription of the construction but no sketch. The drawings in the article only showed open firepits. From what I can gather the fireboxes were the in between stage preceding the iron pits or stoves around 1728. The larger vessels had the giant masonary / stone firepits. Smaller ones would have probably used the fireboxes. I am trying to verify the period they…
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After many interuptions, especially from making ships in bottles for Dreamworks Production of Alice Seabold's novel The Lovely Bones, the QAR model of the museum at Teach's Hole on Ocracoke is in the standing rigging phase. Thought you'd enjoy viewing the Admiralty Version (without masts). Research on constructing the model included long discussions with David Moore and folks with the QAR Project. Model completion deadline is mid-late February. 1) A drawing from Smithsonian magazine QAR article: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_2381.jpg Photo 2: Admiralty Style—Port View: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/…
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The Germany based company SkySails installs the "Beluga Skysails 3" with a 160 square meter kite system to help save fuel. Read more here and here.
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Ahoy mates. I be “in the market, as it were,” for blueprints of ships from the age of Piracy; specifically, a Spanish Galleon, Brigantine, Sloop or Schooner, and possibly a Ketch or Pinnace. While reviewing a book on Geoff Hunt’s phenomenal maritime paintings, I ran across several examples of projecting a three-view of a ship from the blueprints. This is right down my alley, with my background as a technical illustrator. These could be of actual ships that existed in history, or of contemporary replicas, or even ships from Hollywood movies (not limited to POTC.) For each type of ship, I would need a plan view (eye level) and an overhead view, with a front- or rear-v…
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Ever wonder about the abilities of the old tall ships? We just finished up the Harvest Moon Regatta here on the Texas Gulf coast. For those who aren't familiar with it, this is a 150 mile offshore race from Galveston to Port Aransas. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 260 boats competed this year - everything from the ultra modern to the interestingly old. Tall ship old. The old girl from 1877 wasn't handicapped and wasn't scored but it's just as well as I'm sure she'd through off the curve. Of the 260 or so boats to start she physically hit the finish line noon friday fifth, beat only by three trimarans and a J-144. To put this in perspective, we sailed in some seve…
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I wonder if any of you mates know where I can get drawings or plans of various ships of old. I've seen a couple at some nautical type resturants and bars but no one can tell me where they got them. I would like to get one of the Rattlesnake and HMS Victory
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Just found this on my server newspage- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseys...ide/6986986.stm Funny how things get covered up in the name of "progress" as they call it. Bo
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Unfortunately, I've been away from the pub for quite a while, with moving and organizing a 7-boat (not pirate related) event. However, I've been following this story closely since I first heard that the schooner Robertson II ran aground and capsized. She's a pretty schooner from the 1940s, and was the last Canadian fishing schooner actually fishing. Later, she was moved to the west coast and became a sail training vessel for a Canadian organization called SALTS. Eventually, she was sold and became a yacht. THEN TRAGEDY STRUCK... Luckily, all onboard were rescued safely. She ran aground on a charted reef while attempting to anchor. As the tide went out, she c…
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