Ships boats

**Gunner** · 05-04-2013, 01:39

Does anyone have a drawing of a Napoleonic SOL lowering or lifting a boat besides the one on page 173 of the Russian Warships in the age of Sail 1696-1860?

**Berthier** · 05-04-2013, 02:15

The book Seamanship in the Age of Sail < Conway Maritime 1984 has a chapter on this, pages 282-288 followed by a chapter on man overboard. The pages are too large for my scanner, I'll try photographing them.

**Berthier** · 05-04-2013, 02:31

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Here you go!

**Whitejamest** · 05-04-2013, 09:12

Whoa, thanks for posting that Bethier, that's something I've been wondering about too, and I'd never seen diagrams before. Very cool! - James

**Coog** · 05-04-2013, 09:35

Great information Daniel.

**7eat51** · 05-04-2013, 10:02

Thank you for the info/visuals, Daniel.

**Cmmdre** · 05-04-2013, 10:12

Great illustrations. Thank you Daniel. Your post has clarified how the smaller boats are stored, loaded and unloaded on a ship.

**Sea Gull** · 05-04-2013, 15:04

Wow, that's really detailed. May have to look out for that book. Thanks for the photos.

**Gunner** · 05-04-2013, 17:16

Book looks good. Just picked one up on ebay.
Thanks Daniel.

Originally Posted by Berthier

here you go!

**Berthier** · 05-04-2013, 18:12

Ed it's a great book on the technicalities of doing things with ships. From taking and laying out the anchor, to box-hauling, raising and lowering sails etc. A real gold mine for reference.

**Gunner** · 05-04-2013, 18:36

Looking forward to it.
I just hope the way things are done are identified by the period or year.

**CHolgren** · 05-04-2013, 19:17

Reading Moby **** as a kid is what got me interested in sailing vessels. I always wondered how a harpoon boat got into the water. Thanks for the info Daniel.

**Nightmoss** · 05-04-2013, 20:03

Thanks for the pictures. It would make for an interesting diorama/scene for boats going ashore (to bury treasure) or visiting a port without a functioning dock?

**Volunteer** · 05-04-2013, 23:38

Wow! Thanks Daniel. I've read descriptions but a picture is worth a thousand words. I know what I'm going to do with my next ship now.

**David Manley** · 05-05-2013, 01:08

Its one of those books that should be in the bookcase of every AoS rules author (and well thumbed it should be - mine certainly is - one of the best purchases I've ever made)