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Next is the jeers and jeer blocks. Given in the real world they are one continuous rope, i cheated so the Blocks could be stropped properly, joining them at the mast so they sit equally. I have outlined in red where they sit with bare poles and when up with sails. The single block sits on the channels.
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Ah, Banyan is catching up! I'm doing the main and foremast staysail yards. First off the parrells, which are photoetched and blackened. Tied on and lashed. As there are no sails they will be lowered.
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I have to remind myself it's never a good idea to drink and then think it's a good idea to work her. 4 yards to go, so I'm going to photograph it step by step in case my computer crashes. The jeer blocks rigging is doing my head in as I'll have to splice the rope at the top as its too hard to serve the blocks properly when the rope is attached to the mast. The rest is easy.
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Thanks folks, now the blunt end! The Mizzen is now complete with the Mizzen Topsail. I've added the railing now which I fabricated early last year.
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Watch out for cats. They do destroy the back end of boats.
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Oh dear, the Vets handshake just came to mind
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Nothing long enough. I'm looking for something to reach in and snip off the ends of belayed points and then later add the rope coils. There are some fantastic surgical tools but at a fantastically expensive price.
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Does anyone know where these can be purchased without being a surgeon and not on a similar pay scale?
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Now with the lines belayed. I've finally finished a part of the ship after 10 years! Lots to go I know, but it is certainly a milestone.
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HMB Endeavour by mikec - Eaglemoss
RGL replied to mikec's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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Magnificent job. Wow.
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Rigging the spiritsail yard. Lots of rope required, but it works out quite well. I can't yet complete the clue lines as I've run out of blocks and I'm awaiting more.
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Really nice work
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Just love the lighting, great work
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Happy for you to quote it, I won't buy into the argument, I'm not a sailor ;-)
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Pg 55 of Parkin makes specific reference to Coasting anchors as being kedge or stream anchors, which are included in the Endeavors fit out. It also references coastal colliers which Endeavor was using them on the coast. Thus it would make sense when used on the Barrier Reef here in Oz. Every wooden ship in the AOTS series seems to carry a stream anchor, but none have a coastal anchor, so it would be the technique of using the stream (7.5CW) or Kedge (3.5CW) as a coastal anchor given it was so light, used on conjunction, perhaps, with a Sheet or Bower anchor, to pivot on the large and steer on the small Seamanship in The age of sail makes reference to small bower anchors used in streams, and given the makeup of our north east Coast and Tongan waters, (which I have been fortunate enough to visit) are full of reefs, it makes perfect sense to use them in light winds to move around safely as possible. Marquardt (pg16) refers to "Costing anchors", and given his spelling in Cook's journal is atrocious by today's standards, could mean Coasting. The anchor recovered in the 1970's off Cooktown is a bower anchor (17CW) and the stream anchor was recovered at the cost of it's cable. Given they were stuck, it makes sense to use two or more anchors. That's about all I've got.
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I'm doing this from my phone and will add the links when I get to my computer. The kids are off to school soon so I have a chance.as to the outside photos, I'm a nervous wreck taking her outside for fear of dropping her, but natural light is so much better.
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Robin, nothing in Parkin, and I read your thread from last year, but a quick Dr Google search has an excellent NSW Maritime PDF document of anchors that may make a good cross reference and another excerpt from the oriental navigator stating "a small or coasting anchor". This I reckon it's a technique using two anchors, not an particular anchor. It would make sense given the complement of anchors was laid out prior to the voyage, as to which one, I have no idea. Happy to be corrected.
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Robin, do you recall which part of the voyage it referes to? Happy to look it up but it's a big book .
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It's going to stain up and polish very nicely
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The final bits on the main and fore yard, the braces, clue lines and tacks. the clue lines are somewhat difficult, as Parkin says it has three blocks, but AOTS says it is two blocks and a knotted rope.
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Stunning day here in Canberra, so I thought I'd take the old girl outside to help with photos. The Fore mast main yard bunt and slab lines done. Braces and clue lines to go. The pin rails look messy but will be covered up with rope coils later and the tricing lines for the yard tackle will be tied off later too.
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I'm up to the part where I'm doing the running rigging, and I've got most of it squared away in my head. My Endevour has Chess trees but the rigging plan does not show them used. The main sail clue lines seem to run through a forward block on the gunwales. Is it only used to draw in from a tack when the sails are rigged? Seamanship in the age of sail shows them used but no other reference really shows them in use.
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