Rick310 Posted Saturday at 04:36 PM Author #331 Posted Saturday at 04:36 PM Finally finished rigging the mizzen topmast. This included the shrouds, lanyards, backstays and the ratlines and the mizzen topmast stay. I also finished rigging the mizzen topsail reef line, and the bunt and leech lines. These are not yet permanently secured to their belaying pins. The topsail bowlines were also temporarily run to their blocks on the aft side of the main top to get them out of the way for the time being. One major flaw with the plans, in my opinion, is the lack of information on which lines run through which holes in the fairleads in the top and on the shrouds. Also, the plans fail to show accurately the relationship of the pins in the rack rail to the shrouds. This often results in a specific pin not being as close to the shroud fairlead to insure a straight path. The result is that I have to modify which lines are belaying to which pins. I am not able to follow the belaying diagram which I’m sure was based on accepted practice. This probably explains why I had to run the mizzen peak halyard aft due to interference with the mizzen top. The run of the bowlines are my interpretation base largely on the Flying cloud model at the Boston Fine Art Museum. May be wrong but seem logical to me knowing that the run of the bowlines had to be such that they would not interfere when lowering the yard quickly, same as the braces. If anyone has any thoughts, I would love to hear them! Keith Black, berhard, JacquesCousteau and 1 other 4
MrBlueJacket Posted Monday at 01:28 PM #332 Posted Monday at 01:28 PM Masterful work, Rick! Nic Keith Black 1
Rick310 Posted Monday at 07:32 PM Author #333 Posted Monday at 07:32 PM Thanks Nic! I keep waiting for this to get easier! Rick Keith Black 1
Keith Black Posted Monday at 08:03 PM #334 Posted Monday at 08:03 PM 28 minutes ago, Rick310 said: I keep waiting for this to get easier! Rick, it gets easier after the last knot is tied. Rigging is a difficult long drawn out process that at times seems never ending. Current Builds: Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Rick310 Posted Monday at 08:22 PM Author #335 Posted Monday at 08:22 PM Very true!! I told myself that rigging would be easier so I wouldn’t get overwhelmed! Rick Jared and Keith Black 2
Keith Black Posted Monday at 08:29 PM #336 Posted Monday at 08:29 PM 5 minutes ago, Rick310 said: I told myself that rigging would be easier so I wouldn’t get overwhelmed! Did self call you a liar? Current Builds: Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Jared Posted Monday at 10:10 PM #337 Posted Monday at 10:10 PM It is such a relief and really satisfying when you finally are able to declare the model finished! Keep up the great work Keith Black 1 Current build: Model Shipways USF Essex 1799 Complered builds: 1) Model Shipways Flying Fish (1851 extreme clipper, 1:96) https://modelshipworld.com/topic/29643-flying-fish-by-jared-model-shipways-196/ 2) Artesania Latina (modified) Charles Morgan whaler 1850 3) Artesania Latina Swift Pilot Boat
Rick310 Posted Monday at 10:12 PM Author #338 Posted Monday at 10:12 PM Keith, I lie to myself all the time, that I can actually finish this build. Rick Keith Black 1
Rick310 Posted Monday at 10:48 PM Author #339 Posted Monday at 10:48 PM Thanks for the encouragement Jared! Rick Keith Black 1
Rick310 Posted Monday at 11:00 PM Author #340 Posted Monday at 11:00 PM As an aside, I had to take the spreaders off all 3 cross trees as the opening for the shrouds, backstays and stay, especially if the shrouds are served. This involved soaking the spreaders with acetone for 20-30 minutes and carefully prying them off the cross trees , trying not to break them. For anyone making this model, I recommend not attaching the spreaders until the top masts are rigged. Even with the spreaders removed, there really isn’t enough room for the shrouds and backstays. Rick Keith Black 1
Keith Black Posted yesterday at 01:41 AM #341 Posted yesterday at 01:41 AM 3 hours ago, Rick310 said: I lie to myself all the time, that I can actually finish this build. No, no, you can and you are going to finish this. You're way too invested not to. Current Builds: Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Rick310 Posted 9 hours ago Author #342 Posted 9 hours ago Keith, I have no intention of quitting!! My wife and family would murder me !! Rick Keith Black and uscharin 1 1
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