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The lifts and Reef tackle pendant. The lifts are attached to a loop at the mast and attached with a toggle which is abut a 3mm piece or wood with a groove in the middle. The Pendants go through the sheeve in the yard, and held by a few loops around and left to fall through with a knot. I have finally attached all the railings on the tops as the pendants are apparently belayed to the tops. Only the braces to go, so a few more blocks to go on the stays yet.
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Clue lines and sheets on the stay sail yards. I served the end of the sheets to make it easier to make the ball at the end (a simple knot) that goes through the loop on the served block. I've done the colouring in to show the run of the lines. Now these are belayed it is easier to belay the bunt lines and lifts to keep them taught without actually lifting the yards.
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Next is the buntlines. Only two but they have an interesting angle. The next step will be the clue lines then the sheets which will allow me to brace the yard and do the lifts before I can start belaying all these lines which will keep then taught without actually lifting the yard upwards.
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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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