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  1. Glen McGuire
    Beautiful craftsmanship. Every line is so clean and tight. Well done, Paul.
  2. Glen McGuire
    Nice recovery. She looks great!! And I'm sure the first mate's laughter was the supportive and encouraging type of laughter!
  3. Glen McGuire
    I find that interesting too, Ian. Some of the build logs I've been using for reference do not have ratlines on the topgallant shrouds. However, the BlueJacket rigging plan clearly shows ratlines on the topgallant shrouds. I've also gone thru a bunch of Constitution pics in the MSW Gallery and most of those also have the 3rd level of ratlines, like this one from @AndyMech. So as much as I'd like to have all the ratlines in my rear view mirror, I've still got a few to do. You make another interesting point about the topgallant shrouds being too narrow for use as a ladder. The plans also show a "Jacob's Ladder" that runs from the cross trees of the topmast to the cross trees of the topgallant mast and is perpendicular to the longitudinal line of the ship rather than perpendicular like the ratlines. So not only do I get to do more ratlines, I also get to build a few ladders!
  4. Glen McGuire
    LOL! Join the club!
  5. Glen McGuire
    Second level of ratlines complete! Only the top gallant shrouds/ratlines left to go. But they are only 3 strands each and short by comparison. So they should only take hours instead of days! I can see light at the end of ratline tunnel!! 🐀🐀🐀 Time to hop back over to the Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl to put the finishing touches on that project.
  6. Glen McGuire
    As Jerry Lee Lewis used to sing, "Whole lotta shakin goin on..." Regardless, you're rigging looks great. Bob!
  7. Glen McGuire
    LOL!!! BTW, nice detailed work on that dredge pipe. Very convincing. And I like the cloud too.
  8. Glen McGuire
    That makes me think back to when I first started my longhorn herd several years ago. I learned something fascinating about cows. They can walk, eat, and poop all at the same time. I guess they haven't designed a dredger yet that can multi-task like that! 😃
  9. Glen McGuire
    If I understand correctly, the cotton wool behind the drag head would be kind of a dredging wake as the ship inches forward? If so, I like that idea and think that would add a visual of some motion to an otherwise static display. Speaking of motion (as if you weren't facing enough challenges already with this project), I'm really hoping you have a plan to show the sediment spraying from the bow like the picture below. 😃
  10. Glen McGuire
    Thank you, Mr. Salty! I wish I could take credit for the entirety of this build, but most of the fine work was done by the original builder. I just did a bit of repair work and am now grinding my way through the rigging. Regardless, I definitely appreciate your complimentary words and you following along.
  11. Glen McGuire
    Thank you for the kind words, Mr. Frost. Very much appreciated.
  12. Glen McGuire
    I agree with Bob. Your paint job looks super!
  13. Glen McGuire
    Here are my steps for the upper shrouds. First, the spaghetti strings tied off in pairs to the cross trees. Next, looping the ends of the shrouds around the upper deadeyes using my alignment jig and then seizing the loops. Here's the upper deadeyes on the fore topmast with double seizing followed by a shot of all the upper deadeyes ready for threading to the lower deadeyes. Deadeyes in the process of being threaded together. And finally, upper shrouds complete with deadeyes rigged and sheer poles added. That can only mean one thing...it's time for the next round of ratlines!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤐
  14. Glen McGuire
    As Bob Barker used to say... I'm fixing to start the ratlines for the upper shrouds of the Constitution, so I could use help from Pile, Goober, and the whole crew!
  15. Glen McGuire
    Just found your build log, Harvey. A fascinating subject and excellent work so far.
  16. Glen McGuire
    Ditto what everyone else said about your work. I particularly like the brass work on the fairleads.
  17. Glen McGuire
    I should have guessed that, Roel, as you are always very detailed and thorough in your plans (much better than me!). I like your method of getting the sand mixture into the bottle. It looks like that process went well and was very clean. I suspect that was quite a bit harder than it looks. I also like your idea of tilting the sea floor to increase room and visibility. I think that will be very effective.
  18. Glen McGuire
    After a month of working on the Flying Dutchman and Black Pearl, it's back to the Constitution and the port side of the ratlines for the lower shrouds. Proof that one man's heaven as another man's hades! I do not share Bob's affection for ratlines. I queue up a bunch of music or a long podcast, put my head down, and grind thru it. Many, many hours later, it's done! Next up is the upper shrouds. Of course that means more ratlines, but not near as many as on the lower shrouds. I'm guessing about 1/3 the number of knots.
  19. Glen McGuire
    It's hard to tell just from the pictures, but my concern would be that the bottle is not deep enough when lying on it's side. Even with the epoxy water reaching all the way up to the bottom edge of the bottle's neck, will there be adequate depth for the bottom of the ship, the dredging apparatus, and the sea floor? I would want to make sure that everything that's under water is clearly visible since that will be such an eye-catching feature for observers. With the thickness and curvature of the glass, I'm wondering it you will have room.
  20. Glen McGuire
    Love the doll house. Great work, Keith!!
  21. Glen McGuire
    Those winches/windlasses look incredible!
  22. Glen McGuire
    Thank you, Pat! A Bundy toast to everyone for Christmas and the New Year! You are not allowed to offer suggestion for future projects while you are under the influence of ratlines. Thanks, Keith. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Maggie as well as everyone here in the MSW family!
  23. Glen McGuire
    OK, Ian. But you are till my engineering superhero! Agent Mulder? How did the X-Files get into the conversation? At least you didn't call me Mr. Chucklehead!! 😃
  24. Glen McGuire
    So you are saying the Pearl is actually oriented correctly with her tilted to the outside? Hmmm. That brings up another question I probably need an engineer or someone that knows fluid dynamics to answer. Paging @Ian_Grant! As I understand things, the whirlpool would be spinning counterclockwise since it's in the northern hemisphere. With the ships oriented as I have them, they are moving into the direction of the swirl and fighting to stay out of it (while trying to maintain broadside firing position on the other ship). So the question is, with all the forces in play, would the bow be closer to the edge of the whirlpool or would the stern be closer to the edge? Or would both bow and stern be equal distance from the edge? Or does it depend on the direction and strength of the wind? My guess would be that swirl would try and push the bow into the whirlpool and the swirl's force would be stronger than any wind effect. But I don't know. What I do know is that thinking about it makes my head spin faster than the whirlpool.
  25. Glen McGuire
    Me too, Roel. That was particularly difficult to overcome and the main reason the process took so long. Like trying to catch a greased pig in the barnyard. I agree with you on getting the ships more parallel. That's a good suggestion. As far as closer, I think I have them about as close to each other as possible. The edge of the whirlpool is not flat - it has a lip in some spots that's not real visible in the picture. So if I try to get the ships closer to the edge, they would be tilted outwards, which I don't want. If you look at the Dutchman, the front part of the ship is sitting on a bit of a high spot causing the ship to tilt outwards. If anything, it should tilt inwards towards the vortex. But I don't want to move them further inside either and cover up the whirlpool. So I will likely move them out a hair so they sit flat. Plus, that will help to visually fill up the inside of the bottle so it doesn't look like everything is jammed up in the center. That's what I'm thinking now. I'll move them around a bit and see what looks best. Thanks for the recommendations.

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