Rick01 Posted January 31, 2021 Share #61 Posted January 31, 2021 Figure 4 almost has it.This is a light weight yard and as such, I'v a lift going from the yard tip, up through a block lashed to the mast then down to a belaying pin on the pin rail surrounding the mast (obviously this refers to each side). Which pin you use is dictated by ensuring the halyard doesn't chafe on any other lines. Rick Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share #62 Posted January 31, 2021 20 hours ago, Rick01 said: Figure 4 almost has it.This is a light weight yard and as such, I'v a lift going from the yard tip, up through a block lashed to the mast then down to a belaying pin on the pin rail surrounding the mast (obviously this refers to each side). Which pin you use is dictated by ensuring the halyard doesn't chafe on any other lines. Rick Thanks Rick. Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share #63 Posted February 14, 2021 Upper shrouds are rigged. had to get a little creative with the ship end of the bowsprit. If positioned sitting on the rail the angle of the bowsprit was pointing down, well as clashing with the pinrail. So it was glued under the railing. An extra pin hole was drilled in the rail as the pin directly over the bowsprit clashed with the bowsprit. Rick01 and Baltic_submariner 2 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share #64 Posted March 7, 2021 And we have some ratlines bruce d 1 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted March 7, 2021 Share #65 Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) If you're spacing them around 1 cm apart then you.ve only another 54 to go and around 200 + knots (depending on how many need re-tying! 😉 I usually manage around 10 ratlines each session, then my shoulders and eyes start protesting. Looking good. Rick Edited March 7, 2021 by Rick01 Tompslattery 1 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share #66 Posted March 7, 2021 @Rick01 you give me so much to look forward too 😂😂😂 mast is stepped and hatch and mast pin rails in place Gaffrig and bruce d 2 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share #67 Posted March 26, 2021 And we have some shrouds. Rick01 and bruce d 2 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share #68 Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Finished the shrouds. Had to redo the first ones I did as they had slackened. Relaxation of the thread? Even after redoing, 1 of the first pair on the port side is still slack. Edited March 29, 2021 by Tompslattery Grammar Gaffrig, Blackreed and bruce d 3 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted March 30, 2021 Share #69 Posted March 30, 2021 Did you glue the mast in place? I've always left mine "free" and that's allowed a certain amount of adjustments to rigging tension. One thing I've noticed, the foot ropes for the main spar look to be hanging a little low. Remember that these would only be low enough for a man using them to lean over the spar at the waist, so really probably scaled down from around 1 metre. Rick Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share #70 Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 11:11 AM, Rick01 said: Did you glue the mast in place? I've always left mine "free" and that's allowed a certain amount of adjustments to rigging tension. One thing I've noticed, the foot ropes for the main spar look to be hanging a little low. Remember that these would only be low enough for a man using them to lean over the spar at the waist, so really probably scaled down from around 1 metre. Rick Hi @Rick01 yes I epoxied the mast in, following what was described in Mastini’s ship modelling simplified. I did have tremendous difficulty trying to get the stirrups on the foot ropes to be even lengths. Rigged the bobstay the other day, no photo yet as my back started spasming when I was doing it. Another occasion where the plans where the plans were different in different locations. Needed a double block where a single block was specified earlier. Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted April 1, 2021 Share #71 Posted April 1, 2021 I gave up on the rigging instructions fairly early on, grabbed my copy of "Rigging period fore and aft craft", followed the American Schooner illustrations and also found as many photos of the replica as I could to help work from. Rick Tompslattery 1 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share #72 Posted April 22, 2021 After avoiding starting the rat lines for a few weeks, today I finally started bruce d 1 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted April 22, 2021 Share #73 Posted April 22, 2021 Is it possible to tighten them a little? I know it's pretty labour intensive but the end result is worth the time. Rick Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share #74 Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Rick01 said: Is it possible to tighten them a little? I know it's pretty labour intensive but the end result is worth the time. Rick Yeah they are only tied at the moment, no glue. I wasn’t sure how much sag they should have Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted April 22, 2021 Share #75 Posted April 22, 2021 Check a few other builds for a comparison, generally they would appear almost straight on a 1/64 scale model. With mine I've always tried to get the sag right out of the ratlines. Rick Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share #76 Posted May 3, 2021 Starboard rat lines done. .. port to go.... bruce d, Rick01 and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share #77 Posted July 1, 2021 After some procrastination the rat lines are done bruce d, druxey, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share #78 Posted July 9, 2021 Milestone reached. Standing rigging complete. Now to the running rigging. Rick01, Baltic_submariner, CiscoH and 4 others 7 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick01 Posted July 9, 2021 Share #79 Posted July 9, 2021 Looking good! One hint for your next build - with the blocks, try to sand the edges slightly to get rid of that square look. It's a real pain but it is worth it. Some people tumble them but I've never been good enough to make my own tumbling machine so it's a matter of gripping the block in fingers or tweezers and gently sanding the edges. Rick Tompslattery 1 Quote Completed builds:- HM Cutter Mermaid. HMS Endeavour's Longboat Topsail Schooner Enterprize Arab Dhow Sultan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share #80 Posted July 16, 2021 Been a productive week for ship building. Cause I’ve been doing it instead of other things I should be doing 😂 Very close to finishing, not fitting sails as my kit didn’t come with prefabricated sails and I can’t sew. Yard braces, rope coils, fitting the anchor and the boat to go. GrandpaPhil and bruce d 2 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share #81 Posted July 22, 2021 Getting so close. Boat and anchors fitted. Braces and many coils to go bruce d and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share #82 Posted July 27, 2021 Made a display cradle from scrap of Tasmanian oak finished with shellac. It isn’t great but it will serve it’s purpose for the foreseeable future, I may redo it one day…… GrandpaPhil, bruce d and Baltic_submariner 3 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share #83 Posted September 16, 2021 After approximately 16 years I’m calling this finished. Thank you for the kind words and likes everyone. Thanks also to those who provided guidance. GrandpaPhil, bruce d, CiscoH and 5 others 8 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted September 16, 2021 Share #84 Posted September 16, 2021 Well done! mtaylor 1 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share #85 Posted September 16, 2021 Thanks @bruce d bruce d and mtaylor 2 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 16, 2021 Share #86 Posted September 16, 2021 Congratulations! Well done! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share #87 Posted September 16, 2021 Thank you @GrandpaPhil GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevinne Posted September 16, 2021 Share #88 Posted September 16, 2021 Nice work. A beautiful cutter. Quote Under construction: Mamoli Roter Lowe Completed builds: Constructo Enterprise, AL Le Renard Up next: Panart Lynx, MS Harriet Lane In need of attention: 14-foot Pintail in the driveway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tompslattery Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share #89 Posted September 17, 2021 @Stevinne thank you Quote Current build: Le Renard Last build: HMS Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Holt Posted September 17, 2021 Share #90 Posted September 17, 2021 21 hours ago, Tompslattery said: After approximately 16 years I’m calling this finished Congratulations! That must feel good to put a bow on it and call it done. Quote Tim Current Build: Swift Pilot Boat 1805 (AL) On Deck: Triton Cross Section, Harvey (AL), Falcon US Coast Guard (AL), Flying Fish (Model Shipways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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