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Did my first mast work this past weekend.  Bow sprit seems to match the plans. Now on to the Mizzen.  I am assuming from the rigging pics that the masts are built and rigged (shrouds) in sections.  I mean that the bottom section of the mast is mounted to the deck and then the shroud lines are tied and then slipped over the mast post.  Once those are fixed then the next section of mast is attached.  Otherwise it would be a nightmare to get the lines looped, tied and seized.  I am learning as I go.

Hi Jparsley,
The pics above pretty much show what I did.  I drilled 2 holes in the bulwarks and lined them with an extra brass eyelet that I had.  Just to the side of each hole I made a cleat and mounted it on the inside of the bulwark so I could tie off the rope.  On the other end, I inserted an eyehook into the seats of the long boat.  That has a block and tackle set up hooked up to it.  The davits have 3 holes drilled in them through which the rope runs through to simulate a double block in the davit.  The boat just dangles there.  Obviously in real life you can't leave the boat hanging or it would be swinging all over the place during sailing.  I am thinking about possibly adding another set of cleats and running some line around the hull of the long boat and through the same hole in the bulwark.  That will lock the boat up against the davits and be more secure.  I will need to see how that looks.  I need to remember that this is a model and will not be in any rough seas!  It does however, need to look good.
 
Below are some pics of the chain plates I put in this weekend.  They are going to be secured with 2 nails in the end but for now I only used one.  This way I can rotate them so they line up with the ratlines after they are installed.  Once that is done I will put the second nail in to lock them in position.  My boat is starting to get that "busy" look.


 
I also just realized that I need to put in the planks that will hold all the belaying pins on the inside of the bulwarks.  The instructions fail to mention these anywhere.  Upon reviewing the top view pic of the assembled hull that came with the kit I noticed them... I will never get to the masts!   I will use McArdle's book to make these as the pics in the instructions are somewhat blurry and I can't tell how many holes are in each piece.  I am sure I am going to need to buy more 8mm belaying pins... I need black cannon balls anyway.  The silver ones supplied don't cut it for me.

Hello everyone Hope life's treating everyone well I was able to get a little time in tonight to work on the old girl I didn't like how I did the rope work on the walk ways on the lower gun deck so I redid them with a thicker black thread that came in the kit since I won't be using it for the rigging Placed the tedious little shot balls in their racks Hope she is looking descent I know she isn't museum quality but for my first build I think she is coming along If anyone has ideas please let me know Thanks for the interest
Jeff

Hi Jparsley,
The pics above pretty much show what I did.  I drilled 2 holes in the bulwarks and lined them with an extra brass eyelet that I had.  Just to the side of each hole I made a cleat and mounted it on the inside of the bulwark so I could tie off the rope.  On the other end, I inserted an eyehook into the seats of the long boat.  That has a block and tackle set up hooked up to it.  The davits have 3 holes drilled in them through which the rope runs through to simulate a double block in the davit.  The boat just dangles there.  Obviously in real life you can't leave the boat hanging or it would be swinging all over the place during sailing.  I am thinking about possibly adding another set of cleats and running some line around the hull of the long boat and through the same hole in the bulwark.  That will lock the boat up against the davits and be more secure.  I will need to see how that looks.  I need to remember that this is a model and will not be in any rough seas!  It does however, need to look good.
 
Below are some pics of the chain plates I put in this weekend.  They are going to be secured with 2 nails in the end but for now I only used one.  This way I can rotate them so they line up with the ratlines after they are installed.  Once that is done I will put the second nail in to lock them in position.  My boat is starting to get that "busy" look.


 
I also just realized that I need to put in the planks that will hold all the belaying pins on the inside of the bulwarks.  The instructions fail to mention these anywhere.  Upon reviewing the top view pic of the assembled hull that came with the kit I noticed them... I will never get to the masts!   I will use McArdle's book to make these as the pics in the instructions are somewhat blurry and I can't tell how many holes are in each piece.  I am sure I am going to need to buy more 8mm belaying pins... I need black cannon balls anyway.  The silver ones supplied don't cut it for me.

Hi Jparsley,
The pics above pretty much show what I did.  I drilled 2 holes in the bulwarks and lined them with an extra brass eyelet that I had.  Just to the side of each hole I made a cleat and mounted it on the inside of the bulwark so I could tie off the rope.  On the other end, I inserted an eyehook into the seats of the long boat.  That has a block and tackle set up hooked up to it.  The davits have 3 holes drilled in them through which the rope runs through to simulate a double block in the davit.  The boat just dangles there.  Obviously in real life you can't leave the boat hanging or it would be swinging all over the place during sailing.  I am thinking about possibly adding another set of cleats and running some line around the hull of the long boat and through the same hole in the bulwark.  That will lock the boat up against the davits and be more secure.  I will need to see how that looks.  I need to remember that this is a model and will not be in any rough seas!  It does however, need to look good.
 
Below are some pics of the chain plates I put in this weekend.  They are going to be secured with 2 nails in the end but for now I only used one.  This way I can rotate them so they line up with the ratlines after they are installed.  Once that is done I will put the second nail in to lock them in position.  My boat is starting to get that "busy" look.


 
I also just realized that I need to put in the planks that will hold all the belaying pins on the inside of the bulwarks.  The instructions fail to mention these anywhere.  Upon reviewing the top view pic of the assembled hull that came with the kit I noticed them... I will never get to the masts!   I will use McArdle's book to make these as the pics in the instructions are somewhat blurry and I can't tell how many holes are in each piece.  I am sure I am going to need to buy more 8mm belaying pins... I need black cannon balls anyway.  The silver ones supplied don't cut it for me.

Finished the long boat and the rigging for it.  I ended up scratch building everything but the hull.  The oars I built seem a bit large but I am going to live with them.  With some filing and painting, the metal hull was okay.  Pics are a bit dark this time, not sure why.


 
Also put the anchors in place.


 
Now I am working on 46 chain plate and dead eye assemblies.  Seems I am always finding something to keep me from getting to the masts.  I had to jump around in the instructions with this kit or it would have been next to impossible to put together. Now I am going back through the book to make sure I did not forget anything before I start work on the "above deck" items.

Thanks everyone for the likes and compliments.
 
Hi Jparsley,
I put the little square plates with the eye bolts there for 2 reasons.  First I did not want to have the stem of the eye to poke through the bulwark and mar the outside.  the stem needed to have some length to be stable and secure.  Second, it was easier to assemble the block and tackle rigging off the deck and then just glue the plates in plate.
 
As for the cannonades, I kind of improvised a bit.  I had to file a notch in the front of the base and lay that on top of the waterway.  This allowed me to get the cannonade closer to the bulwark so it protrudes through the bulwark.  Just my visual preference.  I also did not put any tackle on them because of their size.  I don't know if that is correct and I am probably glad I am not the one that really has to move them forward after they are loaded.  
Here is a closeup pic but it really doesn't show much so I made a quick hand sketch to illustrate what I am talking about.  Engineering school is paying off.

I finally made some progress between all the outside chores.  Got all the top deck cannons installed and rigged as well as all the railings.
Here are the cannon pics.





 
Here are the railings:


 
And a profile:

 
Next I will need to put the gun port lids on.  I waited because I did not want to risk knocking them off while working on the deck.  Finally after that I can take a look at the masts!

I finally made some progress between all the outside chores.  Got all the top deck cannons installed and rigged as well as all the railings.
Here are the cannon pics.





 
Here are the railings:


 
And a profile:

 
Next I will need to put the gun port lids on.  I waited because I did not want to risk knocking them off while working on the deck.  Finally after that I can take a look at the masts!

Finished the long boat and the rigging for it.  I ended up scratch building everything but the hull.  The oars I built seem a bit large but I am going to live with them.  With some filing and painting, the metal hull was okay.  Pics are a bit dark this time, not sure why.


 
Also put the anchors in place.


 
Now I am working on 46 chain plate and dead eye assemblies.  Seems I am always finding something to keep me from getting to the masts.  I had to jump around in the instructions with this kit or it would have been next to impossible to put together. Now I am going back through the book to make sure I did not forget anything before I start work on the "above deck" items.

Finished the long boat and the rigging for it.  I ended up scratch building everything but the hull.  The oars I built seem a bit large but I am going to live with them.  With some filing and painting, the metal hull was okay.  Pics are a bit dark this time, not sure why.


 
Also put the anchors in place.


 
Now I am working on 46 chain plate and dead eye assemblies.  Seems I am always finding something to keep me from getting to the masts.  I had to jump around in the instructions with this kit or it would have been next to impossible to put together. Now I am going back through the book to make sure I did not forget anything before I start work on the "above deck" items.

Finished the long boat and the rigging for it.  I ended up scratch building everything but the hull.  The oars I built seem a bit large but I am going to live with them.  With some filing and painting, the metal hull was okay.  Pics are a bit dark this time, not sure why.


 
Also put the anchors in place.


 
Now I am working on 46 chain plate and dead eye assemblies.  Seems I am always finding something to keep me from getting to the masts.  I had to jump around in the instructions with this kit or it would have been next to impossible to put together. Now I am going back through the book to make sure I did not forget anything before I start work on the "above deck" items.

Finished the long boat and the rigging for it.  I ended up scratch building everything but the hull.  The oars I built seem a bit large but I am going to live with them.  With some filing and painting, the metal hull was okay.  Pics are a bit dark this time, not sure why.


 
Also put the anchors in place.


 
Now I am working on 46 chain plate and dead eye assemblies.  Seems I am always finding something to keep me from getting to the masts.  I had to jump around in the instructions with this kit or it would have been next to impossible to put together. Now I am going back through the book to make sure I did not forget anything before I start work on the "above deck" items.

I finally made some progress between all the outside chores.  Got all the top deck cannons installed and rigged as well as all the railings.
Here are the cannon pics.





 
Here are the railings:


 
And a profile:

 
Next I will need to put the gun port lids on.  I waited because I did not want to risk knocking them off while working on the deck.  Finally after that I can take a look at the masts!

Now that spring is here, the shipyard is only open part time so progress is slow.  I did manage to glue down some of the deck items and drill the mast holes at the proper angles (thanks mtaylor & trippwj).  I also made a stand for it.  I didn't care for the set up that came with it and did not want to go with the metal pedestals so I put my engineering degree to use.    
 
Now I will put in the raling posts and start threading the ropes for all the railings. Here are some pics of where I am at in the build. Have a busy week planned so I won't get back to it until next weekend most likely.  One of the plus things with keeping a hobby a hobby... it gets done when it gets done.

Thanks everyone for the likes and compliments.
 
Hi Jparsley,
I put the little square plates with the eye bolts there for 2 reasons.  First I did not want to have the stem of the eye to poke through the bulwark and mar the outside.  the stem needed to have some length to be stable and secure.  Second, it was easier to assemble the block and tackle rigging off the deck and then just glue the plates in plate.
 
As for the cannonades, I kind of improvised a bit.  I had to file a notch in the front of the base and lay that on top of the waterway.  This allowed me to get the cannonade closer to the bulwark so it protrudes through the bulwark.  Just my visual preference.  I also did not put any tackle on them because of their size.  I don't know if that is correct and I am probably glad I am not the one that really has to move them forward after they are loaded.  
Here is a closeup pic but it really doesn't show much so I made a quick hand sketch to illustrate what I am talking about.  Engineering school is paying off.

Thanks everyone for the likes and compliments.
 
Hi Jparsley,
I put the little square plates with the eye bolts there for 2 reasons.  First I did not want to have the stem of the eye to poke through the bulwark and mar the outside.  the stem needed to have some length to be stable and secure.  Second, it was easier to assemble the block and tackle rigging off the deck and then just glue the plates in plate.
 
As for the cannonades, I kind of improvised a bit.  I had to file a notch in the front of the base and lay that on top of the waterway.  This allowed me to get the cannonade closer to the bulwark so it protrudes through the bulwark.  Just my visual preference.  I also did not put any tackle on them because of their size.  I don't know if that is correct and I am probably glad I am not the one that really has to move them forward after they are loaded.  
Here is a closeup pic but it really doesn't show much so I made a quick hand sketch to illustrate what I am talking about.  Engineering school is paying off.

I finally made some progress between all the outside chores.  Got all the top deck cannons installed and rigged as well as all the railings.
Here are the cannon pics.





 
Here are the railings:


 
And a profile:

 
Next I will need to put the gun port lids on.  I waited because I did not want to risk knocking them off while working on the deck.  Finally after that I can take a look at the masts!

I finally made some progress between all the outside chores.  Got all the top deck cannons installed and rigged as well as all the railings.
Here are the cannon pics.





 
Here are the railings:


 
And a profile:

 
Next I will need to put the gun port lids on.  I waited because I did not want to risk knocking them off while working on the deck.  Finally after that I can take a look at the masts!

I finally made some progress between all the outside chores.  Got all the top deck cannons installed and rigged as well as all the railings.
Here are the cannon pics.





 
Here are the railings:


 
And a profile:

 
Next I will need to put the gun port lids on.  I waited because I did not want to risk knocking them off while working on the deck.  Finally after that I can take a look at the masts!

Not much to report on other than used a polycrylic sealer on the bottom part of the hull I think I'm going to start on the upper gun ports so I can say that's done instead of using the little undersized cabin extensions on the rear of the ship I'm going to fabricate some from wood we will see how that turns out

Ok this parr is done

Hi everyone,
Spring is finally trying to put the ridiculous winter we had behind us.  That means yard work which is cutting into shipyard time.    Definitely not a fair trade but it beats shoveling snow in -6°F weather.
 
Jparsley,
I just used Minwax stains, Golden Oak and Special Walnut and then covered with a satin polyurethane also by Minwax.
 
I started making many of the deck furnishings.  Nothing is glued down yet except the ladders.  I have pilot holes (1/16" diameter) in the decks where the masts will be located.  I need to open those to size before I start gluing things to the deck.  I did have a question about whether the masts should be positioned vertical to the decks or as the instructions show tilted back toward the stern about 5°.  I am thinking the reason they are tilted is to allow them to become vertical when the sails are full.  I plan on displaying with about 3/4 of the sails full anyway so I will most likely put the masts at 90°.  Still thinking about it.
 
Any thoughts out there?
Tom

Now that spring is here, the shipyard is only open part time so progress is slow.  I did manage to glue down some of the deck items and drill the mast holes at the proper angles (thanks mtaylor & trippwj).  I also made a stand for it.  I didn't care for the set up that came with it and did not want to go with the metal pedestals so I put my engineering degree to use.    
 
Now I will put in the raling posts and start threading the ropes for all the railings. Here are some pics of where I am at in the build. Have a busy week planned so I won't get back to it until next weekend most likely.  One of the plus things with keeping a hobby a hobby... it gets done when it gets done.

Now that spring is here, the shipyard is only open part time so progress is slow.  I did manage to glue down some of the deck items and drill the mast holes at the proper angles (thanks mtaylor & trippwj).  I also made a stand for it.  I didn't care for the set up that came with it and did not want to go with the metal pedestals so I put my engineering degree to use.    
 
Now I will put in the raling posts and start threading the ropes for all the railings. Here are some pics of where I am at in the build. Have a busy week planned so I won't get back to it until next weekend most likely.  One of the plus things with keeping a hobby a hobby... it gets done when it gets done.