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In lugnet.pirates, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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Nice! And the parchment paper is a great idea... I’m already stealing one
of your tricks for a boat I’m working on, and this makes two.
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Thanks, Mark!
I’ve done a few vessels with real cloth sails, and I have to say that the
paper is better looking, easier to work with, and holds its shape better.
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One of those striped
canopies would look good - are those historically accurate?
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Absolutely! Probably not while under sail though. ;-)
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Stupid question - why not?
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All the references that I’ve seen have awnings like that used whilst at
anchor... there are probably exceptions, though. The awning would be in the way
for any sailhandling, and I wonder if the arm wasn’t used to support the ridge
of the awning, at least sometimes...
But, if you’re happy with horned helmets (as I am!), a canopy shouldn’t be a
problem.
(xposted to .boats)
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Interesting. (thanks for the "stupid" question, Mark. I was wondering too.) I've felt funny planning a prominant "front end" to my boat because I read that they made them to travel in either direction (hence the mast being positioned dead (...) (18 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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