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mort stoll
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No worries. I used 3.5 mm Model Shipways bullseyes for them which I also sanded thinner and drilled out a bit and their 2.5 mm bulleyes for the traveler rings. Can't thank you enough for your input. Mort
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Hi Robert, In post #440 3/13/22 it looks like you put hearts or bulleyes around the stop cleats on the bowsprit. Where did you get them and what size are they. I guess they're 3.5 and 5mm. Your build has been a great help to me. Keep up the great work, Mort
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I too trimmed off the excess.
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I too had issues with the flag lockers. Tried filing the shelf slots and tapering the sides to no avail. Finally ordered another set from Caldercraft and that set fit perfectly together. I love what you did with the skylight. Wish I would have thought of it. Keep up the great work, Mort
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Hi Ian, Just noticed the rammers, sponges etc. by your carrages. Where did you get them? Keep up the great work, Mort
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Meant to post Well done sailor, very well done. Mort
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Well done sailor, very well done, Mort
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Hi Robert, Also what size thread did you use for the mat head lashings? Don't see it in the manual. Thanks, Mort
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Hi Robert, Really appreciate your log. It's fantastic. What size line did you use to rig the foremast 10mm blocks? Thanks, Mort
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Welcome home sailor, Welcome home. Mort
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As long as the standing rigging is firmly set, aligned and you're happy with it you should be fine. The running rigging never effected anything to do with my standing rigging. I am careful when I belay each line and very rarely had a problem. Hope this helps. Keep up the great work and stay safe, Mort
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I have always soaked walnut before cutting or bending/shaping. Mort
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Sorry also meant to also include that CMB has 1.8 Caldercraft Rigging thread.
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Syren Ship Models has 2.0 dark brown rigging thread. Hope this helps. Keep up your outstanding work. Mort
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Read "Nelson's Favourite HMS Agamemnon at War 1781-1809" by Anthony Deane. It's a very interesting biography of the ship.
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Can't thank you enough for your build log. It will be a huge help when I build mine.
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Have finished the hammocks as the above pictures show. The jig designed by a fellow club member saved me tons of time. It was a godsend. The height of the cranes varied depending on their location - quarterdeck, forecastle, break of the poop etc. Per Longridge in the “AOS” and Lavery in “The Arming And Fitting Of English Ships Of War.” It seemed more logical to have the hammocks in the cranes of lower height laid lengthwise, on their sides as opposed to being folded in half in a v-shape which was how I stowed the hammocks in the higher length cranes. In the shorter height cranes I’m sure the ships motion would have shaken them loose from the cranes. After researching the color - Lavery and Longridge - I made the hammocks from cocktail napkins purchased at Party City. Have a wonderful and safe 2022.
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Hi Avi, I'd call Bluejacket. I'm sure they will be happy to sell you some. Keep up the great work, Mort
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Am making the hammocks. Have a lot more to make, and have mounted the hammocks at the break of the poop and the ones on the starboard waste. Am still unsure how if I should mount the hammocks in the smaller cranes - on their side length wise as Lavery suggests in “The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War - or in a ushape - as I’m sure the ships motion would shake them loose if they’re mounted in a ushape. I’d appreciate your thoughts. Hope you and your families are having a great holiday season, have a wonderful Christmas and an amazing 2022. Stay safe and well. Mort
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The hammock cranes are different heights. The only pictures of hammocks in the cranes I’ve ever seen show them folded in half within the cranes. I would think that the hammocks in the shorter cranes would have been shaken loose by the motion of the ship if they were folded in half. Longridge, Goodwin in “The Construction and Fitting of English Man of War” and McKay in “The AOS Victory” make no mention of their proper stowage. Only of the cranes themselves. Mondfeld shows them folded in half. Lavery in “The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War”says that within the lower rails “they must have been stowed - lengthwise - on their sides” - which to me makes perfect sense - but he’s specifically referring to the cranes at the break of the poop and quarterdeck. The cranes at the forecastle and quarterdeck are only slightly larger than those at the break of the poop. My question is how should I stow the hammocks in those cranes, folded in half or lengthwise on their sides?
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Hammock cranes mounted and nettings sewn onto .25 black line. It was very tedious and precise work. Seemed to take forever. I used black tule for the netting. Am now making the hammocks.
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