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TBlack
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Gary, I’m late to the party, and I’m reading that you are dealing with stiffness in the shrouds. Some folks put a little water on them to make them more pliable. Tom- 422 replies
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I've done the lower fore shrouds. I thought serving them was going to be a challenge inasmuch as the serving thread was so small. But, no, with Chuck's little machine it turns out to be quite simple. That part was easy. Everything else, as always, I seem to have to do 2-3 times to get it right. In setting the upper deadeyes, I used the usual spacer. And that works OK, but Druxey has a different approach that he outlines in his TFFM vol. 4 and his Speedwell book vol. 2 that I think I'll try for the main shrouds. The benefit I'm looking for is a neater appearance of the seizing around the shroud above the deadeyes which can be done off the model. I think before I do that I'll rig the truss pendant on the fore yard, using Toni Levine's excellent tutorial.
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I know the feeling. I have a friend, John Wheeler, who keeps his boat in Chichester, and we sailed from Brighton to Fecamp one night. Can’t do that anymore.
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Does the cruise go up the Thames or down? BTW, Keith isn’t my twin. He is better looking and I’m older. Tom
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What amazes me is how you figured out the set up to get a correct, uniform pitch to the blades. Talk about thinking outside the box!
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Right on about the scale. I used Alex M’s plans to build Ariel at 1:96. Misses a lot.
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Daniel, Did you decide on a scale? Tom
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Boy, I’m glad to see that you have to redo things too. I’m not alone!
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But now you have to pay attention to your uniform and proper protocol. Not as relaxed as the previous 6 months.
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Reminiscent of my time in the Navy. Thanks for the stories!
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Keith Aug said: And so on to working out how to machine and assemble the prop. The next post should be somewhat more interesting. I agree Tom
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Interesting piece of machinery! Tom
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Keith, you seem to be good at that. Press on!
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Keith, I hope you’re right. I don’t mind.telling you, it was a bitch by virtue of my own clumsiness. Anyway, on to wrapping the lower shrouds with my new machine from Chuck!
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Finally finished the rigging to the bowsprit, just a couple of lines to make fast. I had some issues with the stay to the jibboom. The plans call for one, but I couldn't see in Lees or my other references that there is one on this ship. Nevertheless, I rigged it. Now (I'm following Delph's log on Speedy) I'm on to lower shrouds, and, fortunately, the lower masts are not on the ship yet which makes installation easier.
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I’m not sure what you’re pointing to, but isn’t that the rubbing strip you’ve been installing? Tom
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The drawings pretty much limit the size of the boiler.
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Well, you managed to do quite a lot in that hour or two. Most productive!
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Phil, Thanks for your Navy background. You did finally make it to Yokosuka on that cruiser, and, having been a captain, you got to wear the star! Not bad! Tom
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Phil, In that capacity and at that time, I assume there wasn’t much call for your services? Tom
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Phil, It was an MSC. I can’t remember more than that to be helpful. She was out of Portsmouth, NH and I was doing a weekend reserve training. So what was your dep’t/job on the CLG-5?
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I’ll follow along with you, Dr. PR. If only because I’m also a graduate of OCS (class of 68-05), but also because I once embarked on one of these coastal minesweepers. The amount of detail given is both a blessing and a bain. Now you have no excuse to provide the detail. Tom
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I hate to change the subject, but did you need to curve the transom planks so much? It looks relatively flat.
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My wife asks me that a lot. The answer is that the MSW folks and me will know. BTW, Keith, how did you manage to manufacture and put all those parts together? Tom
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