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Reborn of 800 year old Song Dynasty junk

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  • 15 Apr 2018 21:34
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    Anonymous

    John,

    As we talked about above, I've sent you an e-mail about submitting something to the magazine about your project.

    In the meantime, I've been wondering how the model is coming along? I hope that all is going very well!

    Shemaya
  • 11 Apr 2018 08:12
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    Anonymous member

    You are always welcomed Peter. 

    John
  • 09 Apr 2018 12:51
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    Anonymous member

    John

    It looks like a fascinating project.  I look forward to seeing the progress.  If I can free up some time I'll take you up on that invitation!

    Cheers

    Peter
  • 08 Apr 2018 01:12
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    John,

    That's great news!

    I will be happy to be in touch by e-mail. The JRA annual general meeting has just happened, and my JRA e-mail address will be changing, as I am becoming the sailing  secretary. I will write to you as soon as the e-mail address is sorted out.

    Many thanks,

    Shemaya
  • 07 Apr 2018 15:17
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    Shemaya Laurel wrote:

    John,

    What a wonderful invitation! I so hope that some JRA members are able to take you up on that! Getting to sail on the boat would especially be such a tremendous experience. Thank you so much for extending this invitation. I wonder if you might like to write a little something for the JRA magazine about this project, and that you are open to visitors? More people might see that, who do not keep up with the website discussions. Any way around, it will be wonderful to hear how the project progresses.

    Very best wishes,

    Shemaya

    Shemaya,
    Sure, I can write something for the JRA magazine about this project to . Please contact me on email.

    John
  • 06 Apr 2018 23:16
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    Anonymous member

    John,

    What a wonderful invitation! I so hope that some JRA members are able to take you up on that! Getting to sail on the boat would especially be such a tremendous experience. Thank you so much for extending this invitation. I wonder if you might like to write a little something for the JRA magazine about this project, and that you are open to visitors? More people might see that, who do not keep up with the website discussions. Any way around, it will be wonderful to hear how the project progresses.

    Very best wishes,

    Shemaya
  • 05 Apr 2018 16:30
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    The boat will be built at Quanzhou (ancient name: Citong) where the wreck was excavated and displayed. Archaeolgical relics displayed in the museum showed that the ship has been to Africa and Arabia 800 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou_Maritime_Museum

     The build will take about 2 months. JRA members are welcomed to come and join us at any stage and test sail with us upon completion. In order to maintain archaeological integrity, we will be using bamboo sails with 2 masts. (although single mast is more reasonable for a boat of 7.5m LOA)

    Can anyone suggest the position of lead distance (ie CE in front of CLR)?
  • 04 Apr 2018 21:46
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    John Kwong wrote: stern will be a sloping high stern board accommodating the length of the lifting rudder and providing a high angle for the main sheet. Still checking if the stern was decorated with color motifs 800 years ago.
    I hope that they were.  The decorated sterns are so wonderful.

    David Tyler made a suggestion here, that is well worth debating.
  • 04 Apr 2018 11:49
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    It's interesting to know that the Song dynasty hull was constructed with both carvel and clinker boarding. The boarding have multiple layers. 
  • 04 Apr 2018 11:41
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    David Tyler wrote:

    That's great, John! The computer model is showing a nice bow transom, similar to SibLim's - what does the stern look like?

    stern will be a sloping high stern board accommodating the length of the lifting rudder and providing a high angle for the main sheet. Still checking if the stern was decorated with color motifs 800 years ago.
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