discussion Brian's Sovereign of the seas

[boatman]

WOW Bri it dont seem 5 mins ago you was starting on that big vic an you built a fab job of that an as pete says you near done again brilliant work my freind an yes i know you got to plank her again as she had a double hull an question please how come it dont come with a copper bottom or was that just done on the vic ? happy building sir
chrisb

 

[Bri62]

how come it dont come with a copper bottom or was that just done on the vic ?

She is a early ship ( 1637) before copper was used, she has a white painted hull below the waterline (a protective anti-fouling mixture containing calcium carbonate (lime) to protect the wooden hull from shipworms and marine rot.)