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Thanks Greg & Don. Rigging is not my favorite thing to do - very slow at it. I don`t know why the rope looks a little fuzzy in the last picture - it`s Chuck`s rope & there is no fuzz on it. May be an artifact from my cheapo camera. The first two pictures are a little blurry - they were taken in my camera`s "no mans land". Too far for the close-up setting & too close for the normal setting. Mark
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Thanks Michael,your comments are appreciated. Mark
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A little update - taking a break from doing ratlines,I installed the topgallant shrouds. Still more ratlines to do............. Mark
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Wow - what a great find. Are any of the parts laser cut as in the newer kits? Is the wood in good shape yet? Mark
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Thanks Greg - you are so right. Still have more to do. Mark
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Thanks Ken - your thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks also to those of you just looking in. Mark
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Thanks Pete. Sometimes I am my worst enemy by being too picky. Mark
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Hi everyone - the lower shroud ratlines are now re-done. I am now happy with them & will continue upwards as soon as I get my eyes un-crossed. Mark
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Looks good ,Vince. Thanks for the reference to my build. I never thought I would pass everybody up when I started mine. Looks like Ken may pass me up before too long! Mark
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Haha - it`s just one of those things that would keep bugging me if I didn`t "fix"them. Mark
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A little update - I was unhappy with the ratlines - line is a little too large & many of the knots did not look so good - especially near the top of the shrouds where they are very close together,so off they came. I am re-doing them with smaller line - about .018 inch. The clove hitches are now much tighter & neater looking as you can see in the picture. Gotta love re-do`s. Mark
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Very interesting, although none of the ornamentation seems to be shown. Maybe Pete would know something about this. Mark
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A beautiful little ship you have built. Just one question - would the ship`s boat be stored on deck where you show it? Seems like it would be a bear to work around taking up one whole side of the deck. Mark
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Thanks Pete - as I go upwards the shrouds get smaller & closer together,testing my eyes & patience. Mark
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Update - all lower shrouds are now ratted. I will probably get the topgallant shrouds installed next to take a break from tying all those knots.
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Congratulations on a beautiful job Mark
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Looking good ,Ken. Bending those thicker metal parts is a bit tricky. I ended up using a hot air gun & was quite pleased with how I could control the application of heat to bend those thicker parts. Mark
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Thanks Popeye. I need to find a shorter table or higher chair pretty soon - this thing is really tall. Mark
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Thanks Pete - I actually try to have a slight sag in the ratlines between the individual shrouds. To answer your questions - 1.only my eyes - I have done so many ratlines in the past that I have gotten fairly good at it 2.I am using diluted Elmer`s white glue on the knots - about a 70 to 30 glue to water ratio. Any thinner than that & the knots will not stay put. It`s still thin enough to disappear when dry. Mark
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Thanks Ken - at the pace I`m going you will probably pass me up before too long. Mark
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Thanks everyone for your overly nice comments. Thanks also to everyone looking in & hitting the like button. Rigging is always the first thing people notice,so I try to do the best I can. Mark
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Thanks Michael - I have been a bit lax in forging ahead with the rigging. Mark
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Hi everyone,another overdue update. All the topmast shrouds are now done. The camera is brutal,but they look ok from a foot away. I have also started doing some of the ratlines for a change of pace. Cow hitches were used on the end shrouds,with clove hitches on all the others. This may take some time............... Mark
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Hi - those are belaying points for some of the rigging. They are shown better on plan sheet 18. Mark
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