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  1. jct
    Ya pretty much, already thinking about the next build...🙄
  2. jct
    Hi Denis...ya it is but it will pull forward a bit, the angle in the pic is pretty severe, I'm back *** wards with the rigging...to many starts and stops, am in the process of adding the stays
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    Finally got the pics off my stupid camera I decided to make a few jigs to help with the dead-eye/shroud install, just some cardboard with double face tape applied, added some slots at the top to hold the shroud line the top piece of tape holds the dead-eyes and the bottom sticks to the rail here you can see all four jigs in place, each dead-eye is popped off one at a time to finish the rigging This is the mainmast, I've added some small clips to help the tape hold...sorry for the poor pic quality and focus, this is a different camera then I normally use, just a small point and shoot as opposed to my dslr rig...we'll have to see, it is more convenient but so far I'm not convinced the convenience is worth it...time will tell Well that's it for now, thanks for looking in, more tomorrow
  4. jct
    Hi Dave and welcome...I'll be following with interest, thinking of purchasing this kit in the near future J
  5. jct
    Hey Sam, Just catching up...she looks really good
  6. jct
    Very nice job on the copper plating
  7. jct
    Well fall is upon us and the shipyard is again open...the HL shrouds are going up, I hope to post pics tomorrow...once I can get the camera and the laptop to get along. J
  8. jct
    Interested to see how it turns out
  9. jct
    She's gonna be gorgeous
  10. jct
    well summer is upon us again (you may have noticed there have been no updates for awhile) and the shipyard is closed again for the season, I'll pick it back up when I return, for now I've been lazing around the campground all season, catching up on my reading and enjoying retirement, I decided to pull the plug last month...so far so good...more to come in the fall THX
  11. jct
    Sycamore is an interesting choose, how does the grain compare inscale??
  12. jct
    Nice job, she should be good and sturdy
  13. jct
    Thank you gentlemen
  14. jct
    Thanks for all the likes, another small update...got the masts permanently mounted and the ship itself mounted to the base, also got the running rigging tightened up and run to the belaying pins for now everything is just looped off and held with a drop of ca, I'll create some loops to simulate additional line and slip it over pins...still have to work up the shrouds and stays, slow but sure
  15. jct
    Thx for all the likes...got the pre-rigging of the main mast done all the lines are loose until the mast are secured to the deck thats it for now...thanks for looking in
  16. jct
    Thank you sir..."Fragile... Must be Italian." and here I thought she was American it has taken a while, a lot of starts and stops to keep from going bug nuts with the little stuff. THX to all for the likes and comments...nothing else coming this week away again for the weekend
  17. jct
    Thanks much Wayne...there are plenty of glitches, the key is to photograph from the right distance Thanks to all for the likes, attached are the pics mentioned yesterday going to work on the main mast, then its back to the shrouds, and back stays, and bowsprit and etc....
  18. jct
    Not much to add still working the masts...getting as much of the rigging done off the hull as I can...hope to have pics tomorrow
  19. jct
    Thanks for all the likes and the kind comments, a small update...after reviewing my last post I noticed I didn't include a pic of the clothespin I described... also got the main spar mounted on the foremast
  20. jct
    Thank you gents
  21. jct
    An update...started the ratline on the foremast once the first line was in place I used a little fixture based on an idea presented in this thread https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/14818-rat-line-tension-tool/ its nothing more then a flipped mini cloths pin with the spring slot filed to allow the jaws to have a closer tolerance when closed, worked fairly well... ...but the spacing was a bit too wide, so I went back and filled in the spaces well that's it for now the other side is half complete... thanks for looking in THX J
  22. jct
    Hey Steve, so basswood for the bulkheads...I can't wait to see your chose for planking
  23. jct
    Hi Steve...we just got in an hour ago, and she's still on the dining room table, getting ready to rat the fore mast, probably start tomorrow, I'll post pics of the progress, thanks for asking
  24. jct
    NIce Steve, bevels look fine
  25. jct
    46 and counting here...I've learned just to keep my mouth shut, biting your tongue helps, seriously though best move I ever made, truly my better half, my best wishes to you and your bride Sam

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