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1. Willem🇩🇪

   Petty Officer 2ª clase·hace 5 años

   Very nice building. 👍
   To bad we can't sail together as that we're located to far from each other.

   Le gusta a RNinMunich and Martin555 Ver todo
2. Martin555🇬🇧

   Almirante de la flota·hace 5 años

   Hi Michaelc,
   
   She looks very nice.
   You should put it in your Harbour with more information about her.
   
   Martin555.
3. Michaelc🇬🇧

   Reclutar·hace 5 años

   This is my barge, almost ready to go in the water.

   Le gusta a Davidson and sirscapa and 3 others
4. RNinMunich🇩🇪Bronze

   Almirante de la flota·hace 6 años

   Sehr schön Willem 👍
   Lastkähne "Barges" sind nicht unbedingt "mein Ding", aber ich erkenne ausgezeichnete Arbeit, wenn ich sie sehe!😀
   Grüße aus München, Doug
5. Nerys🇬🇧

   Almirante de la flota·hace 6 años

   Hi Tom, thank you for mentioning the AMBO site again . My reference to it has probably been lost as I spoke about it in my first post on the subject. I quite agree, that is the place to go for any detailed information on model Thames Barges.
   
   Cheers, Nerys
6. tomarack🇨🇿

   Subteniente·hace 6 años

   Hi, nice built model,
   I recommend you to visit AMBO link ,please -(Association of Model Barge Owners ) It is basically a replacement solution for older AMBO sites that have ceased activity . Here you will find further answers to your questions as well as a number of other documents for the construction of TS barges.
   

   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2659272094133382
   Tom

   Le gusta a Nerys
7. Nerys🇬🇧

   Almirante de la flota·hace 6 años

   Excellent answer to the problem Jacko, as long as it is easy to do and if you don't mind swapping them round.
   
   Cheers, Nerys

   Le gusta a Martin555
8. jacko🇬🇧

   Comandante·hace 6 años

   rudder i made with drop 1 for sail 1 for show

   Le gusta a Nerys and Martin555 Ver todo
9. Nerys🇬🇧

   Almirante de la flota·hace 6 años

   It has just come to me. Did your original plan show a rudder extension.? If not, I would strongly recommend that you fit one. The rudder on a model barge is not deep enough in the water to effectively steer. I always build a slot on one side of the rudder, then push an extension down through that. Others pivot an extension. I have seen a rudder built up of three layers, the middle layer being left out for an extension to be dropped down. Whichever you do,and it doesn't matter what, you need an extension of some sort.
   
   Cheers, Nerys

   Le gusta a Davidson and Peejay Ver todo
10. Nerys🇬🇧

    Almirante de la flota·hace 6 años

    I'm sorry, I missed your question about the Forestay. That comes down to two very large blocks, the lower one being well and truly fastened to the top of the stem with an iron band going down the front of the stem. The purpose of these two blocks, called the stayfall blocks is to lower the whole of the gear down on deck. The wire purchase, the stayfall goes through these blocks and is taken to the windlass , turns are put around the windlass barrel to hold it and, then the gear can be eased down or hoisted up. The anchor chain being slackened up for this purpose. It's all done by man power, and is probably the heaviest job there is to do on a barge, though in actual fact it was done in working days by the skipper and his mate, often a young boy. Though if they were moored near other barges, the other crews would join in to help. Really, it would be a good idea if you could obtain a book that explains the gear to you. You would understand the whole concept of the barge if you did. There is a very good one called ,'A handbook of sailing barges' by F.S.Cooper. It has some very good explanatory illustrations. Fred Cooper was a barge skipper himself and the illustrations were drawn by John Chancellor, who owned a lived on a barge called Viper.
    Hope you understand what I've been trying to explain.
    
    Cheers, Nerys

    Le gusta a Colin H