Euromodel – Lyde(1787).05. fife rails to pump. January 2021
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An interpretive build of the Lyde English Schooner 1787 Scale 1:80
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05.FIFE RAIL to PUMP January 2021
My interpretive build is based on the supplied drawings, the kit material – and an amount of extra mater ial.
This work only illustrates how this ship might be built.The level of
complexity chosen is up to the individual
This resource information was based on the original text supplied by Euromodel and then expanded in detail as the actual ship was constructed by the author, Peter Coward. Neither the author or Euromodel have any commercial interest in this information and it is published on the Euromodel web site in good faith for other persons who may wish to build this ship. Euromodel does not accept any responsibility for the contents that follow.
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Contents CHAPTER 1: DECK ACCESSORIES ...... 4
Hatchways ...... 6 Quarter Deck: 1 & 2 ...... 6 Coaming Construction ...... 6 Main Deck, 3 & 4...... 8 Coamings ...... 9 Hatchway Covers ...... 9
Ladders ...... 10
Pump ...... 11
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Illustrations Figure 1: Euromodel Museum Lyde Model...... 4 Figure 2: Supporting Standard ...... 4 Figure 3: Bowsprit Fife Rail ...... 5 Figure 4: Preparing for Octagonal Shaping ...... 5 Figure 5: Bowsprit Fife Rail & Bitts...... 5 Figure 6: Sloping Sides and Cannon Ball Racks ...... 6 Figure 7: Hatchway No. 2 ...... 6 Figure 8: Grate Positioning ...... 7 Figure 9: Cannon Ball Racks & Lowered Grate ...... 7 Figure 10: Athwartship Height at Mid-Line ...... 8 Figure 11: Athwartship Height at Outer Corner ...... 8 Figure 12: Initial Construction ...... 8 Figure 13: Starting Point for Hatchways ...... 9 Figure 14: Side View ...... 9 Figure 15: Completed Main Deck Hatchway Coamings ...... 9 Figure 16: Main Deck Hatchway Covers...... 9 Figure 17: Visible Ship Ladders ...... 10 Figure 18: Ladder Base Support in Hatchway 2 ...... 10 Figure 19: Pump Assembly ...... 11
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CHAPTER 1: DECK ACCESSORIES
Fife Rails
Foremast
Plan Sheets 2, 4, 5 & 8 all showed a distance between the posts as 23.5 mm.
As for the bowsprit fife rail that follows this comment, the drawings show the foremast fife rail to be 4 x 5 mm. CS but this is not supported by Fig. 16 when comparing the bitts to the rail.
Inference from this image suggests that 2 x 4 mm. is a more likely CS.
Figure 1: Euromodel Museum Lyde Model
In a real ship, the bitts pass through to the lower deck affording a high degree of stability. In this build the bitts are pinned to the focs’le deck and also are supported by standards on the forward face of the bitts (Fig. 17, yellow).
Figure 2: Supporting Standard
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Bowsprit
The drawings show the fife rail to be 4 x 5 mm. CS and that is supported by Fig. 18 when comparing the bitts to the rail.
However, there is no such material supplied in the kit and so the rail for this build was constructed from scrap material. As an alternative, some of the supplied 2 x 4 mm. in the kit could be used ?
Figure 3: Bowsprit Fife Rail
The two finished bitts have an octagonal CS. After some experimentation … • one length of 5 x 5 mm. length sufficient for both pieces including wastage,
• pencil marks run down on all sides approx. 1.75 mm in from each edge,
• using a sharp knife, the four edges were cut back to the marked lines, so producing an additional four faces,
• careful sanding is then required.
• each of the eight faces should be approx. 2.4 Figure 4: Preparing for Octagonal Shaping mm. wide.
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Figure 5: Bowsprit Fife Rail & Bitts Euromodel – Lyde(1787).05. fife rails to pump. January 2021
Hatchways
Quarter Deck: 1 & 2
• The aft end of the main deck plywood base projected out into the visible space below hatchway 2 area and whilst not a problem (since it would be covered by a grate), it was decided to remove this excess material.
• Short-sightedness in not installing the lower decks was going to cause a small problem with the ladder installations so the ship interior was painted with matt black paint. Some thought was also given to sliding in some pieces of timber to act as a ‘deck’.
• With the deck beams installed, the planking of the quarter (and focs’le) decks was completed using the same method as for the Main Deck discussed earlier.
• The grate is inserted into the coaming to a depth approximating the surrounding deck level (Fig. 2).
Coaming Construction Hatchway No. 2 is the most complex of all. Not only do the sides slope (shaded yellow) but the two cannon ball racks (shaded blue) are cut into the sloping surfaces. Not many builders appear to follow through with this aspect and just build coamings with vertical sides and two cannon ball strips placed against them. This build went with the intent of the drawings.
Figure 6: Sloping Sides and Cannon Ball Racks
The grate shown in Fig. 2 hides a division for the ladder.
Figure 7: Hatchway No. 2
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Figure 8: Grate Positioning
Cannon Ball Racks Drawings differ on the various plan sheets so some interpretation is required. The sloping sides were cut into as suggested in Fig. 3 but also extending outwards past the hatchway edge using some 2 x 4 mm. timber.
Fig. 4 shows sides cut vertical and cannon ball racks inserted.
Figure 9: Cannon Ball Racks & Lowered Grate
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Main Deck, 3 & 4
• in cross-section, the drawings show hatchway coamings are not of a simple configuration.
• coaming height differs between Plan Sheets 2 and 5. I went with Plan Sheet 2.
Alternative 1: The outer part that sits on the deck could be ignored and the hatchway surround just formed from one timber strip that fits into the space provided.
Alternative 2: An outer section can be added on as a plain rectangular or as a triangular cross-sectional form - either of which would sit on the surrounding deck surface. Fig. 25 shows the coaming as having a slight triangular section. 5.5 mm.
Main Hatchway (No. 3) Athwartships (across the ship) there is a significant camber that needs to be considered when constructing the coaming of the main hatchway. In Figs. 12 & 13, the two main strips collectively make up the hatchway surround as shown in the drawings.
A 12 mm. height inner strip (yellow) fits into the open space Figure 10: Athwartship Height at Mid-Line provided in the deck and an outer strip (blue) fits onto the deck surface.
Athwartships, this outer strip needed a distinct curve on the under edge to fit the deck camber. Its height (on the mid-line) shown in the drawings is approx. 5.5 mm. in Plan Sheet 2 but 8 mm. in Plan Sheet 5. In the end, settled on the lesser height. The final height at the outer corner was 7.0 mm. (taking into account a change of 1.5 mm. from the mid-line).
alternative 2
The sides pieces were constructed 7.0 mm. from 2 mm. thick mahogany (different timber but it was going to be painted black anyway). Both the inner and outer sections alternative 1 were glued together first and only then were the tapered sides formed. Figure 11: Athwartship Height at Outer Corner Figure 12: Initial Construction
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Coamings
Plan Sheet 2 presents an illusion of a wide, flat coaming surrounding the hatchways. In reality, it is a plan view of tapered edges. On the main deck, mid-line height above deck is approx. 5.5 mm.
Figure 13: Starting Point for Hatchways Figure 14: Side View
Figure 15: Completed Main Deck Hatchway Coamings
NOTES • construction of the quarter deck hatchway coamings could not be completed until after the deck had been planked, and ....
• planking could not occur until after the deck beam had been constructed.
Hatchway Covers
Cover items to be blackened … 4 x eye pins 4 x rings
Figure 16: Main Deck Hatchway Covers
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Ladders Utilising the supplied material meant that …
• width of all steps reduced.
• number of steps adjusted.
hatchway 4: 7 steps a scrap piece of 5 mm. thick timber was glued over the centre line keel to support the ladder base; also added was a 2 x 2 mm. strip along the starboard side of the scrap piece to prevent the ladder from slipping whilst being fixed in place. deck access
main deck (quarter deck access): (2) x 3 steps 7-step lengths cut from two of the supplied lengths; shorter remnants used for the 3-step ladders. 4 2 hatchway 2: 11 steps a scrap piece of 2 mm. thick timber was glued over the centre line keel to support the ladder base (Fig. 18); also added was a Figure 17: Visible Ship Ladders 2 x 2 mm. strip along the starboard side of the scrap piece to prevent the ladder from slipping whilst being fixed in place.
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Figure 18: Ladder Base Support in Hatchway 2
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Pump The parts supplied, whilst forming a pump, differ a little from that in the drawing. The purists will want to construct their own but with a little effort, what is in the kit can be modified quite readily.
• timber painted black and brass fulcrum blackened
• the upper ridge of the barrel was cut through to allow the lever support to sit firmly against the side
Figure 19: Pump Assembly
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