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  1. Tigersteve
    Thanks guys! It was not easy to accomplish these results. It was important to me to include all rigging detail from the rigging plan in a strategic way that made sense. Also important was to highlight all the small details and avoid a cluttered look. Photos of the overall model will follow upon completion... very soon. Steve
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    The length of rope for the jibsail halyard was taken from the rigging plan and placed in a rope coil on the floorboards, aft the windlass. This coil was seized with light colored rope. A gasket coil was created next from the remaining line on the gaff. Included is a reference photo of this type of coil. The remaining line on the boom was placed in a coil on the aft platform. When these steps were complete, the remaining staging could take place and a final rope coil could be created for the remaining lanyard at the stern. Lashing the boat is next. Steve
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    Nice! Steve
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    I shall follow too. Steve
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    Looks like it's going smoothly for you. Nice work. Steve
  6. Tigersteve
    That worked really well. Looks real clean. Good leaf might work. Test it out for us. Just don't paint them white. I may have to "borrow" your idea of assembling off the boat before install. Steve
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    Mike, my patience is certainly being tested at this stage of the build. I'm glad Ken's logs are helping you. They are impressive. Jct, I'm glad you like the presentation I've chosen. I have some variation in the rope coils coming soon. Stay tuned... Steve
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    Thank you, gentlemen. The boat is coming along. Will be better after you can sand the excess when glue dries. Steve
  9. Tigersteve
    It's coming along nicely. Stick with the wood glue. Steve
  10. Tigersteve
    Maybe leave the panels off in that area. Guess you'll have to redesign a bit. Looks good. Steve
  11. Tigersteve
    Al, please create a separate build log of your Mayflower build for us. It's getting confusing to follow, at least for me. Looking forward to both your builds' progress and pictures. Steve
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    Nice work! Steve
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    Cool stuff! Steve
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    Lucky only chainplates vanished. Sounded like it was going to be worse! Steve
  15. Tigersteve
    This project came together very nicely. Great work, congrats! Steve
  16. Tigersteve
    I'll join in on this fun, Elijah. Steve
  17. Tigersteve
    Len, thank you for saying so. I appreciate everyone's interest and support. It's getting close. Four more rope coils to go! Steve
  18. Tigersteve
    All one can say is, "wow!" Excellent work all around. Standing by for the finale! Steve
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    I agree. I think it will finish nicely after sanding. Steve
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    Mike, it's such a fantastic build you have going. Everything looks great. I've seen some of Ken's impressive work and you should check it out if you haven't already. He has logs under the username: xken. Keep up the excellent work... I'll keep following. Steve
  21. Tigersteve
    Rope coils for the lanyards were created and placed in pairs around the deadeyes. There are five total, including one at the bow. A photo below shows my setup for rope coil production. Although I'm fairly happy with the results, I know the rope is a bit out of scale and wish I had purchased Syren rope from the start. Steve
  22. Tigersteve
    All rope was cut to length according to the rigging plan. Coils for the backstays were created first. After these were in position and adjusted with watered down white glue and a paintbrush, I placed the stropped blocks. A light colored rope coil was created for the flag. This was placed starboard, forward of the deadeyes. I created the rope coil for the peak halyard and placed it on the aft belay pin on the port side. The staysail halyard was next. Its rope coil, originally intended for the adjacent belay pin, settled itself on a starboard pair of oarlocks. One of the smaller blocks that I stropped with a hook was placed at the bow. I included a photo of the paintbrush I've been using to form most of the coils. It's tapered so it can be used for creating different size coils. I have no idea how this brush actually paints, but it's great for this purpose! The most challenging part of this process is getting the coils to hang naturally. I hope that my results are acceptable. Much more to do before completion. Steve
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    Very well done! Steve
  24. Tigersteve
    A ton of progress, Karl and it looks great! Steve
  25. Tigersteve
    Photos?

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