Rattlesnake Solid Hull Kit

[Malas@1]

After over 35 years I decided that I would attempt to complete the solid hull kit that I had started back then being I am stuck in the house due to the coronavirus. luckily I still had the original box with most of the parts and two drawings and a 5 page instruction manual. most of the work to the hull had been completed but I still had to do the rigging and mount the yards to the masts. One of the things I am missing is the longboat that came with the kit. Can anyone tell me what scale the sold hull version of the Rattlesnake is so I can see if I can get a longboat in the right scale?  If not there is a drawing on it on the rigging plan put I'm not sure I have the skill to make one from scratch.

 

One last question I have most of the standing rigging done and I am almost ready to attach the yards to the mast  but the rigging plan  does show were a lot of the lines on the running rigging go what do you recommend that would help me figure this out?

 

Thanks for your help in advance.  

[mtaylor]

We'll need a bit of data to answer your question... such as who made the kit?  

[Nirvana]

Malas, 

You should have the scale answer on the drawings (plans).

 

My guess it may be a Model Shipways kit, part list says scale 3/16" = 1ft

[EricWilliamMarshall]

If Nirvana is correct, then you should have a rigging plan included. Also note that the current version of the kit is in the same scale and the instructions can be downloaded from https://modelexpo-online.com/Model-Shipways-RATTLESNAKE-US-PRIVATEER-164-SCALE_p_1016.html . If you are missing that plan, same company does sell the plans separately as well. The instructions state that they use the same scale plans as drawn in 1963. There a fair number of build logs here of the Rattlesnake (in the same scale) here, so you may wish to check out a build log or two (take a look at https://modelshipworld.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=563017 for a list of links). Good luck and welcome!