Twahl
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I decided I'd better do it right and serve the whole main or I'd regret it later. So I served it up and the fore mast stays as well. Then I decided to double check Longridge and found on pg 221 that the stays are only served to a point 2 feet below the mouse, and from that part down it is wormed only. I really need to start double checking before I do stuff so I don't have to redo it multiple times. I wasted 4 hours serving up all those lines. Good practice I guess though.
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I have an opinion question. I just finished installing my masts and am getting ready to do the main stays. I served up the ropes that I got from Syren and I don't think I like them served. The rope looks so good and then it gets covered by the serving. If I didn't serve them would all of the other kids laugh at me? I'm still planning on serving the lines for the stays as they're just string that I got from Amati. They don't look nearly as good as the Syren ones. Opinions would be appreciated.
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I got the carronades finally installed. I don't know why I was putting them off but for some reason I was not excited to do them. The work on the jib and jibboom continues. I've got a question. Where do the jib guys belay to above the round houses? I was thinking on the front of the fore castle but longridge doesn't back that up. Do they just frap around the block and tackle? I've got to get a bit more delicate working around all of the lines. Sometimes I feel like I'm wearing boxing gloves and I'm sick of having to fix stuff I keep snagging and breaking off.
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I knocked out a jib traveler. I managed to make a reasonable copy on my second attempt after I remembered the importance of Flux when soldering.
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Thank you for your quick response. So if I'm reading it correctly then, and comparing it with the drawings from McGowan's book, the stays would go through the blocks that are shown in front of the bobstays correct? And the inner martingale would wrap around the bottom thimble of the jib traveler?
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So I wasn't quite satisfied with the rigging I previously did on the bowsprit after I burned it all up so I decided to redo it again. Third time is the charm. I'm now rigging the rest of the bowsprit and I have a question that I can't find the answer to in Longridge or my other resources. The stays that go through the dolphin striker, where do they tie off? From what I can tell it looks like they just tie off behind the wing looking things on the main bowsprit (I'm sure they have an official name). Do they just wrap around and tie off to themselves or is it one continual wrap that goes to the jibboom and back? I appreciate any help.
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I did some light weathering with some salt stains and a few rust streaks. I tried to follow some pictures from the real ship to replicate it. After weathering I coated with Alclad matte lacquer. Doing the weathering I realized I should have sanded off the wood grain as others have recommended. The salt stains highlighted the grain more than i would have liked so i had to really thin it down. It was a snowy day here so I was also able to get the hammock cranes and netting finished. Now on to the masts.
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Got the Dafi's etched chains installed and sprayed the boat with Alclad aqua clear in preparation for weathering. The chains were a lot of work but they look incredible.
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Btw... does anyone else get "sea sick" when you're wearing magnifying glasses? I can only wear them for about an hour then I start to feel motion sick. It's weird. I wonder if I have them adjusted wrong or something.
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Dafi sent me his newest version of the figurehead. It's amazing. The detail at this level is awesome. Here it is primed and rough painted. Thank you again Dafi.
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Ian thank you for your help. I can see and track what I need to do now. I added some rings to the knightheads already, I didn't know why I needed them originally. I saw them on Dafi's site so I figured they'd be needed at some point.
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E12 is listed in McKay as #32 and is just called stay.
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I need to rig E13 and E12. It looks like it's supposed to tie into the gammoning. Is this correct? I've looked in longridge and can't find the answer. From looking in McKay it is the jib stay but he doesn't show how to attach it. Ideas?
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So i did a stupid. I mounted the bowsprit and did all of the associated rigging. I have seen YouTube videos of people using a cigarette lighter to burn off the fuzz of the strings. I tried it and I guess I held it a fraction of a second too long and caught all of the rigging on fire. I didn't notice it was on fire at first until it turned into a flash and smoke. So now I get to re-rig everything again. I don't think I'll be using flames again. So what does everyone use for all of the open and closed hearts for the rigging? Do you just make your own?
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So my plan at this point is to basically complete the hull and do weathering before I start going up with the rigging and masts. I have a few questions first. The stairs going up to the poop deck don't have any newel posts or railings in the kit. Did you guys just craft your own or are the newel posts and railings I see in photographs added later to make the ship safe for a museum ship? I also see there are a lot of ringbolts mounted along the boards on the sides of the ship between the deadeyes. Where would I find a plan of where to place those? Are they in Longridge or McGowan? Thanks for you help.
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It's been a while since I've posted an update but I've been slowly plugging away. Here are a few pics
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I just came across a video on YouTube called "HMS Victory: sailing and fighting a Napoleonic warship". I found it totally fascinating and it actually helped me to understand a few of the "why's" I had about the ship. I'll post the link if that's allowed. Otherwise searching the title should find it.
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I double posted a picture and can't figure out how to remove it. Is there an edit option?
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My desire to quickly get back into the ship was thwarted by the return to school and Fall and all the bustle it brings. I forgot about all of the kids sports and the hunting seasons. I just finished an archery elk hunt and am in between sports and the rifle hunts so I was able to finish up a few things. I finished rigging the cannon that will be visible on the upper deck. I wasn't able to remove the breaching ropes from around the cannon without doing considerable damage so I figured the juice wasn't worth the squeeze. I painted on some black stripes to trick the eye to make it look like the rope was run through the eyes on the back of the cannon instead of looped around. I'm hoping that once the quarter deck is on and everything else it won't be noticeable except to the really keen observer. I've got the day off today so I'm going to get all of the below deck lines run and possibly attach the quarter deck. Ian you stated to look at plate 46 opposite page 196. My book doesn't show a plate. I wonder if I'm missing pages or if I have a different edition. I also picked up another book over the summer, HMS Victory by Alan McGowan. It's decent but Longridge will be more useful I think.
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Ian thank you for the reply. Does it matter which side of the mast the lines come up? I'm looking at longridge right now and can't find the answer. Also the bitts it would belay too is part number 89 correct? Sorry for my ignorance. I'm slowly picking up the nautical terms. Thanks again.
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My busy season is coming to an end and the kids are getting ready to go back to school so I've had a little more time to start planning for my return to hobbies. Over the summer I've been able to do a few things here and there. I started to rig the guns on the upper deck and got eye bolts placed for the rigging. I got a little lazy and thought I would just loop the breaching ropes around the back of the cannon since they won't be very visible once the quarter deck is on. After having some time to look at it more I realized I need to do them right and install rings for the ropes to go through so I'll be fixing those. I've been doing a lot of reading and studying and have found a few things I've got questions on. One is I re read all of Bill's log and I've discovered I'm missing some pages and pictures from my copy of Longridge. I might need some help on finding what I don't know when I get to that point. I've also decided that I am going to rig the boat without sails. A question I have on that is how do I rig the lines that would attach to the ends of the sails? Do I just loop them through a block and let them stand? I've been looking at my copy of Victory first rate and from the pictures it looks like that's what I would do. I'm sorry in advance for not knowing the names of these lines but I'm hoping to gain an education as I go. I've only got one more holiday weekend ahead of me and I should be able to get back in full force. It's good to be back.
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Just got back from a great vacation with the family and was greeted with a couple of packages. I ordered some ropes from Syren and man are they beautiful. Works of art in and of themselves. I also ordered the standing rigging blocks and the gun rigging kits from Hismodel. Some of the blocks are smaller than a grain of rice. They're amazing and well worth the price. I think I'll order up the running rigging blocks and get them coming as well. Thank you for the advice Steve. I am planning on substituting the yards and such with wood as suggested. I used to own a cabinet shop and unfortunately don't have most of my good tools anymore but I think I should be able to accomplish what I need with sandpaper and a drill. So I have a few questions.... I'm at the point where the plans call for a little bit of rigging to be used later in the build, but the lines need placing now for use later. I'm assuming everything that needs placing now, such as the lines near the bow, and some lines near the stern, would all be running rigging. So tan in color. At least that's a near as I can tell. The rule of thumb is if the line moves and is attached to a sail, then it's running correct? But that brings up another question. I ordered the rope kit from hismodel and there is almost 3x the amount of line in black than there is in tan. Wouldn't there be more running rigging than standing? My progress will be substantially slowing over the summer unfortunately. The wife has hit me with the list of chores now that the snow is gone. Plus I've got to get my real boat waxed up and back on the water. So free time is going to be scarce. I think it will mostly be reading and researching while laying in bed for the next bit.
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