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    Hi Bill Sorry I didn't see this until just now, I don't look at my build log any more. Yes I left the sails off, wanted to build it like the old admiralty models that don't have sails. I was thinking about having sails at one stage, but I no longer know anyone who could sew them for me on a sewing machine. The Occre ones are terrible, too thick and too much hem. I built another Endeavour a long time ago and it has sails that were made for me by a kind woman who was good at using a sewing machine. Cheers Steve
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    I have a set of instructions for the running rigging, but not the standing rigging from when I built this model about 45 years ago
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    Just build your model and make it look good, don't worry too much about the technical stuff that some people want to amuse themselves with
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    Hi Bill I didn't rig that mizzen staysail stay on my Endeavour because, as you say, it doesn't make sense going through the crows feet. The full size replica in Sydney doesn't have it, and its not shown on other rigging plans for ships of this size. There are quite a few mistakes in the AOTS and this is one of them Cheers Steve
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    Hi Bill My fore yard is about 5/16" thick at the centre. When I built mine I enlarged the diagrams in the AOTS to 1:51 scale using a photocopier. You can see my yards and the diagrams on page 16 of my build log. Yes Australia is a great place, and yes a long flight from USA, 14 hours from LA I think, even further to Kentucky. Sydney has the Endeavour replica berthed there at the maritime museum
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    Hi Bill Good work Yes the yards were usually entirely blackened including the battens. Its a pity the Occre instructions have the yards so thick compared to real ones
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    Hi Bill Yes the yards are lowered with the sails furled. On the scale of your model they would sit about 1/4 inch above the mast caps. Disregard the topgallant yards in the first pic, they are sitting on the crosstrees because the topgallant masts have been lowered. Steve
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    I still have a full set of paper plans and instructions for the old AL Endeavour. I scanned each page of the instruction booklet some time ago for someone else and still have the files. There are two large sheets containing diagrams and plans, I just tried taking a photo of one of them and the instructions are still quite clear.
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    Hi Bill That looks pretty good. The trick is to just try to make it look right compared to photos or diagrams in books. In my experience kit instructions are not a good reference for details Cheers Steve
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    Hi Bill Sorry I misunderstood your question. A lot of my ropes are served. I have a Domanov serving machine. I used sewing cotton because none of the ropes supplied by Occre are suitable - all too thick and fuzzy. I didn't use any of the Occre rope, I either purchased it from Syren Model Ship, made my own with my ropewalk or used different sewing threads. I wanted to get all my ropes the correct scale thickness Cheers Steve
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    Hi Bill I can't remember exactly what I used to make the heart blocks, it was a few years ago and there have been many blocks done since then. I have accumulated quite a collection of different blocks over the years from different sources, previous builds and blocks I have purchased. Anyway I always have sanded blocks to get the correct shape then lacquered each one. The hearts I sanded to the correct shape and also made the cavity correct using needle files. I have a lot of reference books on rigging and also lots of photos of the Endeavour replica here in Australia to use as reference. Anyway here are a few pics for you. Steve
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    Hi Bill Re your question about the bowsprit here are the drawings in Marquardt's AOTS book, plus a picture of the Replica vessel but the base of the bowsprit is obscured by ropes, The are both the same. Also a photo of the base of the bowsprit on my Endeavour
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    Hi Bill I just saw this post after the numerous replies. The hatches are meant to be flush with the outer planks when closed, the Occre instructions are wrong unfortunately. See this picture of the replica vessel.
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    Hello Bill Yes the capstan issue is intriguing. I made my Endeavour with that cover over the quarterdeck stairs, and your comment made me think about it, so realistically it would seriously impede the use of the capstan as you point out. Marquardt's AOTS has a lot of assumptions, many of which are false, unfortunately. For example, If you read H.M. Bark Endeavour by Ray Parkin he refers to a document from 1768 describing some of the works done during Endeavour's refit, it describes the companion (skylight) as having a sash (windows) all round with a grating on top. Nothing like Marquardt's drawings. I believe the ladder hatch, forward of the capstan, probably didn't have that raised cover, but instead just an opening to the stairs that could be covered with a flat cover or grating that could be walked upon when the men were using the capstan. Just some thoughts. Cheers Steve
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    now that the Endeavour is finished it might be time to do some cleaning and maintenance on the old Victory I built 35 years ago
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    Today I finished fitting the third boat, the yawl, onto the "booms". I am not going to attempt to make Bank's skiff, too hard. So effectively its finally finished after 13 and a half years since I started. I must admit I haven't spent a lot of time on her the past few years, just doing bits and pieces when time permitted. I have been a bit controversial over the years, not following that single source - the AOTS, instead I have researched many other different sources of information.
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    I have almost finished the second boat, the longboat. Now building the yawl
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    Not quite finished yet. I've done hardly anything on her the past year or so. I am currently building the last of the three boats, the yawl, and making a display stand
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    Looking good so far. I didn't use the nails on the planking because they are a nuisance when sanding the planks later. I held the planks in place with dress making pins which are easier to pull out after the glue sets
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    Sorry Sab I didn't see that post, I haven't looked at my build log for a long time. The Eaglemoss instructions are in 100 weekly magazines, a bit hard to send. It has been a while since I did anything much on the ship, but lately I have started to make the boats - the last job to be done. I have completed the pinnace, two more to go
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    Good work, planks look great
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    Hi Peter Regarding the fore course truss pendants: they lead down to a pair of double blocks and an eyebolt at the base of the mast. The replica vessel has them rigged this way, and there is a cleat on the mast to belay the fall. Also described this way in Lees and the book by Darcy Lever - A Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor Cheers Steve

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