Shipwright
Of Wooden Ships & Sailing, Construction, Maintenance, Repair & Rescue.
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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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I have acquired a wooden sailing vessel after all my wishing; (be careful what you wish for...etc.), and I now have an 18ft boat built in 1972 by the (then) master shipwright at Mystic Seaport. She needs overhauled but she ain't rotten, just dry and needs some scraping, caulking and paint. It will be a lot of labor but it was given to me trailer and all, so the initial cost is not setting me back any. Cannot recall the style or period right off the top of my head, but she has lovely lines and will be a beauty when she sails again. Pictures to follow as soon as I can get to it! Bo
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So I'm looking at plans of a 3rd rate ship of 74 guns- Nelson era and have run across a room I'm not familiar with. Just above the keelson, forward of the rudder is a small room called a lady's hole. it fills the angled void between the rudder deadwood and the next room forward, which in this case is a bread room. So essentially there is no floor and a hatch is showing to enter from the gun room floor above it. Any ideas what its use is?
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The average square rigged ship could sail about six points from the wind according to Harland; other sources vary, but six points is the most commonly given figure. Dusting off some old trigonometry skills, I figured that if a square rigger can lie six points from the wind, then to reach an objective in the wind's eye that lies 1 nautical mile distant, the ship must cover 2.613 nautical miles to tack to it. The actual distance would be somewhat greater because of leeway. Although I understand that modern sailboats often do some of their best sailing close to the wind, I think that a square rigger sails at its very slowest on the wind. If the wind is strong enough, the…
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Ship of choice 1 2
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My curiosity is runnin wild Whats you're favorite if other please post.
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It would be great if this boat is intact. Plus, if it's displayed in a water tank, it would be really great to see an old shipwreck without all the hassle of diving in deep, cold water. Grand plan for a sunken schooner in Lake Erie Coastie
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I thought it would be nice to have a collected list of historically accurate wooden ships and their websites for reference purposes. I am thinking of historically accurate ships here, not partially historically accurate ships (for example, those with motors and such that travel to festivals.) I am also not talking about museums that are about ships, unless they are a part of the ship itself like the Vasa museum. I'm focusing on ships you can actually tour and see inside the whole of the ship, set up as it might have been during its actual sailing days. I restricted the list to ships from 1600 - 1750. The early 17th century ships are a stretch, but I've not been real …
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I am going to begin a project to create a careening camp that is as realistic as I can make it - sail tied to trees, contents of ship under it.... Well, the sail will probably be canvas. This would be the camp of sailors careening their sloop. I would like to see any references that you might have on this type. I am particularly interested in what would have been taken off the ship (I have heard everything that wasn't nailed down) and what sorts of items would have been found under the sail cloth. Any references are appreciated. I am also interested on the size and shape of one of the smaller sails on a sloop. Captain Lowther's Careening Camp
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http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/fire-guts-replica-of-104104.html?bigName=&bigPhotog=&bigCap=Flames+consume+a+replica+of+the+17th-century+flagship+Prins+Willem+in+Den+Helder%2c+northern+Netherlands%2c+early+Thursday%2c+July+30%2c+2009.+Fire+has+destroyed+a+replica+of+the+17th-century+flagship+of+the+Dutch+East+India+Company.+The+three-mast+tall+ship%2c+which+was+built+in+the+1980s%2c+was+moored+at+Holland+Village+in+Nagasaki%2c+Japan%2c+for+many+years+before+it+returned+to+the+northern+Dutch+port+of+Den+Helder+in+2003.+%28AP+Photo%2f+Peter+van+Aalst%2f+Berber+van+Beek%29&bigDeclCap=Flames+consume+a+replica+of+the+17th-century+flagship+Prins+Willem+in+Den+H…
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1. What is the difference between a jib and a fore staysail? That is, if you had a ship with three triangular sails forward of the foremast, and one person called them (from aft to fore) the inner jib, outer jib, and flying jib, and another person called the same sails the fore staysail, inner jib, and outer jib, is it just a matter of opinion, or is there an objective difference? 2. When were jibs (or fore staysails, if that was what they were first called) first introduced? Harland's Seamanship in the Age of Sail shows the Sovereign of the Seas in 1637 without a jib, and a 1756 warship with a jib. That leaves pretty well the whole GAoP in limbo. Would Morgan's sh…
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In side views of the early galleon type ships with the high stern castles, they appear to have quite a severe forward slope to the upper decks, and possibly all of the rear decks. This looks like it would be very uncomfortable to stand on for any length of time, for instance standing at the helm. Did the decks actually slope like that, or is it an illusion caused by the slope of the rail ? I have never been up close to a real one, so I thought I would pose the question. The other question is, if they actually slope in that fashion, what is the purpose ? Later style ships don't have that steep sloped appearance …
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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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As a pirate, I find myself to be somewhat underqualified. My sole sailing experience was in the summer of 1980. I was attending Tech School at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi. One of my fellow students owned an 18-foot fiberglass sailboat. In the afternoons and on weekends, weather permitting, we would sail the back bay and he taught me and several others the basics of sailing. This was all good fun, but a year later, a friend introduced me to the Horatio Hornblower series of books. Reading these novels, I learned there were such things as mainmasts, foremasts, mizzenmasts, sprits, and possibly many more bits of lumber from which one might spread sail. The boat I lear…
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I never poste a photo before. Let see if it works! Cheers Bully MacGraw
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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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Rigging gear
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A - Large fids B - Small fids C - Marlin spikes D - Fid hammer E - 2 large and 1 small serving mallet F - Tarred whipping twine and hemp whipping twine G - Codline for serving H - Beeswax block
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We are building a full scale replica of the Rotter Lowe may be done next summer, anyone interested. Bloody Jack Flint
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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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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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The poop: that odd little cabin or compartment at the extreme top and back of the ship that sits immediately above the captain's cabin, and whose roof forms the poop deck. In Falconer's diagram of a 1st-rate ship of the line, there is a large poop that is actually divided into three compartments; a room for the trumpeters, the "Captain Lieutenant's" cabin and the "cuddy," which is for "the Master and secretaries officers." All very well, but you also see poops on large East Indiamen and other merchant ships. It seems unlikely that merchants would have had trumpeters or "captain lieutenants," which would have been a military rank. I suppose they might have put the sail…
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I found a great web site for FREE boat plans. http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=SailBoats/Falcon This is the one I am looking at. Now my problem it time and money :) Any advice on what I might want to watch out for before I start?
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Just in case you would ever want to know what ships were named, FYI, I found this handy site: Pirate Ship names
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Now... for some of you who do much more research than I... may be a wee bit clearer on this subject... I've a couple books and looked about on the web.. asked a couple people... however I'm still rather unclear on the titles and ranks of those aboard ship. I know some have multiple titles and some titles have the same meaning. Is someone out there willing to assist in clearing up what is what and who is who? Example... what the captain does and why they are there. Is the Quartermaster and First Mate the same rank? What is the difference between Master Gunner and Master at Arms? All these and many other titles and ranks have not been clearly defined to me. Help! …
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I love pirate ships and I want to know all about them,in fact I wish I had my very own pirate ship. What are common types of ships that the pirates used?
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folks, i'm very happy to announce that CSF is far enough on Luna to start thinking about the helm station. What we have is a modern ship rebuilt to 18th century appearance, with modern helm equipment. Here is where we would like your help and input. Send us pictures of forward facing center pedestal wheels on wooden sailing ships. Also, what do you use most often and what do you wish you had for a helm configuration for a similar project. Remember this is an open boat, so fancy electronics are not going to be there. Were talking a compass, controls, and a wheel. I'll try to get a picture up this weekend.
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