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This is a good place to describe the placement of the chainplates tho
it is better to delay their installation until just before you begin
rigging. As the shrouds fan down from the masthead, each forms a
slightly different angle with the channel, Fig. 20A. Therefore the
point at which the chainplate attaches to the hull should be in a true
line, masthead thru the channel notch to the hull. Temporarily set a
dowl in the mast hole, swing a string from masthead height thru the
notch and thence to hull, marking with pencil point. (Fig. 20B).
The CHAINPLATES may be made from annealed iron wire of appropriate
thickness. The loop form is more authentic, but for smaller (1/8" scale
and under), the single wire with deadeye strop (or strap) at one end
and eye at the lower end is satisfactory, Fig. 18. Note that the
deadeye strop is a loop containing the eye, comes together, passes over
the channel and gives an eye to the lower chainplate.
CATHEADS are easily placed. Note that they contain
sheaves by which the anchor was hoisted, Fig. 21.
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A word may be said here of the topside planking and bottom planking
generally. On each side of the keel the planking was thick and then
thinned down a little along the bottom and turn of bilge.
From the turn of bilge upwards the planking thickness gradually
increased to a maximum about the waterline, which was the widest part
of the beam. From here upwards to the top of the bulwark the planking
tapered down again. In the later day wooden sailing ships this tapering
of thickness was done gradually so that the external appearance was
quite smooth except for thin mouldings. Fig. 22. Before this
development the thick planking or MAIN WALES at the waterline
terminated in a distinct ledge on to the thinner topside planking, and
sometimes another narrower ledge to the bulwark planking which was the
thinnest on the hull. Profile plans of this type of ship will show a
single thick line near the waterline and date roughly between the late
18th to mid 19th centuries. Fig. 23, line X.
Large warships from about 1720 onwards to the early 19th century
usually had a distinct wide band of main wales with a step top and
bottom, and two or three additional topside wales between here and the
bulwark. This would show on plans as two parallel lines. Fig. 24.
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Model
scale
Ship lines
The hull, woodworking
Holes in the hull
Gun ports
Decks, laying of
Rails and channels
Wales
Stern and galleries
Head and its rails
Figurehead
Rudder
Steering gear
Deck furniture
Windlass
Capstan
Hatches
Skylights
Hammock nettings
Painting the model, colors
Waterline
Rigging:
 The spars
Tops,
crosstrees, cheeks
Mast,
boom, gaff, yards
Lower
and upper yards,
halliards
The
double topsail
Lifts,
footropes, sheets, braces, clew garnets
Yard
bands
Making the spars
Ironwork
Bowsprit, dolphin striker,
the doublings
Top, construction
Shrouds, deadeyes, lanyards
Books & Tools,
recommendations
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