Muirneag SY486

1903-1947

Zulu-type Herring Drifter of Stornoway
in the Western Isles of Scotland

An Exhibition-Quality Scale Model of Muirneag SY486,
Sandy MacLeod's 'Darling Girl'

Built by Gordon Williams
Exhibition-Standard Models made on Commission
Monmouth, UK      +44(0)1600 715013      email:

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Photographs

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Starboard quarter    Cabin interior    Muirneag Starboard    Midships interior    Forecastle interior
Starboard bow    Starboard bow    Starboard    Bunks in cabin    Starboard quarter
Port bow    Port side    Port side section    Starboard stern    Rudder
Deck detail    Mainmast detail    Fish hold detail    Skegs etc    Bow deck

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Poop deck detail    Wheel etc    Stern view    Skegs etc    Skegs etc
Capstan    Fore sheet belay    Stem    Nameplate    Fish hold
Mizzen halyard    Starboard deck    Fish hold    Keel support    Sails & mizzen mast
Sternpost & rudder    Mizzen masthead    End of bowsprit    Heel of bowsprit    Mizzen sheet

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construction, fabrication, assembly
Unfinished hull    Hull in jig    Unfinished hull    Rudder on drawing    Cutting brass
Fitting out hull    Fitting out hull    Poop deck construction    Boiler in cabin    Triple blocks
Foremast lowered    Skegs, foremast lowered    Primer on hull    Stringers    Skegs, thwarts
Stern deck    Belaying pin    Serving hoist    Bunk framing    Frame assembly jig

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Keel joint    Frame bulkheads    Frame assembly    Keel in jig    Frame cutting
Deck beams    Deck planking    Boiler flue    Boiler and stove    Wheel
Capstan    Bulwark stringer    Bulkhead & frames    Mizzen sheet tackle    Wheel
Boiler and stove    Components    Poop deck details    Main deck details    Main deck planking

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Frame profiles    Card templates    Foil mask on bow    Bow finish-painted    Frame in vise    Drawplate
Drawing frames    Foredeck    Framing the hull    Planking poop deck    Assembling keel
Fixing wale    Finished frames    Turning boiler    Steam iron    Cabin

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