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  1. HIPEXEC
    Nice work! I'm following you.
  2. HIPEXEC
    Wow! You guys are great. I'll make CA needles. I've got about 60 of these to make just to rig the three masts upper and lower. The CA needles will save me one heck of a lot of time. Thanks!
  3. HIPEXEC
    What's the secret to threading line that is almost the same thickness as the hole in the block? Just wetting and twisting the tip of the line is a hit or miss thing. HELP! As you can see I'm practicing.
  4. HIPEXEC
    It looks like I can't make a mistake with gluing or not gluing the masts. Both ways seem to work. I like the silicone idea when I finally do glue them. Thanks everyone!
  5. HIPEXEC
    I just put a coat of varnish on the masts. Constructo's instructions for the standing rigging are not too detailed at this point. I'll be looking at your builds for guidance. Constructo wants me to permanently glue the masts at this stage. I'm holding off for now.
  6. HIPEXEC
    George & Bill, thanks for your advise. I shall read a lot more before I get in over my head. Rigging my first build was easy since I have many years experience sailing fore & aft rigged sailboats. This Constitution might as well be from Mars. I have no natural instincts for this kind of sailing vessel.
  7. HIPEXEC
    Does anyone suggest I rig some of the standing rigging with the masts off the ship?
  8. HIPEXEC
    Sjors, Did you do any rigging with the mast off the ship?
  9. HIPEXEC
    Thanks, Guys....it'll be 5, 5 & 4.
  10. HIPEXEC
    While I'm finishing the masts, I looking ahead at rigging and ran into this kind of problem: One Constructo drawing shows four stays for the upper main mast, then in the rigging plan Constucto shows five stays and on an official drawing for the Constitution it shows six.
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    Thanks to all of you who suggested using painted paper instead of real brass for the mast reinforcements.....well done! The paper supports might not be the best,,,but when I clean them up, they'll look just fine. Thank you all again! In this picture they still have drying glue,hanging bits etc
  12. HIPEXEC
    Great George!
  13. HIPEXEC
    I can see it's going to be a challenge to line up all three masts and give them a 3 degree aft rake.
  14. HIPEXEC
    I've rough completed the masts and dry fitted them to the deck.
  15. HIPEXEC
    The plans are good for this stage, but I couldn't get the exact details where the lower mast phases into the middle mast. The stuff is "stacked" on the drawing so I had to slide pre built components up and down to get them to match the master drawing. Now, it's just making sure I position the rest in the correct place.
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    I'm starting to glue together some of the mast's components. Here they are laid up against the plans to make sure all is squared away and lined up. There's still a lot left to do on them
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    Your planking plan makes me remember how my planking plan went. I figured out what would go were like your plan.....it all went according to plan until the 2/3 mark....then it seemed to work its way into Kentucky windage and make do at the end. The good news is....my planking job looks great...so will yours with your careful approach
  18. HIPEXEC
    Show a photo and we might be able to help
  19. HIPEXEC
    With the very difficult Sapele, I used ammonia and water mix about twenty to one.
  20. HIPEXEC
    Having just rigged my bowsprit....I'm in familiar territory looking at your rigging of it. Nice work.
  21. HIPEXEC
    The Swift was my first kit and I learned a lot building it. I bought the kit at a garage sale for $25. It came without sails, but I got so hooked on model building that I bought a full price kit just to get sails. It didn't hurt that I had a good supply of extra wood for my second build. Good luck! It looks great so far.
  22. HIPEXEC
    I've drawn a circle at the top of each mast to be tapered the diameter I want the tip to be. The picture is blurry, but you get the idea. Then I plane and sand the cylinder until,the taper is correct.
  23. HIPEXEC
    Thanks to all of you, I'm running a test using paper strips painted brass for the mast bands. When the glue dries, I shall varnish it to see how it holds. Thanks...you all are great!
  24. HIPEXEC
    Thanks for the great ideas. Yes, I'll be tapering them.
  25. HIPEXEC
    My mast grow taller. I've dry fitted them to this point. I can't seem to master how to fabricate the metal straps that hold the masts together. No matter how I bend the pieces they wind up not laying snug to the mast? Any ideas?

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