Ann

Many thanks for all the replies- they have been really useful. Today I have pored over the plans and diagrams but my understanding is that the yardarm is to be cut from 6mm walnut but the large hoops measure 5.5mm so I cannot get the large guide hoop any further than the end of the yardarm - they are supposed to be in the middle! Do you think I should use 5mm walnut( I will need to order this as there is none in the kit) or is there a knack to getting the hoop further down 😊

Hello so I have explained in the new members section why I am trying to complete the Cutty Sark - I am incredibly anxious about joining this group and also showing my complete ignorance about building model boats but I haven't got my dad anymore and he was the one who was building it and showing me how to do things. Basically when Dad died some of the lines were up and many fiddly bits (the accommodation ladder ) had not been done. I have managed to do this now and have worked systematically through the book till I am about to create the foremost sail. My problem is I do not know what some of the parts look like - those cast in metal - notably chain chock,,metal blocks on the years, large metal trusses, hoops on the large metal trusses, large exterior guide rings for the booms on the yards and large guide hoops for the booms on the yards. I have searched for images but cannot find any so would be really really grateful for any help in identifying which parts these are. Thanks ann

Hi so I am a newcomer and having read the cautionary tale I am feeling even more anxious that I was before I came across this site which I hope and believe will help me with the challenges I am facing (there are a few!). I have the cutty sark( artesania kit). So my father was a boat model builder and completed numerous ship - the Victory being the last he completed. He started the cutty sark at a time when mum died and it helped to keep his days occupied, it also meant that we would go and spend time building the boat with him. He became ill and so more time was spent with him and more help on the boat so I learned how to rig etc. The boat was for me and the day he died he said we must finish the boat. We didn't. So for many years I have kept it unfinished and with all the kit and his equipment stored. Now I find that I am in the vulnerable isolated group because of covid and as I too am now widowed I have brought it out to try and finish it - I know no mean feat!, so far I have managed to do the rigging and managed to put up some of the sails - I have just begun to start the foremost sail - and this is where I am stuck and completely lost as to the names of the pieces that I need to use. Perhaps I should stop here and put my query under a different topic - apologies for long post - I have spent so much time and didn't realise how patient and tenacious I could be - it's not perfect by any stretch but I think dad would be pleased with how far I've got ! Ann