Shazmira

Okay, promised pictures,
dang tiny hooks that had to be fashioned...there's gotta be an easier way lol

In the process of making the traveler ring now

Here she sits


a few pics of the rope detail (yes I see one of the belaying pins needs to be repainted)


I have one more line, the Jib sail halyard, to complete and then all the rigging will be done.
Then it's making the grapnel and the oars and I can put this one in the completed column!!!
Yipee, I can hear the Syren song

I will have to look into the 5 min epoxy... never much cared for epoxy fumes, but that was just smell, not allergic reaction. I really think a painter's respirator is the way to go, I have one on my Christmas list!
 
I did make progress I swear, in fact I have 2 more lines to add and all the rigging will be done Pics tonight, I promise. I have been helping Craig out in the oilfield lately, so by the time we got home it was too late to log on and post pics, but I will when I get home from work this afternoon.

Ran into a bit of a snag. After Jay's post I did finish the rigging on the gaff, then moved onto the chainplates. There are only 4 of the little buggers but they threw a wrench in the works. Since I have such a bad reaction to CA, I decided to not follow Chuck's instructions and use CA on the wire that forms the chainplates. I tried 2 different types of glue, but neither worked. As soon as the least bit of force was placed upon them they would pull apart. So the next day I attempted to solder the wire. That was a complete disaster, the wire provided in the kit would not hold the solder at all, it just rolled off in little beads, and if I got a big glop of it to hold and tried to file it , it just broke off. Sooooo I was forced to break out the bottle of CA. got all four of my chainplates glued together and filed and shaped. Problem is I spent the next three days sick from my stupid reaction to the stuff. I would go to work, have my classes, then come home and sit miserably while I suffered through the effects of the stuff, so no building got done for those 3 days. Feeling better today, so going to tackle my shroud lines and what ever else I can manage in between laundry, house cleaning, and grading.
 
here she is with the rigging on the gaff completed

 
these are my chainplates with the attached deadeyes in the little jig for spacing. They don't look nice and straight, but that is okay, when they are put into place it will straighten them out.

Hahaha Steve, very funny. Perhaps if I had some of that stuff, I would have the energy to get everything done that I need to do Alas, no crystal meth, just my little container of push pins that I use for planking or when I need to hold something small in place on a jig.
 
Randy, the Syren call is getting so very much louder and hard to resist, but I am trying very hard to stick to my guns and complete both the other builds before I start her. Although I am thinking to finish the longboat, then begin the Syren, as I remember, the planking was a lot of slow work, with much time spent waiting for glue to dry. Sooooo I could put on a couple planks, then rig a couple lines on the SFII. Yeah, that's the new plan, that'll work

Okay, promised pictures,
dang tiny hooks that had to be fashioned...there's gotta be an easier way lol

In the process of making the traveler ring now

Here she sits


a few pics of the rope detail (yes I see one of the belaying pins needs to be repainted)


I have one more line, the Jib sail halyard, to complete and then all the rigging will be done.
Then it's making the grapnel and the oars and I can put this one in the completed column!!!
Yipee, I can hear the Syren song

Okay, promised pictures,
dang tiny hooks that had to be fashioned...there's gotta be an easier way lol

In the process of making the traveler ring now

Here she sits


a few pics of the rope detail (yes I see one of the belaying pins needs to be repainted)


I have one more line, the Jib sail halyard, to complete and then all the rigging will be done.
Then it's making the grapnel and the oars and I can put this one in the completed column!!!
Yipee, I can hear the Syren song

Okay, promised pictures,
dang tiny hooks that had to be fashioned...there's gotta be an easier way lol

In the process of making the traveler ring now

Here she sits


a few pics of the rope detail (yes I see one of the belaying pins needs to be repainted)


I have one more line, the Jib sail halyard, to complete and then all the rigging will be done.
Then it's making the grapnel and the oars and I can put this one in the completed column!!!
Yipee, I can hear the Syren song

I will have to look into the 5 min epoxy... never much cared for epoxy fumes, but that was just smell, not allergic reaction. I really think a painter's respirator is the way to go, I have one on my Christmas list!
 
I did make progress I swear, in fact I have 2 more lines to add and all the rigging will be done Pics tonight, I promise. I have been helping Craig out in the oilfield lately, so by the time we got home it was too late to log on and post pics, but I will when I get home from work this afternoon.

Good job Robbyn in spite of the allergy.  Give that 5 minute epoxy a try.  Silver solder, like Stay brite or tix requires pretty hot temps.

It won't really matter Randy. Once you add the sails and the lines, the blocks wont move anymore

Ran into a bit of a snag. After Jay's post I did finish the rigging on the gaff, then moved onto the chainplates. There are only 4 of the little buggers but they threw a wrench in the works. Since I have such a bad reaction to CA, I decided to not follow Chuck's instructions and use CA on the wire that forms the chainplates. I tried 2 different types of glue, but neither worked. As soon as the least bit of force was placed upon them they would pull apart. So the next day I attempted to solder the wire. That was a complete disaster, the wire provided in the kit would not hold the solder at all, it just rolled off in little beads, and if I got a big glop of it to hold and tried to file it , it just broke off. Sooooo I was forced to break out the bottle of CA. got all four of my chainplates glued together and filed and shaped. Problem is I spent the next three days sick from my stupid reaction to the stuff. I would go to work, have my classes, then come home and sit miserably while I suffered through the effects of the stuff, so no building got done for those 3 days. Feeling better today, so going to tackle my shroud lines and what ever else I can manage in between laundry, house cleaning, and grading.
 
here she is with the rigging on the gaff completed

 
these are my chainplates with the attached deadeyes in the little jig for spacing. They don't look nice and straight, but that is okay, when they are put into place it will straighten them out.

Hahaha Steve, very funny. Perhaps if I had some of that stuff, I would have the energy to get everything done that I need to do Alas, no crystal meth, just my little container of push pins that I use for planking or when I need to hold something small in place on a jig.
 
Randy, the Syren call is getting so very much louder and hard to resist, but I am trying very hard to stick to my guns and complete both the other builds before I start her. Although I am thinking to finish the longboat, then begin the Syren, as I remember, the planking was a lot of slow work, with much time spent waiting for glue to dry. Sooooo I could put on a couple planks, then rig a couple lines on the SFII. Yeah, that's the new plan, that'll work

as you know the last few weeks I have tried to find a way to fix the deck on top so it would still be removable
 
if I had prepared better I might have been able to implement some of the suggestions made.
 
I had no desire to rip out the 3rd deck stateroom again so I finally admitted defeat .
 
this morning I connected the last wires, checked the lights where working and then glued the deck on top
 
now I can finish her off (I am aiming for the end of the year)
 
i will post some pictures soon

Finally a small bit of progress. I did what I said and graded all day yesterday so i could build today. Got my mast turned around in the right direction, then fashioned the bowsprit and its ironwork

Made the boom, and the iron work and block

am currently working on the gaff, talk about a b******, had no problem with the first side, but took me 4 tries to get the other half, tiny little piece kept breaking on me.
It needs considerable work yet, but I want the glue to harden before I start sanding and filing it into shape

Sam, I have poured over diagrams in rigging books, and I know I have seen at least a sheave or two in all of them. Gotta say though, it is amazing how it is basically all greek to me until I come to the actual application of what I have looked at. I read those books a long while back, and nothing really clicked, but they had to be returned to the library. For me, I seem to be more of a hands on person, gotta actually do it before what I am reading makes sense. Don't know how many times I have seen the term simulated sheave in logs and instructions , but it took that pic Jay posted for that dang light bulb to turn on. Good thing is, once they actually click in my brain, then I retain it. Never seem to be able to forget all the little details once learned: a blessing and a curse lol

Hahaha Steve, very funny. Perhaps if I had some of that stuff, I would have the energy to get everything done that I need to do Alas, no crystal meth, just my little container of push pins that I use for planking or when I need to hold something small in place on a jig.
 
Randy, the Syren call is getting so very much louder and hard to resist, but I am trying very hard to stick to my guns and complete both the other builds before I start her. Although I am thinking to finish the longboat, then begin the Syren, as I remember, the planking was a lot of slow work, with much time spent waiting for glue to dry. Sooooo I could put on a couple planks, then rig a couple lines on the SFII. Yeah, that's the new plan, that'll work

Sam, I have poured over diagrams in rigging books, and I know I have seen at least a sheave or two in all of them. Gotta say though, it is amazing how it is basically all greek to me until I come to the actual application of what I have looked at. I read those books a long while back, and nothing really clicked, but they had to be returned to the library. For me, I seem to be more of a hands on person, gotta actually do it before what I am reading makes sense. Don't know how many times I have seen the term simulated sheave in logs and instructions , but it took that pic Jay posted for that dang light bulb to turn on. Good thing is, once they actually click in my brain, then I retain it. Never seem to be able to forget all the little details once learned: a blessing and a curse lol

Sam, I have poured over diagrams in rigging books, and I know I have seen at least a sheave or two in all of them. Gotta say though, it is amazing how it is basically all greek to me until I come to the actual application of what I have looked at. I read those books a long while back, and nothing really clicked, but they had to be returned to the library. For me, I seem to be more of a hands on person, gotta actually do it before what I am reading makes sense. Don't know how many times I have seen the term simulated sheave in logs and instructions , but it took that pic Jay posted for that dang light bulb to turn on. Good thing is, once they actually click in my brain, then I retain it. Never seem to be able to forget all the little details once learned: a blessing and a curse lol

Thanks Jay, now I understand what they mean by a simulated sheave. I had not seen a picture of a real one before, so did not grasp the concept of the pulley inside. Now I can finish the gaff rigging!

Finally a small bit of progress. I did what I said and graded all day yesterday so i could build today. Got my mast turned around in the right direction, then fashioned the bowsprit and its ironwork

Made the boom, and the iron work and block

am currently working on the gaff, talk about a b******, had no problem with the first side, but took me 4 tries to get the other half, tiny little piece kept breaking on me.
It needs considerable work yet, but I want the glue to harden before I start sanding and filing it into shape

Thanks Jay, now I understand what they mean by a simulated sheave. I had not seen a picture of a real one before, so did not grasp the concept of the pulley inside. Now I can finish the gaff rigging!

it's easy Robbyn...........I build in my mind    oops!  I just dropped a piece...........wait a sec! :D :D

Ah yes, no wonder tht most of us build our ships with no sails.....too much hot air blowing around to be able to keep them under control if the sails were set! Windbags are always producing more hot air!!!!!

What a wonderful memorial to your dad's life and memory, made me tear up. Now I have to go find the movie and dvds of this show you are talking about and learn even more about your dad's extraordinary life. Your father looks to be quite the happy man in the photos you shared, I am betting if asked he would reply that he had a good life!

Beautiful work Popeye! How in the world can you take just a few minutes to do something before you run out the door for work? No way I can do that, if I sit down to the work bench, my butt seems to think I have to stay there for hours, don't think the college would appreciate me calling in sick all the time lol