Thames Sailing Barge Stuff

Hi Ray, good idea you have with the cork, I know its not conventional but could you raise the hight level of the hatch slightly. Another way I have, I put a thin layer of silicon on the hatch side and then put clingfilm over it then pushed the hatch cover down on top until dry, It makes a nice snug fit and conforms to the hatch shape.Trim off the clingfilm after

Andy

Hi Andy

I hope all is well down under ? I'm back on the little barge, managed to rig the sprit, I'm using SS fishing trace and crimps for most of the standing rigging, I can now cut some card templates for the sails and get stitching

Gareth, I very much liked the Solartex hatch covering effect on Spider J, I will be giving it a go !

Regards Ray

Hi All

Now moving on the below deck works for the main sheet and vang control lines, which will enter the hull via the 5/32" diameter tubes bent to fit after annealing to bright red and quenched in cold water to soften. The main sheet is central and the vang to the side, I'm going to use a decent quality Avox servo with a brass arm for sail control.

Regards Ray

Hi All

This freezing weather here is great for cracking on in the workshop with sail templates for the little barge, Also my bargain of the week from Aldi, the Work Zone Suction Vice £5.99 ! great for working in the kitchen or dining room while the management's out Fore sail labelled wrong !

Regards Ray

Hi, Ray I'm off down to Aldi right now, that vice is just what I have been looking for!

Eddie.

Hi Eddie

Good show, I always thought the more vices you have, the more fun can be had

Regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 05/02/2018 11:24:10

Yes and this is one that I can use indoors in the warm!

Eddie

Hi,

As far as sail control is concerned, experienced modeler Peter Simmonds wrote to me that he is using in his TSB models the Hitec 765HB lever arm servo for main sheet , and vangs too.

In my Capricorn I have sailing winch for main sheet and lever arm servo for vangs,

Some photos you can see here> http://tomarack.rajce.idnes.cz/TSB_Capricorn/

http://tomarack.rajce.idnes.cz/Lady_Daphne/

Maybe some next answers you can find here... => http://barge.homeunix.org/index.php/home

http://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=95328

greetings Tom

Edited By tomarack on 10/02/2018 16:59:19

Edited By tomarack on 10/02/2018 17:07:54

Hi Ray,

You've made good progress with your build of Giralda, I'm learning to control the sowing machine a bit more everyday, Now that i have passed my proficiency test with it. Good luck making your sails. Its not as easy as I first thought. I liked your idea of using wire trace for your standing rigging. Sailed "Windsor Belle " pretty well in a 30klm breeze last week, Gusting to 35 klm, still dry in the hold, Lucky eh !

Regards, Andy

let me put here list of Magazines with TSB articles

Model ship builder

Thames river Spritsail barge                       x  1 - 2 / 1991

Model Boats

TSB Kitty (model building + plan)                x  4 / 1999

TSB Celia Jane , plan and model building   x  9 - 12 /1984

Fine tunning / Celia Jane                    * Ivor Warne   x  7 / 2007

More fine tunning / Celia Jane                                   x  11 / 2008

Marine Modelling International

TSB Venta (model building)                         x   6 / 2002

TSB Veronica ( model building)           * R. Chesney 7-9 / 2014

TSB Westmoreland ( model building)  * P.Simmonds 7 / 2016

TSB Haughty Belle ( model building)   *P.Simmonds 9 / 2017

Ships in scale

TSB Experiment                                    x  5-8 / 2011

Edited By tomarack on 11/02/2018 15:07:07