Rustyj

Thank you druxey! Much appreciated also thanks for the likes. 

Here's the topsail yard with the lifts, braces, clue line, sheets and sling attached.

I hope to place it later today.

The main yard has been placed and the braces and lifts attached and tightened. 

I'll add rope coils once I finish the top sail yard and make sure everything is snug.

Great work on the pumps and the rest of the deck pieces. 

Thanks Pat. Just following Chucks teachings! 

Ah thanks Bob. That makes me feel much better! Thanks for all the likes too!

Everything is so sharp and neat. You really have a talent for POF. Well done! 

I've completed the Foresail Halliard, Jib Halliard and the inhaul and outhaul.

Hard to see in these pics but they are there.

Sorry Bob but you're really gonna have to strain to proof these.

Here is the lower yard sling and the sling in place on the yard.

As I made both yards earlier I'm hoping to make a good deal of progress in the next couple of days.

Thanks Pat, 

The crew has a bit of a taste for Irish Whiskey right now but will definitely appreciate the extra ration.  

Thank you for the kind words Al and Joe. Also thanks for the likes. 

The topmast shrouds and the topmast stay have been added. All lines have

had their tension adjusted, tied off and the rats nest of excess line has been

removed. Rope coils have been added too. That completes the standing

rigging and we're heading towards the finish!

LOL no one is happier than me Bob! Your job isn't over until i finish though. 

Hi Mark. All the paints I used were Admiralty Paints.

Red Ochre, dull black and flat black were the colors. 

Thanks Rusty

Thanks Dirk and Chuck! Also all the "likes" too.

Well after the shroud debacle I'm back on track and all of the pesky ratlines have been added to the shrouds.

Also all the lines were re tightened prior to adding the ratlines. Now I have to remove the excess and add the rope coils.

Thanks albert, mobbsie and all the likes!

Thanks druxey, Chuck mentioned that the burton pendant tackles were "normally' not

rigged but thought it would be nice to show them rigged so I'm following his example.

Joe, there are so many oops in my builds that I chuckle more then yell. That is when it's

found early. If that had been found after the ratlines had been done some creative cussing

may have been in order.

Here I have completed the sling.

Then I served the fore stay, seized the splice and the lanyard wove through the 5-hole deadeye at the other end.

I noticed during the turmoil of the shroud screw up I forgot to add the tackle to the burton pendants  so I'll go back and do that next! 

Thanks Derek! Thanks for all the likes. Hopefully nobody will have to "unlike" this time!

Bob I can't thank you enough. Keep up the quality control, Please!

Ok lets see here moving along I placed and the lower backstay and the fiddle block is from Syren Ship Modeling.

Oh wait a minute I seem to be forgetting something.

Oh yes my brain cramp that Bob was so observant and luckily pointed out. Thanks again Bob!

I removed all the lower shrouds and  burton pendants. Of course I had to re-make all of them!

So I got a lot of additional practice on the Serve O Matic serving new shrouds and pendants.

So now the new set of shrouds have been re-installed correctly and I'm back on track.

That is until the next brain cramp occurs!

Unlike away druxey cuz I sure don't like it.

Hey Dubz deconstruction is way to common here!

Thanks Ben,

Hey Bob don't be sorry! That would have been a really big oops to put it mildly.

I look and look at the plans and it never sunk in. I was just getting ready to add the backstay

so your timing was perfect. Thanks!!!!! 

Very nicely done Ben. Great idea on the planking layout too!

I've installed the Burton Pendants. They are served their entire length with a single block seized on the end.

With the shrouds the forward shroud is served its entire length.  The rest of the shrouds only have the portion around the mast head served down to just below the cheeks.  The serving was all done on the Syren  "Serv-o-matic".

The deadeyes were turned in and light brown rope was used for the lanyard. As recommended the lanyards were just tied off so they can be re-tensioned later if needed.

Thanks druxey.

I sure hope not. I'm following Chuck's and Mike's order so I should be good. I'll know real soon. 

Thanks Ben.

It's been awhile since I've rigged something so it's taking a bit of time to get back in the swing of it!

Thank you alde, Ryland, Pat and Bob for the kind words and all of the "likes" too!