Gretel by Bryan Woods - Mamoli - 1:54

[Michael Mash]

Very nice work.  Good looking Gretel.

Mike

[Bryan Woods]

I tied as much as I thought I could on the main sail, while it was on the work bench.

 

 

hopefully the next post I’ll have it raised.

I do need to take some action on the pedestals before I get carried away with the sails.

[Bryan Woods]

So far so good, I got the main sail raised. I need to secure it to the mast.

 

 

I drilled the keel and put brass rods in them. They stuck down further than the kit base. I glued the base to the old pram building board and drilled holes for the rods so it could set all the way down.

 

 

That gave me room to tape the leads to the board and tie them off later. I have marked each line with its destination. I’m sure there will be some confusion later, but maybe not as much:-)

 

[Nirvana]

Bryan, your Gretel is looking great.

 

[Bryan Woods]

After raising the main sail I did a look over, then I went back and fixed all the lines that twisted around something.  I  thought I better get the lower yard for the top sail next. That’s where I needed  an eyebolt in front of the of the mast, that  I forgot. I drilled it on an angle and didn’t even have to bend it. I’m not going to glue it until  I see that the yard and the top sail is going to work. 

 

 

Here’s the eyebolt. I need to decide how I’m going to tie it off. It’s just run through and taped off to the building board now.

 

[Bryan Woods]

The next thing I worked on was securing all the lines on the main sail and lower yard of the top sail.

 

 

These rigging tools were super helpful tying the lines to the pins.

 

 

After that went the jib sail.

 

 

It was laced to the four stay and the anchors hung.

 

 

 

next, I’ll raise the middle jib sail.

[Knocklouder]

Looking very nice Bryan,  

Bob  M.

[Nirvana]

Bryan, Gretel didn't you long to build. Nice outcome.
I have some models to choose from.

[Bryan Woods]

12 minutes ago, Nirvana said:

Gretel didn't you long to build.

 

Well, after I put on my big boy pants and got started back it did seem to go quickly and I might add it has been enjoyable and give me well taken experience. 

[Bryan Woods]

The last few days has resulted in a few more raised sails. The middle jib sail and the top sail. 
 

The jib sail tied off on the stay at the bowsprit.

 

 

And ran through a block at the mast.

 

 

The top sail has a lot more going on. It took quite a bit of time deciding how I was going to go about it. Here it is ready to go up.

 

 

I started by setting the location of the block that holds the center of the yard.

 

 

the line through that block tie off on cleats on either side. I just taped them for now.

 

 

I got it up, now comes the part that takes a light touch, which for me is only a short amount per day.

 

 

 

After this gets tied off, I’ll be getting the flying jib up.