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  1.    GrandpaPhil reacted to a post in a topic: Pride of Baltimore II by townpiper - Model Shipways - 1/64
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  4. townpiper
    Got Petersson's book as a download from pen and sword (uk)... Tremendously helpful.. Thanks Cheers
  5.    townpiper reacted to a post in a topic: Pride of Baltimore II by Karleop - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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  9. townpiper
    Found some photos of my POB build .Going on 4 years...with about a year's hiatus after mc accident, rehab etc. The build doesn't compare with others on this site, but it's ok for an old guy.. I'll try to attach the pix...
  10. townpiper
    Greg Ordered Peterssons book. Your illustrations answer a lot of questions. MSW'S plans for throat and peak halyards dont make a lot of sense to me... Thanks Cheers
  11. townpiper
    Hola Karl I'm stumped as to the throat and peak halyard rigging...all my ships have been square riggers. can you send me a close-up pic of the fore and mainmast throat/peak halyard rigs? I have a thread going: Pride of Baltimore with sails-townpiper. Muy obligado Muchas Gracias Pablo aka townpiper
  12. townpiper
    Thanks. All of my models have been square riggers, so I'm baffled about throat halliards. I rigged the treble block on a pendant. The plans show 2 lines on either side of the block one ending in a tackle- I have no idea how these attach to the block... belayed to an eyebolt on the rail. Do the lines go thru a sheave to the boom or is there another type of arrangement like a ring on the block to allow passage of the line? Then the sheave lanyards...do they attach to a double block on the boom and then to rings on the boom or go allthe way down to the deck? I'm baffled... Thanks
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  15. townpiper
    Greetings Paul I understand that you've sailed on her. I'm stumped about rigging the peak and throat halliards on the gaffs. The MSW plans show a treble block on a pendant around the mast with ropes extending from either side. Rigging the blocks is not the problem...it's the two ropes on the sides: why are they thereand how do they attach to the block...also where do they belay? Can you give me some guidance here? Thanks and fair winds to ya. Happy New Year...it's gotta be better than 2021... Cheers Paul Thompson aka townpiper.
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  18. townpiper
    Doc I'll try to send a photo of MSW's POB plans for peak and throat halliards. Some of it is clear and understandable but the throat halliard has me stumped...looks like the halliard lines go around the throat block (triple sheave) not through the sheaves...makes no sense to me. Must be missing something. The lanyard goes thru the sheaves and I assume through another trip block someplace on the deck. MSW leaves you to guess where the block should be placed. Can you shed some light on this? Thanks doc...Clears it up for me.. Cheers
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  20. townpiper
    Greetings doc Re: MSW Pride of Baltimore with sails I'm stuck on the throat halliard rig...MSW's plans call for a triple sheave throat block seized around the mast. The lines seem to go around this block- the lanyard goes thru the 3 sheaves and one would assume through another trip block someplace on the deck . If I can figure out how to attach a pic, I'll send a copy of the plan. Hope you can shed some light on this. Thanks k ...
  21. townpiper
    Thanks mates MSW plans call for triple blocks on pendants fore and main for peak and throat halliards. The 3 sheaves are left to your imagination. It would seem that another triple block would be needed to complete the rig. Anybody know where to put this lower block? Thanks and fair winds to you.
  22. townpiper
    Dr PR Very helpful...Thanks a lot Paul Thompson aka townpiper
  23. townpiper
    Ahoy shipmates Anyone have a build log of this ship with sails? I've been working on the POB for a few years off and on . Had a major mc accident which cost me my left leg below the knee in Jan 19, so until recently everything was on hold. I appreciate all the great build logs by Karleop and others. So I decided to build with sails, and leave off all the modern stuff. I've added some pics .You can see that my build has no comparison to the quality of others. But it's ok for an old guy. Any tips or rigging ideas would be welcome.
  24. townpiper
    Ok Mates- Finally completed this build. Constructo's rigging plans were bare -bones adequate , so I followed Longridge and the museum plans as much as possible. Added buntlines, brails etc. which meant more needed belaying space . I exercised Captain's privilege and added pin racks, deck rings as needed. -whatever made sense to me. Halyards were made of twisted wire to simulate chains and per Longridge using double purchases attached to a ring on the deck and belayed to the rail. Its not a museum piece but its good enough for my living room.Here are the pix: Next up: Model Shipways 1/64 Pride of Baltimore II. I've seen this ship in BMore's Inner Harbor and it's a beauty.Hope I can do it justice.
  25. townpiper
    Just started this kit-- Question: in cutting the rabbet,do you cut from the bearding line to the edge of the false keel on the stern half as per MS plans? (It's a pretty big rabbet ) I cut it per plans,but the hull shape has me baffled as to how to plank. I'd like to be able to make sense of it before proceeding w bulkheads etc. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
  26. townpiper
    Just started this kit-- Question: in cutting the rabbet, did you cut from the bearding line to the edge of the false keel on the stern half as per MS plans? I cut it per plans,but the hull shape has me baffled as to how to plank. I'd like to be able to make sense of it before proceeding. Any sugggestions will be appreciated.

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