Papa Posted February 4, 2023 Author #271 Posted February 4, 2023 Fixed up the broken davits, reset the upper topsail and finally rigged all the fore mast yards Prowler901, John Ruy and toms10 1 2 Quote
John Ruy Posted February 5, 2023 #272 Posted February 5, 2023 Excellent Ron… She is looking great 👍 John Papa 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Papa Posted February 25, 2023 Author #273 Posted February 25, 2023 I realized that one needs the mizzen crossjack yard in order to rig the main yard braces. I ran out of the size line i was using for the braces after the starboard side was in. So things are a bit lopsided until the line arrives. Tigersteve, Prowler901, ERS Rich and 2 others 5 Quote
Papa Posted February 28, 2023 Author #274 Posted February 28, 2023 I really need to be better organized. After waiting a couple weeks for replacement line i discover that i had a new spool of exactly the size i needed in my box of rigging. Actually 1 of 2 boxes. I kinda forgot that i had 2 boxes of line; one was not enough for all the stuff left over from 50 years of modeling. 😬😖🤪 ERS Rich and John Ruy 1 1 Quote
Papa Posted March 12, 2023 Author #275 Posted March 12, 2023 Lower main topsail yard is in place. Good grief it is so difficult to belay the lines in the stern! Ratlines, davits, sheds, boats are all in the way Prowler901, toms10 and John Ruy 3 Quote
Papa Posted March 22, 2023 Author #276 Posted March 22, 2023 i am learning the hard way that I should have left all the whaleboat davits and paraphernalia until after the masts and yards were rigged. toms10 1 Quote
toms10 Posted March 23, 2023 #277 Posted March 23, 2023 Yes, I don’t have a ton of experience but I definitely learned that same type of lesson after my first build. Now even though I may jump around a bit, I always try to work from the center of the deck outward. Your Morgan is coming along nicely. Tom Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Current: Viking Drakkar, scratch 1:64 Viking longboat by toms10 - scale 1:64 - late 9th century - - Subjects built Up to and including 1500 AD - Model Ship World™ Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/
Papa Posted March 23, 2023 Author #278 Posted March 23, 2023 4 hours ago, toms10 said: Your Morgan is coming along nicely. Thank you. I now have the topgallant yard in and braced. toms10, Prowler901, Knocklouder and 1 other 2 2 Quote
Papa Posted March 23, 2023 Author #279 Posted March 23, 2023 By the way. The bent tweezers seen on the work table I have had for over 50 years. Good tools last forever. I purchased them from James Bliss Co in Boston. Bliss was mainly an outfitter for real boats but they did deal in Model Shipways “Yellow Box” kits, hobby tools, and some other ship kits whose brand I no longer remember. I purchased Young America, Newsboy, and the Essex there. Sorry to say the Young America and Newsboy were badly damaged after several house moves and are no longer around. By the 1970s Bliss moved outside the city and eventually closed up I think. ERS Rich and Knocklouder 2 Quote
Papa Posted May 7, 2023 Author #280 Posted May 7, 2023 All the rigging is done save for the whale boats and tidying up the lines. Montaigne, John Ruy, toms10 and 1 other 4 Quote
Papa Posted May 21, 2023 Author #281 Posted May 21, 2023 Hung the first whale boat. Four more to go. ccoyle, ERS Rich, Snug Harbor Johnny and 3 others 6 Quote
toms10 Posted May 21, 2023 #282 Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) Ron It looks great. I will use it as a guide. 😀. I just started shaping mine. It definitely is a bit tedious when you need 7 of them. Luckily two are upside down. 👍 Tom Edited May 21, 2023 by toms10 Spelling Papa 1 Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Current: Viking Drakkar, scratch 1:64 Viking longboat by toms10 - scale 1:64 - late 9th century - - Subjects built Up to and including 1500 AD - Model Ship World™ Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/
Papa Posted May 22, 2023 Author #283 Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) If you look through the build log you will see that i made the boats many months ago. The’ve been patiently waiting in the boat yard until now. Also, to be honest I cheated on the davit lines. The plans call for a double block on the hook and triple sheaves on the davits. I found that it was impossible to drill a triple sheave; the tip of the davit got so weak it broke off. So its a single sheave and a single block on the hook. Edited May 22, 2023 by Papa toms10 1 Quote
toms10 Posted May 22, 2023 #284 Posted May 22, 2023 Some you gotta do what you gotta do. 😜. I don’t think anyone will catch that and I won’t say anything. 😂 Tom Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Current: Viking Drakkar, scratch 1:64 Viking longboat by toms10 - scale 1:64 - late 9th century - - Subjects built Up to and including 1500 AD - Model Ship World™ Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/
Papa Posted May 22, 2023 Author #285 Posted May 22, 2023 3 hours ago, toms10 said: Some you gotta do what you gotta do. 😜. I don’t think anyone will catch that and I won’t say anything. 😂 Tom Just between us, heh. 😉 toms10 1 Quote
Papa Posted May 22, 2023 Author #286 Posted May 22, 2023 Making progress Heimdahl, toms10 and John Ruy 3 Quote
Papa Posted May 26, 2023 Author #287 Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) All the whale boats are rigged. Just need to add anchors and the staging platform. And maybe some oars for the boats. Edited May 26, 2023 by Papa Tigersteve and John Ruy 2 Quote
Papa Posted May 31, 2023 Author #288 Posted May 31, 2023 Cutting stage built and hung Srodbro, John Ruy and toms10 3 Quote
John Ruy Posted May 31, 2023 #289 Posted May 31, 2023 Very nice detail Ron! 👍 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Papa Posted June 1, 2023 Author #290 Posted June 1, 2023 20 hours ago, John Ruy said: Very nice detail Ron! 👍 Thanks Quote
ccoyle Posted March 21 #291 Posted March 21 Ron, you were so close to finishing -- did you wrap this build up? Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Papa Posted March 22 Author #292 Posted March 22 (edited) I have one last belaying point to tie up and put a rope loop on. The model has been in my study for months now and I just can’t get the enthusiasm to clean up that last pin. It looks great as is and one has to look closely to see the loose line. Also I should probably add some more gear in the whale boats. I just totally lost interest. ps, the untied line is for the cutting stage. Edited March 22 by Papa Quote
Papa Posted March 23 Author #293 Posted March 23 The Morgan is essentially finished. One little line to trim when I get around to it. Srodbro, ERS Rich, Rik Thistle and 2 others 3 2 Quote
John Ruy Posted March 23 #294 Posted March 23 Excellent… 👏 Nice work Ron, your hard work has paid off. It’s been quite the journey, Job well done. 👍 John Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Papa Posted March 23 Author #295 Posted March 23 2 hours ago, John Ruy said: Excellent… 👏 Nice work Ron, your hard work has paid off. It’s been quite the journey, Job well done. 👍 John Thanks. She has been done for a while. I just neglected to post a photo. John Ruy 1 Quote
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