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Strange indeed BE. On modern boats we usually use a traveler to which the mainsheet is attached and this sits forward of the tiller. On older boats which use a horse it is not uncommon for the horse to sit aft of the tiller. In which case the boat would be rigged with a double mainsheet like this. Maybe this was what was done but is not clear in th photographs

Fabricating the Mast The mast is turned from square stock which is first planed to an octagon using a 7:10:7 template provided by Chuck Yo can see that in this last shop a little more planing is required but I feel this is not critical. However it does help with the subsequent turning if the blank is symmetrical.. I use a home-built lathe to do the turning. This is not just to save a few dollars but believ that my version addresses some of the deficiencies I found using The Proxxon 250 owned by a colleague. These are: 1. even the slowest speed is two fast. 2. There is no steady support provded 3. Although this deficiency is claimed to be addressed by the hollow chuck, I found that specially for narrow spars, this caused a "whipping" which often shattered the spar motion which often shattered the spar. So in my version I use a variable speed electric drill and two moveable platforms. These align with the drill chuck and have a roller-skate bearing mounted in the center. If the spar is hexagonal or smaller diameter than the bearings, then wooden inserts are fitted. After here is the result after completing the turning And then after painting steel bands are simulated with black tape an eyebolds added as detailed in the plans John

Yes, Tom, they are intended for applying glue or paint but the foam is quite stiff and I find that with a little pressure toward the perimeter of the sail the wrinkles are rolled out. The large one is about 40 mm and the small one about 20 mm . It may not work for everyone of course and you have much more experience than me on using your fingers. Regards, John

I have found that these little foam rollers help the wrinkles issue enormously You can lift a corner and gently roll towards that. Any remaining wrinkles can be rolled out towards the edges Incidentally I also found that if you spent too much time brushing glue on the sail, tiny pieces of silkspan detach and cause tiny bumps on the next layer

Yes I see what you mean now, BE, The whole issue of the must is hard to fathom. Its too big to carry on the lonboat. It must have been held on the sister ship only only installed if there was sufficient wind. As you say the deadeyes are simply hooked to the chainplate. I have never seen this before either

BE, This rigged version is also in the NMM and as you suspect it shows the deadeye straps mounted on the wales. Regards, John

Thole Pins This was quite a laborious task - 32 identical pins required. I made at least 40. I turned them using my Proxxon rotary tool to a little less than 1mm: and them painted them red before installing so that I did not over paint the cap rail I.also found them more tricky to install than you might expect since the slightest impact would break them off. I used this jig to ensure that the spacing an height of each pair was identical I finally managed to get 32 in place and I am hoping that I don't break a few more off during rigging! John

Fabrication of Oars Before starting on the masts and spars I decided to start work on the oars. This consist of a turned handle attached to the blades, I turned the handle on my home-made lathe The lades are laser cut from flat sheet. I standard these to obtain a slight curve which tapered toward the end And the final appearance of a single oar: I made only four of the eight or so that would have been used: John

Tom, I know this is a while ago but when you made furled sails for the longboat you seemed to have reduced the height of the main by about 50% Is this correct? And do you dye the silkspan, or leve it natural? Thanks, John

The Windlass and remaining thwarts Chuck provides templates for the construction of the windlass and these are glued to a piece of 3/8 X 3/8 square stock and the sides pared away to the lines A small chisel was used to make the pre-drilled round holes square to take the bars The windlass is then mounted into the model via the two small laser cut brackets wich are mounted below the risers. After installing thee more thwatrs thwarts the model looks like this:- Thw rudder was fabricated ftom the blank supplied. It was first standed to a tapered profile for and aft and rounded on the forward edge: After sanding smooth and given a coat of wipe-on Poly the top was painted red as shown in the The hinges were the added at the angle specified in the plan. These are laser cut boxwood and are quite delicate until glued in place. The bolts were simulated with blackened wire Decorations were cut from paper These are installed to finish the ruder After mounting matching hinges on the aft section of the hull the rudder could be mounted

In my part of the world (Australia) companies who make sporting trophys will print text and/or graphic onto a brass plate. They usually require a vector graphics file which you can generate in Photoshop or Illustrator amongst others.

Thwarts and stern seats The first step is to fit the risers. There is a for and aft part and the by pre-bending these to fit the inner part of the hull they fitted well. The main issue is to make sure that the port and starpoard risers are at the same height. By measuring the height from the plans I found this fairly easy: The next task was to fit the thwarts and the cockpit seats. All of these parts are in two pieces. As Chuck points out, it is difficult to rebate a nice even edge particularly in AYC so all of these parts consist of a thick wide part with a thin narrower one glued on top. For example here are the thwarts: And the Cockpit seats ( only dry fitted here) The side cockpit seats are painted red: and finally the crosspiece an the Knees are fitted: Next up is to fit the rest of the thwarts permanently. John

Flooring and Platforms I found both these steps quite challenging .The flooring has to bend over the frames of course and notching the platforms neatly was also challenging. They are still not perfect but as good as I can get them. John

Finishing the Cap rails After thinning down the Cap rails to around 5/32, the inboard strake added. They were painted red and the friezes attached

I have done this on 2 mm brass rod with a good success rate. My technique was: 1. I used a mill to ensure the hole was vertical. 2, I used a V bar and centered the drill bit on the V before clamping the rod into the V 3. I used a Kyocera bit as they a very sharp 4. You can file a very small flat on the side where the drill will enter but I did not find this necessary. John