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ECK

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  1. ECK
    Forestays now completed
  2. ECK
    Backstays, bobstays done. A very long bowsprit
  3. ECK
    Thanks. Yes , if you tour the USS constitution in Boston harbour the inner bulwarks are green.
  4. ECK
    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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. ECK
    The batten was on his current Harpy build
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. ECK
    Guns installed and ship's boat complete and mounted. Weekend will be starting the mast and bowsprit
  12. ECK
    Hull now complete save for the guns and anchors. I'll be spending the next week making those.
  13. ECK
    Well done, an excellent addition to the Indy fleet
  14. ECK
    Spent the day placing in numerous eyebolts then the shot garlands, cleats and belaying pins/racks
  15. ECK
    Several days of work and the coppering is done. t Took a morning to copper the rudder and mount it. The pintles are photo etched and much sturdier than the laser printed ones I used in Harpy. Also finished the stern.
  16. ECK
    Coppering has begun. Using plates rather than the provided copper tape.
  17. ECK
    Spent the day finishing the painting and adding the stern cabin doors. I used door latches I had left from Harpy. The roofs are drying after soaking them to get the curve set overnight. The copper paint looks pretty good to me but I likely be starting coppering proper later this week.
  18. ECK
    Thanks, I raaied it about 2 mm.
  19. ECK
    Started painting today. Lots of tape being used. I also drew the water line and painted the area below copper so when I do copper, any gaps will not be glaring. Have not added the cabin doors and siding yet although I did pre-fit them , sanding/filing so they fit.
  20. ECK
    Second planking done. Here she is pre-sanding Now post sanding/filling/sanding again
  21. ECK
    I used 2 cm from bottom to top
  22. ECK
    So far easier as the curve of the prow is minimal compared to the square rigged ships and so less twisting of the planks
  23. ECK
    TO start the second planking I first soaked then tapered then laterally bent the planks Now 5 rows into it, I do sand some after each row. I have taped up the veneers and gunports to prevent damage
  24. ECK
    No first planking done, here pre-sanding/filling. Had 2 stealers in the stern Now post sanding, filling and sanding Next gluing on the veneers Now ready for second planking
  25. ECK
    Few days into it, hull more than half planked

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