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Build day 168: 1,5 hrs / Total 351 hours Photo 892: Main mast crowsfeet is complete (more conveniently than the earlier ones thanks to Glenn's note above). Moving to next step, the backstays. This brings us the 907th step in the construction manual. This is the progress on my rigging. Green=complete, Yellow=current:
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Starting from outer end felt more convenient at first glance and that's how I did, never thought of the other way :). But now when I think of it, starting from inside and moving outwards will make easier to do the finishing knot. I will try your way with the Main Mast crowsfeet
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Build day 167: 1 hr / Total 349,5 hours Today I continued with the Foremast Crowsfeet. This time I wanted to take the photos of each step and share the entire process. I will be happy if it serves as a guide to those who build similar. Except for the block structure on the stay, the structure uses a single thread. I used a mirror stick to see the whole better when inserting the thread from under. It helped a lot. Here are the photos: Photos 872-891: View from under:
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Thannks Julian, and all the best luck with your surgery!
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Build day 166: 1,5 hrs / Total 339,5 hours Crowsfeet. I have never rigged a crowsfeet until now. It took me some time to gather my courage. I start with the one on the Mizzen mast. The photos show the progress. Overall I am happy with the result. Photos 870-872:
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Having recovered my hand surgery (nothing too serious), now it is time to resume my project. It has been a while and I have realised I had really missed it.
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Photo 869: Similarly, Fore Stay Tackle is in place.
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Photos 864 - 868: Fore Preventer Stay Tackle (the one on the starboard) construction.
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Build day 165: 2,5 hrs / Total 338 hours Photos 863: Forestays
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Build day 164: 2,5 hrs / Total 335,5 hours Photos 859-862: Continued with 2 main stay elements, including the blocks hanging on one of them. Took 2,5 hours.
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Build days 161-163: 3 hrs / Total 333 hours Photos 852-858: Main and Main Preventer Stay Tackles. They have similar construction to Main Stay and Fore Hatch Tackles, (the latter are scheduled for later). They use 2xM, 1xL and 1xPE-67 and B thread (0,25mm natural). The two systems are otherwise identical. Photos show the construction process and finally installed in place.
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Photos 846-851: Rest of the rigging, with a snapshot of the plan to give you an idea what I am doing:
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Build day 160: 1 hr / Total 330 hours Hand is better, now resuming my build little by little. Moving on to Main Mast Stays after having completed the Mizzen Mast Stays. Moving top to bottom, next it is the Main Topgallant Mast Stay: Photos 843-845: Rigging the collar around the mast
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I know I haven't been around for a while. I injured a finger beginning of the summer and it is still recovering. Can't wait to resume!
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Build day 159: 1 hr / Total 329 hours Photo 841: With the below, Mizzen stays are complete (except the Crowsfeet which come later). Photo 842: I noticed the instructions for how to loop the thread around the masts too late for Mizzen stays. I had made them my own way (check the photo above), though not looking too bad. I hope to follow the instructions for the Fore and Main stay collars.
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Build day 158: 1,5 hrs / Total 328 hours Today I started to work on the stays, completed the parts I marked with a red X. I have added several photos showing the steps in detail. Photo 825: Photos 826-837: The "upper" stay (indicated with "G" type thread in the plan screenshot) Photos 838-840: The "lower" stay the (indicated with "H" type thread in the plan sceenshot)
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The order of steps recommended in the instruction manual slightly differ from the numbering in the Plan Sheets. I have now studied the plans and instructions once again in detail before moving forward and came up with my updated reference task list. I don't want to make irreversible mistakes at this moment. Hence I will go with this order:
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Build day 156-157: 1,5 hrs / Total 326,5 hours 1,5 hours of more work and fitting of the yards are complete. Now I can tick the 4th item in my checklist: Edit: I have Crossjack Sling also in position. So, 5th item is also ready. ✅ Fit masts ✅ Rig lower shrouds ✅ Rig upper Shrouds ✅ Fit the yards (do not rig them yet) ✅ Fit the crossjack sling to the crossjack yard (at this point for accesibility) Rig the mast stays (Omit Main Stay Tackle and Fore Hatch Tackle at this stage) Add the Crowsfeet to the mast tops Rig the back stays Rig the yards Fit Sheets and Tacks Fit the Main Stay Tackle (but do not lash them yet) Rig the Yard Braces Fit the ship's boats Lash down the Main Stay Tackle and Fore Hatch Tackle A photo for the record: Photo: 824
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Build day 155: 5 hrs / Total 325 hours Installing Crossjack Yard and Main Yard. Below I share the process of rigging the thread structure for mounting the Main Yard, as good as I understood from the plans. Last two photos show the yards in place with their thread fittings. I used nails here, too, to mount them strongly in place. Photos 818-823
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Here is my rigging progress. Not quite done, but getting there! ✅ Fit masts ✅ Rig lower shrouds ✅ Rig upper Shrouds (IN PROGRESS) Fit the yards (not rigging them yet) Fit the crossjack sling to the crossjack yard (at this point for accesibility) Rig the mast stays (Omit Main Stay Tackle and Fore Hatch Tackle at this stage) Add the Crowsfeet to the mast tops Rig the back stays Rig the yards Fit Sheets and Tacks Fit the Main Stay Tackle (but do not lash them yet) Rig the Yard Braces Fit the ship's boats Lash down the Main Stay Tackle and Fore Hatch Tackle
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Photos 816-817: I wanted to try hanging weights in the center of these threads to give them a more realistic curved shape. I soaked them with water using a brush to help somewhat maintain their shape once they have dried (the 2nd photo). They will stay there as long as they can. I hope it helps. That's all for today! Thanks for watching!
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Photos 814-815: Here is how I worked with threads, which use only parrel beads: Fix the thread on the yard in one end and add as many beads as you need from the other end. It was much easier to work this way than installing an already prepared thread with beads, in which case the beads kept dropping while trying to get the thread ends back and forth through intricate spaces.
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Photo 813: Mizzen gaff with parrel beads around the mast. (Behind you see the stern ensign post, which I accidentally hit with my hand and broke, waiting to be repaired - what a disgrace 😆)
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Build day 154: 4 hrs / Total 324 hours Yard installation continues. Some use just threads, some use parrel beads on thread, and some use parrel beads with parrel ribs on thread in order to tie them to the masts. They are instructed in the plans. Photos 810-812: The next 3 photos show some details how I installed parrels with parrel ribs and then their place. I have already used nail and glue to mount the yards and reinforced them with a black thread. This makes rigging the thread with parrels to their place much easier as you don't worry about actually holding the yard with them.
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Build day 153: 0.5 hr / Total 320 hours Yard installation starts. I am installing them in the order I had numbered. The first one happens to be the Mizzen Topgallant Yard. I fix the yards to the masts using a nail, then rig it to the place. Photos 808-809:
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