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Just shot Woodrat a text asking for an explanation about the tacking of the lateens. Clearly i'm missing something here, and i don't like not knowing. -
Re: post #108 Here's my word of advice from studying medieval ships: There tends to be a large amount of variation from ship to ship, which also extends to the mast tops. Depending on where on the mast you want your top, i would start with trestle and cross trees, then add the top. I would have holes in the floor of the mast top, with the halyard going through a sheave. Essentially, the mast top would not be built on the very top of the mast, but built around it. This is what you see on the Mataro Nao, the oldest extant model ship. However, if there is a joint between the mast and the top, i would use a scarph joint and a bunch of treenails. You could possibly make this scarph joint stronger by alternating where it is on each side of the joint. If you want, i could draw you some diagrams.
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You can do it on either the forestays, or the fore and main stays.
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It's okay not to snake the stays. I didn't do that on my USS United States. However, it provides just that extra sense of realism. If i were you, i would include every line on the ship, and not skip over anything. You aren't building a first rate ship like Victory, so this shouldn't be too challenging.
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Note how the fore and main stays are snaked. This was common for ships of the era.
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By the way, nice forestay! Will you be snaking the stays? Snaking of stays:
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I would drill a hole in the stem and a small groove for the bobstay to go through. This was a load bearing line, and an eyebolt simply wouldn't be enough.
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Next build isn't on the table until the galleon is finished. It'll be a toss-up between the viking ship and the HMS Botany Bay.
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No, the plastic Revell model HMS Beagle, but renamed.
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Exactly. I made the name up because i liked it. The Revell models of both HMS Beagle and HMS Bounty are horrendously inaccurate, so i had to just make something up.
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The fore topsail is now complete. All i had to do was the topping lifts and the buntlines, all of which belay at the forecastle. Next on the list is the main topsail, which should be easier than the fore, especially on the belaying front. I might even get around to painting the yard today, who knows.
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By the way, once i am done with the galleon, i plan on building a "small" project inspired by the Perseverance, the 1/96 HMS Botany Bay (modified HMS Beagle)
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Didn't we give you guys some F-35's in the recent past?
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How many flight hours do you need with an instructor? Have you completed your classroom hours?
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What have you been up to? I have been preparing for college and trying to get stable employment.
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I would do it now. The more you procrastinate and work around it, the harder it will get when you do it. Trust me, i know.
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Note the fact that none of the ships pictured have their topsails hauled all the way up. Another note: The lack of waistcloth on the Spanish vessel indicates that this may have been a surprise attack. It also seems as though they may be frantically hauling up their topsails in a bid to escape.
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The bowlines. Can you notice the much more substantial billow? I have set the fore topsail low. However, it fouls neither the lower foremast stay nor its own bowline falls.
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Sorry for my absence, I haven't been working on the ship much in the past week. However, i did today. I got the fore topsail yard set with the halyard finished: And the parrel and braces: I will do the bowlines next, to encourage the sail to billow. Then, the clews and sheets. After that, the buntlines.
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Fascinating discussion on why the Vasa really sank.
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Dude, nice ratlines! I would be very proud of those if i were you.
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Welcome to the club! You might not know, but i think i have to take the crown as King Breakstuff.
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Sorry i failed to comment on this earlier, but the lower heart on the fore lower stay is upside down. It needs to be turned around so the pointy bit is facing the bowsprit. Also, they need to be closer together. Sorry to be such a hardass, but if i were you, i would redo the entire fore lower stay. I guess it might just be OCD. It's how i learned. I still screw up rigging all the time. The good thing is, it's one less mistake you'll have to worry about. A diagram: The bottom one is facing the bowsprit, and the top one has the actual stay seized round it. P.S. Your bowsprit lashings look phenomenal! I couldn't do a lashing that well to save my life. I hate to focus on your errors, because overall your Perseverance is a fine beauty, and you're doing her justice and living up to her name. As far as i am aware, your stated goal is to learn, and i believe that is of high praise. However, the way you learn is by not getting away with anything. If i didn't call you on every error and tell you how to fix them, i would simply be a bad mentor. However, i am surprised at your incredible craftsmanship and general lack of errors; I can hardly believe this is your first rodeo. My final point is unequivocally my most important: Do not ever devalue yourself or your work. Doing so is a recipe for catastrophe. You are just as valuable a shipwright as any of us- the "better" modellers simply have the luxury of decades of experience and fine-tuning. If you ever feel stuck in a pit, you can always shoot me a personal message, and i will be there to listen and guide you as best i can.
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