Poop Deck Barricade Hammock Cranes; Poop Hammock Cranes; Poop Ladder Hand Rail; Poop Deck Bulwark Barricade - Jotika H.M.S VICTORY 1805 Manual

Poop Deck Barricade Hammock Cranes

Identify the poop rail hammock cranes (526 & 527). Paint them black and using Plan Sheet 4, 'Section through bulkhead 14'
for reference, fit them centrally to the top of the barricade rail.
Using 0.1mm natural thread, rig the hammock cranes from port to starboard, one length of thread fore and one length of thread
aft.
Note: The closed hammock cranes (527) are located at the outermost positions.

Poop Hammock Cranes

Identify the poop hammock cranes (528 - 537). Paint them black and using Plan Sheet 5 for reference, fit them centrally to the
top of the poop capping rail.
Note: The closed hammock cranes (528 & 537) are located at the foremost and aftermost positions and the aftermost hammock
crane is positioned on top of the poop snatch block.
Using 0.1mm natural thread, rig the hammock cranes from front to back, one length of thread inboard and one length of thread
outboard.

Poop Ladder Hand Rail

Position one quarterdeck stanchion (515) on the outboard side of the poop ladder extension and one at the foot of the ladder, on
the quarterdeck as shown on Plan Sheet 4, 'Poop ladder assembly'. Rig a length of 0.25 black thread between the two.
Fashion a length of 0.7mm brass wire, painted black, to the same shape as the inboard 1.5x1.5mm walnut handrail and glue or
solder in position between the stanchion on the ladder extension and the inboard post of the foremost poop hammock crane.

Poop Deck Bulwark Barricade

(If you have decided to build to the Portsmouth (2003) specification, this stage should be ignored.)
Glue 5 lengths of 0.5x4mm walnut together, edge to edge, creating a 'board' approximately 230mm long and 20mm wide.
Using Plan Sheet 5 as a guide, cut a barricade from the board to fit against the outer edge of the poop hammock cranes, the
barricade should run from the stern fascia to the front edge of the poop deck. The top plank should be positioned just below the
'O' of the hammock crane, and run the full length, i.e. all cutting across planks should be made from the lower edge. The outer
face of the bulwark should be painted black and the inner face painted yellow. When the barricade is complete, it should be
glued to the outside of the hammock cranes and secured with thread as shown (Photo 039).
The barricade was initially fitted to Victory in 1780 when she carried 6 carronades of 18 pounds on the poop deck and were
intended as protection, for the hammocks, against the flash back of these carronades. Although the carronades were removed
from the poop deck at the time of Trafalgar (they were removed during the re-fit of 1803), the barricade still remained.
Likewise the six gunports (three per side) were also still present in the barricade and they should be cut from the barricade
now, using Plan Sheet 5 for their positioning.
Photo 039
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