John Ruy Posted March 17 Author #211 Posted March 17 34 minutes ago, GGibson said: Just did another quick scan of Sheet 6 - Rigging Details, and I was probably thinking of the numerous shackles, not turnbuckles. Continued great work, John! 👍 Thanks again Greg, I did the same, looks like 6 total all on the Bow Sprit rigging. I also looked up Galvanizing, invented in the late 1800s, so I’m pretty sure the turnbuckles would be galvanized to deter rusting. I’ll dab a bit of aluminum paint on the copper eyelets and I’ll be all set. I probably need to paint all of the belaying pins as well. 😆 GGibson 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted March 18 Author #212 Posted March 18 Bow Sprit… Guys and Back Ropes… Foot Ropes… Stirrups… Job Stops… Bow Sprit Rigged, now on to Jib Stays. Onwards 🍻 KurtH, GGibson, bhermann and 3 others 6 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Dr PR Posted March 18 #213 Posted March 18 Looking good, and lots of detail. 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 March 20 Author #214 Posted March 20 (edited) Standing Rigging continued… Shackles easy as 1 2 3… Jib Stay completed… Pullback Stay and Spring Stay completed… Flying Backstays and Main Topmast Stay Completed… Standing Rigging Complete. Ready to start sewing Sails. Cheers 🍻 Edited March 20 by John Ruy Glen McGuire, bhermann, Cathead and 3 others 6 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
GGibson Posted March 20 #215 Posted March 20 Excellent work, John! Standing rigging looks great. Nice closeup shots that I will be referring to hopefully soon! John Ruy and Glen McGuire 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
John Ruy Posted April 9 Author #216 Posted April 9 Sails… Carefully trace all sails from drawings. Cut out sail leaving 1/4” to fold over the edge. I use a muslin material purchased at a fabric store. The Kit supplied sail cloth is usually too heavy. Fold the 1/4” edge seam and iron it flat for sewing. Trim corner to lay flat before sewing. Edge seams sewn 1/8” from the edge. Trim the under side, fray check the fabric edges and iron out flat. Mark up seams with water soluble ink pen. (fine point) Sew seams including those for reef points. Main Sail sewn and ready for additional details. Bolt rope, reef point ropes and corner rings. Remaining sails cut out ready for sewing. Fore Sail Stay Sail Main Top Sail Fore Top Sail Jumbo Jib Jib Sail Balloon Jib All Sails sewn and ready for details to be added. Cheers 🍻 bhermann, KurtH, bobandlucy and 6 others 8 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Glen McGuire Posted April 9 #217 Posted April 9 Fantastic sewing skills on display! 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
Knocklouder Posted April 9 #218 Posted April 9 Wow that is some nice work. I have to get my First Mate to do all my sewing, been a Neanderthal thanks for posting this will help lots when It's my time for me to do my two Bluenoses. Great work as always. 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 April 9 Author #219 Posted April 9 23 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said: Fantastic sewing skills on display! Thank you, Glen… learned everything I know from the Admiral. I had to, she would not sew my sails for me. She doesn’t do my ironing either. 😆 I now have my own sewing machine, all it cost me was a new upgraded machine for the Admiral. LOL Knocklouder, gsdpic, Glen McGuire and 1 other 4 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
GGibson Posted April 10 #220 Posted April 10 Sails look fantastic, John! Come do mine now, please?!? You've always wanted to visit Kansas City, right?? 🤣🤣🤷♀️🏆 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
John Ruy Posted April 10 Author #221 Posted April 10 25 minutes ago, GGibson said: Sails look fantastic, John! Come do mine now, please?!? You've always wanted to visit Kansas City, right?? 🤣🤣🤷♀️🏆 Oh Come on Greg… you can do it. Sails are coming up, right after Shrouds and the Sanding Rigging. You are almost there… LOL Thanks for the invitation, been there. I’m all set! 😎 GGibson 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
allanyed Posted April 10 #222 Posted April 10 Kudos to you for the very very nice work on the sails! I am not a fan of cloth sails as they will never be to scale at our most common scales but your sails are far and away the best ones I have seen in a long long time. Do you think a very high TC cloth (600 or more) would work as well as what you used, using your sewing methods? Again, great work! Allan John Ruy 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU
John Ruy Posted April 10 Author #223 Posted April 10 1 hour ago, allanyed said: Kudos to you for the very very nice work on the sails! I am not a fan of cloth sails as they will never be to scale at our most common scales but your sails are far and away the best ones I have seen in a long long time. Do you think a very high TC cloth (600 or more) would work as well as what you used, using your sewing methods? Again, great work! Allan Thanks Allan, I’m not sure about the high thread count material? I’ll have look into that. Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted April 15 Author #224 Posted April 15 Jib Sails… Sewing on the Bolt Rope… Attaching the Jib Tack… Halyard Jib Head… Sheet Lines Jib Clew… Hanks made from .5mm Copper… Blackened Copper Hanks… Jib and Balloon Jib mounted… Installing Hanks… Curling Jibs with Fabric Stiffener… Jumbo Jib with Bolt Rope… 50 more Hanks… Jumbo Jib Mounted and lashed to the Boom. Jumbo Jib Halyard… Jibs mounted, I will finish the jib running rigging before moving on to the Fore Sails. Cheers 🍻 Glen McGuire, Knocklouder, ccoyle and 9 others 11 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
gsdpic Posted April 15 #225 Posted April 15 The sails, like the rest of the model, are really looking great! For some reason, I feel like sails really belong on a model with fore-and-aft rigged sails. They really add to the model without obscuring the view of the rest of the model as much as square sails. John Ruy, GGibson and Glen McGuire 2 1 Quote - Gary Current Build: Artesania Latina Sopwith Camel Completed Builds: Blue Jacket America 1/48th Annapolis Wherry
GGibson Posted April 15 #226 Posted April 15 Excellent work, John! 🏆👍 Are your jewelers' pliers 2mm size? 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
Fubarelf Posted April 15 #227 Posted April 15 Sails look great, John! I’m working on the jib sails now. Was planning to use some split rings I bought locally for attachment of the sails to the stays, but they were stainless and couldn’t be blackened. Waiting on some brass rings from Model Expo. Tim GGibson and John Ruy 1 1 Quote
John Ruy Posted April 16 Author #228 Posted April 16 9 hours ago, GGibson said: Excellent work, John! 🏆👍 Are your jewelers' pliers 2mm size? Thanks Greg… The tips on the pliers actually measure 1.4 mm. Got them at Joann’s. https://www.joann.com/8in-round-3-in-1-nose-plier-by-hildie-jo/17167362.html Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted April 16 Author #229 Posted April 16 9 hours ago, Fubarelf said: Sails look great, John! I’m working on the jib sails now. Was planning to use some split rings I bought locally for attachment of the sails to the stays, but they were stainless and couldn’t be blackened. Waiting on some brass rings from Model Expo. Tim Tim, Thanks for your comment. I usually use split rings but found them to be too out of scale. Here is a comparison, split ring at the top. Glen McGuire, KurtH and bhermann 3 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
hamilton Posted April 16 #230 Posted April 16 Beautiful work on the sails John! hamilton John Ruy and Glen McGuire 1 1 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
GGibson Posted April 16 #231 Posted April 16 2 hours ago, John Ruy said: Thanks Greg… The tips on the pliers actually measure 1.4 mm. Got them at Joann’s. https://www.joann.com/8in-round-3-in-1-nose-plier-by-hildie-jo/17167362.html Oh cool! Mine are "only" 2mm tips! And, according to their website, a local JoAnn's here in KC has 1 of those left in stock of the 1.4mm size. And their website might even be showing a smaller one than that in stock, as well. ROAD TRIP! 👍🤣 And to follow up on Tim's query, I do like your use of the S-shaped hanks on this Bluenose. They do look more "scaley". Glen McGuire and John Ruy 2 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
John Ruy Posted April 16 Author #232 Posted April 16 9 hours ago, GGibson said: Oh cool! Mine are "only" 2mm tips! And, according to their website, a local JoAnn's here in KC has 1 of those left in stock of the 1.4mm size. And their website might even be showing a smaller one than that in stock, as well. ROAD TRIP! 👍🤣 And to follow up on Tim's query, I do like your use of the S-shaped hanks on this Bluenose. They do look more "scaley". Great! Let me know if you find something smaller. I can always use smaller tools. 🧰 Glen McGuire and GGibson 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted April 18 Author #233 Posted April 18 (edited) Rigging the Jib… Jib Sheet belayed through fair lead to Pin #12 (starboard) Jib Sheet (port) belaying and fare lead located behind engine box. 🤨 Jib Sheet belayed to Pin #11 Port side. Jib Sheet (port) completed Jib Halyard Tackle tied off to itself. (port) Jib Halyard fair leads. Jib Halyard belayed to Pin #16 (starboard) Jib rigging completed, with exception of the down haul. Onwards 🍻 Edited April 22 by John Ruy bhermann, ccoyle, gsdpic and 5 others 8 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Knocklouder Posted April 18 #234 Posted April 18 Awesome work my friend , it looks so nice. 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
gmctaggart Posted April 18 #235 Posted April 18 John, your work is looking amazing. I hope you are pleased. John Ruy and Glen McGuire 1 1 Quote
John Ruy Posted April 18 Author #236 Posted April 18 1 hour ago, gmctaggart said: John, your work is looking amazing. I hope you are pleased. Yes I am! But it’s the OCD that keeps me going. 😆😆😆 Glen McGuire 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
John Ruy Posted April 22 Author #237 Posted April 22 Jib, Balloon Jib and Jumbo Jib… Balloon Jib Balloon Jib Sheet belayed through snatch block to pin #41 Starboard side. Balloon Jib Halyard belayed pin #14 starboard side. Balloon Jib Sheet belayed (slack) through snatch block to pin #41 port. Jumbo Jib Preparing Jumbo Jib Halyard Pendant Block. Jumbo Jib Halyard Tackle tied off to itself. Jumbo Jib Halyard Tackle installed starboard side. Jumbo Jib Halyard Blocks aloft… Jumbo Jib Halyard belayed to Pin #13 port. Jumbo Jib Sheet Tackle belayed to Pin #5 on the Fore Mast Pin Rail. Prepared Topping Lift Tackle for Jumbo Jib Boom. Topping Lift installed… Toping Lift belayed to pin #6 Fore Mast Pin Rail. With the exception of downhauls, The Jib Rigging is complete. Cheers 🍻 bhermann, DanB, KurtH and 6 others 8 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
GGibson Posted April 22 #238 Posted April 22 Excellent work, John! Jib sails and rigging look great! And I have to review the snatch blocks. Not sure I placed those yet! Thanks for the reminder! I've been reviewing your prior log posts (primarily around Post #169) regarding your mast placements and stepping. Finishing up some pre-rigging work on the main boom and then looking at what blocks and pre-rigging is needed on both masts before stepping. Everything I have read, including your build log here, says to hold off as long as you can and do a lot of block placement off of the ship, but... torn on whether it's better to place the blocks on the mast where needed and then rig the lines or rig the lines through the blocks off-ship and then attach the blocks. Did you find either way easier or a better way to do it? Sorry to take up space on your log with this query, but wanted to comment on your jib sail work while I was already peeking at your prior posts. Keep up the 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
John Ruy Posted April 22 Author #239 Posted April 22 44 minutes ago, GGibson said: torn on whether it's better to place the blocks on the mast where needed and then rig the lines or rig the lines through the blocks off-ship and then attach the blocks. Did you find either way easier or a better way to do it? Thanks for commenting Greg. I appreciate the recognition and encouragement. I don’t mind you asking questions here either, that’s how we get better at what we do. 🧐 As for rigging blocks I do it on and off ship, it really depends on the situation one finds themselves. I don’t think I find any method “easier”. LOL 😆 John GGibson 1 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat
Dr PR Posted April 28 #240 Posted April 28 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! CiscoH and John Ruy 1 1 Quote Phil Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
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