John Allen

Doug,

Try one more experiment, I am sure you timed how long the rigging of one set of shrouds took.

I screwed up when rigging my victory, was 90% finished they looked like hell (I am not what you call a serious or experienced modeler). I took a pair of scissors and cut everyone out I wasn't crying (had just cut some onions).

I had used a paper guide with lines and exact measurements and some other hints on this site.

Try one mast, lay your shrouds in tied to blocks and channels.  I tied my first line at the bottom, tied the second ratline at the top, tied the third ratline at the midway point, and the fourth at the 3/4 way point. The shrouds are now broken into fourths. By doing this you have straight shrouds and by be careful there not pulled in or out.

Now this may seem tricky but eyeball as you go up from your bottom point, your ratline should be loose enough to adjust. I think you will find out they will look pretty good if you don't get into exact widths to the 9th degree. After you do one and play with it  you will be surprised how fast it will go and actually be enjoyable.

And you can avoid this 

15 hours ago, KeithAug said:

I have delayed mounting the wheel and throttle lever

Keith,

You have really disappointed me for the first time. With your undeniable machining skills I cannot believe you haven't constructed a workable mini diesel motor for the launch, I see the engine cowling and hump for the transmission. All kidding aside the launch is a 10+

Call me johnny come lately, but something I read in a reprinted diary from a sailor on the Tecumseh this was 4o or 5o years s ago, have lost it to the ages hurricane got a lot of my personal papers.

But there was a reference to canvas shuttles that had side stiffeners but were flexible and could be rolled up and stowed, you could slide a lot of supplies down a canvas chute in addition to coal.

Don't laugh just an old mans memory and I cannot find that resource material on the net.

13 hours ago, michael101 said:

That is what happens when an artist putting his soul in his project !

Moxis,

As I follow your build you remind me of a DaVinci, Edison, Henry Ford, Tesla, and the Wright brothers all rolled into a present day renaissance man. Your skills are amazing!

I feel very awkward posing this suggestion since I am probably 20 notches down the food chain from where you are at but balsa wood sheets can withstand double bending and with a stiffener become very strong and still be very light.

John

On 12/28/2017 at 10:43 AM, Vegaskip said:

I leave them in the pad..

Your extremely prolific the way you can whip these out. That being said I have not seen one I would not be proud to hang in the house.

5 minutes ago, G.L. said:

I make the stove with  a mixture of materials

G.L.

Your build is taking shape and looking very good. Really enjoyed the way you approached constructing the stove very nice.

17 hours ago, Mirabell61 said:

Not mounted yet, just dry fit, to see how it looks....

Nils,

Running out of adjectives, magnificent.

Keith,

Messed up my post the hot air gun your using it on dry wood, work as fast on all woods, looked on line is there one better than the other or are we talking generic hot air gun.

On 12/23/2017 at 4:37 PM, KeithAug said:

hot air gun

Agree, been better to get a current English recipe and make one what you posted would have been a treat. Like our fruitcakes people joke about its the most re gifted item at Christmas. My Aunt made them so filled with booze they dripped it a year later 5 years still fresh.

17 hours ago, KeithAug said:

"beware of the Christmas pudding".

Kieth,

Not the place but a quick one. My sister in law is proud of her English Heritage, one Christmas she ordered an authentic Plum Pudding from Jolly Aulde England. Poor thing crowed for a week about the traditional English Christmas Dinner and her ordered Plum Pudding. Well the dinner was grand and memorable now time for the aforementioned pudding. Man it would gag a maggot at a 10 yards really bad, poor thing was beside herself. no consoling her that she couldn't have known and the dinner was grand.

She never ordered another plum pudding. Never liked ordering food on line I am sure this may not have been a good representation of a plum pudding.

Denis,

Looks great waiting for the scream hope you were very, very, very, very nice To Ms Claus this year  and it is not a lump of coal scream!

Progress to date as they said in Cool Hand Luke WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE, well I need your input and assistance several conundrums. Have finished the deck gratings, bailing area and baler. The followin pics are the gratings and thwarts

The stern thwart was usually carved and not sat on this was usually reserved for the chief or head man that stood and called out the chant for the warriors that rowed. The next pics are of sails sketched by eyewitnesses, they include a V sail other observations were off a lateen rig but those appear to be used on other canoes the V sail on the Waka Tuau.

The problem I have the sail by accounts of the time had 2 fore stays 2 back stays and 2 side stays, I have searched up and down  there is no information on how the lines were fastened. Holes in the thwarts? tied around the thwarts with coils laid on the gratings? no pics or installations of any kind of a system of cleats? See following pics have the lines just tied to thwarts

Also the sail was only used downwind and by accounts was quickly put then taken down and laid down the middle of the thwarts

Next problem sails were made of Raupo leaves bulrushes, leaves were 6 feet long or flax (linen) This sail is a burlap

the next sail is linen.

Do not know which way to go or color??

Advice on sails and help with locating and securing lines? I am a big boy now there isn't any suggestion will insult me or hurt my tender feelings need advice.

Nils,

What can I say the lines on this build are so smooth and clean they just flow one into another. I have watched this progress and am amazed at how simple you make a complicated build look easy. Kudos

Might have come in handy when my ratlines on Victory didn't look good and I cut every one out from all 3 masts top to bottom. Did them twice discouraging to say the least.

I'd drop the $ 14.00 to try it out just to see if there was an advantage. Don't poo poo something until you try it does look interesting.

Doug let us know post pics.

Charlie,

Very nice and methodical when approaching 3 builds at one time. I can't manage 2. Very neat clean and pristine.

E.J.,

Those windows showcase the stern the extra effort does and will make this build of Soliel one of the best on this site. Kudos

Popeye,

The L129 looks close to an adjunct vessel used by menhaden boats in the closing of a purse seine? or due to the double stanchions forward retrieving gill nets from the bow between stanchions. I am probably way off base and may have not understood your post are you wanting to re-rig that model like an American fisherman you could use a double drum winch with a power takeoff for trawling.

On 12/8/2017 at 12:45 PM, KeithAug said:

Hi John - I may be being dumb but I'm not sure where the link is to Davids post? Also I tried to search for Everson Line Company on Google without success.

Keith,  Glad your not close by apologize for bad post. It was David Rice April 14th under masting rigging and lines. Have no idea where Everson is fake news on my part, the company is Memphis Net and Twine 1-800-238-6380. Memphis Tennessee WWW.MemphisNet.net  very reasonable actually cheap as dirt example #6 tarred line $ 13.00 for 3,042 feet also Miller Net Co. looks good super cheap too there's more cos on line, some from China and Viet Nam Buy American

Put my like button on auto reply You are very gifted.

19 hours ago, KeithAug said:

It gave an acceptable approximation to what I was looking for and it slips round the blocks nicely and has virtually no stretch. 

 

FYI David Rice posted this April 14th, may help  Everson Line Company has all covered even tarred line in small diameter used for hanging webbing saved it in favorites go to Davids post for more info. Looks like a good source.

Patrick,

I am still amazed a build that small could turn out that good, not withstanding the fantastic accomplishment of all the internal components cannot find enough adjectives to compliment, your patience and fortitude shows in the finished build.

I would have torn my hair out and thrown it against the wall, no on second thought I would not even have attempted it.

Kudos 

Wow had no idea, you have my sympathy 

Micheal,

I purchased one at Lowes in Mobile, $ 19.98 US it was awhile ago but would that be that much a price differential between Can & US.

It is a great little addition. 

Lawrence,

Thanks for the like, in Some historical journals there were varied descriptions over 60 to 70 years different observations depending on the writer. One said seagoing navigational canoes were up to 80 feet with 100 paddlers, I doubt that was a single hull most observers stated the Waka Tuau war canoe was un-seaworthy in heavy weather, So 60 ft. paddlers.

I agree foot pedal works good of you remember to take your foot of the pedal, have the pricks in the hand to prove it thankful for low rpm. Happy paddling

15 hours ago, matelot said:

Your carvings are quite impressive.

Masterful work, have used wood on all your carvings and what kind.  Did you use any other material beside wood?