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Popeye you obviously have winter at the wrong time of year.Who has heard of snow for xmas,thats ridiculous.We have got it right down here,ha ha.Tom you're right there i saw dan vads AL supply kit and Franks Jotika the Jotika looked like better cast parts.Jotika need someone to build it from their instructions and fix up the text and fix the mistakes in them.If it was'nt for Franks photo's i would'nt be able to work it out and probably leave it half done.

Thanks men for your comments they are nice to hear from experts.Into winter now we had 2" of snow the end of may a bit early for that stuff though.

Thanks Augie and Frank onto the catherpins next

Lower shrouds tied off after i took the pix.Stern chain done.

Hi Garward, you're doing a fantastic job of your Montanes it's one i would like to do in the future.

 I finished the gaff boom rigging,it was'nt that hard.

Thanks for your comments guys.Runner 63 it's not good close up looks like she's just arrived in Aussie.Popeye i'll put a temporary rope on the gaff,good idea.Thanks Frank, i've now done one line each side makes sense to keep the mast straight,just waiting for glue to dry on the 3rd shroud,once you get the first one you know how to do it so should be easy now.

Gaff booms done,line then up properly with the rigging later on.Done my first shroud using a tool based on Franks one,i used 3 small nails top and bottom on the tool.It took a few goes to get the shroud glue to hold but got it right now for the others.

Thanks Frank,that sounds great,i'll try a shroud tomorrow or two.Lots of us want you to re-posess your camera.We hope you are fully recovered now.ron.

That's the ones Frank thanks a lot.Just thinking how to make a jig to get the right spacing for the lower shroud deadeye's.

Hi Frank just a query.Just above the cross jack on the foremast are 2 k's 5mm double blocks,they are the ones rigged to  the 2 j's or 5mm single blocks on the cross jack.plan sheet 6.Did you tie these to the mast after doing your bottom shrouds and how far up the mast did you attach them to.Thanks Frank.

True Augie it feels like winter already,we should get some snow and it's not to late for a spring dump for you either just after you've taken the snow tires off.

Hey Frank, to ease back into your Supply how about some more photo's, so i can see how you've done things.Did you end up doing parell beads on the top two masts?If it was'nt for your photo's already Frank i don't think i would have got this far,thanks again,ron.

Awesome Popeye,another great model,i love the flags as well.Next job for you is the Goth until it's finished,until it's finished o.k.Put the others away in the cupboard.

Thanks Augie and Popeye.I had to do a dry fit of the yards,i could'nt resist it,looking like a ship now.It's great when you can see some progress.I'll put the yards away for safe keeping now along with the anchors.Done the yardwork inside now for the real yardwork outside Augie.Hope the fish are biting. 

More or less done with the yards i'll probably glue the foot ropes to get a better shape.The spirit sail yard was a balls up on the plan.The size,location and number of blocks was wrong only by looking at the last plan sheet  could i figure out what i was supposed to do.Lucky i have all of Frank's photo's as back up,i can't thank you enough Frank for doing the Supply.Time now to see if i have the other yards set up o.k. 

Thanks a lot men, i must say i'm enjoying it,onto the yards next before the shrouds,gulp.Now where did that 3mm block go.

Finally got a bit more done.I found a 3mm block with no hole in it,wonder if it's a collectors item.I came up with an idea for the deadeyes for attachment to the mast tops,should be ok.Onto the yards next. 

Thanks Frank,they are the ones. I had 5mm deadeye strops but no 3.5 ones.I'll have

to try and make some.

Hi Frank,did you get 3.5mm deadeye strops in your kit or did you make them yourself?Just trying to make some not much luck yet.You must be nearly done now,she looks brilliant.Any ideas for the next one after a wee rest.

Thanks guys,just plodding away.Popeye you are dead right there,i usually find the first one after dropping the second,as long as you have spares you'll be alright,and don't use the vacumn cleaner until you've finnished the ship.

Wow Augie,awesome job on the yards you mean you don't just leave them blank.Looks like i've got lots of work to do on mine.Put them away so Frank can't add more blocks to them.

Thanks a lot chaps.I can get the forceps off the floor while i'm looking for that block i dropped earlier on.

Some of the bowsprit rigging,waiting on eye rings to finnish the blocks.Nice to be onto another stage of the ship.Hope i don't catch my sleeve in anything now.

Hey Popeye,great job on your America.You sure are an expert at sails.I like the way you used two rings on the deck pulley blocks.Nice job.