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drtrap
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Now, it's time for the foot ropes... Jason, finaly did you go with four or six stirrups per yard? Thank you. Merry Christmas to everybody!!
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Almost done...
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Thanks Jim, it was a really great experience to have almost done the main yard. Go ahed for the parrals!!
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That's my 1st (main) yard with its boomsail irons in place. I'm quite satisfied witht the initial results. Thank you. PS: The 3mm dowel is just a guide for the right placement of all the irons. A 45 degrees inclination is required.
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This is my personal point of view for the double blocks of 5 and 7 mm at each edge of the main yard...
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Jason, Mort Thank you my friends, I do appreciate so much your assistance. In the meantime, the yards-factory is running..
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Absolutely fine work Jason!
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I think I'm looking a tip for that main yard's lift...
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...any help for the J-L-B-J block-complex guys? I can't find any tip... Thanks again.
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Hi Snake-partners May I ask you about those J-L-B-J fittings..... those are two seperate sets of fittings/ropes or a single one with all the blocks included? Any idea or tutorial on how to deal with them? Thank you in advance!! Stergios
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Hey Jason thank you for the support!
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Hi everybody the yards factory has started. Thinking to go with the blocks first and to continue with the foot ropes. I'll leave the section of the irons for the final stage. I hope to have your agreement on those steps. Thanks PS: The main yard with its marked blocks-ropes and irons attachments. I'm thinking to fix three foot ropes at each half yard at a distance of 2,5 cm.
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Hi Frank and thanks for the comment. Those are just two dowels dummies just to stimulate in practice yard's and stunsail's assembly. The real dowels are in a safe place!...
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That;s my final approach for the yards stunsail boom irons. Of course the fittings of these pics are unpainted and in need of touch up... Thanks.
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Thank you Jason. I know that you follow the whole literature regarding the rigging and the other procedures. have you any idea about the distance "x" between the yards and stunsail boom? I think to go with the second method (no space between them) to fit the irons. Cheers.
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My main concern is about the strength of those 0,3mm strips against possible tension and other forces from the rest of rigging etc...?? Of course I'll stabilize the yards to the masts using 1,5mm brass wire.
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The second method is by calculating the distance of every circle for the iron using the yard diameter and the rule of "3,14"... Here without space or distance between the yard and stunsail dummies... The iron for the yard first using clockwise turn I've used a tape to stabilize the two dowels how you see Here is the counterclockwise turn for the iron of the stunsail, from a posterior view And the anterior view Thank you for your comments in advance, just to help me how to proceed.
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I'm quite satisfied from my first attempts to stimulate the boom irons. This is my 1st cut strip of 22mm to stimulate the irons. I've tried two methods just to see wha's the best for me in practise... I'm showing you the consecutive steps of the first one. I think that these steps is easy do be understood. Making the iron of the yard dummy and after that the respective one for the stunsail dummy Taken from another angle... Could you tell me what;s the indicative best distance "x" between the red lines, for my Snake?? Another pic And here you are the preliminary result.. Of course in need for iron soldering
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Finally I bought those copper sheets of 0,3mm and 0,5mm. No brass sheet or strips in the area to deal with.. It;s better to handle and cut the 0,3mm using simple scissor, so tha's my choise.
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Thank you Jim for the mo I spend my time trying to find the right way for the yards boom irons.....
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Casting parts of small and large stunsail boom rings (middle) in need for open the respective hole of 1mm
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Between two options to drill a hole and pin the yards to the masts. 1mm Vs 1,5 mm wire. Thinking to use the 1,5 mm wire
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@Jim: Thanks Jim, I'll be waiting... @Jason: by looking your #656 post I see that you decided to replace parts No 152 & 153 with styrene or thin card...
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