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  1. TBlack
    Further update: I've added the lifts to the main yard and can sort out and pull taught all the attendant lines which is good, as it was getting to be a bit of a rats nest under the top. Also, rigged the main and preventer stay. I think I'm going to turn my attention to ratlines next.
  2. TBlack
    Boy, ain’t that the truth!
  3. TBlack
    I got an idea! If no one knew what you were looking for, you could have found anything on the bottom and claimed victory. Sort of like my Naval experience. But that’s another story!
  4. TBlack
    The one you were supposed to find?
  5. TBlack
    Great story but did you ever locate the helicopter?
  6. TBlack
    Agreed!
  7. TBlack
    Can’t wait to see how you do that, also. Great grandkids! You must have started early? Tom
  8. TBlack
    And the same to you, dear brother!
  9. TBlack
    Wonderful video. Beautiful machine. Much engineering. Thanks, Keith, for including.
  10. TBlack
    Takes a steady hand throughout the process.
  11. TBlack
    A creative use of elastic bands!
  12. TBlack
    Keith, Your eyesight must be phenominal!
  13. TBlack
    Another family tradition?
  14. TBlack
    I forgot to add that in securing the lift lines at their belaying point, I used a tip from Delph. He threads the line through the belaying pin hole and then inserts the belaying pin. Once the coil of line is draped over the pin you can't see how the line is really secured.
  15. TBlack
    I've added the lifts for the fore lower yard, not according to the plan, but following Delph's example. Having those afixed, and the yard square, it allows me to put tension on the rest of the lines on that yard. Then I can fasten them to the bitt on the deck.
  16. TBlack
    Phil, How you figured out the cross sectional profile of the bilge keels is an art/science in itself. wonderful progress!
  17. TBlack
    Keith, You put that together in record time. Do you ever get the chance to sleep? BTW, looks excellent. Tom
  18. TBlack
    Keith, maybe getting a little too crowded. Once I get the lifts rigged I can sort out the spaghetti. TB
  19. TBlack
    Ian, I'm not sure I understand why you think a nave-line is necessary. In any event, I followed Toni Levine's tutorial on how to rig the truss pendants. My version is not as neat as hers, but it's all there. Tom
  20. TBlack
    On the foremast/yard I've rigged the buntlines. Next I want to install the lifts to be able to secure the yard in a horizonal position. I'm using Delph's wonderful log on Speedy as a guide. He points out that the plan shows the lifts through a block on the mast top just ahead of the topmast in such a way that they will foul the topmast stays. He quotes TTFM that the better way is to move the attachment point forward on the top to avoid this. I'll follow his advice. At the same time, fixing the yard will allow me to start sorting out all the lines coming down to the bitt at the base of the foremast.
  21. TBlack
    I’m envious of your ability to have so much boxwood. A benefit of living in England? Tom
  22. TBlack
    At this point Tom (usedtosail) has finished his Speedy (very nicely, too) and you can see his resolution of the rigging coils. I’m going to try something slightly different when I get to that stage, stay tuned. But Tom is right, the whole belaying plan needs rethinking ahead of time.
  23. TBlack
    Chris, what are you doing up so late? Go to bed!
  24. TBlack
    in this instalment I've rigged the futtock shrouds and staves for the main mast, the jeer block/tye assembly, and the truss pendants. Anchoring the trusses to the deck is no problem and accomplished. The jeers, however, create a problem. The instructions have them tied off to the bitt in front of the mast. Toni Levine, in her wonderful tutorial, has them treated like the trusses with blocks and hooks to eyes at the bottom of the mast. Haven't decided which way to go yet. In any event, I'm going to rig the gaff next. And the catharpins will follow.
  25. TBlack
    This is an example of thinking outside the box. And good internet search besides!

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