GrandpaPhil
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The Cutty Sark is looking great! Something that works for me when rigging in a tight space is to take the part of the thread where you’ve put the CA and bend it into a hook shape. It will hold the shape and still thread through your block or deadeye, but curve out to where you can grab it with tweezers. I had the same problem with the Prince de Neufchatel.
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So, minor problem. I neglected to create any tie off points for my vangs and other running rigging on the main sail. This means that I need to make some cleats.
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no, I do not have access to your article. Joining the NRG is on my to do list in the near future. Their journal (including your article) is a gold mine of information. I will have to read it when I join.
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I used a painting from the Navy’s Historical Office as my reference for masting, rigging and sails (and color scheme/details). I hybridized that painting with Hahn’s drawings in “The Colonial Schooner” and a Model Shipways model of the Sultana that I built a long time ago. I made paper templates of the sails using my model for dimensions. Here’s the link to the painting on the Navy’s Historical Command’s website: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/american-revolution/continental-navy-ships/continental-schooner-hannah.html Although, as pointed out, that’s conjecture too.
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Thank you all very much for the comments, the likes and just for stopping by! The jib sail is on and rigged! Next up is the fore sail!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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I built it years ago. It’s pretty straightforward. I enjoyed it.
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Amazing work!
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Beautifully done!
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Installing Hannah’s jib sails (1 stay sail and 1 actual jib sail). Using metal loops fed through the bolt rope to attach to the jib stays: I’ve been making the loops by wrapping annealed steel wire around a shish kabob skewer and cutting them in a line. I’m currently waiting on a cleat that I broke to dry. I should have pinned them in place for strength, instead of just glueing them. Oh well, things to remember for next time.
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Cap San Diego by mikegr - 1/160
GrandpaPhil replied to mikegr's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Looking good!
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