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Rich, I'd be concerned that by doing it this way you may be creating more problems than you're solving. It will surely increase the difficulty of mounting the lower deadeyes and/or make seizing the upper deadeyes into the shrouds a fussier proposition. In addition, it appears that you've ended the lanyards on the deadeyes, rather than hitching them to the shrouds. Bob- 1,755 replies
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Terry, the upper exterior hull is 1/16" x 1/8" boxwood. The interior hull is 1/32" x 1/8" boxwood. The deck planking is 1/32" x 1/8" holly. All the planking was finished with only Wipe-on Poly. Bob
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It may be slow going Ben, but it looks absolutely great. Bob
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Thanks so much Dave for the very generous comments. Captain Steve,no way that you'd get by unnoticed. BTW, I got my first look at your Bounty launch --WOW! Bob
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Thanks so much Wes and Sjors for the kind words and Captain Steve for all of the "likes". Wes, I'm using AOTS and James Lees for the masting and rigging. Sjors, the eyebolts are called preventer bolts and, according to TFFM, they are used to anchor temporary shrouds in the event that the chains are lost in battle or storm. Bob
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Thanks so much Mark and Grant and the "likes". Always appreciated. Bob
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Thanks so much Mobbsie and also the "likes".
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It's really not so bad Nils. Some have gone to my kids homes and offices, others to friends homes and a couple to charitable auctions. The most recent ones are still in my house. Bob
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Thanks so much Tim. Having the PE certainly made the work easier. Bob
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Your space problem is a common one Nils. I'm on a "one in, one out" system. I'm not allowed to start one without having a completed model leave the house. Bob
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Good to have you back Rusty. The planking is looking great. Bob
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A week of working on deadeyes and chains leaves you a little cross-eyed and shaky, so please forgive any typing errors that may occur. In any event, the fore channel deadeyes and chains are done. As on the bowsprit, the deadeyes are from Model Expo. The lower portion of the chains are the PE brass parts from the kit and the middle links are bent from wire around a simple 2 nail jig. I also added preventer eyebolts, shown in AOTS, between the chains. After looking at the pictures that I took, I realized that some of the chains needed some adjustment, which I made, but didn't take any further pictures (I probably should have). Now it's on to the main channels. Bob
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It's looking great Hamilton. Neat, clean and precise. Bob
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Really nice start Len. Fair American has been one of my favorite builds and I'm certain that you will enjoy it. Bob
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I'm not sure what you're looking at Mick. The joints look very good to me. Bob
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That is an impressive piece of work you've got there Sjors. Well done. Bob
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Incredible job on the rudder Remco. This goes beyond just pushing the bar -- it's being shoved out of reach. Bob
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Thanks so much Hamilton for the very kind words. After looking at your work, you have no reason whatever to sell yourself short. Bob
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Thanks so much Thomas. Pace of building is just one of the benefits of retirement. Time for what you love to do. Bob
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Thanks so much Martin, Terry, Nigel and the "likes". You guys are great. Bob
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Those are amazing bends Nigel. Just one more testament to your skills. Bob
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Thanks so much Kevin and Tim and the"likes". Tim, all of the blocks on this build will be from Chuck. They are very nice. Bob
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Good looking start Grant. I look forward to your build and those of the others. Bob
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Work on the lower masts is now basically complete. The mizzen lower mast and it's top have been made and mounted. This was a simpler job than the fore and main because the mizzen does not have extended cheeks or a front fish. There are also no metal bands except at the head and only one woolding just below the bibbs. The only additional item is the rest for the driver boom which was cut from boxwood sheet with boxwood strip supports. There are some blocks which will be added to the mast head when they arrive ( i stupidly forgot to order all of the sizes I needed when I placed my first order for blocks). With the completion of this work, I am starting work on the lower deadeyes and chains and then the hammock cranes and netting. It's very possible that the tedium of doing all those deadeyes and chains will cause me to go back and forth between the two . Bob
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