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  1. drtrap
    Now I realize that it's important for the fore (anterior) shrouds to be served for protection against wear... Is this a basic rule for all the masts (including the mizzen mast)? Cheers
  2. drtrap
    Thanks Jason how you already know, my (recent's time) concern is to make clear which proportion of each pair of the shrouds needs to be served...
  3. drtrap
    ...trying to avoid those "dirty" white remnants of pva glue at the rope-deadeye junction. I've stropped a third deadeye using hypo gs cement with better results but I'm not sure about its mid- to long-term results
  4. drtrap
    Thanks for sharing your built-steps mate! All the best
  5. drtrap
    Hi Jim and thanks I've attached this photo, showing the starting and ending points for the serving of each loop for the lowermast. I hope to be this way on the safe side... Thanks
  6. drtrap
    Hi Geoff I'm only three steps ahead of you, practising and serving lines... Waiting to see your serving progress and discuss our initial procedures! Cheers Stergios
  7. drtrap
    Hi Ray, your work is excellent. May I ask you how have you stabilized the lowermasts on the deck? Using carpenter's glue, epoxy, cyano or just nothing? Thank you. Stergios
  8. drtrap
    Hi Dimitris I'm so delighted to see you back. She's really very beautifull. Are u ready for the next one (I suppose... ) ??
  9. drtrap
    Where are my naval ranks ??
  10. drtrap
    Echo this. The difference is ...huge! Nice work Jason, all the best
  11. drtrap
    Hi guys I'm about to serve the shroud to create the served loop for the lowermast but I'm not sure about the length of that "served loop" I have to create... Is there any basic rule for that? Thank you for your help. Stergios PS: Thank you Jason for the photo...
  12. drtrap
    Fine work Jim. For the laynards, have you used white color line or the natural? Thanks
  13. drtrap
    I think that my way for the serving was a modification of Brian's and Jim's shipyards.
  14. drtrap
    I've left the two pairs of seizing unglued and the second line-branch untrimmed till the next placement of the shrouds to see better the relative lengths etc I have nt used water pva to simulate better the gravity of the pendants. I hope that water pva works fine and do not interfere with the serving of the ropes...
  15. drtrap
    Later on I have passed the second served line through the same two proximal pairs of seizing to create a kind of loop to suspend it around the mast... These are the two served branches side by side ...and suspanded around the lower mizzen mast Thank you Stergios
  16. drtrap
    Hi everybody Let me present you my point of view for the mizzen burton pendants using the served (with No 40 cotton line) 0,75 rope of the kit. I'm definitely a fun of zip seizing. Those are three pairs of seizing created around a wire/axis of 1,5 mm diameter The line for the seizing (as a basic rule is #0,25mm) Well I have passed those three pairs of zip seizing through the served line of 0,75 mm Created the main loop for the eye at each edge and secured with a double knot The distal pair of seizing placed then and secured (using pva on the left edge and hypo gs cement on the right to see the final resluts) Those are the semi-final results
  17. drtrap
    Copy that, Brian! Thank you.
  18. drtrap
    We don't need to serve the entire length of the shrouds, for example the section where the ratlines are attached? Thank you in advance again Jim. PS: I must open and read my rigging books to not disturb, all of you
  19. drtrap
    Jim do you serve the entire length of the shrouds (from the top loop to the looping rope edge to the deadeyes)? Thanksn again.
  20. drtrap
    Jim could we re-serve (for the desire length of the seizing) the already served two branches of the shroud to obtain a more unique seizing-appearance than that of the half-knots? What do you think?
  21. drtrap
    Echo that! That cherry-wood looking is so fantastic to me. What did you use for that?
  22. drtrap
    Dear Jim thank you so much for your pictures and comments. Those were exactly the steps of the shrouds rigging and serving, I wanted to understand better: looping and seizing around the mast. Thanks again mate !!
  23. drtrap
    Yeah, that contrast is unique!!
  24. drtrap
    Thanks a lot Jim. I'll be here to follow you!
  25. drtrap
    Hi Frank I thought you were referring to my queries about the shrouds serving... In every case you can click on the "quote" tab for a better understanding of the post or the picture you're referring to. Thanks again Stergios

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