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    Finally, are some pics of the main backstays and also of the mizzen main and the topsail stays. Slow going, but I'm exercising tha machinery... and soon the yard will be back in full operation. Rob
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    Next a bit of work on the mizzen stay Rob
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    Well it's time to get back to the shipyard...my hand is doing better, though I still have some numbness..I can work around it. I finished up the fore mast stunsail booms and I worked on the mizzen main stays and I worked on the main backstays. First, here are some images of the booms and their ironwork. Much better then before. Rob
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    Just wonderful...... Rob
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    Starting back up in the shipyard is a slow process. My arm is slowly healing and most of the pain has subsided, but I still have lingering numbness in my hand and fingers...though I can successfully use them to some degree. Fine work is still an issue. I also returned from a weeks long holiday at Sunriver in Bend Oregon and at Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast. I feel very refreshed and had a most wonderful time. I spent about an hour last night working on the Port side stunsail booms...so not much to report, nor do I currently have any new images to post. I'm gearing up to begin the final backstay install on the main mast before I finish up with the main stays. Balancing out the forces imposed on the mast is a crucial process if one wants the masts to remain undistorted. More to follow. Rob
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    Wonderful...just wonderful/ Rob
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    Wonderful....just wonderful Ed What a relief to finally be complete. She is magnificent to say the least. so much to glean from. Rob
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    Welcome clipper fan..from another clipper fan. Try https://www.castyouranchorhobby.com/Category/deadeyes I'm currently building the clipper Great Republic. Rob
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    Fantastic job for sure..well done. Very clean Rob
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    Right. This is my first full set of sails implemented,...until now, Running the braces never extended me this problem. Your solution for the crojack yard braces works, even thought the fulcrum angle is not overly taxed. These clippers (GR, YA) were build in the same year and it can be safely assumed the solution was universal. Paintings do not replicate this epiphanous revelation. 2 dimensional images can easily mask 3 dimensional issues. I will surely make known my resolution for the brace issue...when I can return to the shipyard in full health. Thanks for the fine comments and observations. Rob
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    Wonderful work Ed...Interesting solution to the lower mizzen braces. I discovered a while ago that I too will be facing this dilemma with my Great Republic...even more so, because I have no space to fudge, since I have sails that will definitely be in the way of many braces. Ingenious disguising will have to prevail. I have fully enjoyed your log and have gleaned much. Not sure you caught this, but it appears the aft backstay may have slipped out of its place on the main mast. The image you posted of the main mast braces definitely shows the aft port backstay out of its station. Thanks for the wonderful way you presented this build.....Clippers being my love...you kept me enthralled. Rob
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    Wonderful work.... Rob
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    Wonderful work and attention to detail... Beautiful model. Rob(dust-er off)
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    Thanks Scott...yes the arm is doing better, still a bit tender....but the hand is still numb in part. Making fine work hard....since I can't feel my fingertips. I have put an enormous amount of research into this build, and even something as minor as stunsail booms can fall between the research cracks. Part of the fun is updating as you go if research points you in a different direction. I've seen this happen to many and surely I fall victim to it myself. Gladly the *repair/corrections* can be made early without any really horrific damage being cause by it. Thanks for your compliment and encouragement. Rob
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    Thanks Pat...the first booms were far too heavy and the irons were not what I wanted. PLus moving them beneath the yards makes them more typical with the era. I think they look better. Again...thanks. Everything is evolving as my study reveals the needed changes. Rob
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    Thanks.... I spent some time correcting the stunsail booms and the irons. I adopted the underneath design.....it makes the most sense. Rob
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    Yes...I have this image and yes this is after her rebuild. Interesting to see her stunsails in both configurations.. . because other ships do the same. It's hard for me to tack down a real good example..since it seams it might have been preferential instead of typical. Searching the model world...stunsails have found themselves mounted on top...slightly abaft....in front, slightly forward(similar to Ed's fine model), slung from beneath. It just seams to be how they get modeled. Personally I think I want to make my irons beefier and repair the missed center iron. No matter what I do...I'll make them far better. The lack of a good operating left hand definitely shows. Rob
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    More to follow...…. Just for information sake here are some images, one a drawing, of the stunsail boom suspended from the top of the yard...similar to mine.
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    Ove the weekend I spent time pondering and researching my actions. Many examples of models show the stunsail booms resting on top and abaft the yard...in such a similar fashion as I have represented. However....it appears that typically it was clippers not heavy cargo carriers that followed them that carried the stunsail...to aid in the latitudes where mild winds were expected. The Great Republic did indeed carry stunsails in her rebuilt design....but only a minor mention of them can be found in describing her original build. So what I've decided to do is attempt to remove, refurbish the ironworks and reduce general diameter of the booms and then sling them from underneath the yard to help defuse any confusion and produce a more practical solution A models representation is not always the proper representation of actual practices....and I want to at least use a logical approach, if nothing else. I hope removal of them does little damage......and that...can be easily repaired without much scaring. Thanks to all who pointed this out to me. Rob(More to follow)
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    Several ways were apparently tried..Some hung below the yard, some were above the yard..but what I have researched these were on top and slightly reversed out of the way of the sail. But...I'm up for reversals if anyone knows better. Rob
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    After some further research and discussion with some informed friends...I opted to add sunsail booms to the main yards and the upper topsail yards. Lots more work to do but its a beginning. Rob
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    Still suffering from an extremely sore arm..but I managed to wrestle through some minor items today. I rigged the mizen lower stays first... Here is some pics.
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    It took me twice as long to make sure the lines didn't foul one another as I reran them down the mast to the belay pins. Everything has to follow a set sequence or I will risk twisting and crossing future lines. Shrouds are next...but I can choose to finish the main mast backstays first, being cautious not to over stress the mast without counter acting with the top main stays. Its a puzzle from here on out. Here are a few other images. Rob
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    Thanks everyone for the fine advice and sympathies. I'm working to get better and fully recover...still not there. Residual pain and dumbness linger and the DR says it will work itself out but nerve impingement can be tediously slow to fully recover. I did spend some time working on the GR..belaying and rerunning the lines that I had previously run for the sails and yards. Finishing with the rope coils before I proceed to the shrouds and ratlines. I made and added further eye bolts and rings to receive blocks about the model. here is where I left off.
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    Wonderful Ed...just stunning. Balancing tension on stays and braces is a tricky business. Well done. Rob(Right behind you)

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