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  1. rwiederrich
    Yikes! snow? My sweetheart has been asking me from day one..can we replace the front windows? She found the replacement windows and I put them in...along with a front porch...veranda...French doors...etc. Now I will spend this evening working on the mainmast of the GR...Yeah. Rob
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    I hope it is an easy transition.
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    It all started with my wife wanting the front window replaced...and one thing led to another and a second story French door/veranda was born...not to forget to mention the gutters and roof...and the deck that will come...... I did most of it myself....an.....I'm exhausted. I NEED...to get back to my GR build. Thanks for the encouragement. I look forward to slow fall evenings in my model room.......mmmmmmm. Rob
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    I did track down an image of a painting of the rigging and sail plan I intend to replicate for the GR. From everything I can gather and from written first hand accounts...her sail plan was originally designed as depicted in this painting....NOT as so many have depicted her with 6 sails per mast........as she was REBUILT by Palmer. She had the largest square sails set on any ship of her day. Rob
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    I have been so busy this summer on home remodeling(In addition to many other things), I have had little time to continue the upper shrouds and ratlines on the main/mizzen masts of the Great Republic. Here is a quick image showing what I have been up to on the front of the house. I first added the two front windows(the large 6'X6' and the smaller 2.5'X5' to the left. next I built the 30"X8" porch roof and added a 4"X16" veranda on top of it to be accessed by the new French doors I installed where an existing window was. I also added the small roof over the door. The railing is nearly painted in this picture and a gate(Off to the left) was being made at the time of this picture. All the painting is finished(gate too) and all that is left is to make the maple cap for the rail to finish off the addition. I've been busy...but I will return to the Great Republic very soon. Rob
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    Just fantastic Ed...Mr. Webb would be proud. Rob
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    GAW....you are so correct......I have built 3 clippers based upon drawings and old images...if one does ones research much can be found. Rob
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    You're doing a fantastic job bringing this model back to life...what a gift to have been given. One thing, If I may...you might consider bringing those deadeyes up closer to the rails...l think you'll appreciate it when you begin to rig the shrouds...More to scale and such. Great job. Rob
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    Clippers have been my favorite for over 46 years and that is all I model...I have built the Revell and Monogram 1/96 version several times... But the kits are limited..in all media and in vessel models....so I build from scratch. I am looking forward to your log. The Sea Witch was ground breaking in her design. Good luck. Rob
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    Your water is amazing.......not to mention everything else. Rob
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    Got to keep the next generation interested in nautical things if not through thier excitement of playhouse things. They are exposed to ships at every turn(If I can help it) Rob
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    No slide on this one..the slide is around the corner on the monkey bars and swing set I built last year from 2" galvanized pipe..it has a wood rope bridge as well. but because you asked..this house is the first stage of the *complex* there will be a large rope bridge off the far side that will lead to another tree forth that will have a large double seat swing beneath it. Just getting started..actually..there will probably be a tire ladder incorporated in there somewhere too. Rob
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    Got busy this weekend by building a tree fort for the Grandkids...so I didn't get to the shipyard to work on the next mast rigging for my Great Republic. Here is an image of the finished fort....it has a central staircase leading to the top deck and the lookout. I have a davit for supplies , a ship wheel and just after this image I mounted a brass bell. A small US flag is mounted to the lookout perch. Rob
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    Finished ratlines and shrouds for the foremast....next is the mainmast....I'll start that tomorrow. I'm slowly progressing.
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    Today I will finish up the ratlines for the foremast. I figured it would be easier to rig the top and topgallant shrouds and ratlines and then rig the lowers after the masts are stepped. I'm trying to figure out a method that will mentally produce the fastest results. small projects eventually add up to a finished model. Rob(thanks for the likes and comments)
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    Yes it is a wonderful feeling to be back in the yard..and with some days set aside for the very task..I hope to put the hours to good use...though I will probably be working in the machine shop getting a telescope ready for the weekend as well. rigging can be so rewarding and slow at the same time. Thanks for the fine comments Michael.
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    Finished for the day..but I'll be back at it tomorrow...... Got the top shrouds finished now got one side of the topgallant finished. I hope to have all the ratlines for the mast finished up tomorrow so I can begin on the mainmast next.
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    I'll begin and finish each mast as a single project to make the building go faster(in my mind). Here I've begun the rigging of the shrouds and lanyards for the formast.
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    I'm finding that I will have more time this week to spend on the GR..so I began on finishing up the top spreaders and adding some deadeyes. Rob
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    Amalio...I wonder... how far will you be taking this build? Will you go so far as to hide all the wonderful work you have currently done with further upper deck work? Rob
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    Funny thing is when we came into town I saw her mast head from the road and on our way out of town later in the day we stopped in. I was amazed you could drive right up to her and get out and walk around her. No one on board cared and I even spoke to one of the working crew members about the overhaul and repaint. Quite surreal...with her just sitting there all alone...wanting for an inspection. I've enjoyed her so many times before and even visited her in Greys Harbor when she was painted up for the Pirates of the Caribbean. The highlight of my day. Rob
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    Indeed...I looked into that and you can sign up as a crew member for many durations. Alas....I can't currently spare the time away from work, but a month long adventure would be great...indeed. Rob
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    Yes, and she was here in Port Orchard a month or so ago too....Beautiful little brig indeed. Rob
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    I wanted to share the images of the Lady Washington when we visited Port Townsend this weekend. she was hauled out for her semi-annual maintenance and refit. Beautiful Brig.
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    From what my 40+ years of studying the clipper design has revealed to me, is that, to some degree mask rake coupled with the hulls entry and exit features was part of the experiment in gaining the most speed from the vessel. There are examples of clippers with zero fore and main mast rake and only 1 degree on the mizzen...while other designs employed over 2~3 degrees on the fore and main and more then that on the mizzen. Smaller schooners and Baltimore/Boston clippers had an excess of 5 degree rake. Designers employed these extremes because the forces were balanced between hull design and forward action provided by the energy captured by the sail plan. In many instances rake was perceived by captains/designers as the essence of speed. Coupled this with extreme hull designs and you achieved speed. The commodity bringing the highest dollar value(At the time). Many theories were formulated during the time when speed was the goal and many experiments followed...some with results and some not so much. But as I've mentioned earlier, many forces are acting on the hull to propel it through the water on an even keel, and many forces are acting against that goal as well. I'm sure somewhere, someone has penned the cumulative answered as to why. I've tried to explain some reasons. Rob

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