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So, the good news first ... ... all the lanyards replaced :-) While doing this I felt a bit observed untill I remembered a long forgotten detail :-) XXXDAn -
Wonderful work, love it :-) Cheers, DAniel
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Thank you very much Popeye :-) But if the paths are really correct ?!? I think everybody will have to decide for themselves :-) The truth lies in the eye of the bebuilder ;-) XXXDAn
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It is like one of those searching games, one has to know where to look at :-) Victory Endeavour Göthebourg Constitution: It looks like the seizing is used to secure the free end, but I believe having seen those seizings also on the front side. XXXDAn
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Hello Tadeusz, if one looks close, you can see the things on the picture of the Vic :-) XXXDAn
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Here is a copy of the question I already put in my building report: In an earlier Version I still had added some lashings in between the lanyards as to be seen on todays Vic, Constitution and some literature. See the green arrows. Was this in use already in 1805? Jan already replied: The earliest prouve I found is Nares Seamanship 1862. As the lanyard is officially only fixed with one half hitch it does make a very useful addition. So could it be acceptable to display this about 1805? It is meant for this setup. Here a nive detail to the topic: Götheborg on the way to China, working on the lanyards 3.10 and cutting of the above mentioned lashing at 3.30 :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa8Z0Dyigt0 Cheers, Daniel
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It started with the unhappiness about a ball of glue ... ... but also the 2 cored 0,15 mm lanyard appeared too thin, was too unstable and did not allow a decent splice without breaking the material. The new 4 cored 0,2 mm looks much better and is easy to splice. That is why I went down the road again ... ... this was already shown, a blackend wire around a needel and cut open for the rings. To fix the rings I used two pointed pliers (less carpetmonster-danger than tweezers!) opened the ring and in the same go - without letting go - hooked into the eyebolt and closed it. Now I continued differently: Pierced the 4 cored lanyard with a sharpened needle ... ... pushed the needle through down to the eye, put the short end through the ring on the eyebolt ... ... and then through the eye and pulled it through. Took the thread out of the needle to be more free, pierced the lanyard from the other side, pushed the needle in down to the eye, introduced the free end ... ... and pulled again and the splice is done. Secured with a drop of glue, cut neatly and things are done. After taking down the old lanyards I realised that the old tube was stuck with glue and junk, inner Diameter smaller than 3 mm, but my smallest drill 3 mm and did not fit. So I sanded a square point onto the drill which worked marvelously on the tiny tubes :-) And things looked much less messy than before :-) Some touch-ups on the paint will follow with time. XXXDAn
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... how do you know me ... ;-) XXXDAn
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Old chaps never change ... ... already looking a long time at the gunport lid lanyards ... ... usually I tend to do the details a tad smaller than a tad too big ... ... but this time it was just a little bit toooooooo much under dimensioned, as I took the thinnest yarn ... ... first looking already much toooooo thin and then on top I got a big blop on the ring as it is too thin to do a decent splice ... ... and here we have mark 1 on the right and the new mark 2 on the left ... ... already looking better. Just eleven more to replace ... ;-) XXXDAn
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Wonderful as ever! Or to say better: Wonderful as Evan? Great work and thanks for all the details along the way! DAniel
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Thank you Robin! Cheers, Daniel
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In an earlier Version I still had added some lashings in between the lanyards as to be seen on todays Vic, Constitution and some literature. See the green arrows. Was this in use already in 1805? Cheers, Daniel PS: On the far right a very first version still using the oob yarn for the tests ;-)
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And once things move ... ... keep things moving :-) Set up both second backstays ... ... now just missing the breast backstay. And holy Impatience, wanted to see the anchors in place ... ... the lead is thrown ... ... and *enjoy* XXXDAn
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Today we have fathers day in Germany. This means, all man and fathers (the ones to be included) take a small hay cart and 3 dozen bottles of beer (for each person) and stroll off into the wild to get comfortably numb. I love fathers day :-) And this year dafi alone at home, so I take my small hay cart and stroll with my 3 dozen bottles of beer from one room of the flat into the next. That´s why I love fathers day :-) Also I claimed my fathers day present: A hair clamp that I shortened so it is less heavy and less lever action is taking it´s toll. The foremost shroud is served but unlike the Vic in P. the serving stops atop the deadeye so it fits better the literature. The clamps are fixed with a drop of CA and then bound with fly fishing yarn. And here I have a small stage win :-) Cheers, Daniel
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Always very enjoyable to catch up with this wonderful build! Well done, Daniel
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There is the easy road and there is dafi`s way ... ... could have adjusted the clamps so easily before putting the shrouds in place ... ... so had to fiddle the eleven clamps in on the display ... ... to make it sufficiently hard, I too replaced the first two ones by the smaller size ... ... easy way - kiddies way ... ... I´m no kiddy! XXXDAn
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And of course, who did the diabolic 666th entry - myself :-) Just realised, thanks you all for watching! XXXDAn
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Thank you Jason, now just remains the question of the colour ... ... in last case I throw the dice ... ... XXXDAn
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Thank you Popeye :-) Here is a site with all the etches I did so far http://www.dafinismus.de/plates_en.html Those clamps are part of the new Plate 7, that I revised. The old version is to be seen here: ... more ... New pictures of this plate will come soon, as the official release will be this weekend. The new version has shorter hooks, small eyebolts refined and the clamps with the foot as seen on the picture. For the details go to the order-page: http://www.dafinismus.de/order.html Cheers, Daniel
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Always a treat to see! Wonderful work, DAniel
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Continued my small bric-brac and made 2 more colour trials on the top ... ... finally was able to use my new clamps ... ... and finished the first two big dead eyes. Ship shape und Bristol fashion enough for the scale? Cheers, Daniel
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And off we go ... ... trying ratlines in different sizes and colors. Seen by scale, the one in the middle it should be. But done out of 2 x Caenis 20/0 it is a bit too stiff for the job and only available in deepest black. Underneath for comparison my usual 4-thread- 8/0 yarn, good to mix color and great to put in form, but too thick for my taste. The two lines on top are 2-thread-8/0and fits much better size wise, ok to fit but more restricted color wise. Still having the old discussion in my ear about the tarred ratlines, I believe most of them are either to dark or too light, I would personally expect in this case a much lighter brown from the stockholm tar. Already my shrouds have a dark brown touch for that reason, the lines should be more light. So still have to try a bit to get the right tan ... Cheers, Daniel
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... YES I confess I stole them ... ... and have to give them back ... ... the good thing is, the order did miss the date of return ;-) XXXDAn
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