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Slipway painted and on rails
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Will taylor
, Jan 03 2012 07:41 PM
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- Uploaded: Jan 03 2012 07:41 PM
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Will Taylor
I have designed this slip to comfortably accomodate a beam of scale 24ft and max length of 60ft. The framework after rivetting detail completed was sprayed with grey primer. I then went to my (salvaged) wood supply and chose this piece of conti-board and cut it down to 33ins x 16ins. Next job was to fix the rails onto the board. These brass 'G' scale rails were also salvaged (from my bosses garden). They came with chairs and after one rail was laid as straight as possible, the remainder were laid at 6.5mm gauge for the centre pair with the outriggers spaced out at 140mm from the nearest of the centre pair. The base board was then inclined to 7 degrees.
This is the first model I've seen of anything like this. The rusty old bogies and steel of the old Macduff slip's cradle used to fascinate me. Once a boat was in position and the cradle had been slid out from under it, the blocks and props that steadied the boat looked like a really skilful trick. The new big cradles that hold the boats till they're back in the water look crude in comparison. But that's just me. I'm sure the newer ones are safer, more efficient and easier to operate.
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Yes Rob,
I've noticed from your art that you must know quite a bit about slipway cradles as they feature in your paintings quite a bit. My next challenge is to get the weathering looking realistic.
Cheers
Will
I've noticed from your art that you must know quite a bit about slipway cradles as they feature in your paintings quite a bit. My next challenge is to get the weathering looking realistic.
Cheers
Will
