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Summary of Contents for Charles W.Morgan

Page 1: ...BARK 1841 Technical Characteristics SCALE 3 16 1 0 1 64 Overall length 30 3 4 781 MM Overall height including baseboard 27 7 8 708 MM Overall width main yard 10 1 8 257 MM INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL SH...

Page 2: ...d more whales than any other whaler in history Her active days ended in 1921 with the decline of whale oil prices From 1925 to 1941 she was on display and struggling to survive at Round Hill Massachus...

Page 3: ...s Fluke Pipe and Belly Chain Chock 22 14 Port Rail and Whaleboat Logger heads 22 15 Mooring Chocks and Hawse Pipes 22 16 Open Chocks Starboard Rail Chock and Cleats 22 17 Eyebolts 22 18 Rudder and Ste...

Page 4: ...del Shipways plans and instructions were reviewed by Mystic Seaport for accuracy In 1983 Mystic restored Morgan as a double topsail bark The museum relied on photographs and other documentation to dep...

Page 5: ...he whale boats E Sharpening Stone Keeps tools razor sharp F Boring Tools 1 Set of 60 to 80 miniature bits 2 1 16 3 32 and 1 8 bits 3 Pin vise G Miscellaneous 1 Tack hammer 2 Tweezers a few 3 Small fin...

Page 6: ...ood comes in 1 32 3 64 1 16 3 32 1 8 5 32 3 16 1 4 and 1 2 thick sheets and strips Strip widths are in the same increments while sheets may be 1 2 3 or 4 wide Note Model Shipways occasionally sub stit...

Page 7: ...ufac turer s recommended thinner Floquil makes railroad military and marine col ors and each has its own thinner Note The latest thinners and paints are com patible with plastics Floquil s Dio Sol thi...

Page 8: ...urns water into steam and dri ves it into the wood The trick is to wait until you feel the wood wanting to yield before starting the bend Begin too soon or apply too much pressure and the strip will b...

Page 9: ...the keel is in place the rabbet is the glue line between it and the center keel The bearding line is the intersection of the center keel and the inside surface of hull planks Measure its position from...

Page 10: ...ch side of the hull just below the deck Figure 1 6 This is a crit ical step Measure the spacing between each port and starboard bulkhead and retack the battens until the hull is aligned Although the c...

Page 11: ...At this point it extends past the bulk heads After the hull planking is installed the planksheer will protrude slightly beyond that as well Next add the bulwark stanchions Get their correct angle fro...

Page 12: ...d a poor job 2 Planking Battens and Belts Hulls are easier to plank when divided into belts Each is designed to lay the planks against the bulkheads without excessive edge bending They sweep up at the...

Page 13: ...bulkhead dip the treenail in white or yellow glue and drive in place Another alter native is to whittle flat toothpicks round ones don t work as well to a point Place the entire toothpick in the hole...

Page 14: ...equire tapering to butt flush against the adjacent plank Properly machined planks have square edges Butting them together on a hull may produce a small gap Most are sealed with glue or wood filler or...

Page 15: ...t the plank Trace this tapered plank to obtain another for the other side of the hull Repeat for the remaining planks in Belt A Install these planks on the hull Follow the same procedure for the next...

Page 16: ...ing Or attach the planks with brown woodworker s glue It s dark enough to pass for caulking Thick Pads Laser cut thick pads go under the windlass knees and around the mainmast Fit these before plank i...

Page 17: ...ting the copper with a sharp point This is easi ly overdone especially when too big a nail is used If it doesn t look scalelike forget it Coloring Copper plates will tarnish naturally or can be chemic...

Page 18: ...f hatch and companionway coamings were not installed when planking the deck it s time to locate them along with the hurricane house deckhouse veg etable bin skylight amidships shelter boat bearer crew...

Page 19: ...nstruction C Panel doors B Corners and tops D Companionway Glue together Scribed line Option 1 64 1 32 thick Sliding top Slide Top Cut out if top to be left open 1 16 Sq Plank Fig 5 2 Skylight Constru...

Page 20: ...ver hides the round stone add a brass wire to represent its crank handle Scratch build the grindstone if the stone is to be visible Because the grindstone is portable position it any where on the deck...

Page 21: ...cal windlass barrel is based on Mystic s drawings However in 1990 the windlass was modified to reflect Morgan in her 1885 1905 config uration and this is presented as an option In 1886 a ring gear was...

Page 22: ...at Loggerheads Loggerheads are Britannia Drill and glue them to the port rail and in each whaleboat as shown on the plans 15 Mooring Chocks and Hawse Pipes The forward round mooring chock oblong chock...

Page 23: ...es on each boat to correspond with its davit set Morgan has a pair of straight davits at the stern Mystic Seaport installed them based on photographic records but has no idea what their function was T...

Page 24: ...rom wood and brass wire These are fun to make and really add to the look of the model Everything is on the plans Colors Whaleboat colors are based on those at Mystic Seaport 22 Ship s Name The stern a...

Page 25: ...or provided but require final tapering A dowel because it is round is difficult to taper The best approach is to taper the dowel from its maximum diameter to square at the ends then eight sided Sand t...

Page 26: ...lans The basic platform for the fore and main tops and the curved supports are laser cut Make the other straight parts from stripwood Figure 6 5 Tops are simple and fun to do Fashion trestletrees cros...

Page 27: ...wood It has an unusual shape with a flat top Taper the wood then cut the tenon for the cap Figure 6 9 Although the bowsprit cap is laser cut enlarge and angle its holes and taper the top and bottom e...

Page 28: ...corner the clew upper forward corner the throat and the aft upper corner the peak A triangular sail is similar except the upper corner is called the head It has no throat or peak 2 Standing rigging Fi...

Page 29: ...back to the hull This strut is the martingale or dolphin striker and Morgan has one Head stays run through the jibboom down to the dol phin striker and back to the bow Martingale stays are separate an...

Page 30: ...del like that However the mass of sails obscures most spar and deck details Sails look better on a ship at sea Sails furled yards lowered on their lifts Here is a pleasing compromise Reality is mainta...

Page 31: ...n cotton is acceptable and available from Model Expo Although linen is ideal most is too heavy for 3 16 scale models Wash sailcloth several times to preshrink it When dry iron the cloth but be careful...

Page 32: ...remove with the sail and which ones are easily left in place after being unhooked or untied from the sail Standing Rigging Before starting sort lines by size coat with beeswax and keep them handy Use...

Page 33: ...masts have deadeyes and futtock shrouds Figure 8 3 Make the futtock shrouds from brass wire Note Topgallant shrouds have bullseyes but the royal mast has no iron futtock shrouds deadeyes or bullseyes...

Page 34: ...bly easier prior to completing the forestays 4 Bowsprit Rigging Figure 8 6 shows the standing rigging at the bowsprit When rigging keep the dolphin striker in position Adjust the martingale stays and...

Page 35: ...lowing discusses both choices and how to rig them Each sail along with its spars is presented separately so one group can be finished before mov ing to the next Although the sequence isn t critical we...

Page 36: ...with a course in place If no sails are used here are some options Knot leechlines and bunt lines at the thimble fairleads or omit ted With the sheet pull the clew garnet block at the tack up to the bl...

Page 37: ...a leechline For model without sails tie these at the fairlead thimbles on the yard or omit Hook sheets and clewlines together similar to the lower yards The plans show the position of the yards when l...

Page 38: ...ness Drill sheave holes in the large laser cut blocks and make brass strops for the lower blocks Large and small blubber hooks are Britannia Shape some large shackles for the chain at the top Figure 9...

Page 39: ...6 The Story of Yankee Whaling American Heritage 1959 Good account and pictures of the whaling industry Availability unknown 7 Sperm Whaling from New Bedford by Elton W Hall 1982 New Bedford Whaling M...

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