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    Now I'm one turn before the trimming of the ratlines and I'm thinking already what to do next... ...continue with the other/upper thirds of the fore, main and mizzen masts or fix the bowstrip and its relative fittings? If you have any experienced idea on this, please show me "the way"... Thanks Stergios
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    Now both futtock staves are at the indicated places and the difference is obvious, I think
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    Hi my friends, I'm still here... After a long lasting summer period and despite the fact that I dont feel so motivated to continue right now, I'm posting some pics from my latest work.
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    Well Jason, it seems that you'll start your third one before I finish my Snake....
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    Well, how I told you, it was so difficult to resist.... That's the new position of the futtock stave Thank you.
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    The revision has begun....
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    Jason I think that you can answer that better cause you're so many steps ahead and - this way - you know better.As you know I can't follow only the plans and I'm not so sure about the way and the height the yard will be fixed, so your experience on her is my only compass to proceed.... I'm trying to see in the meantime Jim's "yard section"...
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    I'm waiting to see your suggestions my friends. It's very hard (how you know) to dettach all those components for create the futtock stave at the very next [lower] rope-step....
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    You're right Jason, here are the relative futtock stave to cheeks heights... Do you consired that as a huge penalty or I can live with it? Should I stop and re-align the futtocks stave?
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    I'll try to apply a custom made solution.... I hope...
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    A snapshot in brief from my recent activity... The inwards inclination angles of the futtock shrouds are'nt the same comparing the fore and main mast... Hope to avoid next steps complications....
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    Hi Jason and thank you. Everything seems better now but with a huge ammount of tax compansative measures. We'll see... Cheers Mort!
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    For the futtock staves of the mizzen mast I used 1mm brass wire non-served but chemiqually quick blackned
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    ... and now, let me present you my personal modification for the fore lower mast catharpins... in photo steps.... How you see, I've used the serving machine to prepare catharpins of equal length, I'm not so happy with the non-served eyes, but their fitting is'nt so visually detected especially after the placement of the futtock shrouds...
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    Hi guys, a couple o pics just to say "hello" and show you my progress placing the catharpins of the lower main mast Thanks
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    Thank you Jason. Futtock stave was a great challenge to me some time ago... I decided to follow Andy's excellent work on it and now everything it's fine...
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    Hello everybody, this is my personal point of view and the consecutive steps for the futtock staves placement. Cheers Stergios
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    Lower masts ratlines finished. A minor touch up is needed. Thank you
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    Hi Joe the way of "hitching" is the hot stuff, I think. Any drawing or pic to help? Thanks
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    Hi Andy I'm trying to understand the whole procedure but without success... Could you please help anyway? Thanks in advance. Stergios
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    The deadeyes are 3,5 and 5 mm. Thanks
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    Jason, Joe, thank you for your time and assistance. I'll try to "translate" your suggestions in practise, very soon. Stergios
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    My latest concern (still for the futtock stave placement): 1) the way to attach the futtock stave on the shrouds. I'd like to perform a kind of rigging (using clove hitch knots ??) for a better stabilization of the staves... 2) the right "height" of futtock staves placement. Following strictly the height/distance from the plans, in my case the runway of the futtock shrouds seems to be in a more perpendicular way, so I can't simulate the sharp angle "a" of the plans. Do you suggest to place the staves two ratline steps higher? Cheers. Stergios
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    Next stop the lower main mast ratlines rigging... I decided to follow the "every fifth ratline rigging rule" to avoid the possible deviation of the shrouds from the tension (hourglass deviation effect). I think the results are the same.

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