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  1. druxey
    Oh, my. I've not seen ratlines made in the prototypical way at this scale before. Both eye-spliced and with lashed ends. How do you figure out the correct eye-spliced length for each ratline before installing it? Wow! I'm in awe, Ed.
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    Can't wait to see the sail and yard hoisted! The way the bonnets are attached look really good.
  3. druxey
    Superb work there, Albert.
  4. druxey
    Congratulations, Mike, on a very fitting conclusion to constructing your very fine model: you've now hoisted your own flag! And a very nice one it is too. Thanks for sharing your build with us.
  5. druxey
    Bravo!
  6. druxey
    I pre-stretch cotton line, so eliminate that issue, Ed.
  7. druxey
    And a 'welcome back' from me also, Mark!
  8. druxey
    Sorry to read that a chainplate broke. How annoying! Your visible work look impeccable, though.
  9. druxey
    Nice progress, Dan. Those portholes are a distinct improvement. The family seen in the photo - not yours, perchance?
  10. druxey
    Thanks for the additional info. It appears that the hawseholes lead at a fairly steep angle up and inboard to emerge at deck level. Of course, we have no idea how accurate the reconstructional drawings are.
  11. druxey
    I agree with Mark's assessment of the book (and the model). It certainly is inspirational!
  12. druxey
    Can you give more information, please? What is the date of this vessel, and is there a profile view (showing the deck levels, etc.)
  13. druxey
    Beautifully done! I particularly like the geared pump mechanism.
  14. druxey
    Looking more elegant each time you post, Frank. Glad you could correct the run of the sheer. BTW, how do the sheer strakes fair into the stem?
  15. druxey
    Wow! That is progress! Did you carve or model the decorative work?
  16. druxey
    It depends whether the boat was rowed 'single banked' or 'double banked'. If a rower had an oar in each hand, the rowlocks were opposite each other, but if each rower pulled one oar, the oarlocks alternated port and starboard, as in the photo above.
  17. druxey
    A very ambitious project and fast progress, Jan. Very nice.
  18. druxey
    If you are painting her anyway, automotive filler does a great job....
  19. druxey
    Looking lovely, but I think Russ is correct. Hopefully it's an easy fix.
  20. druxey
    Planking does get a bit easier with accumulated experience! Have courage.
  21. druxey
    Stains from water are usually superficial and sand off easily.
  22. druxey
    I guess well-built men need not apply....
  23. druxey
    Excellent!
  24. druxey
    Looks good to my eye on paper, Maury! Just avoid a butt one strake below the drop strake end, if that light line represents one. (Use the usual three strake rule if a butt is required).
  25. druxey
    I applaud your attitude to the learning process, Steven. It's a good one! We all learn from our mistakes and experience (if we persist) and each model is better than the previous one. Your current model is an ambitious project, and you should be proud of what you have accomplished so far. Many others would simply have given up and taken up a different hobby.

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