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SPANKER BOOM TOPPING LIFTS
I had previously seized the topping lift lines to the spanker boom.  I just need to weave them through the blocks under the tree and attach them to the deck.Not as easy as I had anticipated. I had to seize a double block to end of the lift lines....

 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
and then seize a lanyard to the same block....

 
 
I stropped another double block with an eye bolt and attached that to the deck. Then weaved the lanyard and tightened the whole assemble.

AND..... after looking at this picture, realized that I rigged the lanyard in the upper holes of the block, and will have to redo it all over again. What the camera finds.
 

MAIN MAST STAY SAIL HALLIARDS
When I got back to the workshop, I was able to finish off the halliards for the main mast stay sails.  Here are some photos of the final product.
 

Bob,
 
I feel guilty to even say this. I purchased all three racks, two of which came with Craftsman metal benches, all for $35 at an estate auction. I will never use it all, so if there is anything you need, send me a private note. I might just have it.

SPANKER BOOM TOPPING LIFTS
I had previously seized the topping lift lines to the spanker boom.  I just need to weave them through the blocks under the tree and attach them to the deck.Not as easy as I had anticipated. I had to seize a double block to end of the lift lines....

 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
and then seize a lanyard to the same block....

 
 
I stropped another double block with an eye bolt and attached that to the deck. Then weaved the lanyard and tightened the whole assemble.

AND..... after looking at this picture, realized that I rigged the lanyard in the upper holes of the block, and will have to redo it all over again. What the camera finds.
 

MAIN MAST STAY SAIL HALLIARDS
When I got back to the workshop, I was able to finish off the halliards for the main mast stay sails.  Here are some photos of the final product.
 

SPANKER BOOM TOPPING LIFTS
I had previously seized the topping lift lines to the spanker boom.  I just need to weave them through the blocks under the tree and attach them to the deck.Not as easy as I had anticipated. I had to seize a double block to end of the lift lines....

 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
and then seize a lanyard to the same block....

 
 
I stropped another double block with an eye bolt and attached that to the deck. Then weaved the lanyard and tightened the whole assemble.

AND..... after looking at this picture, realized that I rigged the lanyard in the upper holes of the block, and will have to redo it all over again. What the camera finds.
 

MAIN MAST STAY SAIL HALLIARDS
When I got back to the workshop, I was able to finish off the halliards for the main mast stay sails.  Here are some photos of the final product.
 

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

Mike,
 
I believe the plans provide separate diagrams for the topgallant and royal lifts.  I am not at my workshop, but will check tonight and send you a photo.
 
I may regret not placing my coils in earlier. My deck is getting crowded with lines. I am also going to have some problems when I set the hammock rails.
 
Moreplavac,
 
I am using my vice just for rigging, so I don't need the suction bottom.  With a spring clamp in one end, and my block stropping jig in the other end, I am constantly using this vice.  It is a very instrumental tool. When I did need the suction bottom (for 8 months, I clamped the entire hull in the vice), is set it on a marble tile I had left over from a remodeling project.  The super smooth surface great for suction. Never had a problem. I found an old photo.

LATEST PHOTOS OF THE NIAGARA.
 
And here are some updated photos of the Niagara in its new shipyard.
 
 

I'M BACK
After a 3 month hiatus, I am back in the shipyard.  A lot has happened since then.  My wife and I bought a new house in January. It needed a new kitchen and bathrooms. So I put my micro amateur talents on the shelf and dusted off my macro carpentry skills and gutted and rebuilt the entire 1st floor. We were able to move in on June 1. For all of the diversionary work, I was rewarded with a new indoor workshop in the basement. It is a great space, with 13 course block walls, that opens out into the backyard onto a cement deck. I spent the last month setting up the new workshop.
Then another diversion of sorts. My wife saw a notice in the local auction guide showing an estate sale that had a large HMS Victory model in a showcase on the listed items. There was a woodshop with power tools for sale. That of course caught my eye. The flyer indicated that the deceased owner was a violin maker. I headed over to the sale. To my delight, I realized that the owner also built model ships, and that he had probably built the Victory in the case. 
While I ultimately did not purchase the cased Victory, I did purchase a number of micro tools, including a Proxxon mini mill, Micro Lux thickness sander, table saw and chop saw. I also purchase two complete Mamoli 1/98 Victory Kits, a Model Expo Rope walk kit, and Sergai ship base kit. I bought two huge racks of strip wood, dowels, etc, made mostly of poplar, but some of boxwood, cherry, walnut and mahogany. I picked up a small rack of styrene plastic strips and brass and aluminum stock. I bought a homemade rack full of paint brushes, paints, carving tools, forceps, and assorted modelling tools. I also purchased a large showcase with lexan plates. And then finally I purchased a skeleton of a Corell Victory model (keel, bulkheads and false decks). The house was full of stuff, and the auctioneer was selling whole cabinets and shelf racks. As fellow patrons realized I was the “ship” guy, they began to give me anything ship related that ended up in their cabinets. I therefore walked out of the sale with a full set of plans for the Corell Victory, a full set of plans for a Mantua Victory, a three ring binder of 8x11 color pictures of the HMS Victory taken in Portsmouth England, probably taken by the owner, that focus on important details for someone that wants to build a model. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE SALE FOR A SHIPBUILDER.
In the end, I walked out of there with all of this wonderful stuff for hundreds less than the going retail price of just one of the Mamoli Victory Kits. So, when I set up my workshop, I was able to add all of my new toys.
I am attaching some photos of the items I picked up at the sale and the new workshop….. And YES, I will be turning my attention to finishing my Niagara.  Here are some photos of the ship.  It survived the move, with only one small knot giving way on the jib boom. I have to finish up the rigging on the main mast, mostly halliards, and the bracing. I need to work on the anchors and then figure out what to do with the hammock rails. I am really getting close to finishing her up, and I now have a great display case waiting for her.
THEN??? Do I tackle the HMS Victory? I never planned on doing that, but I now have a kit sitting in the workshop that I will have to look at. While I will ponder that monumental decision, I do know that I won’t be building TWO Victories, so if anyone is interested in the second Mamoli Kit, send me a private e-mail.
Glad to be back! I will be trying to catch up on everyone’s build logs.

LATEST PHOTOS OF THE NIAGARA.
 
And here are some updated photos of the Niagara in its new shipyard.
 
 

I was planning on placing my coils directly on the pins. I have used all gauges of rope for my rigging and will be replicating it with the appropriate coils. I will be following your examples for suggestions on methodology.
 
 

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

Mike,
 
I believe the plans provide separate diagrams for the topgallant and royal lifts.  I am not at my workshop, but will check tonight and send you a photo.
 
I may regret not placing my coils in earlier. My deck is getting crowded with lines. I am also going to have some problems when I set the hammock rails.
 
Moreplavac,
 
I am using my vice just for rigging, so I don't need the suction bottom.  With a spring clamp in one end, and my block stropping jig in the other end, I am constantly using this vice.  It is a very instrumental tool. When I did need the suction bottom (for 8 months, I clamped the entire hull in the vice), is set it on a marble tile I had left over from a remodeling project.  The super smooth surface great for suction. Never had a problem. I found an old photo.

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

I was planning on placing my coils directly on the pins. I have used all gauges of rope for my rigging and will be replicating it with the appropriate coils. I will be following your examples for suggestions on methodology.
 
 

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

Mike,
 
I believe the plans provide separate diagrams for the topgallant and royal lifts.  I am not at my workshop, but will check tonight and send you a photo.
 
I may regret not placing my coils in earlier. My deck is getting crowded with lines. I am also going to have some problems when I set the hammock rails.
 
Moreplavac,
 
I am using my vice just for rigging, so I don't need the suction bottom.  With a spring clamp in one end, and my block stropping jig in the other end, I am constantly using this vice.  It is a very instrumental tool. When I did need the suction bottom (for 8 months, I clamped the entire hull in the vice), is set it on a marble tile I had left over from a remodeling project.  The super smooth surface great for suction. Never had a problem. I found an old photo.

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

OHIO STATE FAIR FINE ARTS DISPLAY

I am proud member of the Shipwrights of Central Ohio model club.  Each year, the club reserves a table at the Ohio State Fair in the Fine Arts Building, to promote ship building and to display member projects. I attended this past Friday and brought my Niagara and some rigging tools and spent the afternoon rigging the ship for interested Fair Patrons. 

We had a number of folks come through the building.  For anyone that has done something like this, the predominate comment we receive from the public is that they don’t have the patience to do something like that. However, I was lucky to attract two young boys, about 12 years old, who watched me rig the Topmast Staysail Halliard. They hung out for over a half hour. They watched me strop the block, tie it to the Main topmast stay (I should have done that before I mounted the yards) and then run the lines through the blocks and tie them off to the pin rails.

They asked a number of questions, and watched with genuine interest in the project.  I gave them some suggestions on some styrene model kits, and may get one of them to join the modeling club with his father.

I have seen many posts on how we need to get younger people interested in our hobby. I never had a good answer to that question, but now I do. Getting out and doing some “field” work may have inspired some young boys to pick up this great hobby.

If you ever get a chance to do something like this, please consider it.  It is not easy to transport a work in progress (I spent the first hour fixing the block I knocked off of the spanker boom), and it does take some time. But from experience, it is the best way to get folks interested in this hobby.  

It was great to get back to working on the Niagara. The road trip gave me some well needed inspiration to forge ahead.
 
Here are a few photos.
 

LATEST PHOTOS OF THE NIAGARA.
 
And here are some updated photos of the Niagara in its new shipyard.
 
 

CLEWLINES AND SHEETS
While I have been working on prototypes of my scratch-build ship’s boats, I noted that we now have a new format to the site.  Looks great.  Thanks to the ADMINS. I can’t imagine the time it takes to keep all of this up to date.
Since I hit a snag on what to do with the clewlines and sheets for a ship rigged without sails, I broke down and secured a copy of Peterssons book “Rigging Period Ship Models” and found an answer in the diagram on page 49. Using that as a guide, I rigged my topsail clews and sheets. An adequate solution.