Keith Black

Thank you to all for the kind comments and likes. I said in my last post that I had to catch up on some chores around the house before continuing work on the Tennessee. The chores are done but tragedy struck and has postponed efforts for the foreseeable future. My son passed away last week from a massive heart attack, he had just turned 49 on his last birthday in early March. I had always meant for the Tennessee to go to my son when my time on this earth was over but now, I don't know. The point of everything has gotten a bit sketchy as I'm adrift in a sea I don't understand how to navigate. This isn't the way life is supposed to happen but with God's grace I will overcome and continue on. One thing that has helped me since his death is my MSW membership. Being able to log on and see what my MSW family was up to has helped take my mind off the pain and sorrow. Thank you to each of you for being here, thank you for helping me carry on. God bless each and everyone of you. Keith

Simon, enjoy their kittenness.

Yes, pictures please.

Neil, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.

Allan https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2016/07/29/sails/

Dave, this is a great photo showing foot rope and sailors.

A cradle of some sort, nothing that would detract from the model. Or maybe just left to rest on its keel, washed up on some timeless shore.

This model should be kept in "as is" condition including dust. Absolutely nothing needs to be done to it IMHO.

Very nice, Dave.

Chris, welcome to MSW. Treasure that relationship you have with your father. It's a gift not given to all.

Lollipop lollipop Oh lolli lolli lolli, lollipop, lollipop How sweet it is! What an incredible opportunity. Thank you so much for sharing your tour with us, Brian. Isn't it amazing how things work out, somedays you get chicken and somedays you get feathers. You definitely got chicken. It's neat that you were able to take visual notes of the bow reinforcement plate and will be able to incorporate it in your build. And way cool to come away with an actual piece of the Cairo.

I've decided that when it's time for the water to go in to call it "penguin time".

Now I remember, thank you.

Glen, she turned out sweet. It's almost penguin time.

Bitao, the stove is a beauty but then the entire model is magnificent.

Beautiful yards.

Mike, do you know for a fact that there was an inner bobstay on the original model? I can see the possibility there was never an inner bobstay as this was a model based on a fictitious yacht. The bowsprit stress on a pond yacht would be minimal and the builder may have opted to not include an inner bobstay. Or if he did include one he may have simply tied it to the bowsprit? Even if any of that is the case, if you wanted to add one and attach an eye, IMHO I don't think you are committing restoration heresy.

Mark, I was thinking the same thing. I didn't/don't know their name or what purpose they serve other than adding additional strength.

Rob, thank you. Thank you, Mark Phil, thank you. Happy Mother's Day to all our MSW moms and to all the moms around the world. Where would be if it wasn't for your love. The mizzen is finished except for the main's topsail and topgallant brace lines running back to the mizzen and the three upper stays running from the mizzen to the main. I started attaching blocks to the mizzen mast around January the 15th so it's taken me four months to get here. I'm not happy with the results but I'm not unhappy, I guess I'm mildly pleased. I'm only unhappy because I feel I could/should have done better particularly with the channel deadeyes. When attaching and rigging the cross jack I felt I was really rigging for the first time. Because the cross jack is attached to the mast via a truss the glue pint is minuscule. What really holds the yard in position are the lifts and braces. Those lines do not want to play nice when trying to establish level and perpendicular, in fact, they want to do the opposite of how I thought they should react to one another. It doesn't help that you're trying to adjust tension on four lines at the same time with two hands. I wish my thimble and mouse looked more like the real thing verses looking like a flying cheeseburger The mainmast is clamped in the workmate waiting for me to attach its blocks. I'll be taking a week off from modeling to work in the yard and get caught up on some projects around the house so it will be awhile before I'm able to post work updates. To all for the comments and likes, thank you. To all those who follow me on my journey, thank you. Till next time, God bless each one of you.

DD, welcome to MSW. Nice looking model, I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Dave, hang in there. You've overcome all the obstacles up to this point but I have to say, rigging a ship for the first time is a challenge but I know you're up to it.

Great tip, Paul. Thank you.

George, if these don't work my search is exhausted. I hope you're able to find what you're looking for. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=15mm bar 3 stanchions&PN=Caldercraft-Model-Boat-Fittings-3-Hole-Brass-Rail-Stanchion-Ball-Type-15mm-C66315.html#SID=2483

https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=15mm bar 3 stanchions&PN=Caldercraft-3-Hole-RN-Stanchion-15mm-C66015.html#SID=2483 Very nice model, George.