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  1. ECK
    What you are seeing is the main boom topping lift. The is one on each side as per Chris' rigging instructions
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    Gaffes and boom done. All that is left are the lifts, braces, and sheets.
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    Forestays now completed
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    Backstays, bobstays done. A very long bowsprit
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    Thanks. Yes , if you tour the USS constitution in Boston harbour the inner bulwarks are green.
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    442 knots later, the ratlines are done. After finishing one side, as I do the other I insert a plank every 5 rows to make sure things are staying even. Also installed the halliards onto the yards. you can also see the upper rings used instead of deadeyes inserted into their holes.
  21. ECK
    Shrouds done. I tend to do the first on each side measuring the distance from bottom of the lower deadeye to top of the upper. Here 2 cm. Then I eyeball the rest based on the first one.
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  25. ECK
    At the beach for a few days. Completed yards, blocks, steeped the masts and attached the yards. Although the plans do not explicitly call for footropes, the parts are on the etched sheets.
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  29. ECK
    Completed fore and main masts. They are both canted sternward quite a bit . The tops require angling to keep them level . Fortunately when the hounds are placed correctly they give you the angle to trim.
  30. ECK
    The batten was on his current Harpy build
  31. ECK
    Yes . Blue Ensign used a batten which was apparently typical. I did the rope as easier to wrap and with real copper it is now always easy to get a perfect edge. I believe it was a 1 mm black rigging line.
  32. ECK
    Thanks all. To me the second planking adds strength and shape to the hull, allows for gluing without nail holes and smooth the shape . Also with Chris' models, the outer bulwark transitions smoothly into the second planking. You do not need to plank the outer bulwark. In other models the second planking, as it usually includes the outer bulwark strengthens it. ECK
  33. ECK
    Guns installed and ship's boat complete and mounted. Weekend will be starting the mast and bowsprit
  34. ECK
    Hull now complete save for the guns and anchors. I'll be spending the next week making those.
  35. ECK
    Well done, an excellent addition to the Indy fleet

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