JesseLee
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The Spritsail Topmast Backstay. This was a dilly. I had a hard time trying to get everything taut. The thing has 3 seperate sections that all connect together. I did the best I could and had to redo it twice.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Ok, here is the last forestay for the foremast. Now comes the Spritsail topmast back stay, which is even more complicated.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
I fimished all of the running rigging from the bowsprit to the foremast and the foremast to the deck. The starboard side has the shrouds of the foremast rattled as well. I added all of the little rope coils to the belay points on the deck and the mast tops. I am having nightmares about making clove hitches and still have to do a few hundred in the port side.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
These are crowsfeet. They were used to keep the bottom of the topsails from fouling on the mast tops. The kit does not address these but the SOS had them. I added them as per rigging diagrams of ships of the period.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
I added a feature to the rigging that is left out in the kit. Ships of the period had knights with lifts and halliards for hoisting the lower yards on the masts. This is what they look like rigged. The lift is heavy rope that is attached to a triple sister block and passes through the cheeks below the mast top trees and is lashed to the yard. The halliard is reeved back and forth through the sister block and knight and is secured to a cleat on the knight.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
I decided to redo the furl on the Sprit Topsail. It was kind of lopsided. I think this is better.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Since I am completely assembling the masts off ship, I wrap the lower shrouds to be rigged later on the ship. The shrouds are wrapped in pairs. One piece of rope goes around the mast top from fore to aft to make a pair. Usually the pairs are wrapped starting on the starboard side and then the port side and back to starboard and so on. This ship has 10 shrouds on each side which is 5 pairs to a side. Later when rigging them to the deadeyes, they must be rigged in the correct order starting from the starboard side, pair 1, then to port, pair 1, and back to starboard pair 2, and so on. Also, the shroud in each pair that wraps from the fore side of the mast must be rigged first and then the other in the pair. This is necessary so the shrouds do not bunch up and cross each other at the mast top. You will really see the mess when rattling towards the upper end of the shrouds, if it is not done this way. I simply number the pairs on each side as they are wrapped, and make the forward one of each pair a little longer. Later when rigging them just take them in numerical order and the longer of each pair first.
Vince
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Installing the blocks for the lifts and jeers on the mainmast tops. Also the lift and sister block for hoisting and lowering the lower yard, and the forward halves of the mizen stays.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Constructing the mainmast. Since this is the tallest mast, you can get an idea how big this ship will be. Like the foremast, I will build the entire mast including the yards and sails and all corresponding rigging before setting it on the ship. Next up is installing the needed blocks to the trees.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Half cleats. I am constructing the main mast and two of the fore stays from the mizzen mast are lashed to the main mast. While the kit does not address these, cleats were needed to keep the stays from riding up under tension.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Here is the Union Jack raised on the bowsprit pole. The flag provided in the kit is not authentic in that the Union Jack was not correct for the time period. The one provided was a later version flown long after the SOS was sailing. I am not that efficient in English history to know that, but my friend Denis is from the UK and picked up on it right away. He was nice enough to have some correct flags made and he shipped me some for my ship.
The first photo shows the incorrect flag and the second the correct one.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
I bought this little work table made by Dremel to hold the ship on the table while allowing it to be moved around and rotated for access to the rigging and such. The keel clamps inside the gap in the table top and I made some custom chocks to cradle the hull. It holds the ship quite securely.
I saw this little table on Anja's build log and asked where she got it. She gave me some info. It seems that Dremel no longer makes this, but the TGM Shop from Amazon still sells them. It came all the way from Germany.
This will make it much easier to get all around the ship for the rigging.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Lower yard placed on main mast with all running rigging blocks attached. Next up is rigging the parrels and hanging the sail.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to DenPink in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Hi Vince
Like Edwin said just brilliant workmanship I cannot say any more than that.
Now I know what I have in front of me .
Talk to you soon.
Denis
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
OK, I finally finished the upper shrouds and ratlines for the main mast. I am dreaming of clove hitches. Next up is to start the yards. All will be done off the ship.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Rattling the main topmast shrouds. Clove hitches and more clove hitches. Only 600 more to go.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The main top gallant yard is mounted and awaiting running rigging and sail.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The main topsail yard in place awaiting running rigging and sail.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The main sail after loose furling. I decided to do this only with the main sail so it does not cover up the main deck. All of the other main mast sails will be set in full sail.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The main sail with the running installed.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The main sail is laced to the yard. Next up is to attach the running rigging that starts at the sail and yard.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Hanging the main sail. It is critical to pull the ends tight by passing the earring on the end cringle and pulling outward on both ends. The sail now has no sagging in the middle, which will cause bunching when it is sewn on to the yard. The sewing part comes next.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
The main mast is finished. As I said before, when working on the masts, I am completing as much as possible before stepping them on into the ship. This may seem unorthodox to some, but for me it is a matter of necessity. When assembling the masts and rigging them, especially with sails, it is necessary to rotate them many many times in order to access all sides. With the sheer size of this model and the fact that my work bench is in a corner of the room, rotating the whole ship with the masts in place is very cumbersome and somewhat hazardous. Having the mast in a movable table vise makes it very easy to rotate in any direction, even tilting if necessary. After the mast is stepped, it will still be necessary to rotate it some in order to finish the lower shrouds and attach the running rigging to the deck belay points, but nowhere as much as with the masts assembled on the ship. For this model, this methed has worked very nicely for me.
Next up is to step the mast and finished it's rigging. That is a fun part that I really enjoy.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
Now that all of the main mast rigging is completed, the midships gun decks doors and guns were completed. The guns toward the stern will be completed after the the mizzen mast is stepped and rigged.
Vince P.
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JesseLee reacted to pirozzi in Sovereign of the Seas by pirozzi - FINISHED - Mantua
A couple of views of the whole ship.
Vince P.
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