Hello Everyone
On the Ships of Scale Forum, the whole bijboot-issue of mine has attracted a lot of interest with various suggestions and examples sent to me. I was very pleased therefore, to get this reaction from @Ab Hoving. I am sure that seeing that many of us are building Dutch ships, this will be of interest to you all.
Heinrich,
Dutch ships had two auxiliary vessels: a 'chaloup' for transporting people (round stem and stern, flat counter with side boards, carvel bottom, clinker sides, length 4/5 of the 'boot', mostly stored on deck, see picture 1 and 2) and a 'boot' (made for transport of goods and other heavy duties, round bow and stern, flat bottomed with no keel, clinker sides, length equal to the beam of the ship, or 1/4 of its length, with a windlass for bringing out the anchor and the possibility to sail, mostly towed with a rope coming through one of the 'cardinals hats' near the gun ports in the stern, see picture 3 and 4). Here are some Delftship impressions:
All and all: it does not seem a good idea to 'borrow' a longboat out of another tradition of sailing.
If necessary I can supply you with lines plans, just let me know.
Ab
On the Ships of Scale Forum, the whole bijboot-issue of mine has attracted a lot of interest with various suggestions and examples sent to me. I was very pleased therefore, to get this reaction from @Ab Hoving. I am sure that seeing that many of us are building Dutch ships, this will be of interest to you all.
Heinrich,
Dutch ships had two auxiliary vessels: a 'chaloup' for transporting people (round stem and stern, flat counter with side boards, carvel bottom, clinker sides, length 4/5 of the 'boot', mostly stored on deck, see picture 1 and 2) and a 'boot' (made for transport of goods and other heavy duties, round bow and stern, flat bottomed with no keel, clinker sides, length equal to the beam of the ship, or 1/4 of its length, with a windlass for bringing out the anchor and the possibility to sail, mostly towed with a rope coming through one of the 'cardinals hats' near the gun ports in the stern, see picture 3 and 4). Here are some Delftship impressions:
All and all: it does not seem a good idea to 'borrow' a longboat out of another tradition of sailing.
If necessary I can supply you with lines plans, just let me know.
Ab
