Restoration & Upgrading of the HMS BOREAS (1774) - scale 1:48

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Painting the WALES and making a WORKING STAND

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FINISHING PAINTING​

 

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Making The CAVEL BLOCKS​

 

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[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Splendid work, Ohla!

 

[AllanKP69]

What year is Boreas being depicted?
Thanks

 

[Masters Mate]

Beautiful work as always, Ohla.

What is the purpose of "Cavel" blocks? I can't find anything about them in my plans for Medea (Enterprise class) 1778.

Do they serve the same purpose as cleats?

 

[AllanKP69]

I cannot speak for this particular ship, but one example is the Medway (60) 1742 as she was rigged in 1763. The cavel blocks were the belaying points for the fore and main topsail yard halliards and main top and middle staysail halliards. Cavel cleats were belaying points for the main topsail yard braces.
Allan