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  1. MrBlueJacket
    Sail is furled and hung on the mast. Next step is to belay the 6 sheet, clew and bunt lines.
  2. MrBlueJacket
    And hung on the lower topmast. Next will be to furl the sail, then hang it on the mast.
  3. MrBlueJacket
    Sail drawn. Added the sheet, bunt and clew lines. Ready to hang on the yard.
  4. MrBlueJacket
    Second attempt, using a Unimation disc sander. Much better.
  5. MrBlueJacket
    Here's my first attempt. Our gratings are rectangular, so I cut off the edging, squared it, and added new edges. Not happy with my joinery work, so I will re-do tonight. Like the noted modeler Steve Wheeler said, "The wastebasket is your best tool."
  6. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, I think so. I'll play with it tonight.
  7. MrBlueJacket
    Shaped the wooden deck and traced the attachment points. Not sure if I will cut the grating off the plastic deck or use the laser cut gratings we sell. Opinions?
  8. MrBlueJacket
    Painted the inside bulwarks dark tan
  9. MrBlueJacket
    Next step is to insert wooden blocks because I will be using pedestals, not the plastic cradle tht came with the kit. First step is to rough up where the blocks will be with some 60 grit sandpaper. Then some 5-minute epoxy to hold the blocks, which were tapered to fit the curve of the bottom.
  10. MrBlueJacket
    Over the weekend, prepped the lower topmast yard. Will draw the sails during the week.
  11. MrBlueJacket
    Nice job! Your customer file now shows you will get a 10% discount on the next kit you buy from us. I can suggest the Smuggler, Charles P. Notman, Atlantic, Fannie Gorham, Bowdoin, or Alfred to name a few.....
  12. MrBlueJacket
    Then attach all the rest of the sail lines, except for the tack line, which would interfere with other stuff. The tack lines will get attached when doing the braces.
  13. MrBlueJacket
    Next step is to attach the lifts. They start of course at the yardarm, go through a block in the cap, and terminate to a single becket block.There were two difficult steps which took about 2 hrs. One, getting a line through the little blocks under the fife rail. (see post#22) Second was to align the lifts so the yard would be perpendicular to the mast.
  14. MrBlueJacket
    Here's the kit decks
  15. MrBlueJacket
    First, the vacuformed sails will be discarded. also, the plastic decking will be replace with wood. I took some glued-up decking, and painted it wood, then wiped it off with thinner. SInce the main deck was a little wider than the wood, I had to butt splice 2 sheets together. A scrap strip of 1/32 basswood added strength to the joint. When flipped over, you can't see the joinery.
  16. MrBlueJacket
    A bit of a departure, but I was at an IPMS show in Sanford ME this spring, and decided to build a model to enter next year. Not anything too complex, like Cutty Sark of Constitution. This kit seemed perfect, and with just a little kit-bashing should produce a good model.
  17. MrBlueJacket
    Mounted the yard this weekend. roughly placed all 10 sail lines and attached the chain sling, complete with leather chafing guard.
  18. MrBlueJacket
    Furling the sail to my satisfaction took about 1/2 hour. I'm happy with the way it looks. Now to do 4 more, then the jibs.
  19. MrBlueJacket
    Starting to furl the sail. You have to dampen (not soak) the silkspan to get it to co-operate.
  20. MrBlueJacket
    Getting ready to furl the sail. You can see the leech and bunt lines going up through the bullseyes on the top of the yard. Hard to see, but the reef line goes through a block at the end of the yard.
  21. MrBlueJacket
    Yes, the plans are done to the proper perspective. Nic
  22. MrBlueJacket
    All the lines and blocks attached. now it is time to glue the sail to the yard. I'm using Aleen's Tacky glue, which is like Elmer's on steroids. I lay a thin bead at the top of the sail. Next I place it on the yard, which is held up with an alligator clip stand (3rd hand) At this scale, jackstays would be parctically invisible.
  23. MrBlueJacket
    Did some work on the main fore course this weekend. Attached the leech, bunt, and reef lines. Then I will need to turn it over to do the clew and tack lines. Then need to attach the sheet blocks to the corners (reinforced with a bit of CA)
  24. MrBlueJacket
    Nice work!
  25. MrBlueJacket
    drilled a hole and glued them.

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