Spanish Galleon 1607 by Ferrus Manus - FINISHED - Imai - 1/100 - with modified rigging

[Ferrus Manus]

2 hours ago, Isaiah said:

I don’t think I could’ve painted the lamp as good as that.

 

Of course you could! any skill simply needs patience, persistence, and practice. You can do absolutely anything you set your mind to, including painting tiny lamps on model ships. 

[Ferrus Manus]

@Knocklouder, that boat of yours sure is something. I might have to try that kit. I'm currently reading the Book of Acts, and i think you should attempt the grain ship that the book describes (which i actually designed a LEGO model of) You would have to do it from scratch, but i think it would turn out great. I find sail-driven vessels from that time very interesting. 

[Bill97]

Ferrus I came over to look around and see what you are working on. Beautiful job young man. I can say that because I think I am about 50 years older!  You really have the aging and weathering technique in your skill set. That will serve you well in this and your future builds. You have learned much from Krill4 and should be proud. I will definitely stick around to follow your build. 
 

Bill

Edited May 26, 2023 by Bill97

[Ferrus Manus]

@Bill97 I think you should give a follow! you certainly will be entertained, and i could certainly use the company. I am waiting for Kirill to get back from his fishing trip. 

 

By clicking "follow" at the top of the page, you will get MSW notifications when anything happens on this build log, so you don't have to rely on a 68-year-old memory. 

Edited May 26, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

2 hours ago, Bill97 said:

You have learned much from Krill4 and should be proud.

Thank you for the kind words. These and others mean a lot to me and motivate me to continually improve my work. 

[Bill97]

Ferrus I don’t see a “follow” at the top of the page to click on. I usually just save a site in my favorites and check now and then. Please advise this actually 70 year led brain where to find “follow”.

[Ferrus Manus]

@Bill97 Scroll up to the top of the page on my log, then go to the right-hand side. There should be a follow button, with the number "2" next to it. Clicking the button will open a drop-down menu detailing how you would like to receive word of the log's progress. Clicking "follow" at the bottom of the menu will finalize the process. 

Edited May 26, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

The only reference for this is a model of the William Rex. 

So, i figured i would do the same thing, but with chain. 

I also went and got some silkspan, and began with the spritsail. 

I was a stupid idiot, and touched it right after eating pizza. So, i tried to hide it by feigning battle damage on the spritsail (common in Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom's paintings) 

[Jeff T]

3 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

 

I was a stupid idiot, and touched it right after eating pizza. So, i tried to hide it by feigning battle damage on the spritsail (common in Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom's paintings) 

What a neat idea!   A rather creative way to fix a little goof!

👍👏

[Ferrus Manus]

Here is the (near) finished spritsail yard, ready to go on the ship. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Today, it was time to rig the spritsail yard. First, i rigged the double block lift mechanism, leaving the yard hanging in place. 

Then, i wrapped the parrel around the bowsprit and through the thimbles to which they were attached.

 

I then tightened the parrel system and belayed it, which pulled the yard back and up to the bowsprit. 

The next step is to rig the topping lifts and braces, which will determine the tack of the sail. 

 

However, as always, there is a bit of historical evidence that will make the decision for me. As of 1607, only the English had developed the technique of doing this: 

This is the barque Godspeed, circa 1607. The English did this with their spritsails to catch better wind and improve sailing characteristics. No depictions of either Spanish or Dutch galleons ever show them tilting the spritsail in any way. So, the sail will remain level, albeit having a starboard tack. 

[Ferrus Manus]

This is the Golden Hinde under full sail, doing the same thing.

 

And the Susan Constant 

[Jeff T]

It seems to be a useful technique that is used when sailing replica vessels, such as the Spanish Galleon San Salvador at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, which can be seen in the website link below

 

https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/san-salvador/

 

but I also cannot find any contemporary evidence in paintings that shows that it was actually done 400-500 years ago.

 

 

[Ferrus Manus]

I did the braces and peak halyards for the spritsail. I don't know why they thought the second set of braces was necessary. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Today, i did the sheets, clews, and buntlines for the spritsail. The only issue was, of course, with the line not wanting to hang loose correctly. First, i did the sheets, as those were the most complex lines.

The falls are belayed to the interior, on a smaller cleat behind the main tacks. 

Then came the clews. They were relatively simple, other than the aforementioned issue with the line.

The buntlines were by far the easiest lines involved.

[Isaiah]

Looking good Ferrus, You sure know a lot more about ships than me.

 

I’m very soon going to start making the masts on my Perseverance which means rigging is coming up. Going to need a lot of advice because I don’t know what the heck I’m doing.

[Ferrus Manus]

Just watch others, and do what they do. Follow the instructions, and ask LOTS of questions. I will guide your hand. 

[Ferrus Manus]

17 hours ago, Isaiah said:

Going to need a lot of advice because I don’t know what the heck I’m doing.

No one does. At least, not when they start. It takes quite a while, but just study as much as you can. Buy some books on the rigging of ships in that general time period. C. Nepean Longridge's book "The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships" is the Holy Bible of the constructions and rigging of ships in the 1700's and early 1800's. Here's a link to where you can get a copy:

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31488248067&ref_=ps_ggl_17730880232&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_10to20-_-product_id=COM9780853440918USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmtGjBhDhARIsAEqfDEelhZTfGRs1u5mH0KidZL10s4n8Ih_AFJI5xfaFnT9AOaov71i5u_waAngWEALw_wcB

[Bill97]

Ferrus that is the exact book I used to build my HMS Victory. With Ian as my class professor and Longridge’s book as the designated text book for his class I learned so much 😀.  Primarily used the last half of the book on rigging. I still have the book and use it often for reference. Honestly just the other day when we were discussing the need to move the knightheads on my SR I pulled Longridge’s book out to refresh my memory on what the lines are you were referencing. I have wondered how similar in rigging French and English ships were during that period?  It would be great to be able to use Longridge’s book again as reference when rigging my SR. I also have Anderson’s book. 

[Ferrus Manus]

@Bill97 i own the book as well, and it has saved my life on many occasions. I have yet to buy the Anderson volume.

Edited May 30, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

I am getting the fore course yard ready to be hoisted up on the foremast. I installed the clewlines, and i decided against using real parrels. I made this executive decision because a true parrel would not fit in the space provided, look out of scale, and clutter things up at the top of the mast. So, i settled for a reasonable alternative, which was the system used for the spritsail yard. 

Now, before i hoist the yard, i first need to get some things done to facilitate that. I need to install the mainstay tackle, as well as the forward foremast tackles inside the shrouds. Anyway, i made a custom violin block out of card, for the halyard on the fore course. I have yet to paint it.

I will make another one, slightly larger, for the main course. For the mizzen and bonaventure lateens, i will simply use a double block. 

[Ferrus Manus]

I actually graduated high school today!! So glad i made it. On to a degree in nautical history!! 

[Isaiah]

14 minutes ago, Ferrus Manus said:

I actually graduated high school today!! So glad i made it. On to a degree in nautical history!! 

Congrats, 👌what kind of career in nautical history would you like to get into?

[Baker]

1 hour ago, Ferrus Manus said:

I actually graduated high school today!! So glad i made it. On to a degree in nautical history!! 

congratulations in Dutch 😉

[GrandpaPhil]

Congratulations!  Well done!

[Jeff T]

Congratulations!

[Ferrus Manus]

Thanks, all! I plan to become a historian, working as an archaeologist or in a museum, using my knowledge of history and ships to great length The history of the world is a history of ships, shipbuilding, and sailing, and it deserves to be learned about. Also, i went and got thin diameter thread today, so the build can progress. 

Edited June 4, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

I attached the blocks to and around the forestay collar. The larger single blocks will be for the course topping lifts, the smaller ones for the martnets, and the double blocks will accept the buntlines. This same system of blocks will also be added on the main. 

 

[Ferrus Manus]

I did more prep for the fore course. The mainstay tackle is complete, in its stored position at the base of the foremast. 

[Louie da fly]

On 6/3/2023 at 2:31 PM, Ferrus Manus said:

I actually graduated high school today!! So glad i made it. On to a degree in nautical history!! 

Congratulations. That possibly makes you the youngest member of MSW (at least that I know of!) About the same age as I was when I built my Great Harry.

 

Steven

Edited June 7, 2023 by Louie da fly