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  1. drtrap
    Nice try Duncbe.
  2. drtrap
    Mizzen mast backstays almost ready. Next stop the main mast backstays.
  3. drtrap
    Bowsprit mast initial rigging accomplished. I'm about to remove it to keep it away of the ship till its final fixing and rigging [to preserve it against unexpected accidents].
  4. drtrap
    Fine work Eamonn :)
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    Wow, so they are blocks indeed, but single (?) ..!! I thought it was wrong the whole plan, I thought "H" was 3mm deadeye or 3mm double block.... Thank you so much anyway Davemc! Stergios
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    Everytime I'm seeing the plan, I feel more unsecure about those "H" structures, named as "3 mm single blocks" in the plan... It is possible to be in fact 3 mm deadeyes? I tried to find a reference using Petersson rigging period ship models, but no chance.... What do you think? Thank you
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    Hi Jason and thank you again. I think I've finished with the standing rigging of the bowsprit. The rest of it's rigging, needs to have attached the bowsprit to the ship. Pic to follow... So (excluding the jib boom, I strongly agree with you), what's in your opinion the very first point to start with working the rigging form the stern? Cheers. Stergios
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    Nice and clean work, Duncbe
  10. drtrap
    Hi Jason To my knowledge, to be able to put and finish the stays (main and preventer) I have to fix the bowsprit dowel in advance. Am I wrong somewhere?
  11. drtrap
    Hi Davemc and thank you. To put all the stays correctly you have to attach the bowsprit mast in place, right?
  12. drtrap
    Hi to everyone. After the final trimming of the yards I'm showing you the latest picture of the ship and this way the stage of the current construction. Sorry for the anti-dust cover Now, I really need your recommendations on "how to proceed, next": working on the standing rigging ?, working upwards (and outwards)?, leaving the vulnerable bowsprit and its rigging for later? Doing something else? Thank you in advance. Stergios
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    Rigging of the yards: almost finished (a bit of touch up and a final trimming is needed).
  14. drtrap
    Absolutely fantastic work Jason!!
  15. drtrap
    These days the yards dpt is working hard to achieve the best possible balance and footropes-symmetry. Stay in touch.
  16. drtrap
    Nice work Davemc!! Where did you buy the wood-base from? Thanks
  17. drtrap
    Well, i think that the floor varnish is the best option to stabilize ropes and footropes and give a natural sense of the whole creature. Removing the pins-counterweights from the pva hardened rope leaves a rope sticky spot at the place of each pin which is totally undesirable....
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    Davemc, jason, thank you so much. I've prepared two rope-specimen (using watered pva and floor varnish respectively). I'll inform you about the final results...
  19. drtrap
    Hi again Davemc. I'm seeing that ypu have finished the standing rigging, am I right? What's your plan for your next steps? Placing and fixing all the yards permanently or fixing the yards of each mast working from bow to stern for example? Thanks.
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    Hi Davemc and thank you. Did you use any watered carpenter glue or floor varnish as a hardener for the footropes? Cheers
  21. drtrap
    Hey guys, any tip or advice on how to drop/hang symmetrically the footropes and yards ropes in general...? Especially for the spritsail yard, the relative procedure is a real hedache... Thanks
  22. drtrap
    That would be great Jason...
  23. drtrap
    I did it!
  24. drtrap
    Hi friends. A questionn in brief, for the spritsail... Do you suggest to fix it to the bowsprit (using a 1mm pin etc as for the rest of the yards) or leave it hanging alone with the attached ropes and blocks? Thank you in advance.
  25. drtrap
    Can't rotate and re-rotate everytime my computer's gallery. The point is to fix this abnormality inside msw.

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