18th c Ships boats by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models -1:64

[tkay11]

Thanks for the link to the Pandora book. I was looking at videos of how modern boatsmen set up this rig in France and Italy, and it certainly looked a lengthy process. So I totally agree that the rig you have done is not only sufficient, but also very practical. I was really just showing it because of my interest in the rig.

 

Tony

[Blue Ensign]

Post Eighteen

 

 

Rigging continuation

 

The rigging continues with the placing of eyebolts and cleats to take the sheets, and the eyebolts to secure the Fore and Main stays.

 

Drilling through the forward ‘brass’ grating to take the Main stay eyebolt was the most difficult part.

 

The tacks are simply secured to the mast below the snotter.

 

The sails have brails added which allow the quick furling of the sail against the mast.

 

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Running each side of the sail through a grommet in the leech of the sail, thro’ small blocks at the masthead to belay at pins set in the mast benches.

 

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For the belay pins I used brass etched versions unused from my Cutter Alert build.

 

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I will continue to tinker with the brails to persuade them to hang with a natural sag.

 

 

The less than appealing task of making up eight sets of mini tackles now looms.

 

 

B.E.

15/02/21

Edited February 15, 2021 by Blue Ensign

[Blue Ensign]

Post Nineteen

 

 

Stay tackles

 

For the stays I am using Syren 0.20mm line and for the Lanyards Morope 0.1mm line. For the blocks Syren 2mm with Syren (now withdrawn) 3mm black plastic hooks.

 

 

The stays are simply looped around the Masthead and fitted in pairs.

 

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The trickiest part is attaching the hooks of the lower blocks to the hull straps.

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Fore stays in place, it took quite a few hours to strop and set up, rather like rigging the side tackles on 6 pounder guns, but without a convenient jig.

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With the stays completed there only remains for the equipment to be added.

 

 

B.E.

18/02/21

 

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by Blue Ensign

[Blue Ensign]

Post Twenty

 

 

Completing the build.

 

 

I have used the laser cut Pearwood oars and modified the boathook to fit in a wooden handle. The grapnel was silver soldered and chemically blackened.

 

The final addition are the thole pins; I used the provided etched kit versions, I simply couldn’t contemplate trying to make wooden versions of that tiny size.

 

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Together with the original 18’ cutter which I made in Boxwood.

On balance I think I prefer the Boxwood finish for small boats.

 

 

 

The Yawl now joins the Cutter Alert in her case along with the 18’ cutter.

 

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After five weeks of effort this little project comes to an end.

 

 

I can’t say with certainty that the way I have rigged it is fully accurate, but I think it looks ok at the scale involved and gives an idea how these boats were sailed rather than rowed.

 

 

 

B.E.

19/02/21

 

Edited February 19, 2021 by Blue Ensign

[whitejamest]

Lovely work!

[TimC]

Very well done 

[bruce d]

B E, I really enjoyed this build. Your approach to the problems ( Problems? What problems? ) kinda puts my 1/48th CAFModel longboat build to shame.

The display works well. good job.

[Rustyj]

Very nice work B.E. It was fun following along!

[Blue Ensign]

Thanks guys for looking in, these bijou projects can get kind of addictive, I may be tempted to do one more when Chris brings out his 36' Admirals Barge.

 

B.E.

[GrandpaPhil]

Well done!

[Blue Ensign]

Thank you Phil, they are nice little projects, and don't take up hardly any room at all 🙂

 

B.E.