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  • 2 weeks later...

Rigging around the Bowsprit

 

 

The Spiritsail yard has been rigged with blocks for the lifts and the halyard, eyebolts for the guys and a brass rod to secure it to the underside of the bowsprit:

 

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The following photos show the standing and running rigging that has been attached:

 

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This is as far as I can go in this area without rigging the jib boom. The boom is very fragile and I know that if I rig it now I will end up snapping it off as I turn the hull back and forth while doing the mast rigging so I will hold off adding the boom until all the other rigging is done.

 

Next I’ll start with adding the deadeyes for the lower shrouds on the Foremast.

Tim

 

Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log)                      

Past builds:     Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section)       

                         Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Olympia (Gallery)

                         USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log)

 

 

                        

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  • 3 weeks later...

The lines that come down the foremast and are belayed around the mast base are in place. Both the Truss pendants and the Jeers terminate in tackles made up of 2 double blocks (there are 2 more sets on the far side of the mast). The Nave line is just belayed to a pin rack:

 

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The upper deadeyes have been added to the shrouds and backstays:

 

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Rigging the anchors was made a little easier by the rigging hooks available from the syrenshipmodelcompany.com I used them on the bottom of the rigging tackles shown in the first photo and they should come in very handy for rigging the futtock shrouds under the tops:

 

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And here is the anchor in place:

 

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I have to make up some rope coils (one of the most tedious tasks for me) and then it will be time to step the main mast.

Tim

 

Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log)                      

Past builds:     Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section)       

                         Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Olympia (Gallery)

                         USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log)

 

 

                        

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  • 2 weeks later...

Main mast in place

 

 

The main mast has been stepped and the forestays are in place:

 

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The deadeyes have been attached to the shrouds and backstays and the main yard jeers and truss pendants have been rigged to their tackles around the base of the mast:

 

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Next up will be stepping the Mizzen.

Tim

 

Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log)                      

Past builds:     Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section)       

                         Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Olympia (Gallery)

                         USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log)

 

 

                        

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  • 1 month later...

Mizzen Rigging

 

With the mast stepped the following are done:

 

  • Gaff Throat & Peak Halliard and Vangs
  • Cross jack Truss Pendant and Lifts
  • Topsail Tye and Lifts
  • Topgallant Halliard
  • Lower shrouds and backstays
  • Futtock shrouds and staves
  • Rope coils
  • Forestays
  • the "railing" on the top

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The only rigging left for the Mizzen are the yard braces and the ratlines on the shrouds.

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Tim

 

Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log)                      

Past builds:     Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section)       

                         Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Olympia (Gallery)

                         USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log)

 

 

                        

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  • 1 month later...

Just about done with the rigging

 

All the rigging directly associated with the masts (halyards, lifts, jeers, shrouds, stays, etc) has been added along with a couple of the yard braces.

 

The only things left to rig at this point are the rest of the yard braces, the jib boom and its’ rigging and the ratlines on the lower shrouds.

 

The end is in sight.

 

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Tim

 

Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log)                      

Past builds:     Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section)       

                         Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log)

                         USS Olympia (Gallery)

                         USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log)

 

 

                        

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