John Ruy Posted April 28 Author #241 Posted April 28 7 hours ago, Dr PR said: John, Nice work on the sails, and nice attention to details. Isn't it interesting how a simple triangular sail with just a halliard, two sheets and a tack can turn into a plethora of blocks, hooks, lines fairleads, pins and cleats - not to mention the hanks. Oh yes - the downhauls with even more of the same! Thanks for noticing the detail Phil. I appreciate your comments. There certainly is a lot of detail. 🧐 I know I’m not getting it all perfect, but she is looking good. 😊 More interesting still is the crew coordination it takes to work the rigging to hoist the sails then sail the vessel. It was certainly fascinating to watch the Bluenose II crew on our short cruise on her last summer. It helps to understand how this stuff works. Cheers 🍻 Knocklouder and David Lester 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted April 28 Author #242 Posted April 28 (edited) Stay Sail… Rigging Sheet Pendant Block… Halyard, Throat, Tack and Sheet rigged. Staysail Throat Halyard block… Staysail Tack Pendant with Fairlead… Staysail Halyard… Halyard belayed at Sheer Pole Starboard side. Putting some wind in her sails… Staysail Sheet Tackle… Staysail Sheet belayed pin #38 (starboard) Staysail Throat Halyard and Tack belayed to Fore Pin Rail. Staysail set… Cheers 🍻 Edited April 28 by John Ruy KurtH and hamilton 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted May 2 Author #243 Posted May 2 Jib Downhauls… Just in, Amati Rope for the downhaul rigging. Threading down haul through hanks. Tying down haul off to Jumbo Jib. Jumbo Jib down haul belayed to starboard bitt. Jib Downhaul belayed to pin #2 Balloon Jib belayed to pin #1. Jib Downhauls complete with rope coils. Cheers 🍻 GGibson, Gaffrig, bhermann and 6 others 7 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted May 22 Author #244 Posted May 22 Fore Sail… Added Bolt Rope and Reef Points to previously sewn Fore Sail. Installed block and line for Top Sail Sheet. Laced Gaff to Fore Sail. Laced Fore Sail to Boom. Added Parrel w/Wood Trucks to Gaff. Blocks for the Fore Sail Rigging. Throat Halyard attached to Gaff. Connecting Gaff to Fore Mast. Throat Halyard in place. Peak Halyards in place. Sewing Mast Hoops to the Sail. Fore Mast Hoops attached to Fore Sail. Boom Tackle placed. Placing Fore Sail Sheet. Sheet belayed to Fife Rail. Topping Lift installed. Topping Lift belayed to Fife Rail. Peak Halyard belayed to pin #8. Eyelet for Throat Halyard Block inaccessible. Had to remove Engine Box. Fortunately, spot glued with CA and I was able to pop it out. Throat Halyard belayed to pin #7. Peak Halyard Tackle belayed to pin #17. Throat Halyard belayed to pin # 18. Fore Sail Downhaul belayed to Fore Boom. Fore Sail Rigging complete. Cheers. 🍻 KurtH, Glen McGuire, Knocklouder and 9 others 9 3 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
GGibson Posted May 22 #245 Posted May 22 Nice work, John! Hard to get into those small spaces! Lots of pics with tweezers in the camera shot! Excellent! I'm getting my lower shrouds in now. Wish I was as far as you, but then I keep telling myself I am in no particular hurry... take it slow! 👍🏆👍🏆 John Ruy 1 Quote Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways
gsdpic Posted May 22 #246 Posted May 22 Looks great. You're not afraid to get in close with the camera, and your work holds up to the tight views. Very nice! John Ruy and Knocklouder 1 1 Quote - Gary Current Build: Artesania Latina Sopwith Camel Completed Builds: Blue Jacket America 1/48th Annapolis Wherry
Dr PR Posted May 22 #247 Posted May 22 John, Good progress! The model looks good with the sails. I will say again that you are fortunate to be able to visit the vessel and see the way the real thing is rigged. I have been waiting to see how you rigged the gaff sails. Since these sails are on the centerline and at the bottom of the masts - basically inside all the other rigging - I think I will rig them first, even before I put the ratlines on the shrouds. The fewer lines in the way while I am fiddling with the hoops and sails the better! In particular, I noticed that you pre-rigged the ties to the mast hoops. I am thinking about how I will tie the sails to the hoops. While I have tried to follow the rigging techniques shown in the books for most of the rigging, for the hoops I think I will just use a simple single loop and knot. John Ruy 1 Quote Phil Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
John Ruy Posted May 22 Author #248 Posted May 22 (edited) 11 hours ago, GGibson said: I'm getting my lower shrouds in now. Wish I was as far as you, but then I keep telling myself I am in no particular hurry... take it slow! Greg, No deadlines… That’s what makes it an awesome experience. Looks like I’ll hit two years on this one. But then I work on more than one at a time, so it’s really hard to say how long it really takes. But then it doesn’t really matter, does it. 😜 John Edited May 22 by John Ruy GGibson 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted May 22 Author #249 Posted May 22 7 hours ago, Dr PR said: In particular, I noticed that you pre-rigged the ties to the mast hoops. I am thinking about how I will tie the sails to the hoops. While I have tried to follow the rigging techniques shown in the books for most of the rigging, for the hoops I think I will just use a simple single loop and knot. Phil, Those hoop ties were very tedious and took a couple of hours, just for the Fore Sail. In hind site I think it may have been better to rig the sails on the hoops prior to setting the masts. However it is what it is now. 😆 John Knocklouder 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
wmherbert Posted May 22 #250 Posted May 22 One method that works for me: I rig the throat and peak gaff halyard and topping lift with the mast and boom and gaff laying flat on a table off the boat. Then I place the sail and tie the mast hoops and rig the sails to the boom and gaff. Makes it so much easier. Everything stays in place while tieing and running lines. Then I'll set the masts with temporary shrouds until I get all running rigging close to the masts done. Only then do I do the stays and shrouds. That way I have much less work inward of the shrouds. John Ruy 1 Quote
John Ruy Posted May 23 Author #251 Posted May 23 11 hours ago, wmherbert said: One method that works for me: I rig the throat and peak gaff halyard and topping lift with the mast and boom and gaff laying flat on a table off the boat. Then I place the sail and tie the mast hoops and rig the sails to the boom and gaff. Makes it so much easier. Everything stays in place while tieing and running lines. Then I'll set the masts with temporary shrouds until I get all running rigging close to the masts done. Only then do I do the stays and shrouds. That way I have much less work inward of the shrouds. That sounds like a great idea. 👍 I’ll have to give that a try on the next one. Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted June 9 Author #252 Posted June 9 (edited) Fore Topsail… Fore Topsail Halyard Blocks… Blocks and Fairleads for Clew… Tack… Sheet… Installing Sheet Blocks… Topsail Hoisted Halyard belayed to pin #15 port… Setting Rope Coil for Topsail Halyard… Topsail Halyard Rigged… Topsail Tack belayed to pin #10 starboard Fore Pinrail. Fore Topsail Sheet belayed to pin #20 starboard. Port Sheet and Tack must hang slack over Standing Rigging. Belayed to Port Pin # 9 and 19 Time to lay her on her side and put some wind in her sails. 😎 Fabric Stiffener does the trick. Ready for the Main Sail and its Topsail. Cheers 🍻 Edited June 9 by John Ruy bhermann, KurtH, Glen McGuire and 5 others 6 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Glen McGuire Posted June 9 #253 Posted June 9 Superb work, John! John Ruy 1 Quote Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB; Wa'a Kualua-SIB; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB, Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II
GGibson Posted June 9 #254 Posted June 9 Great work, John! you are SOOO close to being done. Looking great! Glen McGuire and John Ruy 1 1 Quote Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways
bhermann Posted June 9 #255 Posted June 9 That is a superb job of attaching the sails and making them look lifelike! You are really raising the bar with your fine work. Bob John Ruy 1 Quote Current build -- MS Bluenose Future build - MS Flying Fish "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William G. T. Shedd
John Ruy Posted July 5 Author #256 Posted July 5 (edited) Main Sail… Main Sheet Bolt Rope and Reef Lines completed. Lacing of the Main Sheet to the Boom and Gaff completed. Boom Tackle completed and belayed to Pin #27 Port. Topping Lift Tackle completed and belayed to pin# 26 starboard. Quarter Lifts Pendants completed Port and Starboard. Completed Foot Ropes Port and Starboard. Peak Halyard Bridles completed with Blocks. Boom and Gaff attached to the Main Mast and Main Sail Hoops Attached to Main Sail. Peak Halyard Rigged. She has wind in her Main Sail. Main Sheet Tackle belayed to Bitt on Starboard side. Quarter Lift and Lazy Jack Line installed. Quarter Lift, Peak and Throat Halyard Tackles installed and belayed. Onwards to the last Sail, the Main Top Sail. Steady as she goes. 🍻 Edited July 5 by John Ruy Glen McGuire, Knocklouder, hamilton and 7 others 7 3 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Fubarelf Posted July 5 #257 Posted July 5 Sails and rigging looks great, John! Love the authentic stitching around the eye at the top corner of the main sail. Tim John Ruy and Glen McGuire 1 1 Quote
GGibson Posted July 6 #258 Posted July 6 Sails are looking really good, John! Soooooo close to being done! 🏆 Not sure I saw it in any of your recent pictures, John. When you get to actually rigging, for instance, your main gaff and main boom (with sail) to the mast, what are you using to hold them up in place while you connect to the mast? Again, great work, sir! John Ruy 1 Quote Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways
Knocklouder Posted July 6 #259 Posted July 6 Awesome work indeed. Bob M. John Ruy and Glen McGuire 1 1 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models
John Ruy Posted July 6 Author #260 Posted July 6 19 hours ago, GGibson said: Sails are looking really good, John! Soooooo close to being done! 🏆 Not sure I saw it in any of your recent pictures, John. When you get to actually rigging, for instance, your main gaff and main boom (with sail) to the mast, what are you using to hold them up in place while you connect to the mast? Again, great work, sir! Thanks Gregg, As for holding the Gaff in place while tying the Hoops, I simply use some rigging from the Gaff to the top mast to temporarily hold it up then I rig the peak halyards after the hoops are connected. John Glen McGuire and GGibson 1 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted July 10 Author #261 Posted July 10 Main Topsail… Bolt Rope, Halyard, Tack and Sheet lines attached. Clew Line attached with fair leads and blocks. Mast Hoops attached… Laid her on her side to spray Fabric Stiffener on the Main Topsail. Clew belayed to pin# 33 Port.. Main Topsail Halyard belayed to Pin# 37 Port. Main Topsail Tack belayed to Pin# 24 Starboard. Main Topsail Sheet belayed to Pin# 32 Port. One more application of Fabric Stiffener using a hair dryer to stiffen the wind into place. 😎 Almost done… Here’s my final punch list. 1. Baggy Wrinkles 2. 1921 Canadian Flag w/halyard on Main Gaff 3. 1921 Nova Scotia Flag w/halyard on Main Top Mast The drawings show a Flag Halyard on the Fore Top Mast. I’m not sure what goes there. Any ideas? Is there anything I have missed? Cheers 🍻 jwvolz, Ronald-V, Cathead and 5 others 7 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted July 12 Author #262 Posted July 12 Flags and Flag Halyards… Main Flag Halyard belayed to Cleat on the Main Boom. (Canadian 1921 Flag) Main Top Mast Flag Halyard belayed to Sheer Pole. (Nova Scotia 1921 Flag) FINISHED! 🍻 Ronald-V, GrandpaPhil, Cathead and 7 others 8 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted July 12 Author #263 Posted July 12 (edited) On display in my Gallery. 😎 Cheers 🍻 Edited July 12 by John Ruy Ronald-V, Seventynet, SiriusVoyager and 15 others 14 4 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Glen McGuire Posted July 12 #264 Posted July 12 Exceptional work, John! And what a magnificent gallery! John Ruy 1 Quote Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean SIB Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB; Wa'a Kualua-SIB; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB, Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II
Dr PR Posted July 12 #265 Posted July 12 Congratulations John! Beautiful model! John Ruy 1 Quote Phil Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
Knocklouder Posted July 12 #266 Posted July 12 That is an awesome model!! Congratulations Bob M. John Ruy 1 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted July 12 #267 Posted July 12 Stunning and inspiring ... and very instructive for those who would follow with either Bluenose or Bluenose II ! John Ruy 1 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65
John Ruy Posted July 12 Author #268 Posted July 12 2 hours ago, Snug Harbor Johnny said: Stunning and inspiring ... and very instructive for those who would follow with either Bluenose or Bluenose II ! Thank you… @Snug Harbor Johnny @Knocklouder @Dr PR @Glen McGuire You guys and MSW are all my inspiration, every day. Cheers 🍻 Glen McGuire 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
MrBlueJacket Posted July 12 #269 Posted July 12 Nice work, John. Attention to detail is outstanding. Nic John Ruy 1 Quote
John Ruy Posted July 12 Author #270 Posted July 12 11 minutes ago, MrBlueJacket said: Nice work, John. Attention to detail is outstanding. Nic Thank you @MrBlueJacket Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
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