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Really coming along George. I’m enjoying following your build just as I did with the Flying Fish! Rick
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Thanks Rob for your input. I agree with you and I intend to place bands on the Mizzen Rick
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Thanks EdT and Rob for your input. I’m leaning towards placing bands on the Mizzen per both the China trade painting and the Buttersworth painting. What is the likelihood that both artists would include bands if they were not there? Thanks EdT for your thoughts that bands on a single tree mizzen would contribute to its strength. That was my thought also. Rick
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John, Sending best wishes for a full recovery. Certainly understand the frustration when results don’t match expectations. Just keep moving forward and be patient. Redo things any time you think can do better and accept that some things are as good as you can do. As George says, we are much harder on ourselves, no body will see the mistakes that we see. I have found that with time, I like my results betters than when I first made something as nothing ever seem to match my expectations. Look forward to you getting back to the Fish . Rick
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WOW Clipperfan, glad everyone is Okay, hope you have used up all your bad luck and only have good luck going forward. Rick
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Truly magnificent!! I had a heck of a time tying off the lanyards on the bowsprit rigging at 1/8 inch scale. I can’t imagine how you accomplished that at an even smaller scale! Very impressive, all of it!! Rick
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WOW!!! Rick
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Yes, but it sure looks dark blue or black from a distance. Rick
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Keith, I have it on good authority, my son-in-law, who is a boat captain and spends a lot of time at front Street shipyard where Cangarda is currently, says it is definitely a very dark green by a company called Awlgrip. It’s their darkest green. Rick
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Thanks George, It’s been a long time coming! Rick
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Keith, I will check tomorrow, It’s either a very dark blue or black Eick
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Finally got the bowsprit rigged with hearts and chain. I modified deadeyes for the hearts and used 27 and 30 links per inch chain for the bobstays and shrouds. The 30 lpi chain was brass and used for the bobstays. The 27 lpi chains were used for the bowsprit shrouds. This chain was copper and the diameter of the wire is smaller than the brass chain. The 30 lpi brass chain looks larger than the 27 lpi copper chain so I used it for the bobstays and the copper 27 lpi for the shrouds. I initially rigged the bobstays with .018 tan line from Syren, darken with Ipswich pine stain, which is the correct size but looked too big and bulky on the model so I replaced it with.012 line which looks better (to me). I found it a real challenge to get the lanyards secured while keeping the chain tight and keeping visible knots to a minimum (a couple of solder joints fractured and had to be resoldered). These were done multiple times before I was satisfied with the result. And finally, after many years, the figurehead was permanently attached. Started stropping blocks that will be shackled to eyebolts on the deck as I study the rigging plans in preparation for masting and rigging. I’m going to try to make faux shackles for most of the blocks if possible. Turned and shaped the mizzen out of Alaskan cedar and the mast coat out of cherry. Currently waiting on dry transfer lettering for the bow and stern from Bluejacket.
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Looks great!! Rick
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Congratulations Vlad!! I have really enjoyed following your blog and have learned much your build!! she’s magnificent!! Rick
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Ed, On the YA, was the he mizzen mast a single tree or was it a made mast on your model? If a single tree, why the decision to place mast bands? I seem to recall that I read somewhere that bands were place on single tree mast for strength. I am currently building the Flying Fish and it supposedly had a single tree mast and the plans show no bands on the mizzen. However, 2 contemporary paintings ( Buttersworth and China Trade) show bands on the mizzen. what to do? Rick
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Beautiful! Rick
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Merry Christmas Keith, Really enjoy watching your progress! Enjoy your grandchild! Rick
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George, For questions you can always call Nic or Al Ross at Bluejacket. Nice start to the model. Rick
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