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Detail of the rigging of the HMS Victory. According to Allen Daffern, not all the sails are deployed at once; different sails are used at different times, so they had to be manned 24 hours a day. In this detail you can see one of the platforms that shows where sailors would have stood to raise and lower sails as commanded. Daffern is still deciding how he wants to display the HMS Victory. When I ship is “battle rigged” most of the sails are out of the action. He has created pretty much a full set of sails for the HMS Victory, but he also said that with model building, too many sails will overwhelm the ship and prevent a view from taking in the details. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Detail of the rigging of the HMS Victory. According to Allen Daffern, not all the sails are deployed at once; different sails are used at different times, so they had to be manned 24 hours a day. In this detail you can see one of the platforms that shows where sailors would have stood to raise and lower sails as commanded. Daffern is still deciding how he wants to display the HMS Victory. When I ship is “battle rigged” most of the sails are out of the action. He ha…

April 28, 2019

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Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations
April 28, 2019 4 a.m.

Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations

His silver Labrador dozing at his feet, Allen Daffern, 70, deftly repaired the rigging of the HMS Leopard in his workspace, preparing the second of two ships for their final voyage to the Kalispell Vet Center.