Kevin

good evening everyone

build log 240-14 main mast shrouds and ratlines

very little progress being made, but today the starboard main lower rats were completed,

 however the puppy is coming on well in his 3rd week with us, and will be 12 weeks old this Sunday

she looks fantastic

good evening everyone

i have been reminded its a build log and not a cocker Spaniel Facebook page, so on with the build

build log day 235-14 main lower shrouds

i put in some deck fittings and hand rails and started the main shrouds yesterday, hoping to get the deadeyes all laced up tidy in the next couple days

good afternoon everyone

sorry not been on the forum much recently,  LOL two dogs is quite a handful, anyway here is a  few photo's

Taken 8th October

taken today 10weeks 3 days

looking brilliant

and well worth the time spent, looks great, the new puppy is restricting my time at present, and  getting very little done

stunning work

good morning everyone

boat builds has come to a bit of a stop, here is the reason why

Apollo aged 8 weeks 3 days

00220.MTS

or from a hosting site

https://i.imgur.com/RcrqXjw.mp4

no boating today, we have a new English Show Cocker Spaniel puppy his name is Apollo (kennel name Albertean Apollo) and was 8 weeks old today, i wont fill my log up with Doggie Photos but wish i could the Older Boi you may know as Dobbie aged 8, i think they will be very good friends, but he is avoiding the little boi like the plague when awake

1 hour ago, allanyed said:

Nice looking boat!

Maybe something you would like for your files, ,boat scantlings PDF is attached below. These are circa 1800 and there were small variations over time so the dimensions are not cast in stone.

From W.E. May 

Allan

Boat Scantlings 1-28-14.pdf 271.94 kB · 4 downloads

 

 

thank you 

as for the boat, i hope to do better on the next one, 

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day 215-8    18ft cutter

taking a break from rigging i have a fear of ships boats to overcome, i have never successfully built one, so i started with the smallest of the Indys boat set the 18ft cutter

1 hour ago, ASAT said:

Your rigging is looking great Kevin! I really dislike the rigging but my wife loves the look of a fully rigged ship so guess what? 🤣 Keep going!

my fav bit, i hate building the ships boats up, and painting, guess what, im painting the ships boats at present, well one of the then 18ft cutter

good evening everyone

thank you for all comments and likes

day 213 -8 forestay snaking - possible subject to a redo

having completed both sides of the lower forestay shrouds and rats i moved forward to put the forestay and preventer snaking in,

having now done them twice now they still dont look right, i have adequate tightness on the stays and the snaking thread is not pulling them in, but at a distance they look like they are being pulled together

very clean and tidy, but then i have never seen any of your work that wasn't

good evening everyone 

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day 209- Port side fore mast lower ratlines

im finally happy with something 

that looks a brilliant base for ist planking

8 minutes ago, ASAT said:

Looking great Kevin! Your best effort to date I think? Rigging is awesome, this is going to look so impressive fully rigged, definitely needs a spot of high honor in the house! 

it will go in the garage with all the other builds, no one will ever see it when complete

17 minutes ago, Blue Ensign said:

Is that a temporary line running from the the Fore T’gallant to the Main  mast head.

I can’t place it.

 

B.E.

yes it is, as i have no back stays in place

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days 207-7 fore mast yard

i am aware i am doing this all the wrong way around, and that certain things need to be done first, however i wanted to know to myself that i was still able to do certain tasks, having now proved those tasks i can go to the conventional way of rigging my build,

i will still continue to work forward to aft, but concentrate on getting the Ratlines done before the yards

fore yard made made

slings being fitted

Jeers 

now that is very nice indeed

1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

Impressive work mat  -  she  looks  so tidy  ship shape  etc.

 

OC.

ty OC

3 hours ago, allanyed said:

Your build is fun to watch, your work is lovely!   Gonna be fun not breaking the sprit or knocking over the model while maneuvering with the rigging.   

Hope you do not get bitten 😀

thank you, that's a real compliment 

brilliant, whats this snowplough project?

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lovely work