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  1. Build day 153: 0.5 hr / Total 320 hours Yard installation starts. I am installing them in the order I had numbered. The first one happens to be the Mizzen Topgallant Yard. I fix the yards to the masts using a nail, then rig it to the place. Photos 808-809:
  2. Build day 152: 1 hr / Total 319,5 hours Photos 803-807: Lower main stunsail booms had been pending for a while. Before moving to yards' installation, I decided to get them out of the way. I tapered them using my hand drill usual way until they dry fit nicely in their places. Dry fit:
  3. Build day 151: 3 hrs / Total 318,5 hours Today I did about 3 more hours to finish all the shroud cleats. So it tool altogether 4,5 hours
  4. Build day 150: 1,5hr / Total 315,5 hours Photos 800-802: Started tying the shroud cleats to the shrouds, using 0.1mm thread. 12 of them done in approximately 1,5 hours.
  5. Build day 149: 0,5hr / Total 314 hours Photo 799: Preparing the shroud cleats for installing on the lower shrouds and some of the top shrouds.
  6. Build days 142-148: 13,5hrs / Total 313,5 hours Working time to time from Jan 17th to Feb 25th, after 13,5 hours spread in to 7 build days, the ratlines are finally ready. Next step is to add the details (shroud cleats etc) Photos 798: For documentation, one photo showing the status:
  7. Build day 139-141: 3,5hrs / Total 300 hours With the first build days of 2024 I am setting the milestone of 300 hours 🙂. I know I have not been very active with this build lately but winter time comes with its own busy days - work and holidays. Photos 793 - 797: Next job is to rig the ratlines. I made the guidelines on a piece of paper as suggested in the instruction manual, top help with aligning the ratlines at a spacing of 6mm. Then I secured the paper to the shrouds from the top with a tape. I know I am not an efficient user of threads, I need a lot of slack to work comfortably. I am sure the amount supplied (on the left) will not be enough for me so I bought myself a roll of the same size from the shop. Some photos of progress. I started from lower mizzen mast. Then I will continue with the lower ratlines of mainmast and foremasts, before moving on to upper ratlines. I made the knots as described in the plan and once all the ratlines are done, I secured the knots by applying a diluted PVA glue with the tip of a tiny paint brush. Thanks for watching!
  8. Build day 133-138: 11hrs / Total 296,5 hours Photos 784-792: More progress after 11 hours of work in 6 build days. With this work I have completed - Catharpins and futtock shrouds, - Upper shrouds. I used mini clamps and crocodile teeth to help align the threads while I am knotting.
  9. Build day 129-132: 9hrs hr / Total 285,5 hours Photo 783: It's been a while since my last post. Continuing with rigging. Lower shrouds complete after 9 hours of work spread into 4 build days.
  10. Build days 126-128: 4,5 hrs / Total 276,5 hours Photos 781-782: Pendants complete, before starting the shrouds. Spent a total of 4,5 hours spread into three days. Some photos showing their preparation and in place.
  11. Build day 125: 3 hrs / Total 272 hours Photos 779-780: Bowsprit rigging complete (from Rigging Plan Sheet #3) before starting with the ratlines.
  12. Thanks a lot once again Glenn. So if I see correct you have tied them directly on the bowsprit itself, not to the blocks.
  13. Thanks a lot Glenn, that answers my first question, i.e. it is a 0.25mm natural thread . In sheet 18 it says 650mm but now I see I had read it 65mm and installed too short thread, which confused me. How about my 2nd question about tying the "G" to the block on the tip of the bowsprit? According to the bowsprit plan I did not make any loop to the edge of the block for tying any thread. I wonder if I should just loop the "G" thread around the block. See pictures 1, 3 and 4 above.
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