Chesapeake Bay Flattie by halvoric - FINISHED - Model Shipways/Midwest Products - 1:32

[halvoric]

Thanks for the encouragement, all.  Just received my superior cleats from Modelers Central in Australia so I can finish the Flattie soon: 

 

One more detail shot of the forestay and jib tack (drooping bc the jib halyard is slacked).  I have not gotten the forestay tension to my liking (I made it a bit too long) but will likely call it good unless it continues to keep me up at night….

[halvoric]

Puzzled for quite a while over where to put cleats for the mainsheet.  Can’t find any research materials showing placement, and the kit plan shows a real compromise, sticking them on the cockpit sides (running the sheet over the angle of the cockpit rail did not look right to me).  Made a center pedestal and thought about putting it somewhere in the middle of the new cherry grating, but it just didn’t look right.  
 

Finally arrived at the idea of beveled mountings on the inside cockpit edges.  Still doesn’t solve the problem of where to cleat when you are close-hauled, but I decided “good enough”.

 

After these were taken I ended up having to rebuild the three-block tackle rigging on the boom (almost dropped the whole model while setting up the pedestal). 😬🙄

[halvoric]

Shots of part of the boom tackle rebuild: doing a figure-eight seizing of a block to the boom.  The wraps came out pretty well-behaved on this one.

 

 

[halvoric]

I’m calling it done.  Decided to leave out lazy jacks, at least for now.

 

[halvoric]

Details:

[Jim Lad]

A delightful little model, Dan. Very well done!

 

John

[Paul Le Wol]

Dan, congratulations on finishing your Flattie! Beautiful boat and beautiful photos.

[JacquesCousteau]

Congratulations, you really elevated this simple model kit. It looks great!

[ccoyle]

Wonderful job -- congratulations!