The Cat-Heads - Jotika H.M.S VICTORY 1805 Manual

The Cat-Heads

The cat-head is constructed as shown (Fig 018) from 1x5mm walnut, 0.5x5mm walnut, and a length of 1mm brass rod. The
stop cleat is made from 1x3mm walnut. When assembled, paint the whole assembly yellow, with two blue rectangles on the
fore face as shown (Photo 032) and attach a 1mm wide strip of cartridge paper as banding.
The cast crown (674) is painted as shown (Photo 033) and glued to the end. The assembly is attached to the hull, with the cat-
head knee (129) against the aft edge and the cat-head support (130) against the underside, all of the parts will require sanding
to sit flush against the hull. The cat-head knee is painted black, the support is painted as shown.
Note: the cat-head should be positioned such that it appears to be a continuation of the 5mm cat-tail on the forecastle.
A length of brass profile 1 should be warmed and shaped to run between the cat-head support and the upper rail (of 2x2mm
beach).
Note: where the brass profile intersects the wale, this section of the wale should be removed to allow the profile to sit flush
against the hull. Also, the brass profile should run over the top of the foremost middle gun deck gunport at a sufficient distance
to accommodate the gunport rigol to be fitted at a later stage.
Photo 032
129
Sand edge
to fit flush
against hull
130
Fig 018
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27.5
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35.5
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2003 JoTiKa Ltd.
Photo 033
1x5 walnut
1x5 walnut
0.5x5 walnut
1x5 walnut
0.5x5 walnut
1x5 walnut
1x5 walnut
1x5 walnut end cap
6
1x5 walnut to make
up stop cleat
5
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