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Good morning, Lawrence. I appreciate your visit to my log and especially your favorable comments. Specifically, to answer your question, if you look closely you will seee that the cleats have been painted black. So, it's back to the clove hitch knots today and to try and make a little more progress which I'll talk to you about a little later. Have a very nice day, without snow, I hope. Jerry
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A few more photos.....to bring you up to date.. Jerry
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Hello everyone...I suppose everyone at some time has computer problems and I'm no exception. We had a slight power surge a few days ago and for some reason I couldn't turn my computer back on. All other appliances and electronic stuff, including my printer came right back but no luck getting the computer to turn back on. If I had half a brain I would have figured it out but it took the computer repair person and some money to get it going again. I have a battery back up/ surge protector and apparently the surge protector, doing its thing, tripped off and I just wasn't smart enough to think about that since all other past power burps never caused the darn thing to trip before. So my computer came back from the shop today and after wiring it all in, when I turned it on the battery back up/surge protector started to whistle a very high pitch sound. I remember reading the old directions which said that when this happens the battery needs to be replaced. So after purchasing a new battery backup/surge protector and installing it..... lo and behold, all is well again in Jerry's drydock. The following pictures represent the work I have been doing on Victory the past few days. I have completed all the catharpins, having served them all, and all the futtock shrouds. The shroud cleats have been lashed on and painted and tying the rat lines has begun. The rat line job is about the slowest of any so far and I have almost completed all the starboard foremast shrouds. As David (Shipyard Sid) would say, "It's back to sleep and to dreaming of clove hitch knots jumping over a fence." I hope everyone is well. Jerry
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Good morning, Kevin,,Thank you very much for coming by my log and for your very nice compliment. I appreciate hearing from you; it's been some time. Hope you are doing well. Regards, Jerry
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Good morning, Wacko and many thanks for checking in to my log. I assume the man you met and are referring to is Bob from Ship Ahoy Models. My business experience with him was excellent. He shipped the serving machine to me before my check to him arrived. it was a pleasure to make the transaction; I highly recommend him; have a great day... Jerry
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Keep it going, Glenn..No need to get any sleep.. It's too much fun to quit, isn't it? LOL Jerry
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Nice job, Glenn....You're making fantastic progress. You will be amazed at how much the coppering hides in terms of blemishes,etc. I sanded the second planking several times with much wood filling as I had some horrifying cracks and spaces between planking strips but when all was said and done and the plating was finished my Victory didn't look any better or worse than anyone elses. What I'm saying and for what I may be smacked for is...the copper plates over a reasonably well sanded second stripping is all forgiving. To me, the application of the plates is the most important aspect to a good looking hull. Again, i think you are doing a wonderful job and that the fact that you have taken this build to heart is showing. Have a great day, Jerry
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Hello Glenn and thank you very much for your visit to my site. I have provided a link for you that will give you a picture and all the information you'll need about this American company. I hope I have been helpful. best regards, Jerry http://www.shipahoymodels.com/equipmentforsale.htm
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Hi Lawrence.. Thanks again for saying hello. What is a catapin? Is it something that launches objects from one ship at another? Just kidding...I know what you mean but thanks for letting me have some fun. Hope you have a great day. Jerry
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David, Your build looks amazing. How one can follow the runnng rigging is absolutely amazing. But you are doing it and beautifully I might add. As i've written to you so many times, those of us following you are so lucky forr your log even though things look like spaghetti to me. How do you manage to do it? Again, thanks so much for your contribution to the site. And best wishes, Jerry
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Hello David...Thank you for the compliment that you gave me when you visited my log. The staves may be neat at this point but once the catharpins and futtock shrouds are attached I'm sure they'll be congested. I have only gotten this far due to the logs of several people, especially yours. I appreciate the ability to follow in your footprints. Hope all is well...Jerry
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Good morning, Lawrence..Many thanks for your visit to my log. I appreciate your good words and hope that my posts will always be beneficial for you in some way. I hope you have an easy time building your serving machine as you'll find it a must as you continue your build. Please let me know if i can help you in any way. Have a great day and best wishes to the admiral. Jerry
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I believe it's time again to report my progress. Hello, everyone and welcome to my drydock...At this point I have finsihed all the shrouds so I am presently working on the catharpins, preparing them for mounting to the staves. From the research I have made (Logridge) there are only four catharpins on the foremast and mainmast, not 6 as presented in the Jotika rigging manual. Each one is to be fully served before attaching. I have struggled for the most part of today trying to come up with a good method of making the catharpins and finally settled by serving the entire length and then bending and lashing each end to form the loops. Now that I have figured out a mthod I'll use, it's onward with more rigging. Some photos are attached. Thanks for putting up with my babble. Jerry
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To Kevin.. You have given me hope. Jerry
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Hello David... Nice work as usual. I think you're doing a smart thing by not fixing the bosprit until near the end. It's amazing how easy it's been to break the pointy things. Please keep going as your ship is outstanding. Best, Jerry
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Good morning, Patrick.. That's just what I needed to begin my day....A nice compliment...I appreciate your visit and hope to see you again. I'm almost finished with the shrouds and am looking forward to the next phase, the rat lines. however, I still have the catharpins and futtock staves to complete first. Hope your day is a happy one... Jerry
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Hello Nils.... and thank you so much for your visit to my site; it's so nice to hear from you. Needless to say, I appreciate your kind comments and like to answer your question. I intend to complete all the rigging, if i can accomplish it. No, I don't envision attaching any sails as I would never want to cover the rigging work. Please visit me again as it's a pleasure to hear from fellow modelers. Have a great day. Jerry
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Hello Kevin...It's very nice to hear from you; it's been a long time. I remember that it was your's and David's influence that got me started with this log. Thanks so much for your complimenet, I appreciate it . Although I seem to movng along at a good pace I know that this dash will soon come to a crawl as I get more into the rigging. I am enjoying this phase as it's fun to run threads all over the place. I'm using plenty of bee's wax as I my experience has proven that dust stays away when the lines are coated with it. Have a decent day and again, many thankd for saying hello. Jerry
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Good morning, Lawrence and many thanks for stopping by the site. I sincerely appreciate your favorable comments but I want you to now I AM NOT RACING YOU!!..Your build is beautiful for many reasons, one being that you have added extras to enhance its being and this takes addtional time. I have not done this but have merely followed the kit's manual to prod along. As I said, all those thoughtful extras will, of course, slow you down. I'll be talking to you later to see where you're at. My best to the Admiral.. Jerry
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Hello David, There's not much to say except your build looks terrific. I notice that some pendants are still hanging free. Do they ever get attached? Have a very good night. Jerry
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Hello David.. Nice of you to stop by. Thanks for your nice comments, too. It'll be awhile before the rat lines as I have futtock staves and catherpins to do. But I'm practicing clove hitches...LOL..Have a good night. Jerry
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Good evening everyone...Not too much more to report .. We've had some health problems in the family which now seems to be under control, I'm very happy to say. I did manage to make good progress with the Main top mast shrouds as depicted in the photos. I am about to begin the process of adjusting the tension in the shrouds in order to assure the top mast is centered to the hull and that the slight rake is maintained. I alternate adjusting one lanyard on each side of the ship, always making sure that proper alignment is kept. When satisfied, I run the layard through the reamaining hole in the platform deadeye and tie that lanyard off. I hope this is helpful for someone. Of course when this step is finished I'll be on to the top mizzen mast shrouds and handling the little bugger deadeyes (2.5mm) that David has shown above and his method in attaching them to the shroud. I'll need 8 of them and I only have 9 in my possession so I must be very careful handling them. The floor in my dry-dock is a very light colored ceramic tile so if I drop one I have a fighting chance to spot it. Best regards, Jerry
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Hi Lawrence.. I ertainly appreciate your stopping by my log today and your favorable comments. I used a single staple jig for the top foremast and it was okay. I did force a couple of deadeyes out of their loop but I muscled them back into place. I have hung the pendants on the top main mast and am starting to serve the shroud lines. I hope to get somethnig accomplished today as I have been doing son-in-law duty which I'm sure you are aware of what I mean. Have a decent day and enjoy the cold weather. Jerry
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Good morning, David....Your ship looks so good you must have a terrific eye. Thanks for the fuller explanation which puts me more at ease. I will try to do what you did and locate the deadeyes by eye. Again, I'm much obliged for your help and wish you a very good day. Jerry
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Hello David and thanks for taking he time to send me the photo of your method to attach the small (2.5mm) deadeyes. Looks like you have a very good idea and if my method doesn't work I'll try your way. If the needle threader threader doesn't work, how did you thread the Lanyards? Also, how did you space the deadeyes on thie mizzenmast? I used a wire jig, spaced 20 mm, for all the lower mast, and one spaced 15mm for the top fore and main masts. I belive the space has to be 13mm for the top mizzenmast deadeyes. As you know the holes in the 2.5mm are tiny so I don't know if i can fashion a jig with small enough guage wire.. Hope you're getting a good night's sleep becuase I think you'll be snoring when this email arrives in your computer. Best. Jerry
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