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    Thanks Jesse really appreciate the comments.
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    I finally finished the standing rigging and I must say this was a challenging chapter. Since I had installed the lower and upper shrouds for the fore mast while I was doing the main mast the rigging for the fore mast went a little quicker. Like the main mast I found it beneficial to install and temporarily secure the topgallant stay and royal stay prior to fixing the royal backstay. This is also when the dyslectic shipwright showed up. I always make a point of going over the directions a number of times to make sure I’m installing the parts on the proper side of the ship but even after doing this I installed the topgallant stay to the port side and the royal stay to the starboard, opposite to the directions. After a few choice words I decided to leave them as is because I figured nobody, well maybe Dirk, would notice anyway. To avoid this happening again I thought I would make a little visual aid. I just need to add some rope coils to finish up.
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    Good luck with your build Terry
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    Ditto on all the above comments Jack. Decals came out nice, great work.
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    Thanks Lawrence, I do find doing the rigging enjoyable. Thanks Al, Since this is my first ship of this kind I don't really know the best way for doing the yards. For this ship I will be following Chuck's manual and I haven't read that far ahead yet so I should find out pretty soon.
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    Thanks Jesse I like it too.
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    Nice work Bob. Shroud gang looks great, nicely served. Good luck with the rat lines.
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    Welcome aboard Telp and thank you for the nice compliments, they're most appreciated.
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    Nicely done Elijah
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    Thanks Richard, it's a pleasure to have you following along.
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    Dirk, Elijah, Duff, George & Thomas, thanks for looking in and the kind words and for all the likes.
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    Not a lot of pictures with this post, it’s getting hard to take a decent picture of all the rigging, I think I need a better back drop. Most of the rigging for the main mast went according to the manual. One thing I did different was when I installed the main topgallant and royal stays. The manual had you installing the main topgallant and royal backstays first and then the stays but I found that when I applied the least bit of tension to the backstays there was a large deflection in the topgallant mast. To help offset this deflection I installed the main topgallant and royal stays but only temporarily. I ran the line from the main mast, through the block on the fore mast and down to the fore top and used an alligator clip to hold the end of the stay to the top. This helped a lot keeping the topgallant from not moving to much while tying the backstays in place. Another little deviation was while I was making the shrouds for the main mast I also made them for the fore mast. I didn’t secure them at this time but just placed them in position on the mast heads and then draped them out of the way. I did this before rigging the main topgallant and royal stays so I could make sure I got the blocks for these stays on the fore mast in their correct position, above the shroud gangs. I'm hoping that's right, not doing this before it seems to make sense that they're above the shrouds. I came into possession of some extra 2.5 mm deadeyes so I thought I would try making my own bullseyes for the stays. I have to admit trying to drill out a deadeye is not the easiest thing to do, but with patience it can be done. These were seized to the ends of the main topgallant and royal stays and then the lanyard was run through the bullseye and eyebolt on the fore top.
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    Nice shrouds Bob. The serving looks great.
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    I feel your pain Tom. Cannonade tackles coming along nicely.
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    Thanks Lawrence, glad you like the cleats. Hi Jim, thanks for looking in.
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    Thanks Elijah, I do rotate some of the pictures before I upload them to my log, maybe your browser is re-rotating them. I use chrome and they appear as posted. Thanks Jack, yes and thank you again for bring the deadeyes to the last club meeting, it kept me moving forward. I did finally receive the replacement ones from ME this week so I'll replace the ones I used with interest. Your welcome Al and thanks for following my log and as far as being and old pro, well maybe old but definitely not a pro, but I keep trying and learning. Thank Nigel, I like the cleats too. I probably should have rounded them off a bit but it was just one of those moments. Thanks Thomas your kind words are always appreciated. and thanks to all who hit the likes button.
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    Thanks Dirk, Bob & Jesse, appreciate the kind words and the likes
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    Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye Look down, look down, You're here until you die 1….. started the rat lines It was slow at first but once I got the hang of it they moved along quite nicely just very tedious. I used a card with lines on it to help me space the lines which I found to be helpful in a few ways. First it helped keep the lines level and spaced evenly, secondly I found it useful to hold the end of the thread in place while I thread it behind the shroud and lastly, for me anyway, it helped me see the thread. I spaced the lines a little closer than ¼”, 0.22 to be exact, which is closer to what’s shown on the drawing. The futtock shrouds were done the same way. The topmast shrouds and rat lines were done next and similar to the lower mast. I splurged a bit and decided to buy some 5mm cleats from the Syren Model Co. instead of using the supplied metal ones. These were tied to the shrouds as instructed. The sister blocks were tied to the futtock shrouds as was the catharpin. 1. Les Miserables cast lyrics
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    Looks awesome Jack, nicely done.
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    Like Mark said Robbyn using a 2D drawing for a 3D object won't work too well. And the pointy plates are really not that pointy, they appear that way but it's because they are covered by the dressing belt, the last row of plates,
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    Thanks Daniel, Greg H., Bob and Lawrence for the kind words. Bob, I know I read somewhere that the stave was inboard but of course now I can't find where. But I have seen it in both locations so i'll be leaving it where it is. And thanks again to all that hit the likes button.
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    Nice start to the rigging Bob. That's the part I like the best too.
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    Thanks Elijah, don't rush your time will come soon enough. Not sure what's up with the pictures. Thanks for all the likes also.
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    This is one of the parts of ship building I like the best, running all the rigging. As a structural engineer it never ceases to amaze me how they ran the rigging in order to transfer the load from the sails, to the masts, to the shrouds and stays and then into the ship. After every line I put on I push or pull or twist the mast to see how it interconnects with all the other rigging, just amazing. Sorry…I'm just easily amused. I finished up the lower fore mast shrouds and stays which were done pretty much like the main mast. Next the sheer poles and futtock staves were tied in place. I put the futtock stave on the outboard side of the shrouds but after reading up on them (after the fact) I think they should have been placed on the inboard side. The futtock shrouds were installed next. A 3mm hook from the Syren Model Co. was seized to one end to attach to the eye below the top. The other end was wrapped around the futtock stave and seized to the lower shrouds. I used 8/0 fly tying thread for the seizing to keep the seizing small. The catharpins were done next as described in the instructions. Sorry for the blurry pictures One thing I realize now but not at the time I was doing it is that I could have rigged the entire lower masts without installing the top masts. It would have been so much easier to install the shrouds on around the mastheads and not have to worry about breaking the top masts off. Would have been easier just stepping the lower masts too. Next time.
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    Wow!! wonderful craftsmanship Tom, beautiful work, very impressive workshop too.

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