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threebs

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  1. Ship name is on, the rudder is on, the rest of the boats are aboard, and the belfry is done and on. I see there are some rudder hinges somewhat out of alignment I need to fix.
  2. Further progress on the United States. Quarter davits are on and the ship's wheel in mounted along with the binnacles. Every line except those for the boats suspended from davits is now rigged!! Rope coils will go on as I finish the boats. Here is one with all the ribs in.
  3. While the ship's boats outer hull priming is drying, I went ahead and started putting on the anchors, making the stern quarter boat davits and the anchor fish davits for the United States.
  4. Except for rigging the anchors and stowing the ship's boats on their davits, all the running rigging I will be doing is done on the United States. Here I have finished the braces, and the fore and main yard clue and sheet lines. The ship's boats are next.
  5. Rigging the Mizzen yards on the United States. First photo shows a "before" view of unbelayed lines.
  6. Masts on the United States are up. Jib and flying jib boom are on. Starting standing rigging.
  7. "Chains" for the shrouds on the United States are done. The chains for the stays will go in as I rig them.
  8. "Chain links" are done on one side on the United States. I will paint them when the other side is done. The brass pieces are supports for the chain wales.
  9. Almost all of the spar deck furniture on the United States is complete, a few things are not glued down, just in place for the photos.
  10. The masts for the United States are done. Now I will "dress" them. Which means eye bolts and cleats where needed and slings, blocks for the stays. And of course finish painting them!
  11. Starting to install the carronades and cannon. A well as some of the deck furniture on the United States.
  12. Bow and stern details are done side stairs are on, gun tackle eye bolts are in place and lower masts are done for the United States.
  13. It was actually. Getting the spacing of the spokes is/was painstaking.
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