1 mm = .03937 of an inch
T
o find tenths of an inch:
.03937" x mm
s
= tenths of an inch
T
o find mm
s
from tenths of an inch:
Tenths of an inch ÷ .03937" = mm
s
FORMULAS FOR CONVERTING
MILLIMETERS AND INCHES
.20mm (.008")
.25mm (.010")
.40mm (.016")
.50mm (.020")
.60mm (.024")
.75mm (.030")
.80mm (.032")
.90mm (.035")
.95mm (.037")
1.20mm (.047")
1.25mm (.049")
1.30mm (.051")
1.50mm (.059")
1.60mm (.063")
1.70mm (.067")
1.75mm (.069")
2.00mm (.079")
2.50mm (.098")
.
10mm (.004")
RIGGING LINE DIAMETERS
Bibliography
1. Bluenose, by Brian and Phil
Backman. Toronto: McClelland and
Stewart, 1965.
Probably the best book on
Bluenose
and a major reference for Model
Shipways’ kit. W. R. MacAskill’s photos
of the ship sailing are outstanding.
Also has photos of
Bluenose II.
2.
Schooner Bluenose, by Andrew
Merkel. Toronto: Ryson Press, 1948.
Original photos by W. R. MacAskill
(later duplicated in Backman’s
Bluenose). Good text.
3.
The Frigate Constitution and Other
Historic Ships
, by F. Alexander
Magoun. Salem: Marine Research
Society, 1928. Reprinted by Dover
Publications in 1987.
Contains a history of fishing schooners
and plans developed from
Bluenose’s
original design drawings. However,
they do not reflect
Bluenose as built.
Good photo of the ship under sail.
4.
American Fishing Schooners,
1825-1935, by Howard Chapelle.
New York: W. W. Norton, 1973.
Contains Chapelle’s
Bluenose hull
lines and sail plan plus a wealth of
details on fishing schooner construc-
tion and rigging.
5.
American Fishermen, by Albert Cook
Church. New York: W. W. Norton, 1940.
Many photos of
Bluenose in races with
Gloucester fishermen and closeup bow
and stern views.
6.
Thomas F. McManus and the American
Fishing Schooners–An Irish-American
Success Story
, by W. M. P. Dunne.
Mystic: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1994.
Some
Bluenose photos and an account of
the International Fishing Schooner Races.
Museums
The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic,
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
One of 25 Nova Scotia museums with
Bluenose exhibits. Also has some original
Bluenose plans.
Mariner’s Museum, Newport News,
Virginia
Research library has most of the books
published on
Bluenose plus several good
photographs of deck layout and the ship
under sail.
1.00mm (.039")
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Diameters in Tenths of an Inch
Diameters Converted to 3/16" Scale
Inches in 10ths
÷ 64=
5/16" .3125" .005" (.12mm)
3/8"
.375"
.006" (.15mm)
1/2" .5" .008" (.20mm)
5/8"
.625" .009" (.25mm)
3/4" .75" .012" (.30mm)
7/8" .875" .014" (.35mm)
1" 1" .016" (.40mm)
1-1/4" 1.25" .020" (.50mm)
Inches in 10ths
÷
64=
4" .06" (1.52mm or 1/16")
5"
.08" (2.03mm or 5/64")
6"
.09" (2.28mm or 3/32")
7" .10"(2.54mm or 7/64")
8"
.13" (3.18mm or 1/8")
10”
.16" (4.06mm or 5/32")
12”
.19” (4.83mm or 3/16”)
Lengths for Lifesize V
essel
Lengths Converted to 3/16” Scale
Diameters for Lifesize V
essel
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