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Gary,
Here is a link and information for the NRG's Ship Modeler's Shop Notes http://www.thenrg.org/store.html?na...2c69a8b4988579a The Nautical Research Guild's Ship Modeler's Shop Notes book is now in the fourth printing. This popular and insightful volume discusses the construction of ship models in numerous articles written by marine historians and ship model builders. Edited by Merritt Edson and assisted by Ben Lankford, Edward Mueller and Norman Rubin, it is a compilation of shop notes and articles from out-of-print material from Nautical Research Journals. This book has been a standard for ship model building, and highly acclaimed by professionals and beginners alike. The material has not gone out of date. The articles are by notables such as Howard I Chapelle, Harold M. Hahn, Michael Costagliola, Ben Lankford, Merritt Edson, Dana McCalip, and many others. There are nearly 170 articles, 9 plans of hull lines and many drawings contained in 216 pages. The format is 8.5 x 11, soft wire-o bound. Topics include: # Research # Tools # Materials # Processes # Hull Construction # Details and Fittings # Finishes # Rigging # Cases Price: $30.00 The other book referenced, The Ship Model Builder's Assistant, by Charles Davis is available at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca I hope this helps. Anne  
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Anne & others:
Ship modelers shop notes is available at Amazon for $23.95, new and used. How's the hip coming along? You skiing yet? have you received your "Rattlesnake" yet?
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Hi James,
Thanks for the info. My hip is healing well thanks but I overdid it during the weekend and am paying the price in pain. Skiing is on the back burner for a while, but I do hope to get a few easy runs in before the end of next season. My Rattlesnake kit is standing by, but right now I'm working on shaping the hull of my Sultana and gathering the materials for a scratch build of the Syren. I'm using Chuck Passaro's practicums for both builds. Anne 
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Anne --
thank you for the info ( James - also , thanks for info) . HOLD FAST !
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07-22-2008, 05:48 PM
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Don , Russ . James , Anne --
thank you for the info and imput . I may just leave the bars in the capstan . capstan cable chasers tied to anchor cable - capstan chalks inplace -- anchor raised to cat head -- crew "fishing" the anchor -- does this sound right ? This ship is starting to comsume me !!!???!!! - lol HOLD FAST !
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07-22-2008, 06:46 PM
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I think that's correct. The chalks are the pawls I think. If that's correct, then it all sounds okay.
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07-22-2008, 11:29 PM
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Gary: By the time the crew fished the anchor, the capstan bars would have been removed. They are never left in place when not in use due to the danger of the pawls slipping and the capstan spinning around and throwing the bars out at high speed. But you could show the anchor cable "snubbed" and slacked off, with one crew member removing the bars.
When in place , they had a small rope securing the bars to the capstan at the "butt" end to prevent "ejection". Did the RC use a "cable messenger"? Then you need a bunch of "little nippers" in your crew as well. How involved are you going to make this "diorama"? You may be "on the foc'sle for the next year! 
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07-23-2008, 07:56 AM
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James --
yes the RC did use a cable messenger , so the nippers will have to be added as well -- you say another year in build time -- maybe two !! I may want to re-think the whole idea ?. HOLD FAST !
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07-23-2008, 11:51 PM
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Gary:
Well...If you are in the process of "fishing the anchor" it could be as follows: 1. Anchor "lashed" to cathead (cat falls removed) 2. No anchor cable visible (it's "below decks"); Therefore, no "nippers", or capstan bars. 3. Fish davit erected and fish attached to anchor with "crew" heaving on the line. 4. Capstan bars "racked" on the ceiling (inner bulkhead). That would get rid of those "dirty little nippers" and the men at the capstan. There, I just eliminated half your crew for you (no thanks necessary), so, it's still only a year more (more or less).
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