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Pat, you have done an outstanding job on the winch, it is a good job you placed the scale rule next to it!
 
( I'm gonna have to buy me one of those 10x larger than life steel rules for these types of pictures)😉
 
Michael

For now he won't budge, being trapped with his foot ...

Just catching up, Pat  That's some very nice engineering work!
 
John

good morning all.........reporting in from a snowy Manchester N.H.!   not totally sure,  but I think we got 6 inches of fresh powder last night.  so,  I gotta contend with that after taking Gibbs out {he'll be happy to see it}.  sitting here last night,  I did play around a little with the model......    the steering wheel assembly has been assembled.....just got to touch it up and paint the brackets.


the chassis is partially rolled out from the garage.....I'll tow it out the rest of the way,  when I get back from snow blow'in the driveway.

the masking tape was removed from the back window......gonna paint it with clear lacquer.  I'll make a decal for it,  to dress it up a bit.  now turned right side up.   oh darn..........gotta get moving....


I'll be back!
 

Wonderful work, Jason! And your attention to detail is amazing. It is a rare treat to see this kind of detail on the trunnion mountings!
 
Thomas

Very good to see you back Frank, and I'm extremely happy that things are turning out well for you.  Hope to see her in person one of these days!

Part 83 –Mainsail cont’d
 
Hi Everyone
 
Thanks again for all of the good wishes during a very difficult time.  Things have improved significantly and we’re back to fairly normal circumstances, so I’ve been able to put a little time in the shop and back to work on Kathryn.  The next couple of posts will catch us up on work that had already been completed, but had not yet been posted in the log.
 
We had left off with attaching the mast hoops to the mainsail.  There was still a little more work required before bending the sail to the mast.
 
Three lines were seized to ringbolts at the boom jaws, as in the following photo.
 
                     
 
The line at the bottom of the photo is for wrapping the furled sail.
 
The middle line is for lacing the sail to the boom.
 
The top line is for the boom lift.
 
Before the sail can be laced to the boom, 3 reefing tackles need to be attached to the boom.  These lines are spliced to form loops that encircle the boom, are then run up to the leech of the sail, down through the reefing (cheek) blocks on the boom and finally to cleats positioned on the boom.  The loops formed by these splices need to be adjustable, so I formed them as follows:
 
First the line for the reefing tackle was passed through a needle threader, which was then positioned through the eye of the needle.
 
                        
 
The line was then pulled through the eye of the needle.
 
                        
 
The needle was passed through the line 
 
                        
 
and the line was pulled through the opening made by the needle to form a loop and the first part of the splice.
 
                        
 
This process was repeated again to form the rest of the splice.
 
                        
The loop was positioned on the boom and the reefing tackle was then pulled tight to form a loop that properly fit the diameter of the boom.  The splice was hit with a spot of diluted white glue and rolled between thumb and finger to round it, and when dry the loose end of the line was trimmed.  The following photo shows a reefing tackle that is being positioned on the boom, along with one that has been tightened and trimmed.
 
                        
 
                        
 
                        
 
The mainsail was then laced to the boom by running the lacing line through the ringbolts and the ‘grommets’ on the sail.  (These grommets had been formed by punching a hole through a spot of white glue that was positioned on the sail).
 
                        
 
The sail/boom combination was installed by sliding the mast hoops down the mast, and then positioning the boom in its proper location, held by the pin that is between the two jaws.
 
                        
 
As can be seen in the above photo, the mainsail is trimmed smaller than the actual measurements to prevent the furled sail from appearing too bulky.
 
The next post will address installation of the topping lift.
 
Thanks everyone – it’s good to be back at work!

RGL, I still need to start at SMS Seydlitz!!

Nice find Lou!

(I wonder if most non-native English speakers "get" the pun wefalk ...)
 
Very impressive Kortes. I am enjoying your build tremendously

RGL, I still need to start at SMS Seydlitz!!

Nice find Lou!

(I wonder if most non-native English speakers "get" the pun wefalk ...)
 
Very impressive Kortes. I am enjoying your build tremendously

RGL, I still need to start at SMS Seydlitz!!

It certainly isn't a flying trapeze ...

Looks promising ...

(I wonder if most non-native English speakers "get" the pun wefalk ...)
 
Very impressive Kortes. I am enjoying your build tremendously

RGL, I still need to start at SMS Seydlitz!!

Nice find Lou!

just like the awards for the Eagle in Roman days

(I wonder if most non-native English speakers "get" the pun wefalk ...)
 
Very impressive Kortes. I am enjoying your build tremendously

Kluiverbom.

Nice find Lou!

Nice find Lou!

Nice find Lou!