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Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
rwiederrich replied to hof00's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
This painting of Flying Cloud clearly shows the stay arrangement.
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Flying Cloud Bowsprit Jibboom Line/s Rigging Help
rwiederrich replied to hof00's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Well Harry, I know what McKay did on his last clipper, Glory of the Seas. Not shown in this image, is her jibboom stays...which were all(four per side) inserted along the front of the cathead. You can identify the bullheads.
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Furled , unfurled or no sails -Preference
rwiederrich replied to Canada Steve's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Paul...it is acceptable to simple knot the bunt at the block. (blocks are secured to the jackstays, or simply tied off at the yard) When the bunt line is in use, it is fed down the course of the sail and affixed to the rope edge of the foot of the sail. When sails are removed...you can simply knot the bunt line at the block...then finish running the line back through the top block and down to its belay point. You retain the bunt detail without the sail. Same with the clue lines. What I did once....to make it easy, was to tie the bunt off to the block eye....then wrap it around the yard, running the bunt back through the sheeve of the block snugging it up against itself and then running the line up to the top blocks Hope this helps? Rob
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Furled , unfurled or no sails -Preference
rwiederrich replied to Canada Steve's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Here is the real ship at port in San Fran Sisco..........and my version in the same latitude.
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Furled , unfurled or no sails -Preference
rwiederrich replied to Canada Steve's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
When I built my Glory of the Seas...I wanted all the rigging to be visible. Nothing was left off...cept the stunsail booms and their rigging....since they were not present during the period I was basing my build on.
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Rigging Mast Deadeyes Order
rwiederrich replied to acaron41120's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I did the same for my Great Republic. Once the shrouds are fixed to all the masts the easy part comes by adding the yards.
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Rigging Mast Deadeyes Order
rwiederrich replied to acaron41120's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I always rig the topmast deadeyes and shrouds off model before I set the mast. Much easier that way.
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A little bump to the thread. I'm sorry I have been very inactive on this build as of late.....My daughters house purchase fell through....so she and her's are back home. I've been tackling the new roof install on my garage....so that too has held me up. And now its getting to spring...which means loads of yard work and outdoor activities. I hope to get back into the shop and organize my modeling thoughts...once again....soon. I hope everyone is having a smooth new year and coming spring. Rob
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Hanks for attaching staysails to stays
rwiederrich replied to Dr PR's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
My homemade hanks for the jib sails on my Great Republic Each hank is about 2mm in diameter.
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Wonderful work indeed. Rob
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You're welcome. It's not a sure fix for the skilled and motivated modeler, who has a routined propensity for damaging their own models. We do what we can do.....
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Sorry for the vary long absence . family and moving stuff around...takes time. I'm not all back together again...but getting there. I see what you are talking about. when you drill a hole through a thin mast or yard...the point where you drilled becomes vary thin and fragile. especially along the edges on either side of the new drilled hole. this hole make the remaining material very weak and apt to breakage. What I do in this case is drill the hole.....then...fill the hole with CA glue. letting it set hard by using an accelerator. I then redrill out the hole. The Cured CA strengthens the fibers of the wood on either side of the hole by soaking into the wood fibers and aids in preventing the wood from fracturing again at this point. Rob
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Bruce built an amazing Lightning...indeed. Rob
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I added them to My Great Republic sails......
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This second model I decided to build the case into the wall and ceiling....resting on custom made brackets. I used three sheets of plexiglass cut from a single 4X8 sheet.
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Well I need my models protected....I have 6 grandbabies. the first case I made with glass it weighs a ton. I can disassemble the side and remove the model to flip it If I wish.
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Thanks everyone. My wife reminds me that this is the time we will never have again and we must take full advantage of having our grand babies with us so intimately. They are not moving far away...and we generally see them once a week or so. We had a big fire in the pit last night...enjoying *smores*. It was nice..untill the boys began to rough house....dad had to shut that down fast. Boys will be boys...they say...... The girls weren't far behind them. I can only see my model room through memory...... I still have my advice and opinions though...... Rob
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Sorry for the laps in activity. I began to lay planking by getting everything ready and a situation arose. My daughter is buying a new home....however that is upon the contingency of selling her own home first. that means she and her family will be staying with me for around a month. I had to use my work shop as a temp storage space to make room for her and her 6 kids stuff. Needless to say, I have no access to my shop at this juncture. It is on the other side of the spare bedroom, she and her family are using. I've had to put my build on temp hold for the time being. We have been quite busy around here making room and decluttering the house for her family. She has 6 kids...from age 10 on down to 2. So I have lots of stuff to put away and protect. She's getting a much bigger house...if everything goes as planned. So hopefully in a month from now...I'll have some progress to post, when I put my world back together again.
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There is no reason to think otherwise. I plan on planking both sides beginning with the planksheer up to the monkey rail first...to prevent any forced bending of the hull. Rob
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I'm going to be using a completely unorthodox way to plank this hull. Many,,many years ago, when I was young, I worked at DuraCraft. A manufacturer of wooden doll houses...in Newberg Oregon. I collected a very impressive stash of milled pine, and hardwood veneers. I will be planking with 2" wide, by 1.5 32nds think planks. They nicely bend around just about any curve. In many instances I will not plank horizontal to follow the form of the bulkheads. I use CA to initially glue the planks in place and then follow up with a good wood glue. I pin the planks down first. If you followed my Great Republic build...you will see the process. I will be making some modifications to this process, (Lessons learned). I intend to use some wood filler..to make transitions smooth and I hope this planking process will go quickly and smoothly. As normal...I will be carving the stern transom...and transitioning the planking to it. The planksheer will be my foundation, for establishing the sheer of the main and monkey rails and the top Moulding of the naval hood....by transferring its dimensions Lots of landmarks to consider at the same time. Rob
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That has always been the question. McKay quickly flattened out the dead rise of subsequent designs....some with less than 8deg deadrise. Flat bottom boats handled better. but Staghound had an extreme entry/exit along with a 40" deadrise. I've read no reports that she handled poorly. Rob
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Now I’ll let it dry and tomorrow I’ll begin chamfering them. I also drew out the cut water by transferring the stem to a piece of maple. I will work on the plank sheet height for the naval hood at that time. Rob
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Then I added bulkhead braces.
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Now the bulkheads are glued in. On a straight keel.
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Spent some time in the shop. I disassembled the hull, because it had a warp in the keel So I drilled and pinned it to the desk. I aligned the pins so they were straight. I then pressed the keel down and there you go Now for some gluing Rob
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